We've just gotten the following information from both industry and retail sources. I want to emphasize that this is very tentative and is absolutely subject to change. Also none of the dates you're about to see are officially announced. That said, here's a tentative list of major titles and special editions Paramount is working on for the first half of 2005. Some good stuff here...
2/1 - Cheers: The Complete Fourth Season, Frasier: The Complete Fifth Season, Taxi: The Complete Second Season
2/8 - America's Next Top Model: Cycle 1, 7th Heaven: The Complete Second Season
2/22 - Alfie
3/1 - South Park: The Complete Fifth Season, The Brady Bunch: The Complete First Season
3/15 - Star Trek: First Contact - SCE, Hogan's Heroes: The Complete First Season, Survivor: The Australian Outback
3/29 - Team America: World Police
4/19 - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
5/3 - Star Trek: Enterprise - Season One, Touched by an Angel: The Complete Second Season
5/10 - The Longest Yard: SCE
5/14 - The Daily Show with John Stewart: Season One
5/17 - Coach Carter, Island in the Sky: SCE, The High and the Mighty: SCE
6/14 - War of the Worlds: SCE
7/12 - Face/Off: SCE
Once again, keep in mind that none of this is set in stone and until it's official, it's not official. Stay tuned...
DrGerbil
11-12-04, 04:06 AM
Still waiting for South Park: BLU to get an SE, but Face/Off definitely deserves the SE (as the best film Woo has done in Hollywood). :banana:
layth1
11-12-04, 04:21 AM
Face/Off is an awsome movie I'm excited for a special edition!
Hopefully Titanic gets a decent DVD treatment and gets released next year sometime. I'd love an audio commentry from James Cameron.
ckolchak
11-12-04, 04:24 AM
Face/Off definitely deserves the SE (as the best film Woo has done in Hollywood).
is that the movie with the birds flying around in slow motion, and two guys pointing guns in each others faces from only a foot or two away?
isn't there a big scene set in a church?
or am i confusing that with another movie-
DrGerbil
11-12-04, 04:39 AM
Originally posted by ckolchak
is that the movie with the birds flying around in slow motion, and two guys pointing guns in each others faces from only a foot or two away?
isn't there a big scene set in a church?
or am i confusing that with another movie-
There are similar images/scenes in "The Killer", a far superior film he did in hk back in 89, but yes, that definitely happens in Face/Off.
CarlitoBrown
11-12-04, 04:40 AM
The Daily Show is being released on DVD? What is that like 65 episodes?
eau
11-12-04, 04:54 AM
Darn! 8 months of waiting!
QuiGonJosh
11-12-04, 07:24 AM
my favorite US Woo flick is Hard Target. Face/Off is awesome though!
marty888
11-12-04, 07:46 AM
For me the good stuff is all in May, June & July!
Let's hope it all happens.
Geofferson
11-12-04, 09:07 AM
Fantastic news! I hope it will be the Director's Cut of the movie (which I saw at a test screening and was superior to the theatrical cut, IMO).
:up:
PixyJunket
11-12-04, 09:20 AM
Originally posted by Geofferson
Fantastic news! I hope it will be the Director's Cut of the movie (which I saw at a test screening and was superior to the theatrical cut, IMO).Who said that was the director's cut and what was different?
AndyCapps
11-12-04, 09:20 AM
Peach. I could eat a peach for hours.
auto
11-12-04, 10:12 AM
Originally posted by ckolchak
is that the movie with the birds flying around in slow motion, and two guys pointing guns in each others faces from only a foot or two away?
isn't there a big scene set in a church?
or am i confusing that with another movie-
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Geofferson
11-12-04, 10:17 AM
Originally posted by PixyJunket
Who said that was the director's cut and what was different?
Haven't heard whether or not it was the director's cut (I am just hoping it is). It was roughly 20 minutes longer. I don't recall specific scenes as it's been several years since I've seen either version, but I do recall liking the director's cut more than the theatrical cut.
