Gladiator Extended Edition - (now rumored to be 8/23, 3 discs) Complete Details!
04-12-05, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by The Bus
Who's going to sit through a three and a half hour documentary? Man...
04-12-05, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
I'm sure some people had no problems going through the entire LOTR:EE bonus discs in one sitting
They were great 
(FOTR/TTT).(Well not quite 1 sitting but almost)
04-12-05, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiGonJosh
The Theatrical version of Gladiator was 155min. No where near 3 hours, so this version will be 172min. Still, not three hours. If the T2 UE can offer three versions of a 155min. movie and DDEX and DTSES tracks, and a commentary. I think they can squeez Gladiator on there with DTS and a commentary.
04-12-05, 11:14 AM
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If the original theatrical version is included via branching the only reason to duble dip would be DTS (if its not there) or the extras on the old release no? (Which are admittedly very good). My favourite was probably the one looking at the real Gladiatorial Games. 
04-12-05, 11:18 AM
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Yeah, if it does not include the previous commentary, then it looks like the original 2-Disc would be worth keeping for that and the 'Real' Gladiator Documentary.
I'll probably wait to read a review and see if this version is better, because frankly, I think the Theatrical Version was pretty damn tight in terms of pacing and perhaps a longer version would throw that off. More than likely, unless that documentary is out of this world and the extended version an improvement or at least as good, I'll stick with the Signature Collection set.
I'll probably wait to read a review and see if this version is better, because frankly, I think the Theatrical Version was pretty damn tight in terms of pacing and perhaps a longer version would throw that off. More than likely, unless that documentary is out of this world and the extended version an improvement or at least as good, I'll stick with the Signature Collection set.
04-12-05, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiGonJosh
I'll probably wait to read a review and see if this version is better, because frankly, I think the Theatrical Version was pretty damn tight in terms of pacing and perhaps a longer version would throw that off. More than likely, unless that documentary is out of this world and the extended version an improvement or at least as good, I'll stick with the Signature Collection set.
04-12-05, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by grim_tales
If the extended version is done via branching I will get it but not if its' not. Nothing worse on a film like that than having a naff marker pop up every time you want to see an extended scene.
Maybe it just means marked as in indicated in the menu? LOTR EE's does this, in the menu chapter selection it tells you which scenes are new/extended.
Maybe it just means marked as in indicated in the menu? LOTR EE's does this, in the menu chapter selection it tells you which scenes are new/extended.
04-12-05, 11:47 AM
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Anyway, I love it when I'm vindicated for a previously rejected entry for a DVDAficionado listing. (I submitted an entry for a Gladiator Special Edition back in February and was rejected.)
(I submitted an entry for a Gladiator Special Edition back in February and was rejected.)
04-12-05, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Giles
the deleted scenes from the first edition disc.. 
04-12-05, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Lowrey
Most probably, but at least a few of those scenes were cut due to the level of violence in them, (ie. ratings worries, I'd imagine.) There was extended footage of the Germanic barbarian battle at the beginning, some short cuts of violence in the gladiatorial battles. Others had totally unused scenes that were of character development type stuff. There was also some extension to the escape scene that was cut due to some torture scene or something that's easily been surpassed by almost anything in the Passion of the Christ movie.
04-12-05, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Giles
so has this new 'expanded' more violent version been submitted to the MPAA? will it be "unrated"?
04-12-05, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
Being "unrated" is no longer the bad thing that it used to be for a movie. Now, they tout it on every cover they can as the UNRATED EDITION!
