The General 1998 in Colour

Big Gerry · 12-05-2021 11:38PM #1

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/

TherapyBoy · 13-05-2021 01:14AM

From Wikipedia;

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.

branie2 · 13-05-2021 03:23PM

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

Big Gerry · 13-05-2021 10:49PM

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.

LollipopJimmy · 13-05-2021 10:50PM

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

Big Gerry · 13-05-2021 10:52PM

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

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

Is that the UK prime ?

LollipopJimmy · 14-05-2021 08:22AM

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.

14-05-2021 10:52AM

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

Big Gerry · 15-05-2021 09:41PM

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.

LollipopJimmy · 16-05-2021 10:00AM

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

branie2 · 16-05-2021 11:58AM

It's my favourite Brendan Gleeson film

Big Gerry · 19-07-2021 12:42AM

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.

El Tarangu · 19-07-2021 12:50AM

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.

The General 1998 in Colour

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