This Movie Needs Blu-Ray Treatment
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Maximum Overdrive
teejay17 — 17 years ago(December 21, 2008 07:18 AM)
That's right, this movie has been reproduced so terribly, on DVD. It really needs to be cleaned up and given the Blu-Ray treatment; that would make it so much more fun to watch, especially with the AC/DC soundtrack.
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hu675 — 17 years ago(January 10, 2009 07:35 PM)
The Blu-ray needs an new interview with Stephen King, unless they could bring the original audio commentary from the LaserDisc. Anchor Bay and the Canadian DVD have decent transfers but nothing special.
"I am going to scare the Hell out of You!"-a quote from Stephen King for his movie "Maximum Overdrive" in the original theatrical trailer. Nows that funny. Especially what the movie turned out to be a modern day Camp Classic of the 1980s. -
kngtmat — 13 years ago(May 22, 2012 02:41 PM)
It's too bad AnchorBay doesn't have the video rights since like 2002 or whatever because it might have been on BD by now but last I knew of 20th Century Fox made the last dvd.
But even if AnchorBay did it still might not have any features like most MO fans would like to see.
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sixpackrt — 13 years ago(March 10, 2013 07:09 AM)
Just to clear up the matter-Stephen King never recorded an audio commentary for the laserdrisc. That was a rumour that was started somewhere on the internet, I believe. The Phase 4 films DVD (the second release with the cheaper looking cover) actually has the superior picture quality of the two releases. Yes, a blu would be awesome. ANd yes Shout Factory would be ideal and Criterion wouldn't do it and the other boutique companies wouldn't have the resources to get any decent extras. I know that nowadays King would do a commentary if only someone tried hard enouh to get him!
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djvaso — 11 years ago(April 18, 2014 02:54 PM)
It is available in Italy
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sixpackrt — 11 years ago(November 20, 2014 07:24 AM)
The last I heard I read on a post on Bluray.com that LionsGate has the rights to it now. God help us MO fans. They're sitting on Chopping Mall too.
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SuperSonicX — 11 years ago(January 22, 2015 04:52 PM)
Regarding a commentary: A Special Edition Laserdisc, planned for a spring 1996 release, was to have included one featuring Stephen King. The disc was announced, but later cancelled and never manufactured.
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kenny_ritchie — 10 years ago(October 21, 2015 04:30 AM)
I remember seeing this movie way back on VHS. If memory serves be right, it was pretty terrible. Recall reading around the time, Stephen Kings 'Night Shift'. A collection of short stories. 'Trucks' was what became this movie. Of the stories from that book successfully made into movies was 'Children of the Corn' and 'Cat's eyes'. Lesser success was achieved with the movie and TV adaptions of 'The Lawnmower Man', 'Graveyard Shift', 'The Mangler', and 'Sometimes They Come Back'. If you get the chance, I suggest reading that book. It's really good. Especially the Lawnmower man short story, it's nothing like the awful movie that it spun.