2005 DVD Thread

[Rob]

I'd seen it a few months back - thought it was amazing...

Dave, do you know if the Tartan release is cut short compared to the overseas version(s)?

[jokabofe]

Not that I know of. I had a bootleg version of it from a while back, and I'm pretty sure it's the same run time. I didn't remember any scenes being cut when I watched the Tartan Video version. I'll have to do a little research...

[Ryan]

I picked up the Gladiator EE today. I went looking for the new TIE fighter and came out with a movie. I watched it tonight, where were the extended parts? I hadn't seen the movie since it was in theatres.

[Cory Chaos]

So, how's everyone elses Tuesday shaping up?





Pretty easy week for me.

[Rob]

[SilverZ]

Ahem.

[Cory Chaos]

The Tuesday after next is just absolutely insane, for me anyway...

[jokabofe]

This isn't a "real" DVD, but I came across something called "Superman II: The Restored International Cut" over the weekend. Anyone ever hear of or see this before?

I just found a website with some more information about this disc here

[Rob]

So I'm reading about the Blues Brothers disc at digital bits and it seems like it's the same extended cut that came out in 2003 .... so I might just scratch that off my list.

[SilverZ]

It does have the theatrical cut on it as well, if you care -- which wasn't on the first disc. I'm thinking about getting it for that, just because I feel the need to have the version I knew for all those years in my collection, even though I prefer the extended cut.

[Jim]

This isn't a "real" DVD, but I came across something called "Superman II: The Restored International Cut" over the weekend. Anyone ever hear of or see this before?

I just found a website with some more information about this disc here

Dave, I saw this a while back.  It was a combination of the Theatrical Release and the footage for TV combined.  It has never been released on DVD.  These types of boots are more common than people think.  Alot of movies in years past had extra footage made strictly for TV (Jaws 2 comes to mind).   Someone just combined footage.  There is also another cut out there somewhere.  It combines Superman 1, 2 and the TV footage.  From what I understand Donner filmed part of 2 or all of 2 when the first one was filmed?  There is also extra Brando footage that was to be used for the new Superman.  What is left in Superman Returns is only Brandos voice.  Superman Returns picks up after the second movie and erases all that crap that was made in episode 3 and 4.

[Rob]

It does have the theatrical cut on it as well, if you care -- which wasn't on the first disc. I'm thinking about getting it for that, just because I feel the need to have the version I knew for all those years in my collection, even though I prefer the extended cut.

Yeah, my general feeling is that if it's an actual Director's cut, then that's the only cut I'm concerned with.

If a studio jacks with a movie and inserts more scenes, I'm not so interested.

[Famine]

Did the Shaq Classic "Steel" ever make it to DVD?

Kevin

[Stim]

http://www.joblo.com/releases.php?mode=dvd&month=September&year=2005

9/20 according to the site I use...

Not that anyone is as excited about this DVD as I am, but this whole Swamp Thing DVD release is very weird.  Most sites say the release date was 8/23, others say it'll come out on 9/20. 

I can't find it at ANY brick and morter stores, but most online stores have it.  I ordered it from Barnes and Noble.com and it shipped today.  So I guess it's out, but all stores didn't get it yet.  Weird.

Anyone notice this happening with any other releases?

[Cory Chaos]

DVDAficionado.com had "The Transporter" SDE as being released this past Tuesday, when it was a week prior.