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Is the new MGM "Manhunter" disc truly the theatrical cut of the film, with the "blow the sick fuck out of his socks" dialogue intact? I'm hesitant to buy it because it's pan & scan but all three of my other "Manhunter" discs are compromised in some way so I can't really justify not actually getting some "new" footaage from "Manhunter" when I've accepted the shortcomings of the other releases. The longest cut has the poorest picture quality and is misframed, the one with the best picture quality is the shortest, and the best compromise between two is missing bonus features and switches back and forth between great and poor picture quality.
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| Will, not unlike the new Dances With Wolves p & s, I think this is a new p & s offering that will be in addition (not in lieu) of the existing Hannibal. |
I've thought about that, but it seems that in B&Ms the SE will be phased out in favor of this cheaper alternative.
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I've noticed that other studios have adopted this practice too. I was in Wal*Mart SuperCenter a few days ago and noticed they had Anchor Bay's "The Hills Have Eyes" DVD on the shelf. I picked it up, only to discover that it was a stripped-down 1 Disc Set. Previously, it was a 2 Disc set with an anamorphic widescreen transfer and commentary track on Disc 1 and a documentary, deleted scenes, etc. on Disc 2. This new 1 Disc Set still had the anamorphic widescreen transfer and the commentary, but Disc 2 (with all of the other extras) was deleted. I'm glad I bought the 2 Disc Set last fall when it was released.
- Joined: May 2001
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I like this idea.
SE should mean something special.
And, it's comforting to those of us whom paid full price when the SE title was released, not too find said title in the bargain bin later.
Of coarse it's even more fun too find an SE you passed on, in The Bin!
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I like this idea.
SE should mean something special.
And, it's comforting to those of us whom paid full price when the SE title was released, not too find said title in the bargain bin later. |
Perhaps, but the new stripped-down versions really should have a different UPC than the SEs.
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| Anchor Bay: ALL the extras from the "Book of the Dead" edition of Evil Dead are on the regular edition that came out shortly after. They just deleted the menu options for them. (Verified with my own disk.) |
this is true but has been corrected on more recent pressings. so be careful when buying the cheaper version for these features that arent supposed to be on there. chances are those features will still be there but occassionally they arent.
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I would not say anything is safe. Terminator has already fallen victim. The SEs of "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Hannibal" are victims and even worse, they are in Pan and Scan (although someone suggested that those SEs may not actually be going out of print.) I'm not sure that SEs released recently will be stripped so soon, but maybe eventually when the price decrease comes through. Hopefully this will become a moot point if WB gets the MGM catalog. But, I would say, rule of thumb, if an MGM SE is slated for a price decrease, make sure you pick it up if you think you want it.
Sadly it's actually a deviously brilliant (though disgusting) practice. I know I snatched up a few SE that I may have not normally bought in a hurry.
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| Will, that the "Other Voices" docu has been stripped? |
Yep, all "Terminator" has now is the trailer, but at least it is still in anamorphic widescreen. If you don't already have the SE, it's probably still not too late to find one at a store, but I would hurry. I was thinking of buying a extra copy just in case.
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| And, not unlike Dances, the release of these p & s versions while the widescreen SEs are still available with different SKUs is a different issue. I think those (p &s) releases are in addition to, not replacing, the existing (widescreen) versions. |
Perhaps, and if someone could confirm this, it would be useful, but it seems like these stripped P&S versions are what the stores a being stocked with now.
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| I think you mean that the newer releases are p & s. |
My mistake, I have corrected my above post
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Sony is likely to aquire MGM.
Great, now even more MGM titles will be downgraded to pan & scan only.
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I believe you can still pick up the special edition of The Producers at North American DVD for only $15.99, and there seems to still be quite a few available at many other retailers.
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