slop101

I LOVE this movie, a classic neo-noir.

Anyways, I can now dump the worthless R1 dvd with the horrible full-frame transfer.

Extras on this two-disc set include:

- Extended Director’s Cut of the film with deleted scene insertions as well as the cut of the standard release
- The Art of Seduction, a new, exclusive documentary about making the film with Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, Bill Pullman, director John Dahl and writer Steve Barancik (Domino, No Good Deed)
- Director’s commentary
- Commemorative booklet written by Dr Linda Ruth Williams, author of The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Society
- An episode from TV series Fallen Angels – titled Tomorrow I Die – starring Kim Coates, Heather Graham and Bill Pullman
- Theatrical trailer
- Stills gallery

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=61417

meritocracy

I also adore this, Dahl's piece of neo-noir, and have been eagerly looking forward to a reason to dump the junk R1 Disc.

I'm all over this one.

Cosmic Bus

Interesting timing! I just traded in my R1 copy a few weeks ago. Not sure if I'll grab this or not, though... Given that Lion's Gate occasionally chooses some lesser known titles for their double-dips, I wonder if this set won't have an inexpensive stateside release sometime in the future.

marty888

Never bought the bare-bones non-OAR R1, so I'll be all over this one!

illennium

Oh wow, excellent news. The R1 disc is pretty trashy.

movielib

I have an OAR R2 of this film but it's nothing special either. Bare bones.

This looks like quite an upgrade.

slop101

Ah, but since the movie originally premiered on television, wouldn't the OAR be 4:3?

From the review below:
"There seems to be no question that the film was primarily intended to be seen in TV-style 4:3 format..."

Anyways, here's a nice thorough review of the new SE - sounds like a keeper!

http://www.zetaminor.com/dvd/dvdrevi...duction_se.htm

digitalfreaknyc

Really wish this would come out in R1. Any chance, ya think?

slop101

I'd bet that it will eventually come to R1 - they already have commentaries, featurettes and deleted scenes - they just have to port them over. I'm just not sure when - 1 year? 3 years? who knows...

Josh Z

The movie was shot with every intention of having a theatrical release, but went to TV first because HBO stepped in to provide last-minute financing.

slop101

But according to the movie's history, it's initial financeer, ITC, green-lit the movie solely intending it to be no more than a straight-to video release, which at the time were 4:3.

So until it hit the theaters, it was shot and shown in 4:3, hence it's OAR.

movielib

That review also talks about "ER's Peter Berg" (Berg was never on ER; he was on Chicago Hope) so maybe this reviewer is wrong in his opinion of what the intended aspect ratio was also.

I ordered it from Amazon UK but I won't get it right away as they will hold it to be shipped with Quantum Leap S4 in a couple of weeks.

Josh Z

Watch it both ways. The 4:3 version has a lot of dead space above and below every shot. The movie was clearly composed for 1.85:1.

Fincher Fan

I'll definitely pick this up when CDWOW stocks it.

Fincher Fan

Just checked CDWow and see the R1 isn't showing up anymore (it was there last night). Hopefully this means the new release will be available shortly.

movielib

I found it in their warehouse and at a better price than I'm paying at Amazon UK when shipping is factored in:

http://www3.cd-wow.us/detail_results...ct_code=275760

At least I think it's it. The release date is correct but it says it's one disc. You could email them and ask. They respond to their emails very fast.

The (2) on the title line should be the region and not indicating the sequel. There is a separate listing for the sequel.

dullboy

I emailed CD-Wow about this...three times. I got two responses, both simply saying "we are selling the single disc, not the two disc," even after I mentioned I knew of no single disc being released on that day. I asked for more specs or even just the label name of the distributor, and they ignored all those questions. Everything logical claims this is the SE, but just to play it safe, I opted to pay the extra 5 bucks to get it from Amazon.

dullboy

Well, I finally got a detailed response from CD-Wow, and it indeed seems to be the 2-disc SE, however they still don't list it as such on the website.

Hi Vincent,

The Last Seduction 2 DVD edition released on June 12th is distributed by
Network.

The following special features are contained on this DVD:

* Extended Director’s Cut of the film with deleted scene insertions as
well as the cut of the standard release
* The Art of Seduction, a new, exclusive documentary about making the
film with Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, Bill Pullman, director John Dahl and
writer Steve Barancik (Domino, No Good Deed)
* Director’s commentary
* B Roll Footage
* Commemorative booklet written by Dr Linda Ruth Williams, author of The
Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Society
* An episode from TV series Fallen Angels – titled Tomorrow I Die –
starring Kim Coates, Heather Graham and Bill Pullman
* Theatrical trailer
* Stills gallery

Thank you for visiting cd-wow's dvd website, we update the website on a
daily basis, so please check our site regularly.

Regards,
David
www.cd-wow.com

movielib

Thanks dullboy. I cancelled my order at Amazon UK for The Last Seduction and Season 4 of Quantum Leap (R2 with the original music) neither of which has been shipped yet because of the June 26 release date of QL. I'm saving $6.40 ordering from CD Wow and I'd rather order from them anyway.

Fincher Fan

Thanks, dullboy! I'll be ordering this next week after I've paid off my DDD orders!

rkndkn

Has anyone received this from CD-WOW yet? I'm a bit hesitant to order until they at least update the info on the site. . .

movielib

Mine has been shipped. I'll let you know when I get it.

dullboy

Mine shipped Monday.

mshields

This contains two versions of the movie -- the original version, and a 'director's' cut. The director's cut adds in many scenes, but those added scenes are of marginal VHS picture quality. This is explained by the fact that the only copy of these scenes were on the director's personal VHS copy of the original cut. There is also a slight pause as the DVD branches from the original cut to these addititional scenes.

The description on the box says that this extended version is a director's cut, but the director's own commentary explains why he deleted many of the scenes himself -- although a few were trimmed against his desire for running time. Many of these scenes are typical deleted scenes, of little interest -- but a few of them flesh out the plot/characters quite a bit, and are well worth viewing.

The commentary and documentary are both valuable additions for those who like this movie.

animatedude

did this dvd come with a slipcase?