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The General 1998 in Colour

  • 12-05-2021 11:38pm
    #1
    Big Gerry
    Registered Users Posts: 764 ✭✭✭


    I remember watching some clips online of The General in Colour.


    Does anyone know if there was a Colour version of this film released on VHS or DVD ?



    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120706/


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  • #2
    TherapyBoy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 4,297 Mod ✭✭✭✭TherapyBoy


    From Wikipedia;

    79098-C14-42-FD-4-F9-C-AE4-E-5-DF1-B62-C03-E2.jpg

    Also, the trivia section for the film on IMDb states the colour version was used when the film was shown on TV in the United States so it’s probably available somewhere. I’m not sure if it was released on DVD as a colour version over there but that’d be my first step in searching for it, you might be able to get it on import.

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  • #3
    branie2
    Registered Users Posts: 10,288 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    I prefer it in black and white; brings the out the grittiness of Martin Cahill


  • #4
    Big Gerry
    Registered Users Posts: 764 ✭✭✭Big Gerry


    branie2 wrote: »
    I prefer it in black and white; brings the out the grittiness of Martin Cahill




    Its a good film but I think the black and white makes it look really old.


  • #5
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    The colour version is on prime, it's also had bad language dubbed out, film is ruined


  • #6
    Big Gerry
    Registered Users Posts: 764 ✭✭✭Big Gerry


    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    The colour version is on prime, it's also had bad language dubbed out, film is ruined


    Is that the UK prime ?


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  • #7
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Big Gerry wrote: »
    Is that the UK prime ?

    Yep, I watched it a few weeks ago, it's terrible. Even the 'Jesus Christ' when he's nailing yer man to the snooker table is dubbed over with 'Mother of God' or something.

    Apparently I was made for the American market.


  • #8
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    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    Yep, I watched it a few weeks ago, it's terrible. Even the 'Jesus Christ' when he's nailing yer man to the snooker table is dubbed over with 'Mother of God' or something.

    Apparently I was made for the American market.

    Yeah i watched it a few months ago. It has its moments but its a pretty weak film overall. The dubbing is teeth grindingly annoying


  • #9
    Big Gerry
    Registered Users Posts: 764 ✭✭✭Big Gerry


    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    The colour version is on prime, it's also had bad language dubbed out, film is ruined


    I don't remember there been that much bad language in the general its not like a cockney gangster film were the F word or the C word is used in almost every sentence.


  • #10
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Big Gerry wrote: »
    I don't remember there been that much bad language in the general its not like a cockney gangster film were the F word or the C word is used in almost every sentence.

    It's more what it's replaced with, it's dubbed over in the most ridiculous way. But even 'Jesus christ' was dubbed over


  • #11
    branie2
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    It's my favourite Brendan Gleeson film


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  • #12
    Big Gerry
    Registered Users Posts: 764 ✭✭✭Big Gerry


    Its mad that they would shot the film in colour and then decide it should be in black and white.

    You think something like that would have been decided before they shot the film.



  • #13
    El Tarangu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,615 ✭✭✭El Tarangu


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117630337#Comment_117630337

    It happens sometimes - 'La Haine' was originally shot in colour, but released in black in white. It's a fairly quick shortcut if you want your film to look artsy, or you are unhappy for some reason with the colour or contrast of the footage you shot.



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