Can someone review the Dutch SOTT dvd for me please, i noticed the sound is remixed to 5.1 but the picture better than the brazilian version.

I haven't seen it but unless they had the original tapes they didn't really mix it into 5.1

It's still bootleg quality. It's picture is better than the brazilian version, not perfect, but better. The sound is improved but it runs too fast (Prince almost sounds like Camille). I'd definitely say hold out on an "official" release of this if you've got a DVD-R of this.

The picture isn't that bad - better than VHS quality. The sound is very good, but it runs 4% too fast due to converting from NTSC to PAL. Annoying if you listen to the cd a lot, but bearable if you haven't heard it in a while.

How much £ would you pay for it?

i bought it and i am very happy with it, but i live in the netherlands, so it wasn't expensive.

the sound is just great, because it's mixed in a way Prince would probably never have mixed it. that way it has some sounds to the forground that are great to discover, like Fink's keyboards.

HOT THING sounds great with the programmed little funky sounds.

in my opinion, Prince's voice and his guitar are too low in the mix though.

gsh said:

I forgot about that PAL conversion. That's probably why mine looks a little shitty.

I'll be glad when they rerelease this mutha officially - what I would give to simply click a button & see Forever In My Life

This leads me to ask this question: Why is Grafitti Bridge being given a dvd release this summer while Prince's finest celluloid moment is on the shelf gathering dust? Surely the demand for SOTT must exceed the demand for GB.

There must be legal/distribution issues...

I bought a copy of the Brazilian version on eBay for like $10 American. I knew it wasn't going to be DVD quality but I was fine with that -- I was looking for a format that wouldn't degrade over time like VHS does, and that's what I got! If you're looking for that, you're fine with the Brazilian version. Don't know much about the Dutch.

flipwilson said:

I don't think Warner has ever distributed SotT. It was distributed theatrically by Cineplex Odeon Films and on VHS by MCA Home Video.

CalhounSq said:

nuh-uhhh It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

"Say Brooks... c'mere cuzz. Say Brooks, I'm feeling like.... I'm feeling like... I'm feeling like I wanna kick somebody's ass over heah!!!"

psykosoul said:

Ahh, that IS an awesome moment But it don't beat Forever In My Life!

Crappallonia said:

you hit 50 already?

Who actually owns the rights to this film? I thought it was Universal

psykosoul said:

I don't know. They may have some home video distribution rights, but that's just a guess. I wonder if it might have been sold to some 3rd-party distributor by now or if Prince himself has some control over it.

psykosoul said:

Now that I think about this more, I'm wondering if the fact that this wasn't distributed by Warner is what's holding up its DVD release. As is often the case with musicals, one group owns the rights to the film, the other to the music. Since the music was on Warner and the film was a Cineplex Odeon release, that may be what has complicated any further home video release. When a company distributes something on DVD, home video, etc., more often than not they only have the rights to do so for a certain amount of time: usually about 3 - 5 years. That would explain why Universal hasn't released it (unless they re-obtained the rights). Like I said, it's just speculation, but I'm guessing that likely has something to do with the fact that Grafitti Bridge has found it's way to DVD before SotT has.
[This message was edited Sat Jul 10 20:35:43 2004 by RipHer2Shreds]

Was Adore in the SOTT live video?? How was it??

rainbowchild said:

It wasn't in the movie.

Theres a version called Galactus that's being traded. I got my hands on a copy. It's great!

flipwilson said:

By the way... I'm impressed, you're putting one of the funniest names in comedy with one the most depressing faces in pop

skilletnomicrowave said:

To tell you the truth, I hadn't even really considered the juxtaposition. Huh...I did something clever without even thinking about it.

CalhounSq said:

Back off them mics, chil'ren...

Save your money.

Its not official. Its not 5.1.

Its is...a bad video transfer. A Bootleg. A Con.

CalhounSq said:

Right ON, sista!

BTW, had a look at the list yet?

Look around. The original has been booted on different copies now from laserdisc as well.