Breaking Glass [Blu-ray]

Living in the shadow of the mushroom tower
It's 1982 and I'm a teenager stuck in a small town in Southeast Missouri. Then, one fateful night, I saw 'BREAKING GLASS' on a show called Night Flight. This movie, along with 'SMITHEREENS','THE FABULOUS STAINS', and 'LIQUID SKY' completely lead me into the world of art and music I am surrounded by today. I am begging for this movie to be released on DVD in the United States.I know it may only be a silly low budget movie to some, but, it truly reflects everything I treasure about my youth and I can not praise it enough.

Great film. but.....
BREAKING GLASS Blu Ray: im just going to review the blu ray as you can find info on the story anywhere online.. 1st off i love this film..so for me its a 5 star classic.... but because of the lack of extras & the cut of the film i can only give it 3..& that being generous because i love the film!
...the great news is this is region free & the picture is fabulous... miles better than the old dvd.. not perfect obviously, but great colours & detail.. (theres film grain but no more than you would expect for a low budget film) its the best ive ever seen this film look!!.. the audio is uncompressed stereo & sounds fine.. unfortunaly the good news ends there... not one extra (not even a trailer) & its the awful US cut of the film.. so the ending of the film is compleatly missing (making the end not make any sense at all!!)& because of this the song "if only" is missing from the end!!!! & also i noticed the classic bit where phil daniels smashes the jukebox "whatever happened to rock n...

Olive Films, you suck!
As already stated, this long awaited DVD version of a cult favorite was falsely advertised at 104 minutes, the running time of the full movie. I was one of those who owned it on VHS as that was the only option here in the U.S. That print was 94 minutes, with the final 10 omitted. I was considering not purchasing the DVD, but since it was advertised at the full time I decided to take a chance. Maybe that's what Olive Films was banking on. Regardless, they misrepresented this item in a critical way. I admit the film looks good, but it doesn't make up for not including the film's closing scene, which was quite an emotional conclusion. I would return it but it's really not worth the effort. As for the movie itself, it's one of my favorites, a peek into the British music scene at the beginning of the eighties. The songs, the story, and the performances are great all around, however there are no extras (unless you count chapter selection an extra). Since so little effort went into...

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