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Post by RepairmanJack on Nov 16, 2004 10:24:17 GMT -5
This goes along with my post in the music section about remasters. It seems like every dvd today has to have at least two versions released. Some have three or more. Why? And if they are going to do it why don't they tell the fans so we can make an informed decision on which version to buy? Nothing pisses me off more than to buy a dvd and then see a couple of months later a new version that is slightly different (maybe a few new scenes or new bonus material).
Now some directors do let the fans know--Peter Jackson for one. And he at least has all different bonus materials. Yes, I have each version of the Lord of the Rings and will buy the extended version of Return of the King when it comes out. Seeing what was cut out really does make the story better at least in this case.
A final question on bonus materials on dvds--does anyone watch these? Some of them are really well done and I highly recommend giving them a try. Some really suck so be prepared for that too.
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Post by stubedoo on Nov 16, 2004 22:04:21 GMT -5
I watch some of the bonus materials if I'm interested in it. But I rent a lot of movies on Netflix and alot of the time I don't bother. Same thing with the easter eggs.
Stu
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Post by Shutter Girl on Nov 16, 2004 22:46:47 GMT -5
I generally don't watch the extras unless I'm a diehard fan of the flick. I will say that the best outtakes are in Rat Race --- they're at least as funnier or even funnier than the actual film! Also, I love the Freaks and Geeks dvd set and the outtakes and commentary are well worth the extra effort.
All in all, extras are probably the film company's excuse for milking extra money out of us.
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Post by RepairmanJack on Nov 17, 2004 10:05:02 GMT -5
I forgot about easter eggs. I don't bother looking at too many of those. The two best ones though are Fellowship of the Ring and Mission Impossible. Fellowship has the skit from the MTV movies award with Jack Black and Sarah Michelle Gellar that is just hilarious. Mission Impossible has the Ben Stiller spoof where he plays Tom Cruise's stunt double. Most of the the other easter eggs I have seen are not really worth the trouble to find.
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Post by RepairmanJack on Dec 26, 2004 11:50:51 GMT -5
We got the extended version Director's cut of Return of the King for Christmas and watched it last night. It clocks in at 250 minutes. Yes, it is over 4 hours long. At least with the dvd you can pause for bathroom breaks unlike in the theater. It is well worth seeing--especially if you enjoyed the theater version. The new scenes are inserted seemlessly and really help to flesh out some of the plot points. The death scene of Saruman was a high point and the drinking contest between Legolas and Gimli was probably the low. Bonuses include 13 original documentaries, over 2000 photos, two interactive maps, and 4 feature length commentaries. What I particularly like is the bonuses on this 4 disc set are different from the ones on the 2 disc set released earlier. This is true for the two previous films as well. So, for fans like me, this means I have 3 films spanning 18 discs. Yes, I did purchase the 2 and 4 disc sets for each film. Can you guess I like the movies I also am a huge fan of the books.
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