suomynona

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I think some of you can relate

DonnachaOne

No Panic Room Superbit or theatrical Zodiac? Where's xage when you need him...

suomynona

I figured I'd wait for the Blu-ray on Panic Room and if this is really Fincher's preferred cut of Zodiac, I think I'd rather have that.

LosingMyMind

Because it's his preferred cut, means it should be yours too?

suomynona

Usually, yes. I'll have to listen to the commentary track and hear why he prefers this one -- the differences between the cuts, etc. Not always the case. I liked the studio cut of "Payback" better than the director's cut. The director's cut lost a lot of the humor in the studio version of "Payback" -- in my opinion.

Living Deadpan

If you're a Steelbook collector, you'll have to triple-dip on Fight Club.

Living Deadpan

I agree with you on Payback.

And the Zodiac director's cut is excellent, both as a film and for DVD supplements.

Have you listened to Fincher's audio commentary with Robert Towne on the Chinatown "Centennial Collection" DVD?

Alan Smithee

I have Fight Club on D-VHS!

suomynona

I have not, but I am about to go order it right now. Thanks a lot. Now I'm going to have to redo/update the photo. heheh

ScissorPuppy

I have fight club on a four disc VCD set !

jdslater1

Cannot see the picture, any laserdiscs there?

sb5

Yup - Seven and The Game.

Boba Fett

The cutting of Zodiac was done by Fincher to shut the studio up; the changes are far from drastic, but do make the passage of time more clear.

Had they waited, the Blu-Ray/DVD would have likely been both cuts, but the studio demanded an early DVD release, so he told them to dump the theatrical cut on barebones disc.

suomynona

I considered waiting for both the theatrical and director's cut on one set, but sometimes those things never happen.

I also considered waiting for the Chinatown Centennial on blu-ray, but the DVD is out of print -- so who knows if that will ever happen either -- or if what is released on blu-ray will have the Fincher/Towne commentary...

Someday we will be able to make our own blu-rays based on the extras out there. I'll be the moron paying $100 for a title because I will have *everything* put on it.

Then there are people out there like Edgar Wright that put *everything* on the first release of their films on blu-ray.

Living Deadpan

I dunno, it went out of print surprisingly quickly, approximately a year after it was released. I don't know if it was just a victim of Paramount's back catalogue sweep or what...

HINT: There are still a few 3rd party sellers selling it new without jacked up prices. http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQcp...4QQprZ74695226
(The UPC is 097360729849, if you want to search elsewhere. Might find it at Amazon or Alibris or Ebay)
B&N's store search is also worth a shot, occasionally an OOP Paramount title will pop up. I was able to find Hud this way.

jdslater1

Cool, I have them aswell.

SterlingBen

Why are they on the ground?

suomynona

They aren't.