saw it at borders...not getting it though...reviews

I think if you have the previous 10-movie Stone Collection, then this new one isn't worth it. If you only bought the 6-movie Stone Collection, then this would be a good one to grab.

Just got mine today.. and just finished watching Any Given Sunday too. Worth the cash, to me :)

Someone please be so kind as to advise if Nixon & Doors in this set are 16x9
ASAP......

Thanks

Also, are these definately just the 1-disc versions...i know there is only one disc for them....but did they perhaps mash together a load of special features on the single discs...

I really want Wall Street and NBK but only if the set has the good versions of Born On the 4th Of July, Any Given sunday, Heaven and Earth, etc...

Would you actually want a one-disc version of 'JFK' with a three hour plus version of the movie plus more than an hour of docs? Or the three and a half hour version of 'Nixon' *and* Stone on Charlie Rose for an hour *and* 20 minutes of deleted scenes?

Well, the good version of 'Born' just came out today, I'm pretty sure it's the same one. And 'Heaven and Earth' is another where the good version is one disc. So those aren't the concerns. "Any Given Sunday" won't be; even if it is, again, that'd be cramming more than four hours worth of stuff onto one disc. I guess it's possible but it sure doesn't sound likely. My advise is buy seperately; 'Wall Street' is dirt-cheap and this set will have the heavily cut version of NBK anyway.

thanks

Does anyone have the specs for each disc in this set?

Anyone know if THE DOORS is anamorphic now or no?

PLEASE ANSWER!!! =p lol

I did the math and the only two-disc set in the box is JFK, the rest are single discs. AGS, Doors, Nixon are the single disc versions

Well I just registered to break the silence on this package, and here's the deal since I bought it yesterday:

Every disc is the same exact previously released disc, except for "Born on the 4th of July" which is the new special edition disc. Also the set only contains the 1st disc of any 2 disc set. So that means The Doors, JFK, Nixon, and Any Given Sunday only are Disc 1. The Natural Born Killers dvd in this set is the R-rated edition, but I'm not totally bothered since it does include the deleted scenes and alternate ending.

As for the anamorphic issue, here's where things get fuzzy from me. I don't own a widescreen TV so I really can't tell you whether Nixon or The Doors is now anamorphic. Being as the artwork on the discs is the same as before (the Nixon disc is just plain silver except for the title "NIXON" and The Doors has Val Kilmer the label "disc 1" on it), my guess would be they are not anamorphic...

But to make matters even MORE confusing, the booklet contained in the set lists Nixon and the Doors as "16x9 enhanced 2:40." This is most likely a printing error, but I really just can't confirm this for myself. Someone else has got to have this set?


Despite them dropping the 2nd discs of the special editions, I don't regret buying it. I'm a fan of most of his films, and after seeing Talk Radio last night for the first time I must say that I loved it. Personally I probably would only watch the 2nd disc supplements about once so it's not a total loss for me. Still, this should have been the definitive release of Oliver Stone's collection.

Is the Nixon they include the director's cut?

In all honesty, the extras on the sets back in 01 were good, but not stuff you would watch more than once IMO.

Set your DVD player for 16:9. If the picture looks stretched vertically, they are anamorphic. If it looks exactly the same, they're non-anamorphic.

Ah thanks, and it turns out they are not anamorphic. Doh. And yes, Nixon is the director's cut (I think its like 28 added minutes of footage).

So to sum up its the same discs as before (minus any 2nd discs for a movie), except for "Born on the 4th of July" and the new documentaries that are included on the 14th disc.

Good lord, you think that somebody would get with the program and update Doors and Nixon already!

check the review here

it says

Born On The Fourth Of July: Featured on this disc is a commentary from Stone, some basic production notes, and some cast and filmmaker biographies. Considering what a big deal this movie was when it was released theatrically I honestly expected there to be more on this disc. Some of the supplements from the recently two disc special edition from Universal would have been very welcome, but that didn’t happen.

1-there's no 2 dics set exist from universal.

2-the special edition released lately is included.

DVD Authority has a review of BOTFOJ, and the review refers to it as a "two-disc special edition." However, the info about the supplements in the review just describes the supplements on the recently released special edition, which is one disc.

Why are people thinking there is a two-disc version?

Also odd in that review:
"This is the second documentary that Stone has made on the intriguing subject of Fidel Castro (following Commandante which is suspiciously absent from this set)."

There's nothing suspicious about it (other than the misspelling). HBO refused to release 'Comandante' in the USA, and forced Stone to re-imagine it [just after it showed at Sundance, Castro cracked down on a bunch of dissidents, and the country got a lot more anti-Cuba, so HBO wanted Stone to get Castro to discuss why this had happened], which became (with some additional shooting) 'Looking For Fidel'.

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hah if u waited 5 years u would be able to get it for $9!

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rotfl
I got mine in may for 22.26