Rollercoaster In Small Resolution
Added 11/13/2009
I remember seeing this movie in the theater in 1977. I still like the film on the small screen. However, the makers of this DVD really did make it for small screen. They used the wrong resolution when creating this DVD and the picture is way too wide and way too short. You get a lot of black space on your TV screen. I guess they did this so the film would fit on a single-layer DVD...to save money. It really ruins the effect of the film.
As far as the film goes, there are some errors in the film. I know The Great American Revolution like the back of my hand and can tell when Calder points to the loop on the construction drawings, near the end of the film.....where he says, "I'm an Inspector, not an Engineer..... he'd want momentum, maximum speed, probably coming off the loop....somewhere between here and here..if it's there at all". He is actually pointing to the last turn of the ride, not the loop! Didn't anyone tell him how to read prints! There are some other errors.. for instance, during the first run of the ride the director shows the cars nearing the top of the long decline before the loop, but in another shot a second earlier, they show the cars at the top of the third hill. These 2 positions are entirely different locations on the ride. Also, at the end of the film, when Bottoms is running for his life, the directors show the coaster cars going through the center of the loop. But, after that shot they show Bottoms running for quite a while before he is hit on the last turn of the ride. There is no way these two times can coincide. After the train goes through the center of the loop, it is just a matter of seconds before the trains enter the last turn.
But, criticisms aside, it is still a good film. Especially if you like rollercoasters. I went to Magic Mountain in May of 1976 when The Revolution opened. It is truly sad what Six Flags has done to the ride. It is unfortunate I did not own a digital camera in those days to capture The Revolution in it's true glory. This DVD is probably the only digital data I will ever own of this roller coaster landmark.
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Rollercoaster Review
Added 10/15/2009
This is a fun movie. It has suspense and a lightly creepy element to it. The length of the film was perfect. Good Entertainment...costume's ere dated to the time the movie was shot but the story itself is pretty timeless. Costumes actually made it fun and a bit campy. If you want a suspenseful movie without worring about nightmares this is the one for you
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70's fun film
Added 7/4/2009
Great classic from the 70's. The DVD extras need a bit of help. Since the film came out in Sensearound sound, you would think that could be implamented in the film. Updating the cast bio's would be nice. Including some interviews from the "bit actors" ,Ike Steve Guttenburg or Helen Hunt.
Even though the extra features are not the best, Rollercoaster is still a very good film. The Rollercoaster (The Revolution) used in the film still operates at Sx Flags Magic Mountain. It's undergone a few theme changes, but it's still a good coaster.
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Great acting
Added 9/21/2008
Both Henry Fonda, and Bob Kelley, who plays Virg, the FBI agent on the Tower, illustrate acting at its finest.
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Sens-surround Feature Did Not Work on Home Version!!
Added 11/5/2007
YES, I saw this feature in the theatre as a young fella and like a handful of other mid/late 70's (Earthquake,Midway) it was hyped as being in "Sens-surround" which I remember as being some VERY BIG speakers that made the floor of the theater vibrate during the scenes with the rollercoasters. In hindsight, it was a pretty dopey effect, but it was novel at the time and worth noting.
The film itself is a decently paced thriller. Segal playing a saftey inspector/detective trying to find the cuckoo who's been bombing rollercoasters and blackmailing the amusement park bigwigs in the middle of peak season. Of course, upper management won't do the sensible thing and shut the parks down, so Segal must work extra hard while trying to nab the offending bomber. Segal also tries to quit smoking, which is not a good thing to quit when you are stressing as he definitely is ( and you may be too while watching the defuse scenes)
Great early appearances of Craig Wassam and Helen Hunt as well as odd L.A rockers Sparks-a band led by the Kael brothers, Hitler look-alike pianist and a pretty boy vocalist.
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Rollercoaster In Small Resolution
Added 11/13/2009
I remember seeing this movie in the theater in 1977. I still like the film on the small screen. However, the makers of this DVD really did make it for small screen. They used the wrong resolution when creating this DVD and the picture is way too wide and way too short. You get a lot of black space on your TV screen. I guess they did this so the film would fit on a single-layer DVD...to save money. It really ruins the effect of the film.
As far as the film goes, there are some errors in the film. I know The Great American Revolution like the back of my hand and can tell when Calder points to the loop on the construction drawings, near the end of the film.....where he says, "I'm an Inspector, not an Engineer..... he'd want momentum, maximum speed, probably coming off the loop....somewhere between here and here..if it's there at all". He is actually pointing to the last turn of the ride, not the loop! Didn't anyone tell him how to read prints! There are some other errors.. for instance, during the first run of the ride the director shows the cars nearing the top of the long decline before the loop, but in another shot a second earlier, they show the cars at the top of the third hill. These 2 positions are entirely different locations on the ride. Also, at the end of the film, when Bottoms is running for his life, the directors show the coaster cars going through the center of the loop. But, after that shot they show Bottoms running for quite a while before he is hit on the last turn of the ride. There is no way these two times can coincide. After the train goes through the center of the loop, it is just a matter of seconds before the trains enter the last turn.
But, criticisms aside, it is still a good film. Especially if you like rollercoasters. I went to Magic Mountain in May of 1976 when The Revolution opened. It is truly sad what Six Flags has done to the ride. It is unfortunate I did not own a digital camera in those days to capture The Revolution in it's true glory. This DVD is probably the only digital data I will ever own of this roller coaster landmark.
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Rollercoaster Review
Added 10/15/2009
This is a fun movie. It has suspense and a lightly creepy element to it. The length of the film was perfect. Good Entertainment...costume's ere dated to the time the movie was shot but the story itself is pretty timeless. Costumes actually made it fun and a bit campy. If you want a suspenseful movie without worring about nightmares this is the one for you
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70's fun film
Added 7/4/2009
Great classic from the 70's. The DVD extras need a bit of help. Since the film came out in Sensearound sound, you would think that could be implamented in the film. Updating the cast bio's would be nice. Including some interviews from the "bit actors" ,Ike Steve Guttenburg or Helen Hunt.
Even though the extra features are not the best, Rollercoaster is still a very good film. The Rollercoaster (The Revolution) used in the film still operates at Sx Flags Magic Mountain. It's undergone a few theme changes, but it's still a good coaster.
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