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Mixed Nuts Fan · 09-14-2001, 11:08 PM

Yesterday, I bought the Platinum Series DVD edition of "The Player", which is a movie I happend to love and as much as I loved the bonus features that were included, there was three problems i had with it. First, it was just a rehash of the LaserDisc SE released in 1993. Secondly, there was not a lot of bonus features there and lastly, it was a flipper. What the hell kind of special edition is this. It was upsetting, but it brought me to a question:

Will New Line's new series release older films as Infinifilm titles?

I ask this because "The Player" is a film that deserves to get the royal treatment, not the Platinum treatment.

Do you people wish that New Line would release some of its older films on the Infinifilm label and if you have a title, just let me know?

My pick, if you havn't already guessed, is "The Player".

SolidSnakeASS · 09-15-2001, 12:17 AM

American History X.
State and Main.

Both of those would be nice as Infifilms.

Dehrian · 09-15-2001, 01:30 AM

What are you talking about? I own The Player. I bought the DVD when it first came out.

1. It has a fantastic commentary by Altman, ported from the great Criterion LD.

2. It's not a flipper. P&S is on one side, widescreen on the other. "Flipper" means you have to flip it over in the middle of the movie, which you don't.

3. For an early DVD release, it was one of the best on the market, and still stands up well against some of the discs out there right now. It's not Fight Club, but it's pretty damn good.

Soggy Bagel's Revenge! · 09-17-2001, 05:33 AM

Let me remind everyone here that the idea of Infinifilm is to go beyond the movie. I just can't figure what kind of "Beyond the movie" features you'd put on "State and Main" and "The Player". I can see "American History X" having some nice featurettes on all the real stuff that happens. Why do people seem to think it's justa really good special edition? They have double disc Platinum Series releases. Infinifilm is reserved for films with "beyond the movie" potential, it's not just an even fancier special edition. Atleast that's what I understand, maybe I'm wrong.

Thanx,
Brook

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Drexl · 09-17-2001, 12:42 PM

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Originally posted by Soggy Bagel's Revenge!:
Let me remind everyone here that the idea of Infinifilm is to go beyond the movie. They have double disc Platinum Series releases. Infinifilm is reserved for films with "beyond the movie" potential, it's not just an even fancier special edition. Atleast that's what I understand, maybe I'm wrong.

I haven't bought or rented the disc to check for sure, but somehow I doubt that Little Nicky would qualify. Although, that wasn't officially Infinifilm I suppose.

3DMan · 09-17-2001, 02:34 PM

The commentary on The Player DVD is a new one than the LD. Otherwise everything else is ported. I've listened to both.

SolidSnakeASS · 09-17-2001, 09:12 PM

Infifilm = new Platinum Series. Or at least that was the impression I was under. Platinum Ed. was better IMHO.

Chunkblower · 09-17-2001, 10:15 PM

Come on! I think we are ALL waiting for Infinifilm releases of the New Line classics Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat Annihilation. Why these films have been snubbed of the SE treatment for so long is beyond me. I think I feel a petition coming on.....

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Sid · 09-19-2001, 02:01 PM

I would really like them to release Lawnmower Man again, but this time the directors cut please, and maybe some documentry stuff on King getting his name removed from the film

Chris Knight · 09-20-2001, 12:35 AM

What about:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Bjørn N · 09-20-2001, 11:58 AM

The infinifilm web site is inaccessible at the moment, but this is what it says on the description on some of the infinifilm DVD's found in their own online shop:

Thirteen days

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This fascinating true-life tale is New Line's first Infinifilm DVD release. Infinifilm is a ground-breaking feature which allows users to go "beyond the movie," with pop-up prompts that give viewers an all-access pass to go behind the scenes of the film and explore interviews, deleted scenes, and archival footage.

Blow

Quote:

Special Infinifilm "Beyond The Movie" features include George Jung interviews, as well as documentaries on drug addiction and cocaine's impact on Colombia.

Fifteen minutes

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This Infinifilm DVD includes numerous special features, including a director's commentary and deleted scenes.

For the first two beyond the movie is mentioned and seems to suggest infinifilm releases will in fact bring in elements surrounding the subject matter. And then fifteen minutes comes along and destroys the whole theory

Of course I have no idea what kind of documentaries can be produced for Fifteen minutes, but they do descrive events that have so far not really happened in real life. So in the end I guess that infinifilm is just another marketing trick, even though I'm sure they will still produce good special editions. Personally I would hope the infinifilm editions will use documentaries that do not deal specifically with the movie but rather with the theme of the movie, as I usually find that very interesting provided the theme itself sparks an interest in the first place of course and the documentaries are well produced. But I guess in the end infinifilm is New line's new flagship so to speak, thus all their biggest movies will probably have the infinifilm label no matter what.