JEStinson3
11-12-04, 11:16 AM
Originally posted by QuiGonJosh
5/3 - Star Trek: Enterprise - Season One, Touched by an Angel: The Complete Second Season
5/10 - The Longest Yard: SCE
5/14 - The Daily Show with John Stewart: Season One
5/17 - Coach Carter, Island in the Sky: SCE, The High and the Mighty: SCE
6/14 - War of the Worlds: SCE
7/12 - Face/Off: SCE
Once again, keep in mind that none of this is set in stone and until it's official, it's not official. Stay tuned...[/i]
The list that is currently on the Digital Bits ends with 5/3 - Enterprise Season 1. There is no mention of Touched by an Angel, Longest Yard, Daily Show, Face/Off, or any of the other ones that you mentioned after Enterprise.
Where did you get the rest of those dates?
By the way, you have The Daily Show with John Stewart: Season One coming out on 5/14. That's a Saturday.
EDIT - Ok, I just read my post and I sound like an asshole. I'm not calling you a liar, I'm just stating that as of right now, the Digital Bits doesn't have that full list that you have.
Dan1boy
11-12-04, 12:10 PM
Nice! A director's cut of Face Off ??
Sa-weetness.....
Canadian Bacon
11-12-04, 04:09 PM
:up: GREAT MOVIE
Hopefuly we'll see an SE of Coming to America and 48Hrs but I'm not holding my breath
PopcornTreeCt
11-12-04, 04:21 PM
If I let you suck my tongue, would you be as so kind.
chowchris13
11-12-04, 04:26 PM
I'm pumped...can't wait...
Geofferson
11-12-04, 04:34 PM
Originally posted by PopcornTreeCt
If I let you suck my tongue, would you be as so kind.
This movie is full of great one-liners. :up:
Fok
11-12-04, 05:07 PM
Face off SE awesome. Wish the South Park DVDs would get out sooner.
mikeporter
11-12-04, 05:33 PM
Originally posted by QuiGonJosh
4/19 - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events[/i]
Fairly quick turnaround on Lemony as it doesn't even hit theaters till 12/17. I guess Paramount is expecting it to flop.
Artman
11-12-04, 05:51 PM
Originally posted by mikeporter
Fairly quick turnaround on Lemony as it doesn't even hit theaters till 12/17. I guess Paramount is expecting it to flop.
Not necessarily, five months is a pretty standard theatrical to dvd timeframe.
On the face/off SE - i hope the additions are substantial and not just a few featurettes... New transfer, deleted scenes and commentary would be nice. I'm hanging on to the current version until this thing is reviewed.
Doniphon
11-12-04, 06:27 PM
High & The Mighty! Whoohoo! Finally.
mikeporter
11-12-04, 08:07 PM
Originally posted by Artman
Not necessarily, five months is a pretty standard theatrical to dvd timeframe.
What about four? ;)
Jippy
11-12-04, 11:33 PM
Can't wait. Not quite as good as "Hardboiled" or "The Killer", but it's easily his best US-made film. Too many good one-liners in this movie.
"I am the king."
Ian_H
11-12-04, 11:52 PM
Was there ever any talk of an alternate ending to Face/Off? I have always felt that the ending was a tacked on "happy ending". It would have felt more like a John Woo film if Archer was stuck with Castor's face. I always thought that the whole face transplant was hush hush and the only people that knew how to do it were killed by Castor after he took on Archer's face. Also what was the point of Castor cutting his (as Archer) face at the end as he is croaking. Also why would Archer want his love handles bacK??
- - Ian
Artman
11-13-04, 12:59 AM
Originally posted by mikeporter
What about four? ;)
(counts on hands...1...2...3...) Oh...
Well, we've seen shorter. :)
Tarantino
11-13-04, 05:28 AM
Originally posted by Geofferson
Haven't heard whether or not it was the director's cut (I am just hoping it is). It was roughly 20 minutes longer. I don't recall specific scenes as it's been several years since I've seen either version, but I do recall liking the director's cut more than the theatrical cut.
