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Forum - No more Duck Soup??!!"Why A Duck?" @ marx-brothers.org |
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miss Ducky
Cabinet Minister Posts: 1
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posted 08 March 2002 07:01 PM
I have a question, I found out today , while I was at Tower Videos, that "Duck Soup" is no longer avalible on video or dvd! does anyone out there no why? I need my Duck Soup! |
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roger the saurus
Big Cheese Posts: 14
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posted 27 April 2002 05:14 PM
There appears to be a sinister and concerted effort to remove all Marx Brothers DVDs on this side of the Atlantic. Optimists hope it's because they are going to clean them all up and release them together with brilliant outtakes. Pessimists believe if it doesn't have Adam Sandler or Jim Carrey they don't think it counts as comedy. |
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rat10arts
Cabinet Minister Posts: 1
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posted 28 June 2002 12:50 PM
EBAY EBAY EBAY is the only place to find videos and dvds now. I got a bootleg Day at the races dvd on ebay that plays just fine quote:
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Franko
Grand Exalted Imperial Almighty Omnipotent Stomper Posts: 129
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posted 28 June 2002 02:53 PM
Actually, Duck Soup is still available on VHS and, quite frankly, there was no difference between the VHS and the DVD anyway. Even the quality of the transfer and the audio are about equal. My guess is Universal, who owns the Marx Paramount pictures, yanked the DVDs from distribution because of lukewarm sales. If they do release them again I hope they do it right by trying to jack up the quality a bit and including some commentary. Personally, I highly recommend "The Unknown Marx Brothers" on DVD. The DVD release has a few added features, including several film clips not included in the TV release or the VHS, such as a few clips from You Bet Your Life that were never aired. Also, Bob Weide's excellent documentary, "The Marx Brothers In A Nutshell," is coming back out on VHS and DVD later this year. Hopefully, since Bob is involved in the release, there will be some special features on this DVD also. As far as Duck Soup is concerned, if you can settle for VHS, go to Amazon.com or Videoflicks.com. Both have all the Marx movies available on VHS at pretty reasonable prices. Franko in Gummo ------------------
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