Underneath the survivalist narrative of its gritty urban drama is an unabashedly sentimental coming of ager,
including opening scenes reminiscent of «Stand By Me».
Not exact matches
Dinish is well at home with the GOP crowd «For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an
open sepulchre» (ps.5: 9), but God is «not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness» (ps.5: 5) and so although Dinish and by extension the GOP don't care who they hurt with their lies and behind the
scenes dirty tactics like that silly film, they are cautioned not to
include the name of God in their wickedness.
After the
opening scene - setting chapters, the reader is well rewarded with many nuggets: the story of his tramps around France mapping its geology; his fortitude in redistil - ling pure water for 101 days to prove that it would not turn into «earth» (he later proved that it consisted of hydrogen and oxygen); his marriage; his tests for tobacco adulteration; his brush with death at the gunpowder factory; his examination of mesmerism; his tragic final years; and, of course, his main discoveries and contributions,
including his exchanges with the English scientist Joseph Priestley.
The main advantage of St. Louis is an absolutely unique park system which consists of more than 100 parks which
include different outdoor sport clubs,
open music
scenes, playgrounds and other entertainment spots which perfectly do for setting up new acquaintances.
DVD Extras Disc 2 holds the goodies, which
include an extra butcher's at the
opening sequence, deleted and extended
scenes, an alternate ending, production designs, stills, notebooks, promo material, and filmographies.
There are the usual extended takes and deleted
scenes (
including some alternate endings, one of which is only in storyboard form), an exploration of the
opening title sequence, the trailer, and several demonstrations of the visual and audio mastering that went into this edition.
[Note: In the same year, Planet of the Apes (1968) was given a Special Honorary Oscar for John Chambers» outstanding, convincing makeup (there was no Best Makeup category until 1981)- the Academy members presumably didn't realize the superior, too - believable makeup in the
opening scenes of 2001 that
included both human actors with life - like masks and infant chimpanzees.]
It feels as if there are at least a couple of
scenes missing,
including some big set pieces that might have
opened up the film's world beyond Planet Zero, the Fantastic Four, their dad (or at least Johnny and Sue's dad) and Doom.
The DVD
includes an alternate
opening and four deleted
scenes, as well as audio commentary by the cast members (Michelle Trachtenberg, Trevor Blumas, Kirsten Olson and Hayden Panettiere).
They
include an alternate
opening of Carol doing an voice exercise with an annoyingly - voiced woman interviewing her in a bookstore, more of and on Dani and Moe's rocky marriage, a
scene featuring an accomplished female voiceover artist (played by Melissa Disney), and a number of additional clips from the convincing fake reality dating TV show woven throughout the film,
Some of the footage
included M. Night Shyamalan's sequel to Unbreakable and Split, Glass, David Gordon Green's Halloween, Damien Chazelle's First Man, the Peter Jackson produced Mortal Engines, the
opening scene from J. A. Bayona's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and a lot more.
The deleted
scenes could've been
included in the final cut, but I agree the bit with the waitress (Ashley Johnson) and the deleted
opening with a shell - shocked Agent Hill were on the slow side.
Don't miss: Extras
include an alternate
opening, deleted
scenes and a commentary track.
The section of ten deleted / extended
scenes includes a superior alternate
opening, welcome shards of character development, and an inferior alternate ending — without spoiling anything, in the original finish, we're left to imagine what would become a singularly unsettling revelation, the key to Jeepers Creepers» impact and surely its eventual cult status.
Extras
include a six - minute behind - the -
scenes featurette whose highlight is star Wilson suiting up for a pre-production supersonic flight; seven deleted or extended
scenes — among them odd alternate
opening and closing title sequences — with optional commentary from director Moore and editor Paul Martin Smith — these trims carry a viewer discretion warning, for they would've threatened the film's PG - 13 rating; a fantastic, largely CGI pre-visualization (with, again, optional Moore / Smith commentary) of the virtuoso ejection set piece that at times gives Final Fantasy a run for its money; the teaser trailer for Spielberg's upcoming Minority Report; and two engrossing full - length commentaries, one by Moore and Smith, the other producer John Davis and executive producer Wyck Godfrey.
Other clips
included scenes from Prometheus, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Won't Back Down, Taken 2 and a family comedy, Parental Guidance starring Billy Crystal, Bette Midler and Marisa Tomei, which is scheduled to
open on Christmas.
