Twinky/Lola

[wetcamelfood]

Hi I'm new here and glad to finally see a real board for Bronson fans to discuss his movies.

With all the different prints out there of different Bronson movies, I was hoping we could discuss some of the best "versions" out there to buy.

I saw the post about the UK DVD of Chino (Valdez Horses) so I'll definitely have to look in to that one (which made me think of this topic, and maybe now that I think of it, the mods here could set up a thread with a better title that what I typed in).

Anyways, I thought of Twinky (AKA Lola) and according to the thread on the T/L IMDB CB board, this is the best version to get of this movie:

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000LXHJK0/ref=s9_simp_gw_s1_p74_t1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1DXD45KPMCXFW1DRF6PB&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467198433&pf_rd_i=468294

I was going to order a copy but thought I'd ask here in case anyone has this version of it and can confirm/comment on it (as it still seems debateable as to whether this is the completely uncut version or not, though that gets down to the tech stuff regarding films running faster on disc than the actual master reel runs they speak of in that thread).

Anyways, if anyone can post links to other specific releases that have great prints then it'd be a great help for a collector to try to get the best versions out there without wasting our money and getting disapppointed over the bad ones.

For instance, this collection:

www.amazon.com/Charles-Bronson-Collection-Vol-1/dp/B000TGKWZI/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1245970768&sr=1-6

...I think has a great copy of Cold Sweat (at least better than any other I've seen) though it's copy of Someone Behind The Door is not as good as the print on this disc:

www.amazon.com/Someone-Behind-Door-Charles-Bronson/dp/B000ION230/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1245970883&sr=1-1

Thanks in advance for the replies.

[crego]

The UK version is the way to go : it's not cut (two scenes missing in the U.S. version), and not dubbed to call Susan George "Lola", when her name is "Twinky" in the original editing.
All existing DVD are in 4/3, some slightly better than the others. I think the best (if not perfect) is the one you can find on Amazon Japan.

[wetcamelfood]

Jun 26, 2009 1:05:47 GMT -5 crego said:

The UK version is the way to go : it's not cut (two scenes missing in the U.S. version), and not dubbed to call Susan George "Lola", when her name is "Twinky" in the original editing.
All existing DVD are in 4/3, some slightly better than the others. I think the best (if not perfect) is the one you can find on Amazon Japan.

Great! Thanks! Any suggestions for Rider On The Rain? I've got a poor copy so thought I'd ask.

Also anyone know where I can get a copy of The Family which has the English parts in it not in the Blue Underground Violent City version? I'd like to make my own personal watching copy between the two.

[crego]

The only really good version of "RIDER ON THE RAIN" is the french one (it's a french production) issued by Canal +. Incredible picture quality, but in french language only.
I heard that there'll be a UK edition very soon, in english, with Bronson's voice. In french, he is dubbed by american director John Berry, with an accent.