New DVD version of "The Game" (1 Viewer)

[Armando_P]

A new version of "The Game" is going to be released soon....
http://www.davidfincher.net/news0028.html

DVD Review reported today that Universal would be bringing The Game back to DVD in late August. Here's the whole story:
"When director David Fincher isn't making a brilliant mind-altering morality tale of a film, he spends his time making darned exciting thrillers. Such is the case with his 1997 brain teaser The Game. Although Criterion has toyed with creating a special edition of the film in the future, the movie went out of print when USA folded. True to their word, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has picked up the ball, and will release their own version of the disc this summer.
"Nicholas Van Orton is a shrewdly successful businessman who is accustomed to being in control of each facet of his investments and relationships. His well ordered life undergoes a profound change, however, when his brother Conrad gives him an unexpected birthday gift that soon has devastating consequences.
"Released with both an anamorphic widescreen and pan and scan transfer, the upcoming release will contain a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. It will most likely be identical to the earlier USA release. Coming back to retail on August 27th, The Game will boast a $19.98 price tag."
This may not be the deluxe edition everyone was hoping for (and God only knows that might still happen in my life time), but never-the-less this is good news for Fincher fans that were left a little disappointed after PolyGram's pathetic DVD release. As always, there will be more on this as details become available.

Not quite the SE I hoped for...but it will do...for now

 

[HenrikTull]

I'm just glad it's coming out with an anamorphic transfer, something that is long overdue. Fincher films is all about visuals so it's great that we now get higher resolution.

 

[Craig_T]

"Released with both an anamorphic widescreen and pan and scan transfer, the upcoming release will contain a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. It will most likely be identical to the earlier USA release. Coming back to retail on August 27th"

This makes no sense. First they say it's anamorphic, unlike the current disc. Then they say it will most likely be identical to the current disc. Well which is it? I hope I'm wrong but I'm guessing this is just a Universal repackaging of the current disc, which means nonanamorphic.

 

[Ray H]

Maybe they mean it in terms of extras.

 

[Damin J Toell]

We discussed this discrenpancy a couple of weeks ago when the story first came out: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...threadid=76890
DJ