Cinderella Man 1 or 2 disc?
 

I was wondering if anyone had gotten their hands on a Cinderella Man disc yet. I'm on the fence about getting the two disc because I think the movie is excellent. I'd like to know if the bonus disc is meaty or just a waste of money. I know the 1 disc has a fair amount of features but the 2disc seems really packed. Anyone have any thoughts or get the disc early?

I think the 2-disc will be about $32 in store and the 1-disc around $15. It's an easy choice for me.

Don't look at me; I always shaft myself with the biggest, baddest version, regardless of whether it's obectively worth it...

I actually tend to have that problem too but since I'm so backed up with unwatched dvds, this time the cheapskate may win.

Edited because I forgot how to spell and type...

cheapskate?

I'm going with the two disc regardless...I loved the movie and am a sucker for deluxe editions.

MATT

If the 1-disc already has a bunch of extras, what's the big difference?

I'll be getting a screener copy soon, hopefully the 2-disc version. If I get it over the weekend (fingers crossed), I'll try and have a review up by Monday afternoon.

One disc.

= J

I loved the movie. Maybe the best I've seen this year. But the one disc is 2 sided & loaded & the 2 disc has a retail of $45 (most movies have been $2 more than the one disc except WOTW which was $40, when a 1 & 2 disc were offered, although not similarly discounted). NO fucking way I'll spend $30+ (plus tax) for it. I buy the uber set for almost every title but this one I will buy the one disc.

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I look forward to the review.
At least Universal puts some extras on the one disc, where other studios doing two releases put none. However their price tag on the two disc is a bit much, even for such a great film. Had they done it as a three disc set (instead of double and single sided 2 disc), I would have been more inclined to get it.

I would have gotten the 2-disc, but I will hopefully get it for Christmas instead. If it were any less of a movie I probably would've gone regular (reluctantly) but it's one of my favs this yr.

the one disc has more than sufficient extra's, i'll get that.

strange thing - looks like amazon's already sold out of the 2-disc before it's even released, as they're not taking pre-orders for it anymore.

I didn't know the 1-disc was a 2 sided one. :(

I don't have player issues with those from Universal, but I also like cover art on my dvds. Oh well, I guess I'll have to deal with it. I'm not paying $30+ for that 2-disc set.

I loved the movie but I'm not one for spending $30 for a single movie regardless of the title, so I'll buy the 1 disc. Even at that it feels like a gamble, considering how Million Dollar Baby's purchase price plummeted in the last month.

I will buy the 2-disc although I may wait up to the next DDD sale to get it.

How do you know this? I ask because I refuse to buy DVD-18... especially from Universal. As much as I want this movie, if it is 2 sided I'll pass. I've had all the trouble I can stand with DVD-18.

I also couldn't find the two disc at circuit city's website.

It's not at Buy.com, either.

The main reason I'd lean toward the 2-disc if I were in the market for this movie:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

...it's really fucking pretty.

-JP

That is really pretty. But if that's how they arrange the disc (like Million Dollar Baby 3 disc), I think that will be quite a downside. That disc arrangement is pretty awkward imo.

Ahhhhh too bad its a flipper disc!!! I'll still give the one disc version a shot.

Looks like the 2 disc set has a flipper too from that pic.

Looks like the front disc is the flipper in the single version and the back disc is the bonus disc. Is Universal the only studio that is cutting corners on their dvd releases? They rarely make 2-disc sets anymore and the packaging looks crammed on this set.

The second disc has about 140-minutes worth of bonus material. Sorry, I can't say if it's a "flipper" or not, since I got screener discs from Universal that were not the final product (they were "check" discs, as they are termed in the industry). Disc 2 contains additional deleted scenes, featurettes on Crowe's preperation for the role and pre-production, the complete footage of the real Braddock/Baer fight, and a few other tidbits.

Personally, I'd say it's NOT worth the extra cash unless you are a TRUE die-hard fan of this movie, Russell Crowe, Ron Howard or Jim Braddock. I think the material on the single-disc release is more than enough for most DVD buffs.

My review is here:
http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_ite...d=741018&tab=2

I just might be petty enough to buy the 2-disc just because Zelwigger isn't on the cover...

Single Disc for me hardly ever watch extras anymore since 99% of them are all the same. Seen one making of and you have pretty much seen them all. Then they have the other fluff pieces of the director kissinig the actors ass and vise versa.

I still can't get over people moaning about paying $30 for a deluxe edition of movie. It's a good thing you weren't buying in the LaserDisc days as the standard edition of the movie only would run $40, a set with the basic bonus material would have run $70 to $100, and the set with another full disc of extras, probably a $150 gift set. Believe me, we all have it good these days even at $32. While comparatively, the price tag of the 2 disc is a little high compared to the 1 disc, it's still not a bad price point in the grand scheme of things.

The reason people are moaning about paying $30 for a deluxe edition is because they used to be able to pay $15 for them. Numerous 2-disc sets used to be $15 on release week, but that's not the case anymore because of what else...studio greed.

Well guess what, this ain't LD. If I'm gonna pay $30+ for a movie, it better either be a) a bonafide CLASSIC (Kong, wizard of oz) or b) come in some snazzy cool, book-of-the-dead, cigar-box, leather-covered packaging. This release is neither. Neither was Master & Commander, which had an identical release style (cheap movie-only, overpriced "collectors edition" both on same day).

That's not entirely true. The regular version of "Cinderella Man" is a double-sided disc with (supposedly) a nice assortment of extras, and I'd hardly say that the Deluxe packaging for "Master & Commander" was your standard issue variety: it looked really sharp and was one of the better packaging jobs of the year, IMO.

Wow. $35 for a two discer is a bit steep for me. I've not seen the movie but am going to blind buy it so, I'll just sick with the single disc edition. It seems to have more than enough extras to make me happy.

EASILY Best Picture 2005 thus far. 2-disc for me, all the way.

I'll see what the extras are...and I base a lot of my purchasing power on dvd talk reviews! -wink-

I wasn't buying in the LaserDisc days because the prices were too high. One reason it didn't get past niche market status is because I wasn't the only one who felt that way. It seemed like an elite item in it's time and was priced as such. The LaserDisc phase of the market (if used properly by the studios) was and will be a good learning curve for what to do and not to do in order to sell a product. Pricing your product higher than what the masses will pay is a good way of killing it altogether.

I agree completely. If dvds were as expensive as laserdiscs I never would have started collecting them.

Me neither. I also don't get the complaints about the flipper discs. :violin:

I guess I'm old school.

Back then A/V, as HT was known, was an elite market... It just recently that DVD and big screens are "common".

This applies to the US only. The asian market was huge.

Such nostalgia days :rip:

I have the regular version in hand. It is indeed a double-sided disc. I just watched the film and will watch the extras tomorrow (Sunday). Here's the breakdown:

Side 'A'
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. Film
. Commentary with Director Ron Howard
. Commentary with Writer Akiva Goldsman
. Commentary with Writer Cliff Hollingsworth

Side 'B'
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. Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Ron Howard
. The Fight Card: Casting Cinderella Man
. The Man, The Movie, The Legend: A Filmmaking Journey
. For the Record: A History in Boxing
. Ringside Seats
. Jim Braddock: The Friends & Family Behind the Legend
. Kodak Cinderella Man Gallery
. DVD-ROM

Some might find the "flipper" aspect annoying but that release is loaded. What I'd like to know is what's on the two disc release that's not on this one. Is there extra content or is it just the same stuff spread over 2 discs with fancy packaging?

Here you go:
DVDTown review of "Cinderella Man" 2-disc Collector's Edition