Paramount's "1900" Discontinued?
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Paramount's "1900" Discontinued?
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Originally Posted by FILMCZY
It makes you wonder if anyone at Paramount actually WATCHED the movie before releasing it.
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Originally Posted by FILMCZY
It makes you wonder if anyone at Paramount actually WATCHED the movie before releasing it.
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Originally Posted by man*machine
Let's be thankful they didn't watch it, if that was the case. At least now we have the complete uncut version. From what I've read, every other DVD release of this film available elsewhere in the world is somewhat edited. Considering Paramount US is usually so puritanical about this kind of thing, their release of this completely uncut version really must have slipped by them somehow. Nope, we'll never see hockey-mask Jason's fake gory killings in Ft13th and its sequels, but here they let us have full on realistic violence, full on sex/nudity, and even controversial child nudity. Duh!
In the out of print book 'Bertolucci's 1900: A Narrative and Historical Analysis' by author Robert Burgoyne it is noted that Bertolucci actual prefers his recutting and fine tuning for the American version.
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I'm almost tempted to buy it given this set of circumstances.
I'm not a Bertolucci fan by any stretch with the slight exception of two films which I find somewhat compelling (The Conformist, Before the Revolution). IMO, "Novecento" is one of his all-time worst containing all the bad traits of his other films plus a few new ones. And, yes, I've seen it several times, including the latest uncut DVD (just returned Disc 2 to Netflix on Tuesday), and it's as big a mess as it always was.
And yet... I'm tempted to pick it up. But, no. I'll leave the DVD I might otherwise purchase on the shelf for someone who actually appreciates the film. If I never see "Novecento" again, it will be no great loss for me.
I'm not a Bertolucci fan by any stretch with the slight exception of two films which I find somewhat compelling (The Conformist, Before the Revolution). IMO, "Novecento" is one of his all-time worst containing all the bad traits of his other films plus a few new ones. And, yes, I've seen it several times, including the latest uncut DVD (just returned Disc 2 to Netflix on Tuesday), and it's as big a mess as it always was.
And yet... I'm tempted to pick it up. But, no. I'll leave the DVD I might otherwise purchase on the shelf for someone who actually appreciates the film. If I never see "Novecento" again, it will be no great loss for me.
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Originally Posted by FILMCZY
It makes you wonder if anyone at Paramount actually WATCHED the movie before releasing it.
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I think that I was just able to snag the last in-stock copy at DVDEmpire. I'll keep my fingers crossed until I get a shipping notice from them. I like Bertolucci and have a few of his titles already (The Conformist, Last Tango, La Commare Seca).
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This is odd. AFAIK the VHS edition used the same cut and it stayed in print for at least a few years. And the 35mm version is still in circulation (or was as of a couple of weeks ago, when it played here over two nights). It's a slim possibility but I'm wondering if there might be something else at work here.
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Originally Posted by Dan Average
This is odd. AFAIK the VHS edition used the same cut and it stayed in print for at least a few years. And the 35mm version is still in circulation (or was as of a couple of weeks ago, when it played here over two nights). It's a slim possibility but I'm wondering if there might be something else at work here.
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Originally Posted by noahtc
I got my copy at wal-mart.....WAL-MART who carries censored cd's, because of a few words like fuck and shit and bitch.
and SUBTITLES...oh, for the love of "Showgirls" not subtitles!!! Luckily I have no children so this nightmare scenario can be safely filed away next to my "For the Love of Seka" dvd.
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Originally Posted by man*machine
From what I've read, every other DVD release of this film available elsewhere in the world is somewhat edited.
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Originally Posted by noahtc
I got my copy at wal-mart.....WAL-MART who carries censored cd's, because of a few words like fuck and shit and bitch.