Panic Room 3-disc SE: March '04
01-03-04, 03:31 PM
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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.
If you had an awful experience, would you want to return to that? If Fincher was punshing the fans, he would've told the producers to not let them re-create the cut that he originally wanted or not to have any of the special features feature him. If Fincher doesn't want anything to do with Alien 3, that's fine in my book. While I would've liked to have a more detailed look into what went wrong, I'm not going to bitch out Fincher for it.
01-03-04, 04:06 PM
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I'm not "bitching" Fincher out about anything. Relax.
Again, I just said it's a shame. And I say that because I love his work and I think his DVD commentaries are generally excellent. I can think of no film of his I'd rather have heard commentary for than Alien 3 which, despite its serious flaws, is in my opinion, a superior film to Panic Room and a far more important behind-the-scenes story that needs to be told from the director's point-of-view.
An aside: Strange that Fincher seems to be fairly jovial with everyone in the Quadrilogy photos of Alien 3's premiere. I wonder how much he would have hated the film if it was actually a well-received hit with critics and fans alike.
I'm looking forward to the Panic Room SE mostly to see more of Fincher's process, and not because it's a film that warrants such lavish treatment which, frankly, I don't think it does. No matter. I'm sure it will deliver the goods and then some.
Again, I just said it's a shame. And I say that because I love his work and I think his DVD commentaries are generally excellent. I can think of no film of his I'd rather have heard commentary for than Alien 3 which, despite its serious flaws, is in my opinion, a superior film to Panic Room and a far more important behind-the-scenes story that needs to be told from the director's point-of-view.
An aside: Strange that Fincher seems to be fairly jovial with everyone in the Quadrilogy photos of Alien 3's premiere. I wonder how much he would have hated the film if it was actually a well-received hit with critics and fans alike.
I'm looking forward to the Panic Room SE mostly to see more of Fincher's process, and not because it's a film that warrants such lavish treatment which, frankly, I don't think it does. No matter. I'm sure it will deliver the goods and then some.
01-03-04, 04:52 PM
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Profbobo, it would be cool if that were the final cover. I think the Word mis-spelling squigglies in the text are funny.
I've been waiting for this one for awhile. I had heard about the eventual SE back when the first disc was released. I was going to wait to watch the film on this upcoming DVD but I caved and watched in on pay cable. The Pan and Scan was horrible but the film was pretty good. Not as good as The Game so I'll second the call for a super-duper The Game SE (that's a Universal title, though, so a 3-disc set is unlikely).
I'm glad CTS is willing to put together two discs of extras. Good on them, and they'll be getting my money for it.
I've been waiting for this one for awhile. I had heard about the eventual SE back when the first disc was released. I was going to wait to watch the film on this upcoming DVD but I caved and watched in on pay cable. The Pan and Scan was horrible but the film was pretty good. Not as good as The Game so I'll second the call for a super-duper The Game SE (that's a Universal title, though, so a 3-disc set is unlikely).
I'm glad CTS is willing to put together two discs of extras. Good on them, and they'll be getting my money for it.
01-04-04, 02:49 AM
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Originally posted by Count de Monet
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.
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.
01-04-04, 03:08 AM
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Strange that Fincher seems to be fairly jovial with everyone in the Quadrilogy photos of Alien 3's premiere.
I'm sure anything revealing from Fincher would have been left on the cutting room floor, which he very likely realized would happen when he was first approached about the AQ project.
01-04-04, 04:21 AM
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Originally posted by jough
Profbobo, it would be cool if that were the final cover. I think the Word mis-spelling squigglies in the text are funny.
I've been waiting for this one for awhile. I had heard about the eventual SE back when the first disc was released. I was going to wait to watch the film on this upcoming DVD but I caved and watched in on pay cable. The Pan and Scan was horrible but the film was pretty good. Not as good as The Game so I'll second the call for a super-duper The Game SE (that's a Universal title, though, so a 3-disc set is unlikely).
I'm glad CTS is willing to put together two discs of extras. Good on them, and they'll be getting my money for it.
Profbobo, it would be cool if that were the final cover. I think the Word mis-spelling squigglies in the text are funny.
