Halloween 07 - 3 Disc CE - 10/21
 

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/12726

Fangoria got word this afternoon that Dimension Extreme has planned an October 21 release for a Three-Disc Collector’s Edition for Rob Zombie’s Halloween (review), which will contain Zombie’s all-new four-and-a-half-hour documentary about the making of the film. No other details have been revealed. After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, is mistakenly released from the mental institution (where he was committed as a 10 year old) and he immediately returns to Haddonfield, where he wants to find his baby sister, Laurie. Anyone who crosses his path is in mortal danger.


Could we get the workprint version along with this release? Only way I will pick it up is if it has 2 versions or more of the film.

While I didn't LOVE this movie, I definitely didn't hate it. I'd pick this up based on how well done the "Devil's Rejects" documentary was... and if the workprint cut is present.

Wow, I dont think the movie is all that good but I'm soldon it for the documentary alone.

Curious to check out the doc.

our-and-a-half-hour documentary? get a fuckin' life! this was one of the worst if not the worst movie i've seen in 2007. and i've seen 100's.

4 1/2 hours on the Making of Halloween??? :wtf:

The documentary is only 270 minutes long? F, that's too short. I'm holding out for a longer edition.

I wonder if the Halloween remake is trying to have a contest with the original Halloween to see how many different versions of a film on DVD one can have.
How many different versions were released or the Halloween 07 last year? At least two right? Plus all the exclusives and what not.

Oh well, it does sound like this one will be worth it.

I nabbed all the exclusives, so I might as well get this. I liked the first half of the movie a lot, not so much the second half.

Probably will take a wait & see approach with this and see what folks here say about the extras. :)

I won't bite unless it has the original and work print versions.

What was in the workprint that makes people so curious to see it?

Not sure if this is necessary or not, lol. I enjoyed the film to a point. I didn't think it was the worst remake ever, that's for sure.

Agreed. I really liked that doc. I may have to pick this one up.

Agreed. I really can't see myself watching a documentary that is more than twice as long as the movie it's about. I would have a hard time watching a documentary that long in general, much less about a movie that I only thought was good but not outstanding.

Does this release have extra footage or a better print in this new DVD?
I held off on buying the original releases so if this is an extended movie version or sharper print I may get this, but if the movie wasn't upgraded I may just go with the earlier release. Also depends on price.
Also according to the site- Directors cut Dec 18th

You know, I consider documentaries on the making of movies to be my favorite extra on DVDs, but 4 1/2 hours? That's kinda overkill, if you ask me...

A 4-hour, or even 2-hour documentary would be worth it if the movie was actually good. I thought it was alright, and I'm very happy I got the Best Buy exclusive with the Lenticular cover, but I don't think a big documentary is worth it if the final result is only so-so.

I don't want to double dip just for extras; I liked te extras on the unrated disc.

Plus, I got it autographed by Malcolm McDowell, Danielle Harris, Scout T Compton, and Kritstina Klebe.

As already said, will only buy if a new cut of the film (close or same as workprint) is included

OH, COME ON!!!!

I already spent 40 bucks to buy both versions to make a 4-disc edition (includes the bonus CC disc).

The Devils Rejects making doc, was amazing; even though this movie was rather 'meh,' I'll definitely check it out.

A few points.

I hear hate for the Halloween remake all the time, but would you have rather seen ANOTHER shitty sequel instead?

The Devil's Reject doc was awesome.

I picked up the workprint version from a street vendor in Iraq for two bucks, pretty good quality for a boot, and it might just be better than the final print IMO.

Yes.

If this ends up on a Blu-ray version I'll pick it up, otherwise I'm happy with the copy I have.

Considering he fundamentally changed the character of Michael Myers in much the same way as George Lucas did by having Greedo shoot first, I'll pass on ever watching this again in any format.

Honestly...yes. 29 years for a remake is too soon. And just because The Devils Rejects didn't suck as much as House of 1000 Corpses doesn't earn Zombie the right to remake a classic. I like the guy and I think he's got a lot of talent as a director, but I would have been much happier with just Halloween 9.

I have't seen Halloween yet, but if I like I will probably pick this up for the right price

I thought the same way until I actually saw Rob Zombie's version.

+1

Does anyone care to respond to this?

I guess this one of the few movies that has a Making Of documentary that is longer than the movie itself. A 4 1/2 making of documentary for an 88 minute movie is mind boggling. Are they going to show Zombie waking up, eating his breakfast and brushing his teeth before the shoot? -ohbfrank- I know Black Hawk Down's doc was a little longer than the movie.

The Frighteners has a very lengthy documentary (3 1/2 hrs I think).

Very much so. And that's saying quite a bit considering the suckitude of H8.

Agreed.

For the major plot differences in the workprint cut of the film:



The workprint is more in tone with the Unrated Director's Cut release, just less violent and a different ending.

I didn't mind the Rob Zombie Halloween. The original Halloween by Carpenter is one of my favorite films of all time, I'll never get sick of it, and I'll always believe it to be infinitely better than Zombie's remake. However, there were many things about Zombie's version that was awesome, and many things that were not. It wasn't THAT bad though, but that's just me.

Didn't Zombie specifically say he wasn't trying to remake it, but rather "reimagine" it?

Director's can call their remakes "reginaginings" all they want, but in they end they know they are basically the same thing. It's a remake through and through.

Well, I LOVE the original Halloween, like most of you, but I just got so sick of the Halloween sequels at the end, that I just wanted anything that would shake things up. I think the Nightmare on Elm St series kept pretty decent sequels, Phantasm had the best, and the Friday the 13th series is about 60/40 good to bad, but Halloween just fell off hard with me.

Not really...anything after part 4 is horrible. Elm Street 5 is IMO the worst sequel of ANY of those franchises you mentioned as well.

I'll buy the three disc verion and sell the 2-disc version I've got already. awesome - three discs!!