HTF REVIEW: JFK - Two Disc Special Edition (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED). - Page 3

I think that it is impossible to review this movie without its content impacting the review. I have *never* seen a dispassionate review of JFK in any DVD forum that manages to stay confined to the matter of its picture quality, sound quality, extras etc. without the reviewer making some kind of editorial comment endorsing the movie's arguments about the real events it purports to depict. The review in this thread was but the latest example of that tradition.

I respect the positions of the moderators on this matter, but I should note that it was only because I saw an editorial endorsement of the film's content in the initial review that I felt warranted a response and not the desire to start an argument for the sake of it.

OK....got it.
Total Behind-the-scenes footage at the 02:30 mark of the doc. = approx. 30 seconds. (Oh, boy!)

This does not exist at all within the 90-minute documentary.

about the movie disc:
I have the previous (stand-alone) 2 disc release from the Oliver Stone Collection.

Does the new set contain the exact same disc 1?
My version has an animated menu that pulls out from Costner's glasses into a film-strip down the middle with menu options on the right.
The DD5.1 audio is encoded at 384kbps - is this the same on the new release or has it been re-encoded at 448kbps?

ScottR My copy has the 'audio pop' over the 'plane flying over the cherry blossom' shot. I am actually convinced it is a sound from the 2 characters talking in the plane as this dialogue begins over this previous external shot of the plane. During the rest of the scene in the plane there are various similar noises - which sound to me like a prop moving (like Costner's glasses, that he is fiddling with) or even a peanut being eaten. Not sure but I don't think it's a fault.

If anyone can confirm about the audio bitrate on the new disc 1 I'd be most grateful.

Cheers
Rich

This movie (and Oliver Stone's work in general) is not to everyone's taste, but I sure do love JFK. I think I'll pick up this new release just for the packaging alone, as I can't stand the 2-disc snapper on my current version. That'll be a triple dip for me on this movie! Thanks for the review Herb.

Richard, I don't think the "pop" is part of the soundtrack....it isn't on the LD.

Eric and all others who are itching to discuss the assassination and its aftermath: Since the fortieth anniversary is upon us please feel free to start a discussion (noncontentiously, of course) in the After Hours section. Agreed, the review here seems to invite debate about the subject, but, still, this thread is for talking about the DVD. JB

-----Questions:

I have the two laserdisc editions of this movie. Theatrical and Special Edition. Does this new DVD (and the older one for that matter) of the movie itself, contain all the footage of the movie as shown on the extended laserdisc?

Also, I thought the first DVD was NOT anamorphic. The new one is anamorphic. Is this correct?