What's different about the extended Identity?
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What's different about the extended Identity?
I haven't seen the theatrical cut since it was in the theater, but I watched the extended version and I didn't notice anything different about it.
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Man, I watched the DVD on extended mode and I didnt notice a damn thing different. I saw it in theatres but I just didnt see a difference unless it is very minor.
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Originally posted by DVDProfessor
It has the exact same ending as the theatrical! I swear to God it does...
Isn't the ending of the theatrical cut:
It has the exact same ending as the theatrical! I swear to God it does...
Isn't the ending of the theatrical cut:
Spoiler:
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I guess it is just dialouge...??
Identity ran a brisk 90 minutes in its original theatrical form, and here is presented in an expanded version with an additional minutes - hold your breath - 50 seconds of footage. The "additional scene" and "alternate ending" feel like a cheat. The rejiggered finale is simply an omission of a piece of dialogue and the extra scene is really just an extension with, again, different dialogue. Viewers can chose between either cut, in widescreen or full frame, perhaps the perfect capper to this story was never quite figured out at the conceptual stage? - DVDfile
Identity ran a brisk 90 minutes in its original theatrical form, and here is presented in an expanded version with an additional minutes - hold your breath - 50 seconds of footage. The "additional scene" and "alternate ending" feel like a cheat. The rejiggered finale is simply an omission of a piece of dialogue and the extra scene is really just an extension with, again, different dialogue. Viewers can chose between either cut, in widescreen or full frame, perhaps the perfect capper to this story was never quite figured out at the conceptual stage? - DVDfile
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My wife and I went back and forth between the Theatrical Cut and Extended Cut last night. Here's the difference (which isn't huge but can affect your interpretation of the film a bit):
I hope that helps. It's tough to explain. It took my wife and I several viewings of that last chapter to finally see the difference - you just have to watch the 2 widescreen versions of that last chapter (28 or 29 - I don't remember - the last one where Amada Peet is hanging up her laundry) back-to-back.
Spoiler:
I hope that helps. It's tough to explain. It took my wife and I several viewings of that last chapter to finally see the difference - you just have to watch the 2 widescreen versions of that last chapter (28 or 29 - I don't remember - the last one where Amada Peet is hanging up her laundry) back-to-back.
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Hmmm, I will be checking this out again tonight. Did anyone else listen to the commentary? There was a part about 20 minutes into it or something where the director just stops talking for a minute or two and it sounded like he picked up again middle sentence... I didnt have time to go back and check it again but it just sounded weird the first time listening to it.
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I'm watching the commentary now and noticed the same thing, Rammsteinfan. I wonder if it's some sort of defect.
In addition, I've had problems with the audio slipping out of sync on both the feature and the deleted scenes. This normally happens when I start them from the beginning of a chapter, but can be fixed by reversing play a second and hitting play.
In addition, I've had problems with the audio slipping out of sync on both the feature and the deleted scenes. This normally happens when I start them from the beginning of a chapter, but can be fixed by reversing play a second and hitting play.
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There is also another clue to the "extension", if you watch the deleted scenes you see most if not all the "extensions" because the scenes switch between black and white and color. The switch represents what is not in the "theatrical" release.
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Thanks for clearing that up Davejt1, I spent a lot of time last weekend re-watching the last chapter in both versions (since I rented it) and I could not tell a bit of difference. Of course, after reading the actual box rather than the Blockbuster box, it says "Alternate ending Sequence" (as opposed to "Alternate Ending") so the ending was technically the same but just with additional cuts showing the other guys face.