True Lies SE?
 

Man I remember back when the Speed: Five Star came out there was supposed to be a True Lies SE too, what happened? Wheres it at? Its been a long time comin ya know.

last I knew it was supposed to come out to compliment the theatrical release of True Lies 2. TL2 was supposed to be made quite some time ago, but now with Arnie on political front, that may never happen.

A couple years ago I got to ask Tom Arnold about TL2 and at that time they were waiting for James Cameron. He said there's a script and everyone was just waiting on James. Now with Arnie busy I think cactusoly is right that it might never happen.

Since this is the situation, they could at least come out with a True Lies SE. I'd sure get it.

9/11 happned and no one will now go near the film at all, or a sequel ever!

Cameron expressed this feeling a while back, so dont look like the dvd or a sequel ever will come :(

I thought it was scheduled for summer 05 or so rumored just recently?

What does 9/11 have to do with it? The film is about NSA/CIA-like agents. The story for TL2 can be about anything.

It doesn't matter though. I think Arnold is done with acting no matter what he does with his political future.

Not good news...but news

from the bits

By the way (this is Rumor Mill worthy, so take note accordingly), we've checked with our sources... Fox has no immediate plans to re-release James Cameron's True Lies and The Abyss on DVD in new, anamorphic widescreen editions. All the focus is currently on getting Titanic done to everyone's satisfaction in time for the October release. Once that's done however, you never know. Maybe you'll see them in 2006. We'll keep you posted as always.

according to the total recall special edition dvd, schwarzenegger filmographies:

(2004) True Lies 2
(2003) Terminator 3
(2002) Collateral Damage

If 9/11 is a problem for the film, why do they still continue to sell the DVD? I wish they would just issue an anamorphic version and be done with it.

for a while there it was next to impossible to be found...i think it was even considered to be OOP...then one day it just started showing up again.

Was that a joke?

In the movie, Middle Eastern terrorists successfully attack the United States on their own soil, in response to US foreign policy.

I still don't get Hollywood thinking. I mean the only people that might get offended are people of Middle Eastern background and I doubt very much if they were the target audience of the film anyway. If Kiefer Sutherland can hopelessly try to annihilate Middle Easterns every Monday night then I should be able to watch True Lies 2!!

The first excuse for a True Lies SE was 9/11, then the most recent excuse is that Arnold is governor and has no time. An anamorphic transfer and minimal extras would satisfy me at this point.

i have really waited patiently for this SE but while we are at it, what about eraser, i love to see a SE for that.

I went ahead and ordered the korean version. I dont think there are any special features, but it has a nice anamorphic transfer and dolby 5.1 sound. It was cheap too, like $6-8 (not including shipping).

This is one of those titles that truely baffles me. True Lies was one of those few titles that FOX released in WS VHS in one of those special clamshell cases. Same thing goes with The Abyss. Both of which have yet to get anamorphic treatments on DVD.

I guess I'll just have to continue to enjoy my DTS 16x9 DVD ;)

The HTF chat with Fox last year, Fox said they wanted to release the Abyss in 16x9 at some point. I guess they are just waiting for Cameron to finish Titanic to put together a True Lies SE (I doubt Arnold would have any involvement now) and to re-release The Abyss.

Which version do you have?

I wonder if mine has DTS, I dont remember.

Only the Japanese version has DTS.
Did you pay $45? lol

thedigitalbits.com posted this yesterday:

"By the way (this is Rumor Mill worthy, so take note accordingly), we've checked with our sources... Fox has no immediate plans to re-release James Cameron's True Lies and The Abyss on DVD in new, anamorphic widescreen editions. All the focus is currently on getting Titanic done to everyone's satisfaction in time for the October release. Once that's done however, you never know. Maybe you'll see them in 2006. We'll keep you posted as always."

New news is no news?

Will the Korean version play on R1 players? If so, please let me know where you ordered it.

thats what got this thread going again...see post #7 ;)

what i said was...

I have the R4 True Lies and it's got a very decent anamorphic transfer but, I'd really like to see a full-blown SE of this as well as an anamorphic Abyss SE. Sucks, that we'll have to wait til after the Titanic SE for any word one way or another though.

Guys, do Korean versions play on R1 players???

They should not.
Well, three of the Korean DVDs I brought back after I lived there didn't work.

"Korean" discs or any discs that are Region 0 will play in your region 1 player. If they are hard coded for any region other than #1 (2-6) they will not play in your unit unless it has been modded region-free. It's been my experience though that region 0 discs tend to be rather "bootish" if you get my meaning. Not saying all 0 discs are boots, but I am saying all the ones I have seen have been.

Is there a Region 0 True Lies?

No. The Korean disc is Region 3. The Japanese disc is Region 2. Neither will play on an unmodified US DVD player.

No, they will not work.

That's what I just said.

So is there still no anamorphic True Lies DVD? I rented one from Blockbuster online and the copy I received is not anamorphic. Without a case, I can't tell what version of the disc it is. Has there only been one release? This one at amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...v=glance&s=dvd
says that it was released in 2003. Is that true? Does it have anamorphic widescreen?

Is the only anamorphic version of it a different region than region 1?

Thanks.

I believe there has only been 1 release of True Lies in Reg 1 and it is non-anamorphic.

Then I guess they'll have to yank movies like Black Sunday, Executive Decision and The Siege from the shelves then too. I mean, seriously, I know Hollywood can be idiotically PC, but they're not that ridiculous. There's no anti-Arab theme in the film - in fact one of the good guys on Arnie's team is an Arab - the bad guys happen to be Arab terrorists, that's all. The film casts no aspersions against Arabs in general...and it's not like there isn't a precedent for Arab terrorist groups plotting to kill Americans.

As has been said before, if Fox would just reissue this with a nice anamorphic picture and great sound and possibly the trailer, I'd be satisfied. The current version is pretty much unwatchable.

As much as I'd love a full-blown two disc special edition, I accept the fact that it seems like James Cameron and Fox have decided to forget this movie exists.

Hey I was going by what the people behind the film said and the Director, producers etc.. they are the ones who said that and thats why they say Part 2 will not happen and to a lesser degree why the dvd wont be re-visited, so if they say so, then its up to you and me to beleve them.
I do I guess :) as we all know they will make cash from a re-release, so they wont throw cash away for no reason.

Still if people need Anamorphic get out of america and shop elsewhere :D I do.

The UK R2 (I have it) is anamorphic I'm sure.

If that's true then it's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I'm Irish, but I don't see Hollywood running to cover up copies of Patriot Games just to avoid offending me. There really is an I.R.A. They really do commit terrorist acts. But simply having some Irish terrorists in a film is not the equivalent of saying ALL Irish people the world over are terrorists or terrorist sympathizers. This PC mania has gotten so ridiculous. Unless they make every bad guy into an alien or robot then there's the risk of offending some overly-sensitive person or group. There's nothing remotely offensive about True Lies that should warrant its ugly stepchild status, if in fact that is the case.