DragonRomeo

So everyone has heard of the new 3-disc Gladiator right? The questions is... should i drop the signature series DVD (2-disc) and pick up the extended version of the epic?

jmj713

Of course you should. All new extras.

Decker

I still contend that the original Gladiator disc is the BEST day & date DVD EVER. That was such a nice set. I'd have to see some really good reviews and some cheap prices before I'd double dip, but having said that, nobody (besides maybe David Fincher and Peter Jackson) does better special editions than Ridley Scott.

RyoHazuki

Keep it for the theatrical cut.

animalmother

the new extended addition has teatrical cut included

scrotalsac187

Keep the 2-disc set for the awesome DTS-ES track. Case closed.

Artman

Definitely pick it up - awesome packaging, ext cut, three hr doc - easy choice.

I'll be giving my Dad the old version - same with Saving Private Ryan, Apollo 13 & Alien. So, I won't really be losing them...though I can't imagine really needing to revisit them at all.

Mike Lowrey

Sorry, but out of all these responses so far, none have really answered the question fully.

The original 2-disc has a DTS track that apparently the new one lacks. So if that is important to you, then by all means keep the old one.

Also, the original 2-disc has extras that aren't ported over to the new one. Can't recall what all, but damn near every extra feature on the original will not be on the new one.

However, of course, the new one is going to have a 3-hour documentary on the film that the original doesn't have. So the bottom line here is, get the new one and keep the old if you want everything thing there is to offer.

theguyoverthere

I have a rather limited DVD budget (recently-graduated unemployed college grad) and I really don't have the time/money/patience to trash a perfectly good 2-disc SE just to get the newest "ultra edition" or whatever. If Gladiator was my favorite movie ever (it isn't) then maybe, but no. The only rerelease that I already have a previous version of that I'm looking forward to is the SE of "The Muppet Christmas Carol".

Cameron

both

Geofferson

I thought about it for that reason alone, but decided on selling it in the end.

digitalfreaknyc

I also have the superbit version. this makes 3.

Big Worms

Superbit? I don't ever remember a superbit version of this movie.

Edit: Never mind I just looked it up, you are talking about R2 superbit.

Big Worms

My thoughts exactly. I am keeping my old DTS version and getting this new one.

bboisvert

Mike Lowrey sums it up nicely. Keep the existing set for when you want to watch the theatrical version (since it has the DTS track). And keep it for the many extras that aren't being ported over. Getting rid of it doesn't make much sense, since it doesn't hold a ton of value on the secondary market.

Get the new set for the expanded edition and the tons of new extras.

Now you have a homemade 5-disc "ultimate edition" set!

chsidwel

As much as I hate the old double dip, I enjoy the Ridley Scott SEs. Are there new commentaries on the 3 discer???

digitalfreaknyc

Si. One with Russell.

Count de Monet

And Ridley. Together. Here's the first (brief) review:

By Glenn Abel
Tue Aug 2, 4:38 AM ET

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Gladiator," conqueror of the Oscars, seemed to make almost everyone happy back at the turn of the century. The Russell Crowe starrer returns for another ovation Aug. 23 in an "extended edition" three-disc set.

Crowe makes his debut as a DVD commentator, looking back at the globe-trotting production with his pal and director Ridley Scott. Their talk is spirited and informative, light on Roman history and heavy on location war stories. The men seem to be having a great time, especially when busting on co-star "Joaq" Phoenix, a nervous Nellie during filming.

Crowe rides Scott about his late-in-the-game decision to have the hero Maximus killed off: "It's cost us hundreds of millions of dollars. Great idea, mate! We could have been on 'Gladiator 10' by now."

Scott points out some of the new footage, which adds 17 minutes to the film. "People who have enjoyed this movie in its short form, they're going to like the hell out of this."

The new-to-DVD extras sprawl across discs 2 and 3. Among the best is a new documentary that somehow manages not to drag over its three-hour running time. A must-see chapter is "The Heat of the Battle," about staging the warfare. It captures Scott making battlefield decisions: "I need something really brutal. Chop his fucking head off."

A 25-minute segment covers the curious tale of Oliver Reed, who died three weeks before the end of production. The visual effects team shows how their digital resurrection of the actor averted $26 million in reshoots.

The DreamWorks set (retail $39.99) includes the theatrical version (MM A.D.) and the extended cut (MMV A.D.). Widescreen visuals on a test disc were first-rate, as they were on the first DVD, released in 2000. Alas, the generous audio options on the older disc, such as DTS ES, have been reduced to a Dolby Digital 5.1 track.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...gladiator_dc_3

ShagMan

sounds yummy!

ceeece

I'm getting rid of my 2-disc and picking this one up.

digitalfreaknyc

I believe some other regions are getting DTS.

And what the hell is MM and MMV?

Skoobooz

Roman numerals: 2000 and 2005, respectively.

digitalfreaknyc

If you need me, i'll be hiding out in the corner like the dork I am.

Heartagram

Il keep my 2-disc, and eventually pick up the 3 disc. Probably when a price drop hits.

DragonRomeo

I think I've made my decision guys... Thank You all for commenting. Especially bboisvert and Mike Lowrey!!! Made Props!!!