It's too bad
the original theatrical cut of Code remains MIA on Blu - ray, but I think fans of the flick will feel pretty happy with this release.
The two - disc special edition DVD offers
the original theatrical cut of I Am Legend on Disc 1 and an Alternate version on Disc 2.
Films such as the first two Terminator movies, Aliens and, yes, even the flawed
original theatrical cut of The Abyss, which was a one - of - a-kind experience.
The original theatrical cuts of the Star...
Not exact matches
The sets feature both the
original theatrical cut plus an extended version
of each film, a digital copy
of the film for portable media players and bonus discs
of supplements.
THE DVD by Bill Chambers As good as Warner's DVD
of Peter Shaffer's Amadeus: Director's
Cut is, it's a wasted opportunity that the two - disc set doesn't utilize seamless branching technology to make simultaneously available the
original theatrical version, which is already on DVD but in a decidedly inferior presentation interrupted by a side - break.
Each
of these lavish editions feature both the
original theatrical cut plus an extended version
of each film, a digital copy
of the film for portable media players and bonus discs
of supplements.
Brand new 4K restorations
of both the
Theatrical Cut and the Director's
Cut from the
original camera negatives produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release, supervised and approved by director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster
The continued lack
of the option to view the shorter
original theatrical cut is less forgivable this time around.
Also carried over is a brief interview from 2005 with Dassin, an earlier, 1972 interview with the filmmaker, Night and the City's
original theatrical trailer, and a featurette comparing the scores from the American and British
cuts of the film.
In addition, both versions
of the film — the
original theatrical cut and the 2001 director's
cut, «Apocalypse Now Redux» — have been digitally restored in high definition with excellent results, delivering a sharper picture without making it look glossy like some
of the other classic movies recently released on Blu - ray.
The
original 110 minute
theatrical version
of the movie is contained on one Blu - ray whilst the extended 127 minutes
cut is contained on the other Blu - ray.
I'm referring to the movie's
original theatrical trailer, which is plenty cool in its own right, but even more so since it contains glimpses
of scenes that were not in the final
cut.
During this process he added scenes to the
theatrical R - rated version that round out character and plot, making this new Director's
Cut the definitive representation
of his
original vision.
This release also includes two
cuts of the film, both the
original theatrical cut and the re-edited and remixed 2001 Special Edition version.
Formats: DVD, Blu - ray Disc with new 4K digital restorations
of the
original theatrical version
of the film and the 1989 director's
cut, both supervised by director
of photography Walter Lassally, with uncompressed monaural and stereo soundtracks on the Blu - ray.
When I started working on the project, I began with the assumption that we would be releasing both versions
of the film — the
original theatrical version (165 minutes, on the NTSC version) and the «director's
cut» (218 minutes, NTSC).
This Blu - ray reissue includes the
original version
of the movie and a shorter director's
cut, but not the European
theatrical version.
The real selling point
of this new Blu - ray is that there is more than two hours
of new behind - the - scenes content and the fact that it includes the
original Theatrical cut as well.
For playback
of the movie, this 2 - disc set offers two options: the
original theatrical cut or a special edition which fully restores the unused song «If I Never Knew You.»
The Blu - ray looks superb, as a digital production
of this magnitude should, and presents the R - rated «Ultimate Edition» features 30 minutes
of additional footage not included in the
original theatrical version and the extra scenes fill in subplots and supporting characters
cut from the two - and - a-half hour
theatrical version.
Two versions
of the feature: Pieces, the US
theatrical version, and Mil Gritos Tiene La Noche, the
original uncensored director's
cut, presented in Spanish with
original score by Librado Pastor [Blu - ray exclusive]
Instead we begin right at the beginning
of Chapter 6, Massacre at Two Pines, and from there the film is totally the same as the
original theatrical cut.
These alterations to the
original theatrical cuts have angered fans over the years, but the creative team and cast
of Solo: A Star Wars story are here to set the record straight once and for all.
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).
The 1.78:1 presentation, an acceptable approximation
of the 1.85:1
original aspect ratio, doesn't have the sharpness and detail
of modern fare, but it is clean and untroubled nonetheless, at least in the
theatrical cut.
The New World: The Criterion Collection Rotten Tomatoes Score: 62 % Available on DVD and Blu - ray While the 172 minutes extended
cut of Terrence Malick's beautiful vision
of the John Smith / Pocahontas story has been available for some time now, Criterion has taken the production to a new level with this set which includes the extended
cut as well as the
original theatrical 135 minute
cut and the 150 minute first
cut, all remastered in HD.
Releasing to DVD ten days before Fantastic Four: Rise
of the Silver Surfer hits the silver screen, the two - disc set provides a copy
of the
original theatrical version
of the film, plus a seamlessly branched Extended
Cut.
