Not exact matches
Note that this disc offers an «Extended Cut» of New World that runs a full 37
minutes longer than the
theatrical edition.
The
theatrical cut ran almost two hours, while this DVD's unrated
edition hits the 127 -
minute mark.
The original
theatrical version, and the special
edition that adds an extra 17
minutes of footage.
For an anniversary
edition, this is truly a no - frills platter, with only the original two - and - a-half
minute theatrical trailer on board as an extra.
Note that the platter contains only an Unrated
edition of the film, whose
theatrical release was rated PG - 13 and ran, contrary to convention, a
minute longer than this alternative cut.
New Line released a three - disc set, starting with a Blu - Ray
edition of the «totally inappropriate» cut, which runs 8
minutes longer than the
theatrical cut.
Apatow's extended
editions are known for their gratuitous length but then so are his
theatrical cuts, and while there exists, on some VHS tape in some Raiders of the Lost Ark warehouse, no doubt, a version of Planes, Trains & Automobiles with a running time that would humble David Lean (ditto The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off), the
theatrical release — no less a «director's cut» at a mere 92
minutes, as Hughes was his own producer by this point — demonstrates ruthless craftsmanship.
The latter is the lone basis of this review, which is preferable to a pan & scan source, but the inaccessibility of the original version of the film for those wanting it in its original aspect ratio is frustrating, especially given that the unrated
edition runs two
minutes shorter than its
theatrical counterpart for reasons I can't be sure of without screener copies of both to compare.
BTW, there are actually THREE cuts of the film on the special
edition blu - ray: —
Theatrical Release — Extended Cut (16
minutes longer)-- Special
Edition Re-Release (8
minutes longer)-- This version was released in theatres late in the run.
For faction one, this release will be an exciting moment as the box boasts over 8 hours of bonus features, including: three movie versions — the original
theatrical edition (which includes a family audio track with objectionable language removed), the special
edition re-release (also includes the family audio track option), and the collector's extended cut with 16 additional
minutes (including an alternate opening which takes place on Earth).
Criterion's three - disc Blu - ray
edition contains the 135 -
minute theatrical cut, the 150 -
minute first cut, and the 172 -
minute extended cut.
Note that this DVD offers an «Extended Cut» of New World that runs a full 37
minutes longer than the
theatrical edition.
In its home - video debut, Date Night goes out on the town with a Blu - ray + Digital Copy special
edition that presents both the
Theatrical Version and a newly available Extended Version, the latter running about thirteen minutes longer than the theat
Theatrical Version and a newly available Extended Version, the latter running about thirteen
minutes longer than the
theatricaltheatrical cut.
The main selling point of the Blu - Ray
edition is that it boasts an extended director's cut of the film that runs three
minutes longer than the 115
minutes long
theatrical version.
It gives viewers an option to watch the
theatrical cut of 137
minutes, or the extended
edition which is roughly 2-1/2
minutes longer (as if this thing needed to be any longer).
Given Darkness's commercial failure and The Nameless's status as an obscure foreign film, Dimension / Miramax's DVD releases are unsurprisingly on the barebones side, save for a token four -
minute behind - the - scenes featurette on Darkness (whose PG - 13
theatrical cut is also available in a separate
edition).