....Happy Holidays, all, and my query is about the Xmas flick, "Jingle All The Way". I picked up the re-release and watched it a couple weeks ago. This morning (naturally) it was shown on a cable channel (FX I believe), and I noticed some changes....different music (no Brian Setzer singing "Jingle Bells" during the scene where the woman drives away from Arnold with a TurboMan in the back of her car, different Xmas music). And just prior to that scene, there was a bit with that woman who does the voice of Lisa Simpson (she was also on a Fox show called "Herman's Head", but her name escapes me), where she flirts with Arnie, and gives him her number. There are more....
My question is, were these alternate scenes/takes in the original DVD release? I know about the legal issues involved with this movie (allegations of plagiarism, etc.), but I can't recall if these scenes were in the original.

Help?

I also noticed an extended scene when Sinbad is explaining that 7 in 1 gun that he never got for Christmas.

I'm not 100%, but the extended/deleted scenes were probably added to pad out a 2 hour time slot.

While we're on the subject of Jingle All The Way, DVD Profiler lists a 5.1 soundtrack, but there appears to only be a Dolby Surround. Was it on the last one?

K

The first release of Jingle All The Way has a 5.1 surround track, and non-anamorphic Widescreen.

The re-release has Dolby Surround and anamorphic widescreen.

If you really want the old version, Wal-Mart recently had a 3 pack of Arnold movies (Jingle All The Way, True Lies, Commando), that included the original release of Jingle. I bought it in November, so I'm sure some Wal-Marts still have it.

I doubt the content of the film has changed any, those are probably just TV additions as most movies have.

wait wait wait...I think the first release listed 5.1 on the package but was not actually on the dvd. Someone take time to look.

I think someone mentioned that the current release has a 5.1 track and the information on the package about only Dolby Surround is wrong.

that sounds right...i have the old copy, but am away from my collection...

Yup, looks like the new release does have the 5.1 soundtrack indeed. Sweet.

K

It has the 5.1 but doesn't automatically default to that, you have to select it in the menu.