Ghost Rider: Extended Cut (UK - DVD R2 | BD)
We have specs and artwork for the Sony release of this extended cut of the movie
Title: Ghost Rider: Extended Cut (IMDb)
Starring: Nicolas Cage
Released: 2nd July 2007
SRP: £19.99
Further Details:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the release of Ghost Rider: Extended Cut for the 2nd of July, priced at around £19.99. A list of known specs can be found below, along with both the HMV exclusive and retail artwork. The confirmed extras for this one seem to vary from source to source, so please bear this in mind when making purchasing decisions. A Blu-ray release will also be available, priced at around £24.99.
News by Chris Gould
Starring: Nicolas Cage
Released: 2nd July 2007
SRP: £19.99
Further Details:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the release of Ghost Rider: Extended Cut for the 2nd of July, priced at around £19.99. A list of known specs can be found below, along with both the HMV exclusive and retail artwork. The confirmed extras for this one seem to vary from source to source, so please bear this in mind when making purchasing decisions. A Blu-ray release will also be available, priced at around £24.99.
Single Disc Release
- 2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio
- Thirteen Minutes of Never-Before-Seen Footage
- Commentary with Writer/Director Mark Steven Johnson and Visual Effects Supervisor Kevin Mack
- Commentary with Producer Gary Foster
HMV Exclusive Two-Disc Release
- 2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio
- Thirteen Minutes of Never-Before-Seen Footage
- Commentary with Writer/Director Mark Steven Johnson and Visual Effects Supervisor Kevin Mack
- Commentary with Producer Gary Foster
- Three Making of Documentaries: Spirit of Vengeance; Spirit of Adventure; Spirit of Execution
- Sin & Salvation: Featurettes Chronicling 40 Years of Ghost Rider Comic Book History
- Animatics
Retail Artwork
HMV Exclusive Artwork
Blu-ray Release
- 2.40:1 Widescreen Transfer (1080p)
- Audio: English 5.1, English PCM 5.1, English 5.1 Audio Description Track
- Subtitles: English, English HoH, Hindi
- Thirteen Minutes of Never-Before-Seen Footage
- Commentary with Writer/Director Mark Steven Johnson and Visual Effects Supervisor Kevin Mack
- Commentary with Producer Gary Foster
- Three Making of Documentaries: Spirit of Vengeance; Spirit of Adventure; Spirit of Execution
- Sin & Salvation: Featurettes Chronicling 40 Years of Ghost Rider Comic Book History
- Animatics
News by Chris Gould
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I love the HMV coverart. I have the region 1 with me right now. Only saw it in theaters once, so I can't really tell what's extended about it, but I love it just the same. It's simply just a good movie. To me.
Yes. I was right and the PR company was wrong. I rule. Now I've had official confirmation I have updated the specs to reflect what's actually on the discs.
According to another dvd news site the 2 disc se is an HMV exclusive along with the great art above and everyone else will only get the single disc?! Is this true Chris?
Sam Spade wrote: Maxim stop reviewing films.
Amen to that.
Amen to that.
No DTS? Im amazed...
It seems some companies are putting DTS on more DVDs now that HD has arrived, almost as if to keep people buying DVDs (Fox is one company I can think of). But no DTS on "big" films like this? Pah.
It seems some companies are putting DTS on more DVDs now that HD has arrived, almost as if to keep people buying DVDs (Fox is one company I can think of). But no DTS on "big" films like this? Pah.
I wonder if in the extended cut we get the scene that takes place between Cage's first transformation into the Ghost Rider and when he meets up with the baddies and gets smashed by the semi. There is obviously a scene missing because you go from the scene with the devil's boy and his posse confronting the guy in the train yard, then you switch to Cage morphing for the first time into Ghost Rider, then you have him walking out into the alley and all of a sudden satan's son and his posse are right there. It always comes off very awkward, like there was a scene that was supposed to be there.
mmmm hmv exclusive!!!!
Oooo I like the HMV Exclusive artwork...
If you think the headbutts in Clones and Spidey 2 were odd decisions concerning the BBFC, check what was cut out of the "Happy Family Planning" episode of Paranoia Agent.
Check and weep for the utter stupidity.
A series already rated "18" had two minutes chopped off because teenagers might imitate it. And it had to be cut, the only alternative was outright banning.
Stupidest censorship ever, as the scene wasn't violent or sexual. It just showed someone hanging herself from too small a branch and it snapped, botching the suicide. Seeing people care for her during the attempt is very touching but this has unfortunately been lost to UK audiences.
So I bought the R4 version...
Check and weep for the utter stupidity.
A series already rated "18" had two minutes chopped off because teenagers might imitate it. And it had to be cut, the only alternative was outright banning.
Stupidest censorship ever, as the scene wasn't violent or sexual. It just showed someone hanging herself from too small a branch and it snapped, botching the suicide. Seeing people care for her during the attempt is very touching but this has unfortunately been lost to UK audiences.
So I bought the R4 version...
I have the Region 1 extended cut and honestly couldn't tell you what is extended or different. They don't have a feature telling you what scenes are extended.