Starting things off, there's an audio commentary from director Mark Hartley, joined by «Ozploitation Auteurs» Brian Trenchard - Smith, Antony I. Ginnane, John D. Lamond, David Hannay, Richard Brennan, Alan Finney, Vincent Monton, Grant Page, and Roger Ward; a set
of 26 deleted and extended scenes, now with optional audio commentary from Hartley and editors Sara Edwards and Jamie Blanks; The Lost NQH Interview: Chris Lofven, the director
of the film Oz; A Word with Bob Ellis (which was formerly an Easter Egg on DVD); a Quentin Tarantino and Brian Trenchard - Smith interview outtake; a Melbourne International Film Festival Ozploitation Panel discussion; Melbourne International Film Festival Red Carpet footage; 34 minutes
of low tech behind the scenes moments which were shot mostly by Hartley; a UK interview with Hartley; The Bazura Project interview with Hartley; The Monthly Conversation interview with Hartley; The Business audio interview with Hartley; an extended Ozploitation trailer reel (3 hours worth), with an opening title card telling us that Brian Trenchard - Smith
cut together most
of the trailers (Outback, Walkabout, The Naked Bunyip, Stork, The Adventures
of Barry McKenzie, three for Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Libido, Alvin Purple, Alvin Rides Again, Petersen, The Box, The True Story
of Eskimo Nell, Plugg, The Love Epidemic, The Great MacArthy, Don's Party, Oz, Eliza Fraser, Fantasm, Fantasm Comes Again, The FJ Holden, High Rolling, The ABC
of Love and Sex: Australia Style, Felicity, Dimboola, The Last
of the Knucklemen, Pacific Banana, Centrespread, Breakfast in Paris, Melvin, Son
of Alvin, Night
of Fear, The Cars That Ate Paris, Inn
of the Damned, End Play, The Last Wave, Summerfield, Long Weekend, Patrick, The Night, The Prowler, Snapshot, Thirst, Harlequin, Nightmares (aka Stage Fright), The Survivor, Road Games, Dead Kids (aka Strange Behavior), Strange Behavior, A Dangerous Summer, Next
of Kin, Heatwave, Razorback, Frog Dreaming, Dark Age, Howling III: The Marsupials, Bloodmoon, Stone, The Man from Hong Kong, Mad Dog Morgan, Raw Deal, Journey Among Women, Money Movers, Stunt Rock, Mad Max, The Chain Reaction, Race for the Yankee Zephyr, Attack Force Z, Freedom, Turkey Shoot, Midnite Spares, The Return
of Captain Invincible, Fair Game, Sky Pirates, Dead End Drive - In, The Time Guardian, Danger Freaks); Confession
of an R - Rated Movie Maker, an interview with director John D. Lamond; an interview with director Richard Franklin on the set
of Patrick; Terry Bourke's Noon Sunday Reel; the Barry McKenzie: Ogre or Ocker vintage documentary; the Inside Alvin Purple vintage documentary; the To Shoot a Mad Dog vintage documentary; an Ozploitation stills and poster gallery; a production gallery; funding pitches; and the documentary's
original theatrical trailer.
Kirschner tells amusing tales
of working / clashing with the creative team and studio execs and remembers audience reactions during screenings (the
original cut was apparently somewhere around a half - hour longer than the
theatrical version, something completely unfathomable to me).
The DVD features both the
original color
theatrical version and the B&W Director's
Cut (the latter featuring commentary by director Peter Bognanovich, who likes to talk about his films) on one disc, and comes with the previously released director's cut of The Last Picture Show (with new commentary by Bogdanovich) on a second di
Cut (the latter featuring commentary by director Peter Bognanovich, who likes to talk about his films) on one disc, and comes with the previously released director's
cut of The Last Picture Show (with new commentary by Bogdanovich) on a second di
cut of The Last Picture Show (with new commentary by Bogdanovich) on a second disc.
Factory has put together a new collector's edition
of the film that not only offers up a beautiful presentation
of the
original theatrical release but also presents, for the first time, a brand - new Director's
Cut of the film that restores the
original structure as De Palma initially conceived it before the post-production rejiggering.
DVD Extras
Original theatrical trailers, James Cameron interview, behind - the - scenes footage, photo stills, and the inclusion
of around 17 minutes
of deleted «director's
cut» footage.
It attracted the notice
of De Palma himself, who not only praised his efforts for helping to bring back his
original vision, he deemed it to be the film's true director's
cut and lobbied to have a cleaned - up version
of it appear on the Blu - ray alongside the
theatrical version — after all, it does make sense for a film about a split personality to be presented in two different ways, doesn't it?
Criterion's Blu - ray presents the film exclusively in its 1996 extended
cut, rather than the unrated 100 - minute
original theatrical cut that abbreviated that out -
of - nowhere party sequence.
MGM / UA's DVD
of John Wayne's dramatization
of the famous, doomed stand contains the shorter
theatrical cut of the film that was released by
original distributor United Artists.