"Throw Momma from the Train" on July 5th

[Matty_J]

This will be fun cuz it has been years since I've seen it. I always wondered how Billy Crystal didn't get hurt being hit in the face with a cast iron skillet.

[Atreyu]

Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

Oh yeah that part always cracks me up to.

For some reason though the part that always amused me the most out of the entire movie was when Larry is hiding from the cops in the pantry, and Owen offers to make the cops Tea and when he pops his head inside the pantry curtain and says "Hi" to Larry and then quickly realizing the cops might be wondering why he said that, he says "Hi, Hi Tea, Hi!"

I remember I kept on saying that to a co worker when I used to work in a restaurant and someone ordered tea.

Or I love when Owen goes to give Larry his tie in the rain and says, I didn't want it to get roond."

Or when they are in the car going thru the trees, "It's like The Flintstone's car wash".

"Beth this is Owen, Owen is a dead man".

[obrj]

i know the date is set for the 5th but has anyone seen these in stores this week yet?

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Liquid_Swords

The dvd had an edited part where they cut out the F word, I wonder if the blu ray will be the same way

That was probably overdubbed in the original film to secure the PG-13 rating. Note that Crystal's character still uses it as an expletive ("F**k it!") in the beginning of the film, but calling that guy's book 100 Women I'd Like to F**k was probably pushing it even in 1987.

[RetroGamer]

Criss Cross!

[JaseT]

I hope that the Walmarts here have this for sale tomorrow! I still haven't seen the Ernest movies here and those are WM exclusives too.

[No Ceiling]

I saw some Ernest Blu's in the $5 bin. Good prices on several Blu's but I know Amazon will be cheaper.

[FilmFan4277]

They've got scans up for the front covers of all of these releases for tomorrow. No indication of what the features are, but on the cover of "Throw Momma From The Train" they have a sticker on it that says "Includes NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN SPECIAL FEATURES". That gives me hope that at least these films (or at least this film) aren't getting released sans extras. And they're even got special features made specifically for this release. Another thing to think about. Just because Wal-Mart is selling these films for $10 doesn't mean that they are being released bare bones (as we were used to seeing with initial DVD releases of movies such as these). Judging from the majority of films that were Best Buy Exclusives and Target Exclusives (from MGM) those films were all being priced at $10 upon initial release and they all at least had the features from the various Special Editions DVDs from each of those previous releases. Also note that the regular price of these titles is actually $20 so we're getting them for 50% off to start. Not a bad deal.

[obrj]

FYI I got Throw Momma From The Train at my Local Walmart today! But that was the only one i saw out of the 5 releases today.

[RageATL]

Still waiting on some reviews of the PQ before I crack this bad boy open.

[Filmmaker]

THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN supplements:

"Crafting a Dark Comedy" Featurette
"Why Do You Hate Your Mother?" Featurette
"The Night Was..." Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Original Theatrical Trailer

Only the latter two were present on the DVD, so now we know what the never-before-seen features are...

[JaseT]

I didn't have time to stop by Walmart today, so I just ordered it from them online and had it shipped to the store. Last time I did that, it only took 4 days for it to arrive.

[brando79az]

Originally Posted by RageATL

Still waiting on some reviews of the PQ before I crack this bad boy open.

I bought this and "When Harry Met Sally" but I'm not a good Video and Audio Reviewer. I can say I like it or I don't but can't pick out all the tech stuff that others can. Still, maybe tomorrow I'll post a review based on my amateur opinion.

[WyldeMan45]

I just picked up my copy of Throw Momma! Got home, checked the mail and my trade with Stand By Me was waiting! Oh hell yeah it's great 80's night people!!! Off to go watch!!!!!!!

[hidef al]

I just bought my copy at Walmart for $10. WooHoo!!

[wd40cloud]

There was supposed to be a SE of the film some years back, got it got pulled due to the changing of the guard at MGM. The new extras are probably from that cancelled release.

[No Ceiling]

I think this transfer looks great considering how old this movie is. There is alot of dirt, specs on the transfer but is a step up from DVD.

