Hair - June 7th 2011 Official Thread

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Hair will be released June 7th from MGM Home Video.



Hair Blu-ray

Hair Blu-ray Review

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Details Unknown. (Will update)

[BDrischBDemented]

Well, I really hate the cover art, but I'll be glad to replace my old single-layer DVD copy.

Also it'd be nice to include anything they have on the deleted songs that show up on the soundtrack (and are included in the copy of the screenplay I have) but I'd be shocked if there was anything beyond a trailer.

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Originally Posted by BDrischBDemented

Well, I really hate the cover art, but I'll be glad to replace my old single-layer DVD copy.

It looks really good to me. While it doesn't contain the original poster elements it also lacks poorly photoshoped generic looking artwork. (It could be far worse)

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

It looks really good to me. While it doesn't contain the original poster elements it also lacks poorly photoshoped generic looking artwork. (It could be far worse)

I like the original poster, as it conjures up the Last Days of Big-Budget 70's Musicals, and has that classic sparse 70's-poster look. Maybe I'm just used to it.
The cover we get looks too "generic" like a stage-concert performance.

(Also, some buying it for "psychedelia" may be in for a shock, as Milos Forman doesn't exactly go in for summer-of-peace-and-love, but revisionist-deconstructs the hippie movement to show our "rebels" as repellently unsympathetic con-artists...
At least, it's sort of hard to tell; during every musical number, the camera keeps cutting to some nameless dopey establishment extra gaping "Look at those free-spirited people, I wish I was one!... "
Which may be period-accurate, but Joe Friday couldn't do a more negative portrayal of the era than Forman gives us.)

[Victor Wright]

There was an excellent special feature on the Hair: Let The Sun Shine In documentary DVD that was basically a lengthy interview with Milos Forman on the creation and filming of the Hair movie. Doubt it will be on this Blu-Ray, but it would make a great addition!

Either way, I'll be buying this the minute it comes out...

[Dubstar]

I love 'Hair' the soundtrack and what I saw on Broadway in 2009. But I have to say, I really really don't care for the movie version. How about a reboot?

[toddly6666]

Yay, now I don't have to import the French version!

[Hal Gracie]

I don't mind the cover, but it does suggest this will be as extras-free as the recent DVD repackaging that used identical artwork. A few of us could end up having to get the French version still.

Originally Posted by BDrischBDemented

Also it'd be nice to include anything they have on the deleted songs that show up on the soundtrack (and are included in the copy of the screenplay I have) but I'd be shocked if there was anything beyond a trailer.

I'd love to see them (provided they were deleted scenes, and not re-integrated into the film - I felt their exclusion was the right choice).

Where did you get the screenplay? Is this the 'fotonovel' that was released, or something different? (I'm a huge Forman fan and wasn't aware of its existence). Thanks.

[linapotente]

Fantastic news!! I love this film.
The DVD picture quality was awful and, to make matters worse, it was letterbox. Not a great thing for a widescreen TV.

[Hatter]

Excellent. Now I don't have to think about how I passed up buying the dvd for $5.00 a few months ago.

[charlieray1]

I always felt that that film came out about a decade too late. "Hair" (the play) was so much of it's time that by the time the film version it seemed really dated.

Interesting film though. Maybe it would play better for me now.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by charlieray1

I always felt that that film came out about a decade too late. "Hair" (the play) was so much of it's time that by the time the film version it seemed really dated.

There was a hit 10th-anniversary revival on Broadway at the time that cashed in on the late-70's emerging interest in the early 60's, and that was where most of the Twyla Tharp choreography came from.
As it is, the musical numbers in the movie seem to capture an era...As long as they're singing. When they start speaking, it loses its nostalgia somewhat.

[Deciazulado]

Hair Blu-ray

[AaronSCH]

This is great news. The previous DVD was non-anamorphic so the Blu-ray will be a big improvement on that score alone. I hope MGM/Fox concentrate on some of those films. There were quite a few MGM titles that never received anamorphic enhancement. I sure hope they dust off Hammer Films' "The Hound of the Baskervilles" starring Peter Cushing as Holmes and André Morell as Watson as well as Sting's underappreciated film, "Brimstone and Treacle."

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by charlieray1

I always felt that that film came out about a decade too late. "Hair" (the play) was so much of it's time that by the time the film version it seemed really dated.

Interesting film though. Maybe it would play better for me now.

the problem I have with the movie is that it is quite trunscated from it's stage version, the latter has far more expletives and has the infamous nude scene, the PG film version is watered down considerably.

[Felipenor]

There is quite some nudity in the PG film version (including full frontal).

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by BDrischBDemented

Well, I really hate the cover art, but I'll be glad to replace my old single-layer DVD copy.

Also it'd be nice to include anything they have on the deleted songs that show up on the soundtrack (and are included in the copy of the screenplay I have) but I'd be shocked if there was anything beyond a trailer.

I actually rather like the psychedelic-tiedie-esque cover graphics. I think it captures some of the spirit of the film. It's better than the one on the previous DVD or the route taken so many times of just slapping a collage of faces on the cover.

Hopefully, MGM does include some meaningful, quality extras beyond the trailer. I really love this film and have wanted it in my collection for what seems an eternity. Nice to finally have it on preorder (and a nice price). I was actually hoping this film would make its way to the Criterion Collection, since they've started releasing some MGM-owned films on Blu over the past year.

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by EricJ

I like the original poster, as it conjures up the Last Days of Big-Budget 70's Musicals, and has that classic sparse 70's-poster look. Maybe I'm just used to it.
The cover we get looks too "generic" like a stage-concert performance.

(Also, some buying it for "psychedelia" may be in for a shock, as Milos Forman doesn't exactly go in for summer-of-peace-and-love, but revisionist-deconstructs the hippie movement to show our "rebels" as repellently unsympathetic con-artists...
At least, it's sort of hard to tell; during every musical number, the camera keeps cutting to some nameless dopey establishment extra gaping "Look at those free-spirited people, I wish I was one!... "
Which may be period-accurate, but Joe Friday couldn't do a more negative portrayal of the era than Forman gives us.)

I didn't see the characters in the movie as repellent at all. Critical of the wealthy and our country's penchant for war, yes (as they should be), but certainly not unsympathetic or repellent. The film is noticeably "tamer" than the stage musical on Broadway, though. But it's still a nice movie. Had it not been for this film, I may not have even seen the Broadway revival of a couple years ago.

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

I love 'Hair' the soundtrack and what I saw on Broadway in 2009. But I have to say, I really really don't care for the movie version. How about a reboot?

I like this movie, though I wouldn't mind seeing a solid remake -- but only if it has a considerably different take on the subject matter, style, story, etc. Not a remake just for the sake of a remake. In fact, since the Broadway show was revived and was quite popular, I figured there just may be a film remake, but not so far.

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

the problem I have with the movie is that it is quite trunscated from it's stage version, the latter has far more expletives and has the infamous nude scene, the PG film version is watered down considerably.

I'm in agreement with you. I saw the recent Broadway revival and have the cast recording of that stage version and there are far more expletives and drug references in the music and much more nudity (or very close to it) on stage than in this film.