Bill Forsyth's That Sinking Feeling R2 DVD - US-dub version

[HUGHJAMPTON]

September 14th. [ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/That-Sinking-Feeling-DVD-Mannion/dp/B002COINB0/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1250284549&sr=1-25]That Sinking Feeling [DVD] [1979]: Amazon.co.uk: Tom Mannion, Alan Love, Danny Benson, John Gordon Sinclair, Janette Rankin, Eddie Burt, Richard Demarco, Alex McKenzie, Margaret Adams, Kim Masterson, Robert Buchanan, Billy Greenlees, Douglas Sannacha[/ame]

[Jim Rockford]

Just out this week is the Region 2 version of Bill Forsyth's first film, That Sinking Feeling.



I received a review copy last week and watched it for the first time, only to discover the original accents have been replaced by some much posher versions.



Assuming this was the US-dub I emailed 2entertain (not sure why they're releasing this one) and received this response today:

I have finally got to the bottom of what happened, it turns out that the DVD was created from the only masters available to us. Unfortunately the DVD master of the original version of That Sinking Feeling is of a significantly poorer quality than that released and sadly it was not feasible to restore it.



Therefore in order to bring this classic film to audiences on DVD a restored international version was used instead. We appreciate the disappointment that this has caused to some fans but it was the only option available to us at the time.

The fact I'm Scottish is neither here nor there when I say this seriously affects the enjoyment of the piece and I'd caution anyone considering buying this version.



It's still a fine film but I'll need to watch it again and try and ignore the accents to get a better feel for the script and plot.



J

[Rowdon]

I went to see it in about 1982-ish at the Screen on the Green, and t was THAT version they showed. The accents were Scottish, but very polite Aberdonian type ... the people at the Screen apologised, along the same lines as 2entertain. The only one available, they said.

[JamesM]

Thanks for the warning.

[Remy]

Hi to all,



I'm sure a lot of people are aware that TSF was released on PAL video in the early/mid nineties. As far as i'm aware, the original accents are used in this but perhaps the version on this tape is the poorer quality one mentioned by 2Entertain. Anyway, thanks to this post I'lll dig out my copy and watch this gem of a film.



Thanks.



Remy

[bex bissell]

Thanks for the warning. Was going to buy this but think i'll stick with my transferred to dvd video copy from tv,

[taffy1967]

Why do classic British films get such a raw deal? As for International Version, clearly us Brits don't matter any more and everything is geared for the USA market instead?

[Everett Sloane]

This thread was mentioned in The Guardian yesterday:



That Sinking Feeling: The heist that stole an accent | Film | guardian.co.uk

[JamesM]

name='Everett Sloane']This thread was mentioned in The Guardian yesterday:



That Sinking Feeling: The heist that stole an accent | Film | guardian.co.uk

Well spotted.