Title: DVD Quality Is An Insult To This Eisenstein Masterpiece
Product review: I agree completely with Dan Sherman from Washington, D.C., the Image DVD is horrible compared to the BMG VHS version of Sergei Eisenstein's "Alexander Nevsky". This true masterpiece of cinema is presented in a poor print with a muddled Prokofiev score on the DVD. Image should be praised for releasing such classics as F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu" and several of Eisenstein's classics on DVD, but it is truly disappointing that this DVD version of "Alexander Nevsky" is not preferable to a VHS version already available. I was very excited when the DVD was released, but when I put it in my player and played the Battle on the Ice to see how good it would be on DVD, I was absolutely depressed after having seen the beautiful print and new recording of Prokofiev's score that BMG had used for their VHS version. Hopefully, BMG releases their version on DVD someday.
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