Re: The Kids Are Alright DVD

["andrew wiechman" <Jovar1701v@email.msn.com>]

In all honesty, and i hate to settle but i can live with the cuts, what i
cant stand is the rippled almost flanged sound throughout 3 quarters of the
film.  Which may have been a result of a poor mastering job done by BMG.
 dirty machines bad tape stock or bad 35 mm prints.)
I'm at the point of redubbing my vhs with the audio from the original vhs
release.
drew b w
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Cady <cadyb@home.com>
To: <thewho@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: The Kids Are Alright DVD


> > Thats actually good news maybe someone else will buy the rights to it
and
> > fix the terrible sound on the current release.  I think we should write
> > Criterion a petiton about our request and demand for a better version of
> > this crucial film.
>
> I've been able to get an answer on some of this, unfortunately.  The cuts
in
> "The Kids Are Alright" were made by John Entwistle. Both he and Roger hate
> the film with John thinking it was "boring" and Roger calling it "inept."
> John told Bill Curbishley he would seek an injunction against the film if
it
> weren't cut. He managed to get the European prints cut as they are in the
> present video. I don't know if John is also responsible for the speeding
up
> of the video but I wouldn't be surprised. As long as this roadblock
exists,
> I don't see how there will ever be a release of the complete TKAA.
>
> -Brian in Atlanta
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