E.T. - both versions on same DVD

[cervaro]

It would seem next years DVD release of E.T. will keep both camps happy, by including both the original cut and new 20th anniversary 'reduced gun count' cut in one package.

This from USA today (1.11.01)

"E.T. will phone home twice on DVD

A special 20th anniversary edition of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial coming to theaters next year will have new scenes and improved special effects. But when the DVD of the beloved film is released, both the Stephen Spielberg-tweaked E.T. and the 1982 original will be included by Universal, producer Kathleen Kennedy told USA TODAY Wednesday. Film historians had worried that updating the movie would make it impossible for future fans to experience the film as it first wowed audiences."

[daredevil]

HURRAH!!!!!! :p

[Ben H]

Woohoooo!

Lucas, watch and learn!!

[Confucius]

The world hasn't gone mad.

[daredevil]

Does it not ask the question really, what is the point of 'updating' movies like E.T.?

An exercise in making more money?

Daredevil :)

[Cornelius]

Originally posted by daredevil
Does it not ask the question really, what is the point of 'updating' movies like E.T.?

An exercise in making more money?

Daredevil :)

Don't knock it there's nothing wrong with making m-o-r-e money.:)

[urruri]

About time too

[APPRIA40WR]

As much as I like ET I'm not rejoicing as Spielberg's doing us no favours ie we're paying for the film twice whether we like it or not.

[Ol' Blue Eyes]

Originally posted by APPRIA40WR
As much as I like ET I'm not rejoicing as Spielberg's doing us no favours ie we're paying for the film twice whether we like it or not.

But that's true even if you buy a DVD with a widescreen version on one side and a panned and scanned version on the other and no one thinks twice about that.

I'm pleased Spielberg's seen sense and hopefully Lucas will take note when he's releasing the Star Wars trilogy.

[APPRIA40WR]

But that's true even if you buy a DVD with a widescreen version on one side and a panned and scanned version on the other and no one thinks twice about that.


No it's not. Spielberg has went all soft (like Lucas) and cut up <u>our</u> films (yes our films cos these are part of our culture and once they've been released I consider it <u>mine</u>) by pathetic censoring of 'violence'.

As for comparing it to a 4:3/widescreen that's not valid either since the 4:3 was generally already available and the widescreen is the <u>correct</u> format ie that's how it was released originally. That's not an extra.

[Ol' Blue Eyes]

But whether it's a 4:3 version or a *******isation of the film (and I agree it is), it takes up roughly the same amount of discspace and the same amount of effort to encode so I don't see a lot of difference. Granted, whoever sets the price at Universal's DVD department may not see it that way!

I personally think this new cut has as much chance to go down as the definitive version of the film as Ted Turner's colourised version of Casablanca.

[Werdna007]

Originally posted by Ol' Blue Eyes
But whether it's a 4:3 version or a *******isation of the film (and I agree it is), it takes up roughly the same amount of discspace and the same amount of effort to encode so I don't see a lot of difference. Granted, whoever sets the price at Universal's DVD department may not see it that way!

I personally think this new cut has as much chance to go down as the definitive version of the film as Ted Turner's colourised version of Casablanca.

Very interesting comment that the colourised version of Casablanca is now the definitive version :eek: (Yes I do get the joke). ;)

Anyway I am very alergic to any B/W movie getting the computerised colouring modification. I know that this is done mostly to attract the younger crowd who cannot be bothered to watch a B/W film no matter how good, but as Spock says in Star Trek "I understand, that does not mean I agree".

The biggest *******isation I saw of a colourised film was the old French Fernandel classic L'Auberge Rouge. I mean this is a brilliant black comedy which works on so many fronts, including the atmosphere of it being in B/W. It just ruined the film for me when I saw the coloured version. The trouble is now getting hold of, or seeing these original versions.

One good thing maybe, is that I see that the new R1 DVD release of The Longest Day is available to buy in two versions. Original B/W or colourised. Maybe other distributers will take note. :D