John Hodson
Senior HTF Member
Looking at the box art, interesting that the spine bears both the Lionsgate AND the Paramount logos.
I'm wondering if that's just preliminary art; granted, Paramount has distributed every video release of Apocalypse Now with the exception of this release, but Paramount's only claim to video rights is through its distribution deal with American Zoetrope. Apocalypse Now was released theatrically by United Artists and Redux was released by Miramax. If memory serves, both Apocalypse Now and The Conversation were released in their original incarnations with a Zoetrope Studios side banner on VHS and LD. I'll be curious to see if the Paramount logo stays on the final art.Originally Posted by John Hodson
Looking at the box art, interesting that the spine bears both the Lionsgate AND the Paramount logos.
Since the Paramount logo is on the 3-disc but not on the 2-disc artwork, my guess would be that it has to do with the inclusion of Hearts of Darkness.Originally Posted by John Hodson 30#post_3714169
Looking at the box art, interesting that the spine bears both the Lionsgate AND the Paramount logos.
Because Vittorio Storaro is an idiot.Originally Posted by GMpasqua
Why has the film been cropped? I didn't know this
Originally Posted by WillG
3 Disc set is a no brainer, but I like the 2 disc art better. Oh well. Seems like it will be awesome, though.
Originally Posted by BethHarrison
Originally Posted by WillG
I just don't understand why Storaro insists on pissing off fans of the films he shot. NO ONE wants this cropping on A.N. etc. but him. And of course televisions have changes since he started this campaign and we have Blu-Ray now, so from a resolution standpoint this is moot.
Originally Posted by Jesse Blacklow (emphasis mine):
I can't imagine they would drop the commentary as well if they're porting over the other stuff. I've seen other cases of commentary left off the special features lists. I think there was one recently, but I can't seem to remember it. The press release mentions 9 hours of special features. Commentary time usually is counted in the hours of special features. So it seems pretty clear that the commentary is included.Dick, that's a good catch. My gut instinct tells me that his commentary track for both versions of the film will be preserved here, given that pretty much all the other features were carried over from the Complete Dossier except for the FAQ.
Also for the first time, these movies will be presented for home entertainment audiences in their original theatrical aspect ratios (2.35:1).
If you are interested in AN and interested in one of the best making of docs. ever. I would say go for it.As someone who is not big on extras but has never seen the documentary, is Heart of Darkness good enough to justify an additional $20 cost for the 3-disc set