Over thirty minutes of deleted and alternate
scenes,
including a reconstructed
opening sequence, with commentary by James Ivory
The special features
include several deleted
scenes including an alternate
opening and ending, a making of Scream 4 segment, gag reel and commentary by Director Wes Craven, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere and Neve Campbell.
In our discussion we explore key sound
scenes including the
opening title sequence, alien creature vocals and ship by's and how the sound and music team achieved a sense of confinement for the films characters.
However, plenty of
scenes still mark Age of Ultron out as one of Marvel's superior efforts,
including a kinetic chase sequence set in South Korea and the electrifying
opening scene which reminds audiences exactly why we love seeing all of our favorite Marvel heroes fight together in one place.
They
include an alternate
opening in Helium, a
scene of Ned (Edgar Rice Burroughs) at college (with Jonathan Hyde as his professor), and extended battles.
He puts his gritty staple on some key and entertaining
scenes including an
opening that
includes the sexy Cruz being pleasured by manly Fassbender however, those are not enough to make up for the film's obvious missteps that
include mundane dialogue and unclear character beats.
The Death Spa archives were
opened up for this feature,
including pages from an original James Bartruff screenplay that got a complete rewrite by Paradise, behind - the -
scenes photography, and video footage from the set.
EXTRAS: In addition to a five - part making - of featurette, the Blu - ray
includes deleted and extended
scenes, an alternate
opening and a gag reel.
Once Upon A
Scene — A closer look at the evolution of the storylines throughout the production of the film,
including alternative
openings to the film and many deleted
scenes.
Apart from the
opening scene, which incorporates special effects to help create a massive dry dock that serves as a prison (the prisoners hauling a ship into it with lines as thick as tree trunks), and a few brief establishing shots, which
include dramatic rises and falls of the camera through space and time as each new stage of the story begins, Les Misérables keeps us in close — sometimes very close — proximity to the actors.
Included there is an alternate four - minute
opening scene, a great featurette about «Origins of Cars 2» and really cool virtual tour of the Radiator Springs set.
Scream Factory has packed a wealth of new bonus features into this release,
including an informative featurette on the visual effects, a conversation with soundtrack co-composer Alan Howarth, an interview with set photographer Kim Gottlieb - Walker, a highly entertaining look back with actor Joe Unger of the original deleted
opening scene (also
included), and a chat with filmmaker David Decateau about his experiences working on Escape.
Not only did they find a way to
include Peggy in both Captain America sequels — albeit the latest saw her character's funeral — but they managed to bring her back for a cameo in Avengers: Age of Ultron as well as the
opening flashback
scene for Ant - Man.
Under special features, find ten imminently disposable deleted
scenes,
including an alternate
opening that introduces an elided subplot revolving around a group of art dealers who scope out David Wark on Madeleine's behalf.
First, there are a few
scenes of sexual innuendo,
including the infamous washing machine
scene, where it the nosy neighbor, Marcie, thinks that he is having sex in the washroom, when all the while he is just trying to
open it («I'm going to shove my load into you whether you like it or not!»).
A collection of deleted
scenes rounds out the platter,
including an alternate
opening scene, set an orphanage, that would have began the film on completely the wrong note.
Similarly, his comments on the excised
scenes, which
include an amusing alternate
open and a darker (and more preferable) ending, address the obvious.
There is a deleted
scene for the original
Opening Bank Robbery Sequence
including optional commentary by John Carpenter and Kurt Russell.
Don't miss: Bonus offerings
include a making of documentary that
includes interviews with Campbell, Ted Raimi and others, original
opening and ending, deleted
scenes, a commentary with Sam Raimi and others, a featurette on creating the Deadites, behind - the -
scenes footage, a vintage making of featurette, extended interviews and behind - the -
scenes photos.
In this third (and hopefully not last) film in the series, Jesse mostly has alone time with other people to talk,
including the terrific
opening scene with his son that is allowed resonance throughout the film.
