[quote=āStanton, post:139, topic:199ā]The Italian Version runs 100 min, while the German one runs 98 min.
A bed scene is missing, and the closing credits run longer.[/quote]
Too bad. A naked woman is always beautiful to see. 
But in reality it is even more beautiful ā¦
But we still hope for an Uncut version. Thanks for the info, Stanton.
[quote=āThe Stranger, post:141, topic:199ā]Too bad. A naked woman is always beautiful to see.
But in reality it is even more beautiful ā¦ ;)[/quote]
Very poetic.
Oh thank you.
They call me also:
The stranger - poetry between the teeth ;D
Has anyone seen the UK DVD under the Storm Rider title. It is certainly a good price and I am not too concerned about a couple of cut scenes, but how is the quality?
Iāve just been in contact with Pegasus (the company whose release this is) and they are sending me copies to review of all their Spaghettis so Iāll hopefully be able to give some detailed information in the next week or so.
Thats very nice of them 
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Yes, they do seem like nice folk. Letās hope their DVDs are ok too. They do seem to concentrate at the lower end of the market for the most part. But theyāve released 3 spaghettis so far. One of which (Adios Sabata) also has an MGM release here so Iām intrigued as to the quality and source.
This is from loops at lovelockandloadhttp://www.lovelockandload.net/forum/index.php?topic=2545.0:
I picked these up over the weekend and they are terrible ( the dvds not the films ) . Storm Rider in particular is near unwatchable!
So I wouldnāt hope for much. >:(
[quote=āSundance, post:148, topic:199ā]This is from loops at lovelockandloadhttp://www.lovelockandload.net/forum/index.php?topic=2545.0:
So I wouldnāt hope for much. >:([/quote]
That a well-known problem for a reviewer
I have always avoided personal contact with people (writers, film makers, philosophers) whose work I had to review or judge: it may affect (or better: it inevitably affects) your judgment.
[quote=āscherpschutter, post:149, topic:199ā]That a well-known problem for a reviewer
I have always avoided personal contact with people (writers, film makers, philosophers) whose work I had to review or judge: it may affect (or better: it inevitably affects) your judgment.[/quote]
A valid point Scherps but Iām happy enough being critical if I think itās warranted. And a chat with a sales manager doesnāt constitute too deep a relationship.
Iāve received the discs from Pegasus and will put up a review as soon as I can.
At a glance, the picture quality is not great. Widescreen, but faded and not too sharp. In fact it looks pretty much identical to the Region 1 public domain releases from Mill Creek or St Clair.
OK, review of the UK Pegasus DVD release is up.
http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Storm_Rider_(Il_Grande_Duello)_DVD_Review
Oh, image quality is even better on the St. Clair disc, if Iām not mistaken
Wouldnāt surprise me if they used a VHS for source and made the image slightly wider by covering a small strip top and bottom
Thanks for the review, think Iāll get this one. See it a few times on late night TV and not my favourite, but for the price you can find it here in the UK, hardly going to make a dent in the wallet.
Here are two screenshots from the St. Clair vision disc (a 3DVD/9Movies set)
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Nice review Phil. And yes if I relied on the U.K for Spaghetti releasesā¦my collection would be a rather small one.
The German DVD has also better picture quality.
Good Review, Phil.
Strange title: Storm Rider. :
Here are a few screenshots:
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[quote=āscherpschutter, post:153, topic:199ā]Oh, image quality is even better on the St. Clair disc, if Iām not mistaken
Wouldnāt surprise me if they used a VHS for source and made the image slightly wider by covering a small strip top and bottom[/quote]
Yes, the St Clair release is better. They cleaned up those colours some. Not great but certainly better.
āāGerman VHS (top) vs German DVD (bottom).āā
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