I've been waiting for this one for awhile. I had heard about the eventual SE back when the first disc was released. I was going to wait to watch the film on this upcoming DVD but I caved and watched in on pay cable. The Pan and Scan was horrible but the film was pretty good. Not as good as The Game so I'll second the call for a super-duper The Game SE (that's a Universal title, though, so a 3-disc set is unlikely).
I'm glad CTS is willing to put together two discs of extras. Good on them, and they'll be getting my money for it.
01-09-04, 12:23 AM
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I loved Panic Room, and would love to listen to a cast commentary. I am also a big fan of extras. But I'll tell you guys this (and am surprised no one has brought up this comparison yet). I havent gotten through half of the extras on the extended editions of the first 2 LOTR. I have a hard time not feeling like Im wasting up to an extra 10-15 bucks off the cost of a regular DVD (about 15 bucks the week it comes out at Wally World) on 2 discs of extras.
My question would be how long time wise are we talking these extras being? 2 hours? 3? 4? Y cant all the making of's be compressed together onto one extra disc, saving the consumer a few bucks. I realize compression is quality, but these are making of docs, not the movie itself.
One guess here is that the Superbit is the tranfer of the movie they are including. Can any1 confirm or deny this? Im just brainstorming and may be way off base here.
My question would be how long time wise are we talking these extras being? 2 hours? 3? 4? Y cant all the making of's be compressed together onto one extra disc, saving the consumer a few bucks. I realize compression is quality, but these are making of docs, not the movie itself.
One guess here is that the Superbit is the tranfer of the movie they are including. Can any1 confirm or deny this? Im just brainstorming and may be way off base here.
01-09-04, 07:47 AM
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I liked Panic Room alot, and bought the first release. I don't know if I want to double dip on this one though. I'll probably just wait for a few reviews to see how the audio/video and extras are.
01-09-04, 04:05 PM
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Originally posted by eau
This SE will not have DTS, will it?
This SE will not have DTS, will it?
One would think that this new version couldn't be better than a Superbit version but that has yet to be seen. It's possible that a remaster or re-encode of the original may. But again, if there are going to be multiple audio tracks on this, we'll have to see. It could be great. Look at Se7en.
01-09-04, 05:10 PM
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I got blasted for saying this on another well known DVD forum, but I do not think the Superbit version of Panic Room is anything special, VIDEO-WISE. In fact, for a new movie it's disappointing. It certainly isn't a bad transfer, but for a new movie - and a Superbit - it should have looked better. There is definitely some inherent video noise in the picture that shouldn't be there. It will be interesting to see if they correct it on this version.
01-10-04, 09:12 AM
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[TC removed] ....nevermind. Just hated the movie, and extras won't make it better for me. Carry on.....
That's pretty much the definition of a threadcrap. The next time you want to post about a topic just to say that nothing about the topic interests you, just don't post. - Static
That's pretty much the definition of a threadcrap. The next time you want to post about a topic just to say that nothing about the topic interests you, just don't post. - Static
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01-11-04, 12:13 AM
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Didn't notice anyone else say anything, but DVD producer David Prior chimed in at the HTF about this. Said it was originally going to be a 4 (four!) disc set.
I have yet to see this flick, but the SE DVD is looking to be the DVD to own.
I have yet to see this flick, but the SE DVD is looking to be the DVD to own.
01-11-04, 01:16 AM
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Originally posted by drmoze
This may be a TC, but *one* disc was too many for this movie! I'll pass, thank you, and save my $$$ for movies I actually want to watch more than once instead of drooling over piles of.... extras.
This may be a TC, but *one* disc was too many for this movie! I'll pass, thank you, and save my $$$ for movies I actually want to watch more than once instead of drooling over piles of.... extras.
If you didn't like the movie but still had something to add to this thread the maybe your post wouldn't seem so wasted to me.
01-11-04, 01:43 AM
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Seriously, people, you DO NOT have to post to EVERY thread. If you don't like a film you can feel free to skip those threads.
No one will ban you from the club for not posting about how you thought a movie was a waste of your time, especially when you interrupt the conversations of those who enjoyed the film.
No one will ban you from the club for not posting about how you thought a movie was a waste of your time, especially when you interrupt the conversations of those who enjoyed the film.