20 more minutes sounds like it'd make Face/Off way too long. It already feels way long at almost 2 1/2 hours.
marioxb
11-13-04, 01:30 PM
He cut his face to try to make Archer mad and so it would be screwed up when Archer got it back. Duh. Or something like that.
ReduxGuy
11-13-04, 02:47 PM
Oh, F**K FACE/OFF!!!!!!!!
FIRST CONTACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UKingdom
11-13-04, 03:24 PM
face off was one of john woo's better US films, some argue the best one and then he went downhill. i look forward to seeing this new release.
fans should also check out the uncut version of hard target with van damme; the end warehouse scene is awesome
ianholm
11-13-04, 03:26 PM
Great news, I let someone borrow this a while ago and it was never returned. Now I won't feel so bad about not asking for it back :)
clckworang
11-13-04, 04:54 PM
Great to see that this movie is finally being revisited on DVD. The version that has been out for years is sadly lacking in extra features.
QuiGonJosh
11-13-04, 06:01 PM
Originally posted by UKingdom
face off was one of john woo's better US films, some argue the best one and then he went downhill. i look forward to seeing this new release.
fans should also check out the uncut version of hard target with van damme; the end warehouse scene is awesome
I absolutely love Hard Target has is, but what else does the Uncut version add? I've always wondered.
theneobez
11-13-04, 06:07 PM
HOLY CRAP
I can't wait for this. Definitely John Woo's best U.S. film.
PopcornTreeCt
11-13-04, 09:10 PM
Originally posted by ReduxGuy
Oh, F**K FACE/OFF!!!!!!!!
FIRST CONTACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rotfl Star Trek
Ian_H
11-13-04, 11:23 PM
He cut his face to try to make Archer mad and so it would be screwed up when Archer got it back. Duh. Or something like that.
Exactly which would lend to my point that there was or should have been a different ending, more in line with John Woo's tendancy of his heroes to always be suffering in the end. He gouged the face and burned all the people that knew about the surgery and at the end he comes strolling in no worse for the wear. Not even a scar from Castor cutting the face.
QuiGonJosh
02-04-05, 11:46 AM
Any new info on this release?
Dan1boy
02-04-05, 12:54 PM
Great News !!
Now all I need is a SE of 'The Last Boy Scout' and I'll be happy as a clam!
Cameron
02-04-05, 12:57 PM
nothing yet...but nothing has changed either....give it about another 2 months before features and menu shots start floating out....or the whole thing just gets canelled
El-Kabong
02-04-05, 05:11 PM
is that the movie with the birds flying around in slow motion, and two guys pointing guns in each others faces from only a foot or two away?
isn't there a big scene set in a church?
or am i confusing that with another movie-
No, no - you're thinking of the one with the trenchcoat flapping the in the breeze in slow motion.
xfilekr
03-05-05, 10:13 AM
Has Face/Off been confirmed? Wanted to make sure it was safe to get rid of my old one.
THanks
Dr. DVD
03-05-05, 02:12 PM
Cool!
Squirrel God
03-05-05, 02:19 PM
If this Face/Off SE news is real, I'll kiss my face. Been waiting a long time for this! We've had SEs on other regions that haven't really been SEs but have had better transfers than the R1, so I'm looking forward to this. Nic Cage and John Travolta have never been better! :)
ruk
03-05-05, 02:21 PM
i need this dvd, along with braveheart SE.
Myster X
03-06-05, 12:33 AM
now if only there's a Hard Target SE on the way..
chileorgullo
04-03-05, 01:03 PM
let's bump this.
redrum
04-03-05, 02:32 PM
nice
haven't watched this movie in quite a while, can't wait to pick it up
SvenL
05-05-05, 08:06 AM
DVDTimes has Paramount's schedule for July and neither Face/Off nor Braveheart are on it.
He didn't just seriously say SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER was better, did he?
canaryfarmer
05-06-05, 04:36 PM
Oh no he DINNIT!!! ::finger wave::
Cameron
06-05-05, 03:42 PM
a bump....
and saturday night fever did rule...
