- Actors: Franklyn Ajaye, Ernest Borgnine, John Bryson, Seymour Cassel, Brian Davies
- Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Mvd/Conveyor
- Release Date: Feb 19 2008
- Run Time: 100 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000AYELI8
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#8,899 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #16 in DVD > Comedy > Comedy Directors > John Hughes
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good movie - bad copy,
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This review is from: Convoy (DVD)
Convoy is Convoy. Despite a very shallow and rather pointless plot, it is a very enjoyable road-movie with its comical moments.Unfortunately this DVD version of the movie, much like many other video release versions of Convoy, does nothing to show the movie the way it was meant to be seen. Instead of showing the movie in the 2.35:1 frame format it was shot in, the entire movie is squished into a 1.88:1 frame (there is much more to letterbox than just having black lines at the top and bottom you know) as a result of using the wrong anamorphic lens on the 35 mm celluloid, making everything misproportioned - people are strangely tall and skinny, trucks and other vehicles look very, very wrong. Other than copying a cheaply made celluloid to DVD, it is quite obvious nothing was done during the "remastering" process to improve upon the picture quality of the movie. This DVD version is in fact the worst version of Convoy I have yet seen. Picture is very fuzzy during the entirety of the movie and combined with the wrong frame format, just makes this version of the DVD a complete waste of money. There are no extras or any bonus features whatsoever, making this "Special Edition" nothing special at all.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely unacceptable DVD,
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This review is from: Convoy (DVD)
I made the mistake of buying the CheezyFlicks DVD of Convoy. This movie was shot in Panavision which is an anamorphic process whereby the camera lens "squeezes" the image horizontally to fit in a normal 35mm frame. The picture is then "unsqueezed" to an aspect ratio of 2.4:1 by the projection lens.The "widescreen" CheezyFlicks DVD has an aspect ratio of about 1.85:1 and the image remains "squeezed" so that everything -- people, trucks, scenery -- is shown at about half its proper width. The distortion is so great as to make this DVD unwatchable. I would have given it zero stars if Amazon permitted. There is no excuse for putting out a DVD in this manner. Pan and scan ("full screen") would have been better -- at least the half of the original image that was on the screen wouldn't be distorted. If this is an example of the integrity of CheezyFlicks then their products should probably be avoided. I certainly won't be buying any more of them. Please don't write me off as one of those "purists" who enjoy nitpicking over aspect ratios. The problem with this disc is not the aspect ratio, but rather the gross distortion of the image.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kris Kristofferson at his best!,
By "gneatjr" (Irwin, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Convoy (VHS Tape)
I have always loved this movie but never had it on tape. Well I do know and I can't stop watching it. Kris Kristofferson is at his best in this movie. He tells the everyone that if they don't like what he is doing they can go pound salt. A classic movie where someone is finally standing up for the little people. This is the king of trucker movies. If you haven't seen it or you have only seen it on TV you NEED to see this version. TV edits out alot of great parts. I recommend this movie!
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