Items of Potential Interest » Lost in Space http://www.itemsofpotentialinterest.com Hey Here Are Some Things that May be Interesting Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:53:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Bootlegs: Giant Robocop! http://www.itemsofpotentialinterest.com/2009/09/bootleg-month-day-1/ http://www.itemsofpotentialinterest.com/2009/09/bootleg-month-day-1/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:00:26 +0000 Chris Eckert http://www.itemsofpotentialinterest.com/?p=382
My dad’s old job had him travel to China regularly, and he amassed a large collection of bootlegs in the process. When he first started bringing them home, they were a real crapshoot. Look at this cover: Obviously that’s Robocop front and center, and I believe those are the titular Starship Troopers preparing to fire [...]]]>

My dad’s old job had him travel to China regularly, and he amassed a large collection of bootlegs in the process. When he first started bringing them home, they were a real crapshoot. Look at this cover:

What movie is this? The answer may surprise you! Or at least confuse you.

Obviously that’s Robocop front and center, and I believe those are the titular Starship Troopers preparing to fire on Officer Alex Murphy. But what movie’s actually on this five inch “Laserdisc” (actually two VCDs)?


FILM: Lost in Space
FORMAT: 2x VCD
QUALITY: Looks like it was ripped off a VHS copy
SUBTITLES: Hard-coded Chinese
FEATURES: Zero
DID I ACTUALLY WATCH THIS?: Not a chance

There’s not a lot else to say about Lost in Space; it’s only interesting as a starting point of my family’s history with Chinese VCDs/DVDs. I wish it was actually Robocop.

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