The Frighteners: Director's Cut - 11-29-05 (1 Viewer)

[RickardL]

Things are stacking up at the BBFC:

THE FRIGHTENERS
MASTER REEL 1 Video Feature, Multi-Aspect, DVD additional material,
Classified 26 September,2005: (PG) Run Time 58m 2s

MASTER REEL 2 Video Feature, Multi-Aspect, DVD additional material,
Classified 19 September,2005: (12) Run Time 51m 21s

MASTER REEL 3, Video Feature, Multi-Aspect, DVD additional material
Classified 26 September,2005: (12) Run Time 53m 48s

MASTER REEL 5 Video Feature, Multi-Aspect, DVD additional material
Classified 26 September,2005 (15) Run Time 51m 15s

 

[stephen^wilson]

That would seem to be about 214 mins of extras passed for the uk dvd then(in pal)and maybe more still to come,so it would work out at roughly 223mins in ntsc.I don't really see other regions being given the full documentary and the U.S. being given a cut down version.

 

[Dave Mack]

I don't think there's any PAL speedup for most documentaries as they are usually just shot on and transferred on video. I usually get a hoot out of watching a PAL film sped up and then seeing the same scene in the making of doc. at the normal speed. My Buffy musical dvd shows this quite clearly.

d

 

[Damin J Toell]

I wonder if there's a "MASTER REEL 4"...

DJ

 

[Tim Glover]

bummer about the lack of dts. Was looking forward to that. :frowning:

 

[RickardL]

More BBFC, nothing that exciting though...

THE FRIGHTENERS - INTRO TO FEATURE DIRECTOR'S CUT
Video Feature, Classified 28 September, 2005 (12). Run Time 2m 39s
Multi-Aspect, DVD additional material,

THE FRIGHTENERS - INTRO TO FEATURE THEATRICAL
Video Feature, Classified 28 September, 2005 (12). Run Time 2m 20s
Widescreen, DVD additional material,

THE FRIGHTENERS - INTRO TO MAKING OF
Video Feature, Classified 28 September, 2005 (12) . Run Time 1m 55s
Multi-Aspect, DVD additional material,

THE FRIGHTENERS
Video Trailer, Classified 28 September, 2005 (12). Run Time 2m 1s
Full Frame,

THE FRIGHTENERS
Video Trailer, Classified 26 September, 2005 (PG). Run Time 2m 1s

 

[Christian Preischl]

Interesting. "Intro to feature theatrical" would imply that the theatrical version is on there, too. Maybe that's why it's a 3-disc-set outside R1.

Chris

 

[Dale MA]

Has the 3-disc-set been confirmed for the UK release?

 

[Robert Ringwald]

I thought the US version included both as well... or not?

 

[Prentice Cotham]

Japan gets a 3 disc release. I just preordered at CDjapan. At $26 it's pretty cheap for a Japanese release.

 

[RickardL]

Here it comes...

THE FRIGHTENERS
MASTER REEL 4 Video Feature, Multi-Aspect, DVD additional material,
Classified 05 October, 2005: (15) Run Time 54m 54s

 

[Mike_G]

DVD-18 or no, I'm definitely getting this puppy. I have the laserdisc box set and I paid something like $140 for it in 2001 (after waiting two PAINFUL years to find one for less than $200).

I can't wait

Mike

 

[RickardL]

I am not sure they will include all the stuff classified.
My personal guess with these MASTER REELs is that they
are unedited chunks of footage that they have let the
BBFC classify. And from that, they will put together
whatever will be on the DVD(s).
As I said, just me guessing...

 

[James Reader]

I don't think that is allowed. When the BBFC classify something, they also take into account the context.

For example, if the Master Reel contains a shot of Danver's head exploding, and Universal decided to re-edit the footage submitted to repeat the sequence, or slow it down or whatever, the BBFC may insist on a different classification.

While it's unlikely re-editing the footage would result in such an outcome, technically it would be illegal for Universal to release a DVD with footage not classified by the BBFC in the proper context.

 

[Dave Mack]

Wow, 3 disc! MINE!

No dvd-18 issue for me!

 

[Prentice Cotham]

I know in the specs it lists 110 mins and it doesn't say Director's Cut. I emailed CDjapan to get clarification but I can't see any reason why it isn't the Dir. Cut like every other region is getting.

I agree, no DVD-18/Universal issues for me. That was the one thing that had me fearing this release. Now I don't have to worry about it.

 

[Dave Mack]

what will be on disc 3?

 

[Doug Schiller]

Because it is a preferred format for those that want less discs?

Hmmm, do I want 3 discs or one? I'll take the single disc, thanks.

I haven't scanned the entire post yet but has the inevitable "flipper" term reared its ugly head yet?

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

Then you'll be missing out on all the stuff on the third disc.

And personally, if faced with two DVD-9s or one DVD-18, I would go with the two disc. They will have nice disc art that allows easy identification of a disc without a need to read some tiny writing in the centre of the disc. They don't have the notorious problems and faults that a DVD-18 has. And the packaging of a two-disc DVD-9 release tends not to be much larger than that of a one-disc DVD-18 (this changes when you are talking about muti-disc sets, such as TV releases, but even there I'd rather have say a six-disc set with wider packaging than a three-disc DVD-18).

 

[Mike Heenan]

So what's on the 3rd disc of the foreign release, or did they just split up the docu. onto 2 discs?