Night of the Hunter 2 Disc SE: 9/09/08

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06-03-08, 07:00 PM

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Night of the Hunter 2 Disc SE: 9/09/08

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Info from classic flix (for some reason I'm unable to link to their site)

"The Night of the Hunter (Collector's Edition) (1955)
Discs in this Set:
The Night of the Hunter 1955
This DVD is disc 1 of 2 in The Night of the Hunter
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: 09/09/2008
The Night of the Hunter BONUS DISC
This DVD is disc 2 of 2 in The Night of the Hunter
BONUS FEATURES: TBD
List Price: $26.98"

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06-03-08, 07:01 PM

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Sounds great. I'm in.

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06-03-08, 07:31 PM

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Holy crap, that's awesome. What an amazing film.

I guess a Blu-ray version would be too much to ask...

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06-03-08, 07:46 PM

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Should include Robert Gitt's Charles Laughton Directs "Night of the Hunter" at all costs. Also should be widescreen; non-Cinemascope films at this time were composed to be projected at an aspect ratio of between 1.66:1 to 1.85:1 (sometimes up to 2:1), not the 1.33:1 of the current DVD - IMDB lists 1.66:1 as the intended ratio.

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06-03-08, 07:51 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by obscurelabel

Should include Robert Gitt's Charles Laughton Directs "Night of the Hunter" at all costs.

My thoughts exactly.

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06-03-08, 07:53 PM

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so good to hear. i recently almost broke down and bought the current release even though i knew it was the wrong aspect ratio.

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06-03-08, 07:59 PM

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For those devotees of the film, Preston Neal Jones' exhaustive and fascinating account of it's shooting, Heaven and Hell to Play With, is heartily recommended. Amazon

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06-03-08, 08:22 PM

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This is super exciting. I love Night of the Hunter, this and Cape Fear are my two favorite Mitchum performances.

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06-04-08, 12:44 AM

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Well, that was close. I was planning on buying the old edition in a few days at the DD sale. Glad I dodged that one.

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06-04-08, 01:32 AM

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This has been on my list of things to pick up. I'm glad I held out.

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06-04-08, 01:35 AM

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A work of art. Sold.

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06-04-08, 09:26 AM

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I rarely jump in to double-dip, but since this is on my all-time "top ten" list, I'll do it in a heartbeat!

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06-04-08, 10:02 AM

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Amazing movie - but I never thought this would get an SE treatment.

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06-04-08, 11:07 AM

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Say wha? Awesome.

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06-04-08, 11:34 AM

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Guess I'm double dipping.

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06-04-08, 11:46 AM

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Well, that was close. I was planning on buying the old edition in a few days at the DD sale. Glad I dodged that one.

Same here. Great movie.

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06-04-08, 11:49 AM

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I'll double dip for sure if it's a great release. Incredible film.

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06-04-08, 02:11 PM

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It's about time this got a decent release. A must buy -- this is one of the great movies.

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06-04-08, 04:29 PM

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A dark & disturbing movie, even for today....now just tell me, where's the bonus features hid?

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I'm in after holding out on the original release forever.

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06-09-08, 11:02 AM

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Excellent. I love this film and will happily re-buy it for some great features and a new transfer.

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06-09-08, 06:12 PM

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Quote:

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This is super exciting. I love Night of the Hunter, this and Cape Fear are my two favorite Mitchum performances.

Great news!!

What a fantastic box set could be made from NOTH, CF, and the largely-unseen but great, moody, noirish western Blood On The Moon! All three feature Mitchum at his darkest & most savage (although he is somewhat of a good guy in the latter, although more in the Man With No Name vein).

For sheer animalistic, visceral power & menace, Mitchum did it better than anyone (even Brando)...and with such ease.

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06-09-08, 11:17 PM

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Great. According to classic flix, this has been postponed indefinitely.
"After announcing last week a September 9th release date for The Night of the Hunter (Collector's Edition), an industry source has now informed us that it been removed from the schedule. When asked for a ballpark release date, he could only say that it will happen, but could not say when."

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