The Cannonball Run 1 & 2 - Mediumrare Entertainment - 7th September 2015

[gillbellow]

Originally Posted by Rocklandsboy

Sound is off for the entire movie - Cannonball Run II.

Last time I watched was a Panasonic BD-55. I've since upgraded to a Panasonic BDT-460. Not tried on that player yet.

does anyone have the contact info for them? i have searched and cant even find a website for them

[weir]

Originally Posted by Rocklandsboy

Sound is off for the entire movie - Cannonball Run II.

Last time I watched was a Panasonic BD-55. I've since upgraded to a Panasonic BDT-460. Not tried on that player yet.

Originally Posted by gillbellow

does anyone have the contact info for them? i have searched and cant even find a website for them

There is anyone who hasn't had any sound issues for CB2?

Rocklandsboy, have you been able to try the disc in your BDT-460?

The Official Mediumrare Entertainment Thread lists their website at http://mediumraregroup.com/

[drush9999]

Does the first Cannonball Run have the animated 20th Century Fox logo with cars on it and Burt's signature laugh at the beginning?

[The Mole]

No. It has Fortune Star and Golden Harvest logo.

[cotts902]

Yeah, I noticed the sync issue as well.

[indisposed]

Shame no one got to the bottom of this... Cannonball Run 2 is only £6.99 from Amazon at the moment and I'm one of those freaks who likes it more than the original (mainly because of nostalgia).

[Scott in UK]

Iv only just got around to buying this, watched it alot when growing up, will probably watch it tonight, so probably would of answered my own question by then, but when doing searches for this online to see what people were saying about the picture quality,
i happened to come across some comments on Amazon where some people said the audio had been tinkered with, or in particular at the beginning of the film and that the engine sound of the Lamborghini had been changed and it now didnt sound the same with that nice downward gear change then overtaking the police car at the end of that opening scene. Is that true?

I was dissapointed when i read that, but then thought maybe dont have to worry cos it also comes with another 2.0 audio track, so hopefully that one isnt altered? Hopefully those people were playing it using the main 5.1 audio and didnt have the thought to check out the 2.0 audio.

Originally Posted by drush9999

Does the first Cannonball Run have the animated 20th Century Fox logo with cars on it and Burt's signature laugh at the beginning?

Did that ever occur at the beginning of Cannonball Run then? I thought it only ever happened on the Universal logo at the beginning of 'Smokey & the Bandit Part 2' (unless that's what you was getting it mixed up with)

[drush9999]

Originally Posted by Scott in UK

Did that ever occur at the beginning of Cannonball Run then? I thought it only ever happened on the Universal logo at the beginning of 'Smokey & the Bandit Part 2' (unless that's what you was getting it mixed up with)

It was on the region 1 DVD I had. I recall it was the first time I saw it having watched it to death as a kid in the 80s, so probably only ever part of the US release of the movie.

Edit: Here it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mtAnakEaxg

[Scott in UK]

Originally Posted by drush9999

It was on the region 1 DVD I had. I recall it was the first time I saw it having watched it to death as a kid in the 80s, so probably only ever part of the US release of the movie.

Edit: Here it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mtAnakEaxg

Ahh ok, yeah now iv watched it, it does ring a little bit of a bell in my mind actually.

[CV19]

Originally Posted by drush9999

It was on the region 1 DVD I had. I recall it was the first time I saw it having watched it to death as a kid in the 80s, so probably only ever part of the US release of the movie.

The original VHS release by CBS/Fox Video (UK version) back in the late 80's had the logo, but it was 20th Century Fox rather than Paramount:

20th Century Fox (Cannonball Run Variant) - YouTube

[Rocklandsboy]

Just picked up the Australian release of Cannonball Run 2 and the lip sync is correct. Phew!

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[DMRI2006]

Originally Posted by CV19

The original VHS release by CBS/Fox Video (UK version) back in the late 80's had the logo, but it was 20th Century Fox rather than Paramount:

20th Century Fox (Cannonball Run Variant) - YouTube

That logo is on the USA Blu Ray as well

[Scott in UK]

Right ok iv watched this now so iv answered my own question, and yep it's true, the audio has been butchered. And not only is it a re-tooled audio for the 5.1 track, but the 2.0 track is exactly the same as the 5.1. Not only did i notice changes here and there throughout the film but the Lamborghini at the beginning has definitely changed. It now sounds awful, it sounds like a demented vacuum cleaner, it's bizarre! Or it's like they've ripped sounds from a formula 1 computer game, it sounds artificial.

Im pretty sure aswell that in the scene near the beginning of the film where they land the plane in the street to get some beers, that when victor sings a song to himself as he's walking through the shop, that it now has him singing something about budweiser, im almost 100% certain that is not what he sings to himself originally. Il maybe return here and see if i notice some other things and some comparisons.

As soon as the film started and i noticed the Lamborghini didnt sound the same it immediately put me on a downer for my enjoyment for the rest of the film.
With some films it dosent bother me when the audio has some changes, but with some films it does bother me, this one bothers me, and smokey and the bandit bothered me, altho fortunately i never got to hear the revised 5.1 track for smokey, cos luckily just as i was seeking the film out to buy, the 40th anniversary edition with the original audio got released, so i never had to experience the old disc.

Why the hell do they feel the need to do this with some films! "hey lets take out these sounds, and hey lets add these new sounds". "yeah and why dont we also change peoples dialogue" etc... Diabolical!

I know they need clearance for things sometimes, or situations where they need to pay to use certain sounds and music and they dont wanna spend the money to still use them, but when it comes to sound effects, it's like they do it just for the hell of it, or just to make the audio sound more fresh and modern. Well at the end of the day, wether it's the year 1980 or the year 2018, the sound of a Lamborghini is the sound of a Lamborghini, it dosent need to be modernised.

[The Star of Astaroth]

One interesting observation: for the first time ever AFAIK *all* of the Japanese dialogue is subtitled! Previously only a selected number of lines - in the TV interview scene - were subtitled.

I'm not sure whether I like the change or not. Some of the dialogue is revealed to be quite funny, other lines are unnecessary. It was kind of funny NOT knowing what they were saying... but...

Thoughts anybody?

The RA edition has full translations, and I prefer it with, as it's rather amusing stuff. Jackie Chan comes off cooler and less "wacky" when you understand everything.

Just watched the Blu of this for the first time and the subtitling really shocked me. I'd seen the film so much with only the few burnt-in subs I couldn't get my head around the copious translations now provided!

However, the thing that stood out to me the most, was the end scene in which Roger Moore gets punched no longer has the sound of breaking glass! The joke loses so much impact without the 'glass jaw' effect!

[Sky_Captain]

It's fair to say that Fortune Star have mucked around with the audio a fair bit.

[drush9999]

Glad I bought the US disc of the first CR and the Aussie disc of CR II, thanks to this thread.
Got the original fox fanfare, the audio seems correct on CR and the soundtrack is in sync on CR II.

[Keung]

So, what are the (current) definitive versions of these films? US disc for the original and Australian disc for the sequel?

[Owenjohnston]

Are these the 2k remastered fortune star versions? Also wondering whether it's worth holding off in case eureka or 88 pick these up at a later date?

[Moe UK]

So was just browsing the Fortunestar Youtube channel and saw that they have a pretty good looking version of the film, any chance of the any UK distributors like Eureka or 88 Film picking this up?

[psychik]

I would like a 3 film collection with Cannonball 1 and 2 and Battle Creek Brawl with correct AR.