Count de Monet

Glad I still have my Criterion special edition laserdisc of The Game, which has some really nice extras on it. Since those dimwits at Universal own The Game now, I'm sure they'll either never do it, or they'll screw it up.

I can't complain about a 3-disc Panic Room set, but I do think it's odd that his weakest film, IMHO, gets the most elaborate treatment. Oh yeah, and it would be nice if Fincher actually pulled the trigger on whatever his next movie is going to be. This man is attached to more projects than Michael Caine, Gene Hackman and Ron Jeremy combined!

Geofferson

Glad I held off on buying the current disc.

chsidwel

I will gladly bite the bullet and double dip on this one. Now to figure out what to do with the Superbit version???

darmok

does anybody know if they will re-use the same superbit transfer, or do a new transfer altogether? just wondering if i need to keep the current version.

Matthew Chmiel

Those dimwits have given some films to Criterion in the past unlike most other studios.

apchrist

finally I've been waiting since it came out in theater's for the SE. I hope The Game Comes Soon.

shanester

Jodie Foster commentary

This sounds like on of the top sets of 2004 already

Gatsby

I'm wondering if this new version will have a DTS track...

Count de Monet

Yeah, back when Universal wasn't in "dimwit" mode. But what have they done for us lately? Misframed BTTF 2 and 3? Botched the authoring on The Meaning of Life? Jumped the gun on Duel's transfer without Spielberg's approval? Triple-dipped crappy titles while older films go unreleased? Added commercials for non-movie products like Sunny-D to their menus?

Don't get me wrong, I hope that Criterion manages to license The Game from Universal, I really do. In fact, I wish Criterion could license EVERY title from Universal!

planetaire

Well, you just blew my mind. But Fincher is one of those directors who could crap in a box, mark it Special Edition, and it would sell. And hey, if it does well, we may see more Columbia Tristar 3disc-ers....

indiephantom

I'd hold onto it...if you care at all about picture and sound quality. Unless this release is including the same transfer.

DirkBelig

Fincher fans are truly some clueless folks. At his best, he's only very good, certainly not great and certainly not as good as the herd is baaing.

jarofclay73

I rented the Panic Room SB and I thought the video was too dark. When I punched up the real-time bit rate counter it was hovering around 5-6 kbps. Maybe the fancy animated menus hurt the transfer. So, I'm hoping this is a new transfer.

eau

Great news! It would probably be $29.99 street price.

Supermallet

I'm wondering if this is a Groucho-esque post. I hope it is. I think there are far more clueless things to think in this world other than David Fincher being great. For the record, Seven is magnificent, Fight Club is great, Panic Room is very good, and Alien 3 is a more solid film than most people like to admit. Why would you come in to do nothing but insult a group of people for liking someone who tries to make quality movies. It's not like we're sitting around saying "Oh man, a Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 9-disc box is coming out! Russ Meyer is the most fantastic filmmaker! Hells yeah!" No, we're showing our appreciation for a movie we really like. Despite what planetaire says, this is NOT crap in a box. It's a good movie with a lot of extras. Get off your high horse.

rushmore223

I never knew Panic Room was so loved. I thought it was pretty good, but 3 DVDs?!

Skank

Only three discs?

Count de Monet

I don't think Panic Room is "loved", per se. I know it has it's fans and I liked it more than any of my friends. But it's my least favorite of his Fincher's films. I view it mostly as a technical exercise. I think the same can be said of this upcoming SE. It's really all about Fincher's process and not reflective of some kind of Panic Room phenomenon that's sweeping the nation.

Personally, I think it's a shame that Fincher chose to invest his time in a 3-disc Panic Room but not take two hours out of his schedule to record a much-needed Alien 3 commentary.

digitalfreaknyc

Simple. One movie is his and he loves and the other isn't and he hates it.

How difficult a decision is that?

JimRochester

Liked the movie, don't see myself upgrading to a 3 disc set though. Very happy for those that were waiting. I upgraded to the BHD 3 discer in hopes of better sound plus the documentaries were historical in nature so that's a little more interest to me.

Count de Monet

Well, you're 3/4 right.

His name appears on both films. He had the option, as all DGA directors do, to remove his name from Alien 3 if he hated it so. What better way to screw Fox over than to taint the film with the stench of "Alan Smithee?" He also had every right (again, as all DGA directors do) to prevent Fox from proceeding with the Special Edition cut of Alien 3 for the Quadrilogy set, but he didn't. He also didn't demand to have his name removed from the Special Edition cut either.

I know we live in the Age of Revisionism, but nothing will change the fact that Fincher directed the film and kept his name on it, regardless of how many problems he had in making it or how unhappy he is with the final work.

Fincher could have used an Alien 3 commentary to set the record straight and get a lot off his chest, since he obviously still has strong feelings about the experience.

I'm not saying I don't understand his decision. I do. Given the terrible experience he had, I understand it completely. But as I said, I just think it's a shame that he made that decision because I think he's a very intelligent, articulate filmmaker and I think all of his fans would have loved to have heard the straight dope from the man himself. Fincher might have wanted to punish Fox, but after all is said and done, he mostly just punished the fans.

nycdude

I like the move but not that much. First release will be a keeper.

blindrocket

I still haven't picked up the Superbit release, but I'm not sure if it's a movie I really care to have three discs on. I think I'd rather have DTS sound and superior video transfer on the Superbit.

It's under ten dollars @ DDD with free shipping anyway. That's cheap!

B.A.

Glad I waited and avoided buying the first release. Didn't think the SE would be so big!

Decker

Glad I waited. Never even saw the movie yet, since I've been waiting for the SE, but since I loved the SEs of Se7en and Fight Club (even though I'm not so wild about either film), I'm sure this will do fine as well.

And yes, an SE of The Game would be grand.

Ridley Scott and David Fincher are truly the most DVD-friendly directors. (If we ever get an SE of The Frighteners, I'll add Peter Jackson to that list as well).