the scarface giftset! (contains both versions of movie!!!)
07-15-03, 11:36 AM
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the scarface giftset! (contains both versions of movie!!!)
according to
http://homevideo.universalstudios.co...boxSetId=34247
you will be able to get the box set for 59.99 retail and the only way to get the original 1932 version. Unfortunatly, it looks like they will cram special features all on one disc for the 83 scarface
http://homevideo.universalstudios.co...boxSetId=34247
you will be able to get the box set for 59.99 retail and the only way to get the original 1932 version. Unfortunatly, it looks like they will cram special features all on one disc for the 83 scarface
07-15-03, 12:46 PM
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Originally posted by REL77
Does any on else find it odd that when you click on the anniversary link, it says its in a Snap (Snapper) Case?
Does any on else find it odd that when you click on the anniversary link, it says its in a Snap (Snapper) Case?
Also, I have to admit, when I first saw this thread, I feared there was gonna be a version of Scarface with the rumored rap track.
07-15-03, 12:57 PM
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Very cool news. Once again, my day is made due to DVDTalk 
07-15-03, 01:19 PM
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Originally posted by JoeyOhhhh
Also, I have to admit, when I first saw this thread, I feared there was gonna be a version of Scarface with the rumored rap track.
Also, I have to admit, when I first saw this thread, I feared there was gonna be a version of Scarface with the rumored rap track.
07-15-03, 02:51 PM
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Originally posted by Rypro 525
yep, no movies were made in widescreen before 1957 I think/
yep, no movies were made in widescreen before 1957 I think/
07-15-03, 02:59 PM
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1953 (as Chad posted the link to the IMDb entry for The Robe), and even before that there were a handful of other widescreen movies. (To say "no movies before 195x" is incorrect.)
I was really looking forward to seeing the original out on DVD, but I have absolutely zero interest in the 1983 version, so I won't be buying at all.
I was really looking forward to seeing the original out on DVD, but I have absolutely zero interest in the 1983 version, so I won't be buying at all.
07-15-03, 03:04 PM
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Originally posted by Rypro 525
yep, no movies were made in widescreen before 1957 I think/
yep, no movies were made in widescreen before 1957 I think/
07-15-03, 03:08 PM
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I know a lot of people are happy about this release, but I think it sucks. While I'd love to own the 1932 version (I'm a big Howard Hawks fan), I wouldn't spend a penny on the De Palma version. This is IMO even worse extortion that the Fox Studio Classics Sunrise scam. At least you were given the opportunity to buy good movies to get it...
07-15-03, 04:11 PM
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Damn Universal.
Howard Hawks >>> Brian DePalma (direction)
Ben Hecht >> Oliver Stone (screenplay)
Paul Muni > Al Pacino (at least in this role)
Therefore: 1932 >> 1983
Yet Universal disses the superior 1932 film by placing it as an extra only available on the expensive boxset (similar to their tactic with placing Charade as an extra on the grossly inferior The Truth About Charlie). Another slap in the face to classic film fans.
No sale.
Ugh.
Howard Hawks >>> Brian DePalma (direction)
Ben Hecht >> Oliver Stone (screenplay)
Paul Muni > Al Pacino (at least in this role)
Therefore: 1932 >> 1983
Yet Universal disses the superior 1932 film by placing it as an extra only available on the expensive boxset (similar to their tactic with placing Charade as an extra on the grossly inferior The Truth About Charlie). Another slap in the face to classic film fans.
No sale.
Ugh.