The Film: 1.66:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1, THX - Certified, New Digital Transfer; Spanish, French, and Mandarin Audio Disc 1: Deleted
Scenes including Alternate
Openings, Audio Commentary, «Keep»Em Guessing» never - before - heard deleted song, DisneyPedia: «Mulan's World», Music Videos: all - new «I'll Make A Man Out Of You» by Jackie Chan, «Reflection» by Christina Aguilera, «True to Your Heart» by 98º and Stevie Wonder, Mulan Fun Facts trivia track Disc 2: The Journey Begins: Discovering Mulan, The Ballad of Hua Mulan, Early Presentation & Progression Reels; Story Artists Journey: Finding Mulan, Storyboard to Film Comparisons; Design: Art, character, and color designs, Still Art Galleries, character design galleries; Production: production demonstrations, Digital Dim Sum, Digital production; Music: «Reflection» music video in Spanish, Songs of Mulan; International Mulan: Mulan's International Journey, Multi-Language Reel, Publicity Art Gallery
While a few silly musical numbers liven up proceedings (
including one frankly bizarre sex
scene), the film never lives up to its
opening title song, a thrilling Spanish ballad belted over the credits by Christina Aguilera.
In Deleted
Scenes, we find six sequences that never made the final film (
including three alternate
openings) and substantial discussion from the filmmakers.
Then we come to a deleted
scenes reel (9:47), which starts with flashy alternate
opening titles and proceeds to
include an extended Stephen and Lana argument, a teenaged Stephen breaking into his father's house, adult Stephen
opening up to what sounds like a therapist but ends up being a kinky lover, getting whipped by another lady we can assume is a prostitute, and boxing in some kind of dreamlike bit.
These
include deleted and extended
scenes (with optional commentary by director Shawn Levy), an alternate
opening scene, a blooper reel, and theatrical trailers.
Mulholland Dr. is never more disconnected than its
opening 20 minutes, which introduce characters who seem to belong in different movies (some of whom never appear again) and
include one of the most purely scary sequences in contemporary film — the self - contained «man behind Winkie's»
scene.
Although the descent of Flight 1549 after it struck a flock of geese is depicted several times,
including the nightmare from which Sully awakens in the
opening scene, the bulk of the film concerns what happens next, especially the increasingly hostile investigation by a panel accusing Sully and his first officer, Jeff Skiles (Aaron Eckhart), of endangering their passengers by refusing to try for LaGuardia or Newark.
The Blu - ray and DVD
include the 38 minute documentary «Jackie Brown: How It Went Down,» a nearly hour - long «Look Back at Jackie Brown» interview with Quentin Tarantino, 12 minutes of deleted and alternate
scenes (
including an alternate
opening credit sequence with Grier «surfing» down the moving sidewalk to «Pipeline»), the complete «Chicks With Guns» video, Siskel & Ebert's original Jackie Brown review from At the Movies, «Jackie Brown on MTV,» a trivia track and galleries, the Jackie Brown promotional contest, a stills galleries of art, stills and promotional materials.
Bonus features
include a commentary track with director Julie Anne Robinson and co-producer Jennifer Gibgot, a behind - the -
scenes set tour with young co-star Bobby Coleman, an alternate
opening sequence, deleted
scenes and not only the music video for «When I Look At You» by Miley Cyrus, but a making - of featurette for the video.
A selection of deleted
scenes include a comic - book style alternate
open and an extended ending in which Casey Jones (voiced by Chris Evans) proposes to April (Sarah Michelle Gellar); all of the excised footage is in varying stages of completion and is accompanied by commentary by Munroe (which, unfortunately, can not be turned off).
Stephanie Merry of the Washington Post describes some Oscar categories the Academy should have
included, like best
opening credit sequence, best motion - capture performance, best fight
scenes, and best performance by a child.
Special features on the unrated widescreen DVD release
include alternate
opening, deleted
scenes, behind - the -
scenes footage, and trailer.
A number of bonus features from Spider - Man 2's original DVD are not
included here: another Spidey Sense graphic subtitle trivia track, Train's «Ordinary» music video, four making - of webisodes, the 15 - minute «Interwoven: The Women of Spider - Man», «Enter the Web» (multi-angle B - roll from the filming of four sequences), a gallery of Alex Ross» paintings of
scenes from the original film used in the
opening credits, a trailer for and making - of featurette on Activision's Spider - Man 2 video game, and, least importantly, DVD - ROM content supposedly consisting of weblinks and an S - M 3 countdown which I couldn't even get to work (trying to use InterActual these days is a disaster).
Included are over an hour of deleted and extended
scenes (
including two alternate
opening sequences); funny pop - up trivia; and picture - in - picture storyboards, interviews, and behind - the -
scenes B - roll.