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post #31 of 45
9/25/06 at 11:42am

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

This is a hilarious discussion.

If any of you saw The Green Mile or Wyatt Earp in the theatre you might remember there was an "intemission". As mentioned, even Lord of the Rings EE DVD Trilogy has to be swithed to a second disc.

So goes for Lawrence of Arabia, Gangs of New York & Cleopatra + many more long movies.

Take a break, man and go to the bathroom will you?
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post #32 of 45
9/25/06 at 1:07pm

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

I wouldn't have a problem if it hadn't already been proven that the film can fit on a single disc--it's just unnecessary and it completely messes with the flow.

Like in The Godfather II, the split hurts the movie IMHO.
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post #33 of 45
9/25/06 at 5:00pm

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

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Originally Posted by Sten F
This is a hilarious discussion.

If any of you saw The Green Mile or Wyatt Earp in the theatre you might remember there was an "intemission". As mentioned, even Lord of the Rings EE DVD Trilogy has to be swithed to a second disc.

So goes for Lawrence of Arabia, Gangs of New York & Cleopatra + many more long movies.

Take a break, man and go to the bathroom will you?

lol,or lower the rate of overweights in the US....

Edit: sorry that was mean of me to say but i couldn't help it lol
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post #34 of 45
9/25/06 at 6:39pm

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

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Originally Posted by Sten F
If any of you saw The Green Mile...in the theatre you might remember there was an "intemission".

Not to give the impression I'm "jumping sides" here, but I call "bullshit". I saw TGM in the theater and there was most assuredly NOT an intermission.
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post #35 of 45
9/25/06 at 9:43pm

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

There was not an intermission for The Green Mile in the movie theater, nor was there one for LOTR: Return of the King and that movie was 3 1/2 hours. That said, I have no problem with any movie pushing 3 hours, much less longer than that, being split over 2 discs to optimize video quality. I, for one, am looking for more than adequate video quality from my DVDs. I'm even looking for more than "very adequate."
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post #36 of 45
9/25/06 at 10:51pm

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

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Not to give the impression I'm "jumping sides" here, but I call "bullshit". I saw TGM in the theater and there was most assuredly NOT an intermission.

I wanna be the third person in this thread to say that I, too saw "The Green Mile" theatrically and there was no intermission. I've actually never seen a movie with an intermission theatrically.
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post #37 of 45
9/26/06 at 1:10am

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

If Wyatt had a "proper" intermission in the theater, it certainly didn't retain it on the DVD. Of course, there are two kinds of intermissions. One is intended and properly made by the filmmakers, the other is just slapped on by the theater, distributor or whatever. In our local theater, even the Harry Potters had intermissions, usually at the most inappropriate spots. Other German theaters didn't have it.
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post #38 of 45
9/26/06 at 1:14am

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

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Originally Posted by Bill GrandPre
I wanna be the third person in this thread to say that I, too saw "The Green Mile" theatrically and there was no intermission.
You´re right. I got it mixed up with another movie.

Perhaps, I made my own personal "bathroom" intermission. I have no problrm with a movie split over 2 discs ...if it means it will keep a higher bit rate.
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post #39 of 45
11/15/06 at 4:42pm

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

bad post
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post #40 of 45
11/15/06 at 4:49pm

The Green Mile 2-Disc SE vs. the previous release

Another good comparison by our friends over at DVD Beaver:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDre...green_mile.htm

Since I've never seen the film and might as well have the extras for the $15 price tag, I'm going with the new release.
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post #41 of 45
11/16/06 at 7:51am

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

I sold my original Green Mile DVD the day I heard a new one was coming out. One of my faves getting the SE treament, spread over 2 discs...cheap? No problem. I bought it on Tuesday. Can't wait to watch it this weekend.

I have no problem with splitting a movie over two discs -- premium PQ and Audio matter to me more than convenience. I also like this new trend of putting special features on both discs, rather than movie on one and features on another. The new King Kong Extended Edition has 3 discs, and the special features are spread out over all three. I would have liked a DTS track but apparantly 4 discs was a no-no. See the KKEE thread for info.
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post #42 of 45
11/18/06 at 7:37am

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

I watched the Special Edition and last night and I wonder if anyone else who has viewed it can help me with something. At the beginning of Disc 2 with Edgecomb has his co-worker buddies over to the house to eat, they're outside eating and the brightness levels throughout that entire scene are wildly inconsistent, and sometimes they change even in the middle of a shot. Does anyone know whether this is inherent in the theatrical print or a problem with the DVD. That is the only scene where it happens, and I don't remember it on the original DVD although it has been years since I've watched it and no longer have it for comparison.
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post #43 of 45
11/20/06 at 5:15am

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

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Originally Posted by Mike Williams
I watched the Special Edition and last night and I wonder if anyone else who has viewed it can help me with something. At the beginning of Disc 2 with Edgecomb has his co-worker buddies over to the house to eat, they're outside eating and the brightness levels throughout that entire scene are wildly inconsistent, and sometimes they change even in the middle of a shot. Does anyone know whether this is inherent in the theatrical print or a problem with the DVD. That is the only scene where it happens, and I don't remember it on the original DVD although it has been years since I've watched it and no longer have it for comparison.


I watched TGM last night and was waiting for this scene (based on your post) and I did not see any changes in brightness level at all.
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post #44 of 45
11/22/06 at 7:11am

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

Thanks, Brett, I watched the disc at a friend's house who had never seen the movie. Since you didn't see it, I'll check out that scene at home and see if the problem is still there.
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post #45 of 45
11/22/06 at 6:04pm

Re: The Green Mile SE: November 14th

Hope it makes it to HD DVD but regardless the extras alone are worth it for me.
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