New Edition of The Graduate?
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New Edition of The Graduate?
Last week, The Digital Bits was reporting that MGM is releasing The Graduate on April 5th. However, it didn't give any further information, like whether or not this was going to be the new special edition that was mentioned about a month ago (along with the Hoosiers: SE and a Spaceballs: SE sometime this year).
Now, places like Amazon and DVD Planet and Deep Discount DVD are listing a new edition coming out that day, but without any further details. Does anyone know any information about this, as to whether or not it will at least be anamorphic, if not a full-fledged special edition?
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Now, places like Amazon and DVD Planet and Deep Discount DVD are listing a new edition coming out that day, but without any further details. Does anyone know any information about this, as to whether or not it will at least be anamorphic, if not a full-fledged special edition?
Thanks.
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From what I can tell its going to be a Standard (Full Frame) release. Amazon has std next to the title and cd universe says Full Frame.
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinf...cart=224200292
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinf...cart=224200292
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Originally Posted by ernestrp
From what I can tell its going to be a Standard (Full Frame) release. Amazon has std next to the title and cd universe says Full Frame.
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinf...cart=224200292
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinf...cart=224200292
that can't be right...
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There's a review of Four Weddings and a Funeral (another Polygram to MGM title) on this site -- says that MGM is releasing the same disc with a new cover. ??????
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=13996
Maybe this is the same thing? Same edition with a different cover?
I don't know. That doesn't make sense to me... but I suppose a pan & scan edition doesn't make a ton of sense either.
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=13996
Maybe this is the same thing? Same edition with a different cover?
I don't know. That doesn't make sense to me... but I suppose a pan & scan edition doesn't make a ton of sense either.
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one of the dvd sites reported a new one coming this year along the same time hoosiers and spaceballs were rumored....hoosiers will come to pass so i belive this will be a all new edition ala rain man
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There's no new info, but the Amazon listing mentions "widescreen". Based on the MSRP of $14.95, though, it looks like it'll probably be a re-release (?).
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...v=glance&s=dvd
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...v=glance&s=dvd
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Knowing MGM, this is:
a) Another re-release of the existing DVD, but with lower retail price.
b) A Full-Screen, barebones re-release like they did with Silence of the Lambs and WEST SIDE STORY.
c) A barebones re-release in widescreen presentation like they did with Bowling for Columbine and Bull Durham
d) A New Special Edition of the Graduate with new extras. I doubt very much that this will happen.
a) Another re-release of the existing DVD, but with lower retail price.
b) A Full-Screen, barebones re-release like they did with Silence of the Lambs and WEST SIDE STORY.
c) A barebones re-release in widescreen presentation like they did with Bowling for Columbine and Bull Durham
d) A New Special Edition of the Graduate with new extras. I doubt very much that this will happen.
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Ok... on a more positive note. If this "new" release turns out to be the same old crappy, non-anamorphic transfer, what's the best version out there? It seems that it's likely between the Momentum R2/PAL (UK) or the Kinewelt R2/PAL (Germany) discs, both anamorphic and both with apparently better color timing and contrast. Does anyone know which of these might be superior? Or perhaps another release altogether?
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So, still no word on this? I doubt we'd get a Hoffman commentary track but Katherine Ross and Mike Nichols track would great! Maybe a featurette about the music with Paul Simon. A lot of options on this one.
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Originally Posted by MisterHowie
I just checked the "technical details" of this on Amazon and it lists it as anamorphic widescreen. That's promising...
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Originally Posted by LASERMOVIES
I wouldn't get your hopes up too much since Amazon isn't always 100% correct with their DVD information.
Richard -- if I understand your question, I can answer: 'Rumor Has It' is about a woman (Aniston) who's mother-in-law to-be is rumored to be the inspiration for Mrs. Robinson. The project was discussed for a while as a sequel to 'The Graduate', but now it's more like an homage (it sounds like the SAT question would be 'Rumor Has It' is to 'The Graduate' as 'The Freshman' is to 'The Godfather').
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Originally Posted by ThatGuamGuy
No, but if you browse the thread, you'd see that the "widescreen" is actually updated information. It seems unlikely that Amazon would have started out correct and then be "fixed" toward wrongness. Possible, yes, but it seems much, much more likely that they were wrong to start with (since we do agree, they're not always 100% correct).
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I see no reason to believe that it won't be anamorphic... Take a look at the re-release of The Manchurian Candidate as a recent example from MGM. It's a SE, with new extras, a new anamorphic transfer and a $14.95 MSRP. If I were a betting man, I'd wager on the same with The Graduate.
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Originally Posted by Johnny Zhivago
I see no reason to believe that it won't be anamorphic... Take a look at the re-release of The Manchurian Candidate as a recent example from MGM. It's a SE, with new extras, a new anamorphic transfer and a $14.95 MSRP. If I were a betting man, I'd wager on the same with The Graduate.
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Originally Posted by LASERMOVIES
The lack of any news or details makes me think the upcoming April 5 release is the same as the previous version.
See, I checked the MGM website, and there is a new cover art up. So I'd say it's most likely *not* the same as the previous version...
But the new art doesn't mention "special edition", which the old one was called. Not that the old one had all that many features, but it was a "special edition".
Here's the art: