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  1. David Prior

    Master and Commander.....Details

    You'll see a shot or two but basically, no. I tried hard to include it to no avail. Legal clearances and all that. Cheers, David
  2. David Prior

    Master and Commander.....Details

    Fincher handled the transfer side on the disc himself and I'm not sure what he did. I know he's been less than pleased with previous versions, but how much he changed it I don't know at present. When I find out I'll let you know. Cheers, David Prior
  3. David Prior

    Master and Commander.....Details

    I think it will most likely remain an exception to the rule. A third disc is exponentially more expensive, not just in added authoring and manufacturing costs, but producing enough supplements to justify it. I'm not sure whether the studio would have been open to 3 discs for M&C or not, but it...
  4. David Prior

    Master and Commander.....Details

    Josh, to answer your questions without getting too far off topic: Whenever anyone asks me what my favorite of my own discs is, I always say whichever the most recent one is. That's not just a glib one-off to avoid the question, it's because the most recent one is the one you're most steeped...
  5. David Prior

    Master and Commander.....Details

    Wouldn't that be great, Nick? Doing a film of Don Quixote is a lifelong dream of mine.
  6. David Prior

    Master and Commander.....Details

    Again, nice to see there's some anticipation. As to the O'Brian material, here's the unfortunate situation. Months ago I contacted CSPAN about using the Cronkite interview and they balked at the idea of licensing more than a couple of minutes of it. Strangely enough, they weren't even...
  7. David Prior

    Master and Commander.....Details

    Yes.
  8. David Prior

    Master and Commander.....Details

    I can confirm that the deleted scenes are indeed included, along with a fantastic DTS track. In fact I'm watching the check disc as I write. And Dan, truth be told, I'm not a fan of the HBO First Look things either. It's on the disc mainly for political reasons, but there are over three hours...
  9. David Prior

    Master and Commander.....Details

    On one hand I'm surprised the deleted scenes aren't listed on the spec sheet and on the other I'm not; has the pre-release spec sheet ever been completely correct? But there are deleted scenes. And Steven, no offense taken. I competely agree with you about the unfortunate mixing of art and...
  10. David Prior

    Master and Commander.....Details

    Those are some interesting ideas, Steven, and one or two are things I've actually tried to do before. It's always a challenge to figure out a good way to present supplements, let alone the best way, and it's always on a case by case basis. Everybody likes deleted scenes, but some movies don't...
  11. David Prior

    Master and Commander.....Details

    Alas, there is no commentary, but it wasn't for lack of trying, believe me. Peter Weir did give it careful consideration and I floated a couple of options by him, but in the end he just didn't want it on the disc. However, I did shoot a lengthy on-camera piece with him in which he directly...
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