Doughboy
06-05-05, 04:14 PM
He didn't just seriously say SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER was better, did he?
Travolting did get an Oscar nod for that movie. I personally thought he was great in it.
Cameron
06-05-05, 05:16 PM
he was great in it....so it looks like this one won't make its release date...seems like the dvd for national treasure would have been perfect timing...
the OP is about 8 months old at this point and several of those titles have been shifted by now...america's next top model, Coach Carter, Island in the Sky: SCE, The High and the Mighty: SCE, War of the Worlds: SCE...i don't think its not going to happen...its just a matter of time at this point
CertifiedTHX
06-05-05, 06:46 PM
I'm still waiting for a SE of Phenomenon, another great Travolta film.
I'm happy about Face/Off, though. :thumbsup:
--THX
Tarantino
06-05-05, 10:52 PM
the OP is about 8 months old at this point
A little young to be posting on DVD message boards, don't you think?
= J
Cameron
06-05-05, 11:32 PM
A little young to be posting on DVD message boards, don't you think?
= J
:lol: 4/5
Skoobooz
06-06-05, 07:57 PM
Maybe Paramount's holding off to use this, and other things like Braveheart, as 4th quarter holday releases, as they're more commercial. Either way, unlike most Paramount titles, this one's transfer could use a once-over; if I recall, it looks pretty dirty on the current release. Actually, I remember Braveheart's opening being a little dirty, too, and nowhere near as green as it should have been...hm.....
The Bus
06-07-05, 10:58 PM
is that the movie with the birds flying around in slow motion, and two guys pointing guns in each others faces from only a foot or two away?
isn't there a big scene set in a church?
or am i confusing that with another movie-
No, this is the one where there are scenes of a child in peril.
Mr. Cinema
06-08-05, 11:21 AM
Maybe Paramount's holding off to use this, and other things like Braveheart, as 4th quarter holday releases, as they're more commercial. Either way, unlike most Paramount titles, this one's transfer could use a once-over; if I recall, it looks pretty dirty on the current release. Actually, I remember Braveheart's opening being a little dirty, too, and nowhere near as green as it should have been...hm.....
Agreed. The transfer for Face/Off is definitely dirty.
theneobez
07-05-05, 05:55 PM
So I guess Face/Off isn't making the 7/12 release date eh? Oh well. . .
DVD Josh
07-05-05, 06:13 PM
So I guess Face/Off isn't making the 7/12 release date eh? Oh well. . .
Doesn't look like it. Chalk up another failed SE (Enemy of the State, Crimson Tide).
lamphorn
07-05-05, 09:00 PM
"Originally Posted by ckolchak
is that the movie with the birds flying around in slow motion, and two guys pointing guns in each others faces from only a foot or two away?
isn't there a big scene set in a church?
or am i confusing that with another movie-"
No, this is the one where there are scenes of a child in peril.
Um, actually yes to both. There is a child in peril during the film, but the climactic gunfight takes place in a church with lots of slow motion birds and the guys right next to each other or back to back.
Haven't seen this in years. It would be very cool to see a nice new edition.
Yocke
07-05-05, 09:56 PM
I'm pretty sure they were being ironic...
Cornelius1047
07-06-05, 01:01 AM
Alanis?
K
tsinbad
07-06-05, 11:48 AM
"Originally Posted by ckolchak
is that the movie with the birds flying around in slow motion, and two guys pointing guns in each others faces from only a foot or two away?
isn't there a big scene set in a church?
or am i confusing that with another movie-"
Um, actually yes to both. There is a child in peril during the film, but the climactic gunfight takes place in a church with lots of slow motion birds and the guys right next to each other or back to back.
Haven't seen this in years. It would be very cool to see a nice new edition.
I thought it was the one where there are barrels of explosives conveniently sitting around that get shot and cause large explosions!
Dr. DVD
07-11-05, 05:08 PM
Well, I sold my old one in anticipation of this :(. However, I haven't watched the movie in a long time and don't miss not having it, so I can wait, as I am very patient and in all honesty, the poor picture quality always got me frustrated.
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