Movies that deserve Special Edition DVD

Originally posted by Wolfie
You know Tarantino is going for the double dip with Kill Bill, just like all of his other movies. He's a good director, but he's greedy and full of himself.

Let's be fair.

* For starters, he's only directed 5 movies, and to his credit, "Jackie Brown" was initially released as a 2 disc SE.

* Miramax, not Tarantino himself, oversees the DVD releases of the films they purchase the rights to. Including the extra material.

* Miramax is owned by..surprise, surprise, Disney. If you're not familiar wirh Disney's underhanded tactics when it comes to Home Video and DVD sales, Google "Disney Vault", and see what you get.

As far as Tarantino being full of himself, that's more or less a personal observation, that really shouldn't be taken into account when discussing DVD distribution. I find him to be very selfless, looking at what he's done for the movie industry, and his participation in funding countless movies for others in the U.S.

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
Let's be fair.

* For starters, he's only directed 5 movies, and to his credit, "Jackie Brown" was initially released as a 2 disc SE.

* Miramax, not Tarantino himself, oversees the DVD releases of the films they purchase the rights to. Including the extra material.

* Miramax is owned by..surprise, surprise, [b]Disney. If you're not familiar wirh Disney's underhanded tactics when it comes to Home Video and DVD sales, Google "Disney Vault", and see what you get.

As far as Tarantino being full of himself, that's more or less a personal observation, that really shouldn't be taken into account when discussing DVD distribution. I find him to be very selfless, looking at what he's done for the movie industry, and his participation in funding countless movies for others in the U.S. [/B]

Very True. Nice post.

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
Let's be fair.

* For starters, he's only directed 5 movies, and to his credit, "Jackie Brown" was initially released as a 2 disc SE.

* Miramax, not Tarantino himself, oversees the DVD releases of the films they purchase the rights to. Including the extra material.

* Miramax is owned by..surprise, surprise, [b]Disney. If you're not familiar wirh Disney's underhanded tactics when it comes to Home Video and DVD sales, Google "Disney Vault", and see what you get.

As far as Tarantino being full of himself, that's more or less a personal observation, that really shouldn't be taken into account when discussing DVD distribution. I find him to be very selfless, looking at what he's done for the movie industry, and his participation in funding countless movies for others in the U.S. [/B]

But wasn't there a really old Jackie Brown bare-bones DVD years ago? I could've sworn there was.

Originally posted by Wolfie
But wasn't there a really old Jackie Brown bare-bones DVD years ago? I could've sworn there was.

I think Australia has it. I don't re-call seeing a 2 disc edition of it here.

I could listen to Tarantino talk forever.

That's why we have a Tarantino forum! 😱

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
As far as Tarantino being full of himself, that's more or less a personal observation, that really shouldn't be taken into account when discussing DVD distribution. I find him to be very selfless, looking at what he's done for the movie industry, and his participation in funding countless movies for others in the U.S.

So, I guess that it's inevitable that Kill Bill will get the SE treatment, but will it still be as two separate movies, or will volumes 1 and 2 be integrated into one long ass movie and recut? Personally, I hope for the latter.

It's being re-cut for a theatrical re-release, as one movie, with an intermission. DVD will probably be along the same lines. If you ask me, the two movies are too different to try and put together. 1's a balls out revenge flick, 2 is a straight up drama.

All of Kubrick's films. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dead Alive, Falling Down, NeverEnding Story, Kill Bill, Better Off Dead, The Elephant Man, Childs Play, In The Mouth Of Madness, Don't Look Now, Braveheart.

That's all I can think of at the moment.

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
If you ask me, the two movies are too different to try and put together. 1's a balls out revenge flick, 2 is a straight up drama.

Originally posted by BackFire
Dead Alive, Falling Down, NeverEnding Story, Better Off Dead, The Elephant Man, Childs Play, In The Mouth Of Madness, Braveheart.

It's just as deserving as any other movie that get's a SE DVD. It's a great, classic 80's comedy.

Originally posted by BackFire
It's just as deserving as any other movie that get's a SE DVD. It's a great, classic 80's comedy.

Originally posted by BackFire
All of Kubrick's films. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dead Alive, Falling Down, NeverEnding Story, Kill Bill, Better Off Dead, The Elephant Man, Childs Play, In The Mouth Of Madness, Don't Look Now, Braveheart.

That's all I can think of at the moment.

As for TCM, I believe the one with the chainsaw on the cover is considered the "special edition". It came out when the remake did, didn't it?

Just found out that Sybil is getting a 2 disc 30th Anniversary Edition release on May 23rd, so can't wait for that!

Originally posted by Wolfie
Dead Alive and Child's Play, YES! I hate that Child's Play is only available in full screen and Dead Alive, my favorite zombie movie, only has a bare-bones edition.

As for TCM, I believe the one with the chainsaw on the cover is considered the "special edition". It came out when the remake did, didn't it?

Yeah, but it's out of print now.

I think TCM deserves at least a 2 disc edition.

Originally posted by Impediment
I agree, but does that necessarily mean that the two volumes can't be integrated? Can't the two be combined into one, using both drama and revenge, as a whole?

I'm sure they could, but the way they were written, it was to the extremes in each. I think Tarantino could throw something together.

Originally posted by BackFire
Yeah, but it's out of print now.

I think TCM deserves at least a 2 disc edition.

Originally posted by Wolfie
Wow, you're right. Every TCM movie is still in print except the original; that's awful.

Yeah, it sucks. I have a really old, used DVD of TCM, like the old pioneer version before the black one with the chainsaw, and it's starting to show its age. I want a nice new edition.