The Good The Bad The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

http://i46.tinypic.com/1z3b9nb.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Good-Weird-Blu...dp/B003NLE5J0/

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

mediocre cover hopefully it gets pretty good features.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

It looks almost the same cover as the R2 release. At least it will be cheaper than importing it, which I was going to do anyways. I guess I'll wait now.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Sweet. This'll be a blind buy for sure.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

I kept dodging a purchase for the Korean Blu-ray, so I suppose I'll just keep holding off until August for this one. Exciting!

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Hope it gets good PQ reviews. Been wanting to import this for a while & have been holding off.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Im a fan of Song Kang-ho, so Ill probably pick this up...if it gets good reviews.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

To be honest, I was pretty disappointed in this one. I was supposed to review it and didn't.

The action scenes are pretty good, but it just drags on and on. The final scene was just excruciating, as opposed to its namesake's excruciating tension.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

This is awesome news. I saw this at the Toronto International Film Festival a couple of years ago, and the director did a Q&A session afterwards. Loved this film right away and have been waiting forever for a North American release. I thought it struck just the right balance between humor and action. I saw Sukiyaki Western Django a couple of months later, but didn't like it as much as this one. Hopefully Amazon.ca will be importing this.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

hopefully this also has korean cut via seamless branching?

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

I didn't know it was cut down in the US.

I want that poster.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Gah. I paid $35 each for the Korean imports of this and Mother, and now they're both being released here.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Nor did I...now....I want this BD cautiously now...hrm....

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Rocshemp,

there is an international version about 6-8 min shorter than the official korean version. AFAIK, the korean version is only available along with the international version on the 3 disc korean dvd (what I have) or on the japanese blu ray.

The korean blu and the UK blu are both the international version (although the UK is cut a little more for horse fall scenes).

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Listings for this release (on Amazon and DVDEmpire) are giving it a runtime of 130 minutes, so it looks like this is the Korean version.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

korean cut is approx 135 min I think. International cut is 130 min.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Hmm. That blows. I guess I better google the Korean BD, just in case, to see if it's region A and has English subtitles.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Region free, and English subtitles for the main feature, but only includes the 129 minute version (Saving you from Googling...)

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Go...y/8476/#Review

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Sorry, I thought there were only two cuts, but actually it looks like there are three main ones:

Cannes Film Festival: 120 min
South Korea: 139 min
International: 130 min

I guess it could be worse. We could be getting the 120 min version. Does the International cut include the same ending as the Korean version?

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

So what was cut out and why? is this approved and/or preferred by the director?

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

The Korean and International versions are both director approved. I personally like the Korean cut better as there are 2 scenes I like that were cut (The drug scene and the final explosion scene) and there are minor editing differences here and there.

Also, the Korean version has Korean titles and end credits while the International cut has English.

The ending itself is the same in both, but there are 4 alternate endings. (I liked the middle-finger one)

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

interesante...

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

quite a few cut bits in the international version, apparently they were deemed too "korean" for anyone else to notice or care. Personally, there is only omission of note which is towards the end (as manicsounds also alludes to).

I just dont understand why the option cant be presented via seamless branching like on the japanese BD

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Just saw it tonight. One of the most boring, pointless, and sloppy action films I've ever seen.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

I would disagree. Whilst I think it is only above average as an overall film, the (numerous) action scenes are filmed with more energy, verve and thrill than any action scenes that have come out of hollywood for quite some time.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

They're technically impressive but terribly edited. That final desert chase has little to no context and quickly becomes a repetitive bore.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Any idea yet of what the final specs and special features are for this release? I find it odd that with just over two weeks till the release date there do not seem to be any details on this whatsoever.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Compare the UK vs the US BD:

UK:
-Running Fast - The Making Of (91 minutes)
-The Good The Bad The Weird The Vicious - Interviews (19 minutes)
-Analogue (Cinematography, Lighting, Action Sequences, Sound) (14 minutes)
-Space (Production Design, Costumes, Set Decoration) (11 minutes)
-Deleted Scenes (includes scenes from the Korean cut) (44 minutes)
-4 Alternate Endings (8 minutes)

US:
-Behind The Scenes (15 minutes)
-Making Of (part 1) (3 minutes)
-Making Of (part 2) (1 minute)
-4 interviews (10 minutes)
-Theatrical Trailer

WOW, that just sucks for Americans.... It really is a shame that Criterion couldn't release this from IFC. They would've gone the extensive route....)

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

is the uk bd, region free?

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

no :(

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

ugh..........................need to a region free player...someday

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Screw the special features. What cut of the movie are we getting?

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

It's the 130 min UK cut, the same as is on the UK BD. DVDEmpire also finally has shots of the back and front cover art up.

Despite being disappointed by the anemic special features, I'll still be getting this. It's not the full South Korean version but at least it's not one of the shorter cuts.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

My local Best Buy had this on the shelf early, so I picked it up on Tuesday. They didn't have what I originally went to the store in stock and I didn't want it to be a wasted trip and had been wanting to see it for a while now and this was easier than importing it. I enjoyed it.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

somone on the blu-ray.com forum is claiming this is 1080i...buyer beware.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Great ... looking at the back cover art on DVDEmpire it doesn't say anything about 1080p or 1080i. Speaking of specs, it just says Dolby Digital 5.1 for the soundtrack ... is this a lossless soundtrack?

This sucks -- gimped special features and 1080i video. I was so looking forward to this too.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

So... How much to import the South Korean BD? And does it have English subtitles?

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Yes, it has English subs. I got it for about $35 shipped.

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

Ouch. Pricey. But, regardless, where did you get it?

Re: The Good The Bad And The Weird -- 8/17/10
 

I don't recall how much I paid for the Korean bluray I bought, but it does have english subs - it also has a fantastic video and audio transfer - the image looks so ultravivd and the 7.1 (DTS-HD MA) sound is all out aggressive.