Runner, for example. Both Ridley Scott and Harrison Ford have spoken out
against the theatrical version (there's even a rumor that Harrison Ford was
so against doing the voiceovers that he intentionally tried to mumble the
lines to make them unusable).
that's a case of a studio mauling a director's vision, and I'd rather see
the director's vision.
In the case of LoTR, the 'regular' dvd release featured the theatrical
version, and according to Peter Jackson, "the theatrical version *is* the
director's cut". The collector's edition 53515 disc version of LoTR
featured deleted footage...but as I understand it, it was footage that
Jackson himself cut. So I was quite content to purchase the 2 disc release
there.
What I *don't* care for is releasing a DVD, and then a few months later
releasing the "1.5" version (a la X-Men). I've been wanting to get Grease,
which came out relatively recently, but I heard that a "collector's edition"
will be out within the next 2 years.
charlie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harkins, Patrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 8:23 AM
Subject: RE: Original SW Trilogy on DVD
> reminds me of something I read yesterday on my brother-in-law's website: (
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/jenoff/rr0013.htm
> <http://www3.sympatico.ca/jenoff/rr0013.htm> )
> The cruelist cut: Is the director's cut. You used to pay to see a movie in
> the theatre. Sometimes, months or even years later, it would be
rereleased.
> And it would be the same movie. You could see it as often as you liked,
and
> it was always the same. Then along came tv and you could see movies there,
> usually cut for time and sometimes reformatted. But videos solved that
> problem. You could get exactly the movie you got in the theatre. And then
> came DVDs and director's cuts and deleted scenes. Okay, I could live with
> that when a classic film would be brought out with these extras that
> everyone wanted. But now films are made with scenes missing (Lord of the
> Rings is a prime example) and the only way to see them is to buy the DVD.
> And want to bet that 10 years from now additional footage or a new cut
won't
> be released. I'm tired of constantly changing films and of studios digging
> their fingers deeper and deeper into my wallet.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Graeme
>
> > :: "We realize there's a lot of debate out there," says Ward. "But this
is
> > not a democracy. We love our fans, but this is about art and
> > :: filmmaking. [George] has decided that the sole version he wants
> available
> > is this one."
>
> Yep, and this is my wallet. Look at it not open.
>
> -Kevin
>
>
>
> Outbound email scanned for virus'.
>
>
[Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
