Mel Brooks Collection Detailed

Posted September 28, 2009 08:07 AM by Josh Dreuth


20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Mel Brooks Collection', which is scheduled to hit store shelves on December 15th. For this nine-disc set, video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks. No official word has been given at this time, but expect to see the existing Warner Brothers disc for 'Blazing Saddles' rather than a new release. Those technical specs will likely not match the rest of the set. Special features include: Disc One: Blazing Saddles – feature film Additional Scenes Scene-Specific Commentary by Mel Brooks 2 Documentaries Back in the Saddle Intimate Portrait: Madeline Kahn (Excerpt) Black Bart: 1975 Pilot Episode Of The Proposed TV Series Spinoff Theatrical Trailer Disc Two: Spaceballs – feature film Commentary by Mel Brooks Spaceballs: The Documentary In Conversation: Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan John Candy: Comic Spirit Watch the movie in Ludicrous Speed Still Galleries Film Flubs Storyboards-to-Film Comparison Disc Three: Young Frankenstein – feature film Commentary by Mel Brooks Inside The Lab: Secret Formulas in the Making of Young Frankenstein Deleted Scenes It's Alive! Creating A Monster Classic Making FrankenSense of Young Frankenstein Transylvanian Lullaby: The Music of John Morris The Franken-Track: A Monstrous Conglomeration of Trivia - Trivia Track Blucher Button Outtakes Isolated Score Track (DTS MA) Disc Four: High Anxiety – feature film Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense The “Am I Very, Very Nervous?” Test Dr. Thorndyke's Ink Blot Test How Anxious Am I? Don't Get Anxious! The Trivia of Hitchcock - Trivia Track Isolated Score Track (DTS MA) Disc Five: History of the World Part 1 – feature film Musical Mel: Inventing “The Inquisition” Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World The Real History of the World - Trivia Track Isolated Score Track (DTS MA) Disc Six: Robin Hood: Men In Tights – feature film Funny Men In Tights: Three Generations of Comedy HBO Special: Robin Hood: Men In Tights - “The Legend Had It Coming” LaserDisc Commentary by Mel Brooks Isolated Score Track (DTS MA) Disc Seven: Silent Movie – feature film Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of Silent Movie Speak Up! Historical Hollywood - Trivia Track Disc Eight: To Be Or Not To Be – feature film Brooks and Bancroft: A Perfect Pair How Serious Can Mel Brooks Really Get? Profiles of Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft and Charles Durning To Be Or Not To Be: That Is The Trivia! - Trivia Track Isolated Score Track (DTS MA) Disc Nine: Twelve Chairs – feature film
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monkeyjb1988

Sep 28, 2009

Sweetness. I want this. I know this set is good and can vouch for almost all the films.

Does the fact that the set is slated to get DTS-HD Master Audio mean we're going to get Blazing Saddles with loseless audio? I was disappointed to see that the original Blu had lossy and it would make this epic set that much better if we can hear the campfire scene in lossless audio.

jurassic_pork

Sep 28, 2009

Interesing monkey...the encode would be different but Blazing was a Warner release with VC-1 and DD 5.1......did Fox get a new encode and losless audio for it?

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Josh

Sep 28, 2009

Don't expect to see a new disc for Blazing Saddles. It will most likely be the Warner disc.

jurassic_pork

Sep 28, 2009

Josh that was my assumption...let us know when you guys get confirmation...

Sushisake

Sep 28, 2009

Wish Silent Movie had more extras

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Robert Siegel

Sep 28, 2009

I would be willing to bet Blazing Saddles is the same old Warner release. History of the World and High Anxiety never had true stereo but Silent Movie does and it's a brilliant musical score by John Morris...the fact they are including isolated score tracks in DTS MA , well I say hats off to Fox for doing this what a great inclusion though I am sad to see the isolated score is not listed for Silent Movie (though actually, since there isn't much else in that soundtrack except a few sound effects, it wouldn't be that much different but on the other hand an isolated score usually comes from the master tapes and sounds much better).

I may be in the minority but I think Silent Movie is the best gem in the box (of the 5 unreleased Blu's).

It's too bad Blazing Saddles wasn't made by Fox too, we would have lossless audio and probably an isolated score track

Mr.White

Sep 28, 2009

They still are calling the commentary on Blazing Saddles scene specific, IT's NOT! it's a 55 min interview that runs duiring the first 2/3 or so of the film but it does have some interest tidbits though. Plus the packaging sucks. I'll wait for seperate releases.

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TTC1984

Sep 28, 2009

Nice sounding collection, except I already have Blazing, Frankenstein and Spaceballs. When are we going to see The Producers on Blu, the one remaining Brooks film I actually want?

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Robert Siegel

Sep 28, 2009

Very strange The Producers won't be included, since it is released my MGM/UA Home Video, and so is Spaceballs, which leads me to believe there is some kind of rights issue.

mgdvd

Sep 28, 2009

there is already a japan release of the producers so it might be just around the corner

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MikeDaWiz

Sep 29, 2009

Do you think the Blus that are included that are already released will be the same in the set? And for those who have Spaceballs already, how is it when you watch in ludicrus speed?

Sushisake

Sep 29, 2009

MNTwister - I am right there with you - I think Silent Movie is probably the best of the Brooks films.

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andyman1970

Sep 29, 2009

@ mgdvd, he isn't referring to that Producers. He is most likely talking about the original version. The GOOD one, or the BETTER one I should say. Still looking forward to this if the price is right.

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