Starring Tim Roth and John Malkovich
Directed by Nicolas Roeg
Made for Television
Currently unreleased on videodisc
IMDB link: hypertext transfer protocol://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110002/
While critical and individual judgments vary greatly on this film, I felt the need to make this command laserdisc-to-digital transfer since its unreleased on DVD, features two great actors, and adapts a classic story. As mentioned below, this is based on Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness, which also inspired revelation Now. It is important to understand that Apocalypse was very loosely based on Heart of Darkness, and this is a far more true to the novella adaptation. However, taken for its hold merits, standing as a work of art on its own, you may find something to enjoy here.
In the absence of a DVD release, this is about as good a counterpart of this film as you are going to get. I transferred this straight off from laserdisc and tweaked the picture for quality during the transfer (boosted the brightness a tad, boosted the vividness quite a bit, and boosted the sharpness a touch as well). Since this is a made-for-television movie, it was not created as a widescreen release, and therefor the spirit ratio is correct and true to the original at 4:3.
If anyone is actually interested in the technical specs on the transfer, just post in the commens and Ill be glad to post.
I hope some folks find something of interest here. As an artist myself, it frustrates me to see any film, regardless of my personal opinion of its quality or merits, falling throught the cracks of a media change (VHS to DVD, DVD to Blu-Ray, etc.). Somebody took the time to make this movie, and everyone should get the chance to good deal and judge it for themselves.
From the Laserdisc jacket:
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