Adjuster · 09-20-2001, 12:38 PM

Fifteen minutes had a roundtable discussion on the topics of the film with different members of the media. It also has bits on tabloid journalism.

IMO, Infinifilm and The Platinum Series are two distinct types of special editions.

The Platinum Series versions of Boogie Nights, Se7en et al. are fantastic examples of DVD special editions with features aimed at exploring the filmmaking process: casting, special effects, scoring, editing, scripting, storyboarding etc.

Infinifilm discs are (so far) single disc special edition releases with features centered around the subject matter of the film with the purpose of taking the viewer "beyond the movie".

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09-14-2001, 11:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mixed Nuts Fan Actor Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Vista, CA	Will any old New Line films make the Infinifilm label? Yesterday, I bought the Platinum Series DVD edition of "The Player", which is a movie I happend to love and as much as I loved the bonus features that were included, there was three problems i had with it. First, it was just a rehash of the LaserDisc SE released in 1993. Secondly, there was not a lot of bonus features there and lastly, it was a flipper. What the hell kind of special edition is this. It was upsetting, but it brought me to a question: Will New Line's new series release older films as Infinifilm titles? I ask this because "The Player" is a film that deserves to get the royal treatment, not the Platinum treatment. Do you people wish that New Line would release some of its older films on the Infinifilm label and if you have a title, just let me know? My pick, if you havn't already guessed, is "The Player".

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09-15-2001, 12:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
SolidSnakeASS Actor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Winterpeg, Manitobaugh, Canada	American History X. State and Main. Both of those would be nice as Infifilms.

09-15-2001, 01:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dehrian Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: CA	What are you talking about? I own The Player. I bought the DVD when it first came out. 1. It has a fantastic commentary by Altman, ported from the great Criterion LD. 2. It's not a flipper. P&S is on one side, widescreen on the other. "Flipper" means you have to flip it over in the middle of the movie, which you don't. 3. For an early DVD release, it was one of the best on the market, and still stands up well against some of the discs out there right now. It's not Fight Club, but it's pretty damn good.

09-17-2001, 05:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Soggy Bagel's Revenge! Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Denver, Colorado	Let me remind everyone here that the idea of Infinifilm is to go beyond the movie. I just can't figure what kind of "Beyond the movie" features you'd put on "State and Main" and "The Player". I can see "American History X" having some nice featurettes on all the real stuff that happens. Why do people seem to think it's justa really good special edition? They have double disc Platinum Series releases. Infinifilm is reserved for films with "beyond the movie" potential, it's not just an even fancier special edition. Atleast that's what I understand, maybe I'm wrong. Thanx, Brook ------------------ If you're a film fan in Colorado, be sure not to miss BLOODFEST!, my horror film festival benefiting Bonfils Blood Center. There are great films showing, so you should come! Get all the info here! Go to the missing title art gallery for fun comics, creative writing, and original short films! or, visit Cheap Thrills ...or more? for lots of horror cinema fun! Also, see my ever-so-wonderful DVD collection!

09-17-2001, 02:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
3DMan SOex Anonymous Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dallas, TX	The commentary on The Player DVD is a new one than the LD. Otherwise everything else is ported. I've listened to both.

09-17-2001, 09:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
SolidSnakeASS Actor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Winterpeg, Manitobaugh, Canada	Infifilm = new Platinum Series. Or at least that was the impression I was under. Platinum Ed. was better IMHO.

09-17-2001, 10:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Chunkblower Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: 612 Wharf Avenue	Come on! I think we are ALL waiting for Infinifilm releases of the New Line classics Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat Annihilation. Why these films have been snubbed of the SE treatment for so long is beyond me. I think I feel a petition coming on..... ------------------ I am the eater of worlds, and of children. And YOU are next!

09-19-2001, 02:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sid Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Antioch, California, U.S.A.	I would really like them to release Lawnmower Man again, but this time the directors cut please, and maybe some documentry stuff on King getting his name removed from the film

09-20-2001, 12:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
Chris Knight 1 of 10 "Actors" left Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chicagoland	What about: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

09-20-2001, 12:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
Adjuster Actor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC	Fifteen minutes had a roundtable discussion on the topics of the film with different members of the media. It also has bits on tabloid journalism. IMO, Infinifilm and The Platinum Series are two distinct types of special editions. The Platinum Series versions of Boogie Nights, Se7en et al. are fantastic examples of DVD special editions with features aimed at exploring the filmmaking process: casting, special effects, scoring, editing, scripting, storyboarding etc. Infinifilm discs are (so far) single disc special edition releases with features centered around the subject matter of the film with the purpose of taking the viewer "beyond the movie". ------------------ "Historians of science have long said: A body of knowledge that does not fit in with prevailing ideas, will be ignored as if it does not exist, no matter how scientifically valid it is." My Spare time larcenists The worst HT in America.