[bullets]

Originally Posted by Liquid_Swords

The dvd had an edited part where they cut out the F word, I wonder if the blu ray will be the same way

The f word is definitely there, he looks at the typewriter and yells f*** it.


The transfer is a step up , not great but I don't feel ripped off.

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by bullets

The f word is definitely there, he looks at the typewriter and yells f*** it.


The transfer is a step up , not great but I don't feel ripped off.

They did edit it out though where he's reading the student's "book" in his class and uses the word "p-rk" instead of "f-ck". Obviously they knew too many uses of f-bombs would land them an R-rating.

As for the Blu-ray, I just sampled some of it and it's a major step up from the original DVD(the Contemporary Classics release from 10 years ago). I think there was another DVD release after that, so I have no idea how that one looked, but the Blu-ray blows away the initial DVD transfer. It's a 24 year-old low budget comedy, so don't expect much, but it was noticeably superior to A Fish Called Wanda which I also watched a bit of right before and that movie is about the same age.

Originally Posted by No Ceiling

I think this transfer looks great considering how old this movie is. There is alot of dirt, specs on the transfer but is a step up from DVD.

Yeah, I did notice a lot of that. That scene where he's talking to his agent played by Rob Reiner is especially bad. Watch at the very end of that scene and the beginning of the next scene where Billy Crystal's on the beach. Dirt and specs everywhere. This is clearly an older transfer and no restoration was done, but I still recommend it if you're a fan.

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by No Ceiling

I think this transfer looks great considering how old this movie is. There is alot of dirt, specs on the transfer but is a step up from DVD.

I too would say it looks pretty good. I wouldn't say a lot of dirt and specks but they are definitely there during select scenes. It starts out a tad rough with Billy Crystal typing away at his keyboard during the opening credits but then cleans up pretty well.

Originally Posted by bullets

The f word is definitely there, he looks at the typewriter and yells f*** it.

The transfer is a step up , not great but I don't feel ripped off.

He does in fact drop the "F-bomb" there.

Agreed, easily worth $10.

Originally Posted by Adam_ME

They did edit it out though where he's reading the student's "book" in his class and uses the word "p-rk" instead of "f-ck". Obviously they knew too many uses of f-bombs would land them an R-rating.

As for the Blu-ray, I just sampled some of it and it's a major step up from the original DVD(the Contemporary Classics release from 10 years ago). I think there was another DVD release after that, so I have no idea how that one looked, but the Blu-ray blows away the initial DVD transfer. It's a 24 year-old low budget comedy, so don't expect much, but it was noticeably superior to A Fish Called Wanda which I also watched a bit of right before and that movie is about the same age.

Yeah, I did notice a lot of that. That scene where he's talking to his agent played by Rob Reiner is especially bad. Watch at the very end of that scene and the beginning of the next scene where Billy Crystal's on the beach. Dirt and specs everywhere. This is clearly an older transfer and no restoration was done, but I still recommend it if you're a fan.

I have to disagree with you there. The way I interpreted it was that BC was about to say "f*ck" but the student interjects with "pork."

I watched the entire film last night and while I cannot compare it to the previous DVD incarnations, I was pleasantly surprised. Granted, I set the bar pretty low and while things started out pretty rough, I think the transfer is a success given the film's age. Some night scenes exhibit less detail than their well-lit counterparts (from memory, the scene with BC on the beach and some shots of Danny DeVito outside at the phone booth and during the shots from further away), but these were few and far between. Regarding the indoor, daylight and/or well-lit night scenes, I found the detail to be quite good. Regarding the colors, the palette of this film is rather drab but when color is present in the frame (the scene with BC's agent played by Rob Reiner comes to mind), brighter colors tend to pop quite a bit (the flowers and RR's clothing in the aforementioned scene). There are some instances of dirt and specks here and there but to me they were not prevalent. The best thing I can say about this transfer is that to me, it was good enough to where I stopped worrying about issues and picking nits and simply had fun watching the film. I found myself thoroughly enjoying it and LOL'd on a few occasions. For fans of the film, this is easily worth $10.