XPost: alt.video.dvd   
   From: nospam@nospam.net   
      
   .......Having been disappointed by the dismal soundtrack in the official   
   1984 DVD, I have created my own - seems the film in available this month   
   until Feb 22nd on Showtime In Demand (and will likely air on one of the   
   Showtime channels in Feb).   
   Since I have a Panasonic combo DVR/DVD Recorder, I dubbed myself a copy   
   - it is in Widescreen (at least on Showtime In Demand), and has the much   
   preferred Eurythmics soundtrack, which for me has always set the proper   
   mood for this film.   
   IMO it was a serious mistake for the director to insist on the other   
   soundtrack for the DVD, when for over fifteen years the fans of the film   
   have enjoyed it with the Eurythmics track.   
   A soundtrack sets the atmosphere for a film, and the new soundtrack of   
   the DVD seems to derail the film for me.   
   The DVD should have at least offered both, as was done with the Legend   
   DVD (many Americans still prefer the mesmerising Tangerine Dream track   
   over the Goldsmith one offered on the extended version of the film!).   
   At any rate, I'm happy to finally have what I consider the PROPER   
   version of Orwell's 1984 on DVD, even if I did have to make it myself (I   
   am not selling any copies as that is piracy; you'll have to make your own!:)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)