classicstarletsfan

This wonderful story made in 1975 is,as most of you know,on DVD but it is not the complete version that was shown on PBS in 2 parts back in December of 1976.I remember watching this then and enjoyed it very much!!

I am lucky to have the complete version because it was shown again in the 1980's and I recorded it all and its in great quality. I put this to DVD-R onto 2 dvds since it runs close to 3 hours. The DVD that is available to buy is 2 hours and has MANY scenes cut out!!!!

I am sure there are not too many who have this complete as I do.

When it was shown in the 1980's on PBS, it was shown for 2 weeks and it was a half hour each time so, when each one started it would say "Episode 1", "Episode 2" and so on.

When it was first shown in December of 1976 here in the USA , it was shown over 2 nights and was on for 90 minutes both nights.

I love this series so much I even have the original TV guide magazine from that week which has the "Close Up" review with a photo. What great memories it all is!

It is so enjoyable to watch on DVD-R and to see it the way it was made, totally complete and uncut!

Well, I just wanted to share my joy about this. Just excited about it and, hope you enjoyed reading this :)

As you other fans of this great movie know, the movie is on VHS and in fullscreen and, of course the VHS is long out of print. I know you,as well as I am waiting and waiting for Universal to finally release this beloved movie to DVD! I am lucky enough to have the VERY rare laserdisc of this wonderful movie and it is in widescreen. I just recently put it to DVD and you know, I cannot get enough of watching this wonderful movie!! I did a comparison of the VHS to the widescreen version and you would not believe how much picture information from the sides is missing on the VHS version!!! I have been truly enjoying the full beauty of the widescreen version as this version is just how the film makers wanted you to see this movie.

Each day I find myself watching this movie. I put it onto DVD-R and the picture quality is very good! Laserdiscs were at the time they were made the top home theater thing and were expensive too.

So now, since I have transfered the laserdisc to DVD I can enjoy the DVD over and over and it is so wonderful!!! The laserdisc of gold diggers the secret of bear mountain is a very rare laserdisc and, I am very happy I have it and, now have it on DVD-R. The laserdisc player I have is the type with all the bells and whistles and so, because of this, it assures that the picture quality coming from that laserdisc will make the best picture quality it can give when I put it to DVD-R.

Anyways I just wanted to share all this with you because I am just on such a high about this movie and truly love this movie, and to me, its kinda like a cult movie and I know there are many others who adore this movie.

I also love this movie because of Beth, she is so sweet and has an innocence about her and, no matter how many times I watch her, I cannot get enough of her.

I hope when Universal finally does release this movie to DVD , that they make it a special edition and,even a director's cut because there was other scenes filmed but not used and, you see a few of these cut scenes in the trailer.

So,all of us who truly love this movie, lets hope so much that Universal will release a super edition of this movie to DVD!! I hope you enjoyed my words and, thanks for reading them :)