BTTF Widescreen DVD.

["therealdmcvegas <DMCVegas@xxxx>" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

In light of recent negative publicity, here is something to cheer everyone on 
the list here up.

On the way home from work, I stopped by Wal Mart and picked up a copy of 
BTTF Widescreen Edition DVD set. In a nutshell, it was really money well 
spent! DeLorean specific, I've never seen another production that puts the 
DMC into a more positive light. Especially the interview with Bob Gale on the 
use of a DeLorean for the movie. There are quite a few concept drawings of 
how they were looking at modifying the car (all quite astounding!), and a 
segment at the end where Bob Gale reads off a thank-you/fan letter from John 
DeLorean himself stating how pleased he was with the use of the car in the 
original movie.

The negative side is that you can really tell that the producers were strapped 
for space on the DVD discs. The DeLorean, and other "making of", and 
behind the scenes segments seem to be divided between the discs. While 
very informative about the car durring the pop-up animations about the car's 
facts, there was only one descrepincy. And that was the 4-cylinder engine 
fact. I don't know if this was a typo, or stating what the cars were replaced with. 
In any case, this is nothing compared to the rest of the information contained 
on the DVD's. Many accurate, and positive facts about the car are presented 
within.

The movies of course are great! The sharpest video and audio I've ever seen 
the movies in. The brushed stainless steen sheen on the car is beautiful as 
you can see in the footage of BTTF1. I must now figure in on having my car 
reburnished one day to get it to look like that! And the clairity when pausing 
still images of the movie. I've always been told that my wheels look great 
when spinning, but now that I've really seen them upclose in a still image, 
they are amazing! They create the illusion that the wheels are solid, and the 
niches in the spokes really define the lines! Now that I've finally seen this 
upclose, and clearly, I'll never consider swapping my wheels out again for a 
custom set. You really have to see it to know what I mean.

Obviously if you're any kind of a fan of the movies, the DVD set is a must have 
(avoid the VCD's on eBay). The info pop-ups pointed out details in the movies 
that I've never even seen before! But even if you're not, I would still 
reccomend the set as an essential addition to any DeLorean collection for the 
material contained within. Just make sure that you get the proper set. There is 
a Widescreen Edition, and a seperate Fullscreen Edition for what ever your 
tates are.

With the info pop-ups, and all of the voiceover commentary, it'll probably take 
me about a week to fully cover all the content on the discs. And I still need to 
get a DVD-ROM drive on top of that!

But, the big question: Was it worth the wait for the discs?

Yes! ;)

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"