I discovered this by examining the shower scene that Captain Sillman watches through his telescope. It appears to be just the fullscreen version with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. My biggest beef is with the "widescreen" version of the film. I have to crank the volume to the max to watch it, then it sounds distorted and hissy. The big fat mono soundtrack is pretty dismal. Great stuff.My objective in writing the review is to beef about the DVD. You don't have to be a geologist to appreciate this flick though, it's got laughs galore. I saw it with a boatload of fellow geology students at the end of a gruelling summer field camp in Montana and when Harold Ramis made his crack about passing 2 semesters of geology in one night it brought the house down. "This is one of my favorite films of all time. It is one of the better retrospectives of its kind.Īnd "Stripes" is one of the best comedies of this or any other time. The obvious highlight of the DVD extras is an hour long documentary on the movie with all principles interviewed (at his insistence, Murray's interview is done in black light). You can watch the "Stripes" with deleted scenes included or without. Murray and Ramis also each has a lovely MP to accompany him on the duo's escapades as the ribaldry doesn't stop until the closing credits. This leads to them being charged with the security of a new super weaponized mobile home (it's called an, "urban assault vehicle") in Europe. Suffice it to say that hilarity ensues, with the improbable unit putting on a virtuoso performance at their graduation ceremony ("That's the fact Jack!) sans their injured sergeant. The by-play between Murray and Oates (opposites don't always attract) is priceless. The wonderful veteran actor Warren Oates, who died shortly after the film's release, is their tough-as-nails drill sergeant. Ivan Reitman directed Murray, Harold Ramis (who has subsequently directed many comedies of his own) and a great supporting cast led by John Candy as new recruits in the U.S. Now at last there is a DVD release, replete with extras, worthy of this enduring comedy. "Stripes" (the 1981 release that helped make Bill Murray a star) passes this litmus test with flying colors. "The mark of a great comedy is that it remains funny after numerous viewings. definately worth forking over (at best) a Hamilton and an Abe for. In christening this DVD as: "The ULTIMATE Stripes" Is in fact the EXACT same bedroom set in a PREVIOUS short scene where she pulls Bill out of the trunk at General Barnacy's house When you compare the two you'll believe they intended this to be START of the 'Barnacy Bedroom' segment.īut overall (the pauses & blunder notwithstanding), they did a great job Soles (there's MORE of her) & Murray in a hotel bedroom from Germany That very scene literally disappears - thus disappoints on this ORG version -Ī bonus scene w/P.J. Soles with the line: "I Brought The Magic Suitcase". unsmooth/choppy at these marks, esp when the guys drive to Germany and meet the girls -Į.g. It's as if they didn't (wouldn't or couldn't) simply EMPLOY the main original print for this DVD. However on this strange ORIGINAL version, there ARE crude pauses/slight audio drops only at the marks where the deleted scenes were MEANT to be placed (or were previously removed), an extremely smooth flow minus any pauses or audio dropouts. even indicating (via small permanent text) where these bonus scenes START and END. The EXTENDED version does a fine editing job inserting the deleted scenes at the right places, There's also the option of seeing all SIX bonus scenes - one after the other. (with added option of audio commentary from the director and head writer) Where we DO see another side of Harold Ramis - while Murray is truly hilarious!Ī BETTER print with superior STEREO 5.1 dolby sound now vs the previous mono DVD, including a great feature in two parts -"Stars & Stripes" - that will leave you dazzled in understanding this entire film: how it was made, rare image stills, and how the actors (a good number of them)įelt in doing the film along with Murray himself, being interviewed from of all places - TOKYO!ġ.) the EXTENDED version featuring the deleted scenes. why are those 2 guys ALONE sitting against the EM-50 in Italy before they take it for a spin?.and when in Germany Russell flat-out refuses to rescue the captured troops with the other three in the EM-50, what made him change his mind? - (to mention a few).Īnother one of the deleted scenes is the (talked-about) 7-minute "South America" segment The bonus scenes featured DOES INDEED answer various inquiries we once had re this comedy:Į.g. You haven't actually seen Bill Murray's 'STRIPES' until you obtain this 2005 re-release DVD! "Nope! It's NOT just the same movie - simply put:
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