Bad Santa : Director's Cut ----> 10/10/06
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Bad Santa : Director's Cut ----> 10/10/06
Davisdvd.com is reporting that Buena Vista is going to release the director's cut of Bad Santa on October 10th. More info here:
http://davisdvd.com/news/news.html
http://davisdvd.com/news/news.html
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Originally Posted by Drexl
So, the "unrated" edition wasn't the "director's cut." Classic.
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What a crock of shit. At least it'll be cheap on release week.
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Am I the only one that looks at almost every rerelease announcement nowadays with skepticism? Drexl summed it up perfectly, and barring something really profund with this director's cut, I'll pass. There are so many worthy titles already released that are simply deserving an anamorphic enhancement that it's exasperating.
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Originally Posted by Joe Molotov
And the 1st Annual 2006 George Lucas Award goes to...Terry Zwigoff!
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Now if Zwigoff could get the cut out of Ghost World he intended (including all the deleted scenes Thora Birch's familiy wanted too much money for), we'd be talking. However, I will have to pass on this one
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Am I the only one that looks at almost every rerelease announcement nowadays with skepticism?
I very rarely buy anything when it's released. I think "Serenity" was the last one I bought when it came out.
Now I either wait for the re-rerelease or a significant price cut.
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This is one of my favorite movies. If there's an even better version, then I'm all for it. Apparently, the studio had him tone down the movie and now, years later, he gets to show his version. What's the problem?
Here's some info from: http://killthesnark.blogspot.com/200...verlooked.html
"Ebert introduced the Saturday night screening of Bad Santa as the "Really, Really Bad Santa" cut (the DVD had the "Badder Santa" cut). Then Terry Zwigoff, sitting in an aisle seat in the VIP section, shouted out "Better Santa!" with a grin. So maybe you can call this the Better Santa Cut. One way or another, it had its world premiere at Ebertfest this year, to be rolled out on DVD (with possibly a short theatrical release) later on...
Zwigoff said that he was asked by the studio to shoot extra material to soften some of the film's hard edges... What you get, in this raw form, is a very cold-hearted comedy in which the main character's moral arc is almost microscopic...which is all part of the fun."
Here's some info from: http://killthesnark.blogspot.com/200...verlooked.html
"Ebert introduced the Saturday night screening of Bad Santa as the "Really, Really Bad Santa" cut (the DVD had the "Badder Santa" cut). Then Terry Zwigoff, sitting in an aisle seat in the VIP section, shouted out "Better Santa!" with a grin. So maybe you can call this the Better Santa Cut. One way or another, it had its world premiere at Ebertfest this year, to be rolled out on DVD (with possibly a short theatrical release) later on...
Zwigoff said that he was asked by the studio to shoot extra material to soften some of the film's hard edges... What you get, in this raw form, is a very cold-hearted comedy in which the main character's moral arc is almost microscopic...which is all part of the fun."
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Originally Posted by Wannabe
Apparently, the studio had him tone down the movie and now, years later, he gets to show his version.
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Now if Zwigoff could get the cut out of Ghost World he intended (including all the deleted scenes Thora Birch's familiy wanted too much money for), we'd be talking.
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Hey, if they can retransfer the movie without so much damned edge enhancement I'll be all for another dip.
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Um, everybody...?
When has the phrase "unrated edition" *not* been just a marketing tool? At least subsequent to theatrical release, I can't think of any...
Ever since I read that the unrated wasn't the director's cut, I've hoped to be able to see the full cut somehow ... now I can. Now everybody can. Seems like good news to me.
Hopefully, the spine will say "Bad Santa", and not some stupid new title.
When has the phrase "unrated edition" *not* been just a marketing tool? At least subsequent to theatrical release, I can't think of any...
Ever since I read that the unrated wasn't the director's cut, I've hoped to be able to see the full cut somehow ... now I can. Now everybody can. Seems like good news to me.
Hopefully, the spine will say "Bad Santa", and not some stupid new title.
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Originally Posted by ThatGuamGuy
Um, everybody...?
When has the phrase "unrated edition" *not* been just a marketing tool? At least subsequent to theatrical release, I can't think of any...
When has the phrase "unrated edition" *not* been just a marketing tool? At least subsequent to theatrical release, I can't think of any...
Nowadays (i'm looking at you Colombia Tri-Star, Buena Vista) they will re-release any old catalog title with a couple minutes of deleted scenes (which should have stayed deleted) and call it the "extended unrated edition"
These days, "Unrated" does not mean footage taken to avoid an R or an NC-17 rating. It simply means that they did not ask for a rating from the MPAA.
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Good thing I haven't bought this yet.... You know, I really wonder if the studios understand now that a lot of collectors of DVDs don't buy the original release because they know another one will be coming out in a year or so. I am still waiting for:
Fantastic 4
Spiderman 2.5
MI trilogy ( I have the first two from the original releases, ain't buying no "special edition" with the MI III DVD coming out before Christmas.
And I am sure there are others I passed on because I know they are going to be re-releasing it shortly.
Fantastic 4
Spiderman 2.5
MI trilogy ( I have the first two from the original releases, ain't buying no "special edition" with the MI III DVD coming out before Christmas.
And I am sure there are others I passed on because I know they are going to be re-releasing it shortly.
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