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Old 03-24-07, 12:22 AM
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RUSH HOUR 1 & 2: Special Editions -5/22/07

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New Line Home Entertainment has sent over artwork for new special editions of Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2 which star Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. Each will be available to own from the 22nd May, and should retail at around $14.97 a pop. The full details have yet to be revealed I'm afraid, although we can confirm that the films will each receive a digitally remastered anamorphic widescreen transfer. The only confirmed extra material so far will be a sneak peak at Rush Hour 3, that includes behind the scenes footage and cast interviews. We'll bring you further details shortly. For now though, here's the artwork: http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/rush-hour.html


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I've held off buying them & will probably buy the SEs (definitely if they have Movie Cash). If no Movie Cash I may wait for a box set of the 3 later on.
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I sold my copies almost a year and a half ago knowing there'd be a box set with all three. I dunno about this, though. I'm tempted, but I still wonder if I should wait for the box set. I suppose if they come with a ticket, I can't resist.
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Any word on an HD release? I'd assume these will be TotalHD titles.
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The only thing I would like to see added is a DTS soundtrack to Rush Hour and a free movie ticket for both.
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Originally Posted by ScottsDvds
The only thing I would like to see added is a DTS soundtrack to Rush Hour and a free movie ticket for both.
I'd double-dip for these as well
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No buy here. Looks like a waste of my $$$.
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weren't these New Line Platinum Series titles? Seems like that should "special" enough so that a "special edition" is not needed.
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I have Rush Hour II and it was a pretty loaded Infinifilm title.
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I don't know what else could be added to these titles. Rush Hour 1 had a 60 minute behind the scenes doc and lots of deleted scenes and a commentary. Rush Hour 2 was pretty loaded as well with lots of short featurettes. Seems like they just added the Rush Hour 3 preview.
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What's up with the above-the-title credits for Rush Hour 2? At the DVDActive link, it shows the two covers. One has Chan on the left, where he's given top bill. The other has Tucker on the left where he's given top bill. Is there really that much of a power struggle going on here that they need two different covers (perhaps one's a slipcase) to satisfy egos?
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Originally Posted by Rizor
What's up with the above-the-title credits for Rush Hour 2? At the DVDActive link, it shows the two covers. One has Chan on the left, where he's given top bill. The other has Tucker on the left where he's given top bill. Is there really that much of a power struggle going on here that they need two different covers (perhaps one's a slipcase) to satisfy egos?
It's well documented that Chris Tucker became a real ass, after Rush Hour was a success. I think one of his demands for doing Rush Hour III was getting top billing; it looks like they might be going back and retroactively giving him it.
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They actually released two covers for the original DVD of RH2.

One with Chan-Tucker, another with Tucker-Chan.

And the stupidity continues...
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What was wrong with the transfers of the first releases?

Seeing as how I got the first releases for $4.88 each, this may or may not be worth selling them for.

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Terrible looking covers.

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Those photos of Jackie and Chris are the exact same ones from the previous DVD's. It's just blown up and jazzed up with photoshop.

I'm not going to shell out 10 bucks each for these movies just to see a 5 minute EPK on Rush Hour 3, which by the way is still filming according to Jackie Chan's blog. They started shooting this movie last September!!
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No sale here. My current ones are fine.
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It's just a new cover and a throwaway EPK. An HD release would've made more sense, but then New Line hasn't released a single title.
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And this seems to be yet another re-release that is absolutely not needed. Let Newline spend the money to rerelease these. I don't need them. My current dvd versions are more than adequate.
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New Line has released details of their forthcoming Rush Hour: Special Edition and Rush Hour 2: Special Edition (due on 5/22 - SRP $14.97 each).

Rush Hour will include audio commentary by director Brett Ratner, isolated score with commentary by composer Lalo Schifrin, deleted scenes, the Rush Hour 1, 2, 3! behind-the-scenes documentary, the A Piece of the Action documentary, Ratner's Whatever Happened to Mason Reese? early short film with commentary, Heavy D's Nuttin’ But Love music video with optional commentary by Ratner, Dru Hill's How Deep Is Your Love music video with optional commentary by Ratner, cast and crew biographies and the film's theatrical trailer.

Rush Hour 2 will include audio commentary by director Brett Ratner and writer Jeff Nathanson, the Rush Hour 3: French Connection behind-the-scenes documentary, 7 Beyond-the-Movie features (including Jackie Chan's Hong Kong intro, Culture Clash: West Meets East, Language Barrier, Attaining International Stardom, Kung Fu Choreography, Lady Luck - Ratner's early short film with optional commentary and a Fact track with optional subtitles), several All-Access Pass features (including Making Magic Out of Mire, 3 Evolution of a Scene segments, The Fashion of Rush Hour 2, deleted scenes and outtakes with optional commentary by Ratner, a visual effects deconstruction, an intro by visual effects supervisor Kevin Lingenfelser and a multi-angle presentation of the opening bomb scene), cast and crew biographies and 3 theatrical trailers.

Video on each is anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and 2.0 audio.


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No DTS tracks and no new features = no sale
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I'm happy with the versions I have now.
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what was left out from the previous editions?
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The original Infinifilm edition of Rush Hour 2 had a DTS-ES soundtrack.


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