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pre-ordered!

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I KNOW! Especially considering one has been done for years!

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I agree the tv version of part 2 is a hilarious mess that's sloppily edited together and it's fascinating seeing how drastically they had to alter films for the networks at the time. In fact, the insert of Myers shot during the Mrs Elrod scene I think is from the sauna scene or a basement scene later in the film! So the shot doesn't even make any sense at all in the context of it being inserted as a still to cover the blood on the cutting board that Mrs Elrod sees.

However I do find these versions of films interesting, and it would be nice if studios did make them available as an extra feature on their releases. Or it'd be nice if they showed up on tv still,but it's rare. For example AMC did air the original tv version of part 2 a few years ago, but now they're airing the standard edited for tv print of the theatrical version at least from what I saw aired last year.

Speaking of tv versions, I'd love to see the tv version of Two Minute Warning which had about an hour or so of new footage filmed to completely change the plot and it's supposed to be a badly edited together mess as well. The Sleuth channel is said to have aired that version recently, however I don't have that channel anymore:(

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At least with the tv version of Halloween 2,the question of what happens to Jimmy is answered while the R-rated version doesn't answer it.

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I actually saw Terror In The Aisles in the theater, back in the '80s. I think there were about 6 people in the theater.

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If this was a response to me, I'm just saying, most of the subsequent updates have not mentioned the deleted scenes, just the alternate ending...

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I've noticed that as well. Universal obviously hasn't finalized everything since the cover I saw the other day had a "30th Anniversary" banner at the top, and the new listing doesn't feature that. I really hope they include them.

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This is what I see:

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I've been reading for years that Rick Rosenthal recorded a commentary that was never released. However, I just heard an interview with him on horrorbid.com and he says it was never done nor was he ever asked to do one..

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KC, you may be seeing the "ad art" designed for Best Buy flyers and whatnot that has the title blown up and none of the other text.

I guess if Rosenthal never recorded his commentary, then that's no big loss...now I'm REALLY hoping this has the deleted scenes, because now that I know there's no commentary, it would be "complete" if it had all the TV edits (in terms of material Universal already has lying around).

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The DVD of Halloween II that Universal released on September 18, 2001 was going to include a commentary with Rosenthal, among other things, but those features were dropped long before the DVD was released. It was always my understanding that the commentary track was never recorded. I never knew that Rosenthal was never asked to do it though. I had assumed he was asked and couldn't do it or Universal later decided against it.

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Wish we would have gotten that commentary from Steve minor and Jamie Lee curtis that was advertised on the packaging of H20.

Rosenthal recorded a commentary for Resurection didnt he? maybe peope over the years mixed up the two since he directed both sequals.

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Universal listing one and then changing their mind is probably what happened.

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Does anyone know if there is any news on a Region 2 release for these?

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I remember one for H20. Even the cover art was printed and shipped to retail with that error.

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I remember the H20 error. I called to complain and they sent me a copy of the From Dusk Till Dawn 2 disc to say they were sorry.

I was satisfied.

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The most frustrating thing about that whole mess, was Steve minor and Jamie Lee curtis actually recorded the commentary.

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Why was it dropped?

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Time to finally replace my "Goodtimes Video" DVD versions of these two movies!

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I replaced the Goodtimes versions with the Universal DVDs just because they were anamorphic. Can't wait to finally get them on blu, but would love commentaries.

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Who knows, Disney never responded with a reason as to why it was.

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sweet in blu :thumbsup:

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I'm hoping the lack of a Halloween III announcement means an October release, and not a 2012 one.

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I hope the lack of a Halloween III announcement means it's never being released ;)

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Boo this man!