The disc is essentially a digital repackaging of their excellent 1996 deluxe VHS presentation of Oliver Stone's
original unrated cut of his controversial 1994 satire on media and violence.
Not exact matches
I think you'd be better off with the
original 2 - Disc
unrated & theatrical DVD, which a price
cut has knocked below $ 20 even with pitiful discounting.
The release will be a 3 - disc
unrated director's
cut with the film coming on DVD and Blu - ray along with a CD of the soundtrack's
original score by the extremely talented Bruno Nicolai.
-- The originally intended
cut that got the studio nervous enough to re-edit the film to make Caesar more sympathetic and compassionate to his human oppressors was released
unrated on Blu - ray, along with the
original theatrical edition.
This release features both the R - rated
original version and the
unrated new
cut on the same Blu - ray disc.
The company produced the acclaimed 2012 horror anthology THE THEATRE BIZARRE and their previous releases include Richard Stanley's restored HARDWARE, the all - star War classic THE WILD GEESE, the
unrated Director's
Cut of Just Jaeckin's GWENDOLINE, Enzo Castellari's
original action classic INGLORIOUS BASTARDS, Oscar ® - nominee Patrice Leconte's THE HAIRDRESSER»S HUSBAND, the midnight movie sensation BIRDEMIC — SHOCK & TERROR, Eugenio Martin's restored HORROR EXPRESS, and Alejandro Jodorowsky's incomparable masterpiece SANTA SANGRE.
On DVD and Blu - ray, The Big Year is presented in both its
original theatrical rated
cut and an extended
unrated version, an unusual move for a PG - rated comedy.
In news that may dismay some and prompt diehards to hang onto that standard def release, that
unrated 107 - minute extended
cut has not made it to Blu - ray, which only holds the film's
original PG - 13 theatrical
cut.
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Unrated Director's
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With branching, this Blu - ray thankfully offers both the
original theatrical
cut and that
unrated longer edit.
The 4K disc includes no extras, but there's a regular Blu - ray Disc in the package that offers the
Unrated Extended
Cut of the film (which runs about 12 minutes longer) in 1080p HD with the following extras (all in their
original SD production resolution and with optional subtitles):
In a nice touch I've not before encountered, the Blu - ray (reviewed here) gives you the chance to watch the
unrated cut with an added footage marker (an apple graphic, appropriately enough) designating where the movie is changed from its
original theatrical release.
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Unrated Extended Edition) • Remember the Titans (Director's
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The alternate ending is also better than the one viewers are stuck with in the
unrated cut, while the
original theatrical ending isn't much different but is still less jarring.
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.
If you do rent it, check out the pretty good bonus features for their insight and the
Unrated Edition's glimpse at the
original theatrical
cut too.