Okay, the specs for this one are a mess. No one can agree on what's actually on the discs. Sony' own PR site lists only commentaries with the producer and VFX supervisor (no Cage, Arad or de Luca), while their online PR company insists that the specs are as above, but with deleted scenes. The BBFC has not rated any deleted scenes for this release, and they list different extras again. Please bear all of this in mind before complaining that we 'got it wrong' - we just haven't had the same info twice!
"...astonishing special effects..." The flaming skull was laughable in the trailer alone.Add this to the "comic book movies not worth watching" section.Maxim stop reviewing films.
the extra 13 min.certainly wont help this turd.
Tenderheart Bear wrote: To be fair, the BBCF offer a certificate to each releasing company, it's up to Sony/Fox/Universal etc. to accept it or not. 12 certificates were offered to both Attack of the Clones (Fox) and Spider-Man 2 (sony), both decided to remove the 12 rated scenes (both headbutts I believe) and gain a PG rating instead.
Precisely my point. The only reason they were offered 12's is for two bleedin' headbutts. I mean come on, its laughable! Headbutts in Shrek and Hook - both U-rated with no cuts. And suddenly Spidey 2 and Star Wars Ep. II are going to be 12s for a headbutt in each? Its utterly, utterly stupid. The BBFC should be ashamed for having such a rule. Are peopl in the States and anywhere else in the world having epidemics of injured children headbutting each other from seeing the uncut versions? I rest my case. Cutting these is protecting no one. Im pleased Sky are showing Episode II uncut, the fight scene (like any other untouched-by-the-BBFC fight scene) is edited together better and makes more sense.
If the BBFC didnt have stupid rules about headbutts (which no other censorship body has, I might add) then we could have these films uncut. It's still] the BBFC's fault for having the rules in the first place.
Precisely my point. The only reason they were offered 12's is for two bleedin' headbutts. I mean come on, its laughable! Headbutts in Shrek and Hook - both U-rated with no cuts. And suddenly Spidey 2 and Star Wars Ep. II are going to be 12s for a headbutt in each? Its utterly, utterly stupid. The BBFC should be ashamed for having such a rule. Are peopl in the States and anywhere else in the world having epidemics of injured children headbutting each other from seeing the uncut versions? I rest my case. Cutting these is protecting no one. Im pleased Sky are showing Episode II uncut, the fight scene (like any other untouched-by-the-BBFC fight scene) is edited together better and makes more sense.
If the BBFC didnt have stupid rules about headbutts (which no other censorship body has, I might add) then we could have these films uncut. It's still] the BBFC's fault for having the rules in the first place.
What makes it worse is that the UMD cover is really good.
The question is - are the 13 extra minutes going to help or hinder the film? I haven't got this yet (I knew this was coming anyway, let alone an SE in the future) but I might wait for a review or two first
Definitely import the 2 disc. The four minutes difference is to do with speed difference between pal and ntsc.
To be fair, the BBCF offer a certificate to each releasing company, it's up to Sony/Fox/Universal etc. to accept it or not. 12 certificates were offered to both Attack of the Clones (Fox) and Spider-Man 2 (sony), both decided to remove the 12 rated scenes (both headbutts I believe) and gain a PG rating instead. It may well be down to imitable scenes but there's nothing wrong with classifing movies, this whole 'unrated' business is just a joke and undermines the whole MPAA system. I'm sure you and I could watch anything and be uneffected but a lot of people can't.
Tenderheart Bear wrote: Long gone are the days of cut movies, if you check the BBFC website 99% of movies are uncut so unless it involves animal cruelty you'll be okay. Most films are rated accordingly or cut only by the production company to get the rating it wants, ie: Attack of the Clones.
The production companies only cut the films to fit BBFC guidelines, so its still the BBFC's fault. If the BBFC didnt have silly issues about imitable techniques and whatnot, more films would be uncut.
And I wouldnt say "long gone are the days of cut movies", things do still get cut. Just not quite as much. And besides animal cruetly, they still cut other things.
Nic Mall wrote: Gah, I'll import.
Me too. The R3 is like a tenner, it has two discs, is extended *and* has English DTS. I missed this at the cinema but I do like my "comic book hero movies"
Tenderheart Bear wrote: Don't like the artwork much either, and the UK's obsession with BBFC and FCO ratings is a joke (especially when they don't even legally need to be on the spine).
I agree. Those ratings actually put me off buying R2 DVDs altogether, unless its some super-dooper-must-have-limited-edition like my Bond attache case.
The production companies only cut the films to fit BBFC guidelines, so its still the BBFC's fault. If the BBFC didnt have silly issues about imitable techniques and whatnot, more films would be uncut.
And I wouldnt say "long gone are the days of cut movies", things do still get cut. Just not quite as much. And besides animal cruetly, they still cut other things.
Nic Mall wrote: Gah, I'll import.
Me too. The R3 is like a tenner, it has two discs, is extended *and* has English DTS. I missed this at the cinema but I do like my "comic book hero movies"
Tenderheart Bear wrote: Don't like the artwork much either, and the UK's obsession with BBFC and FCO ratings is a joke (especially when they don't even legally need to be on the spine).
I agree. Those ratings actually put me off buying R2 DVDs altogether, unless its some super-dooper-must-have-limited-edition like my Bond attache case.
Unless the extra 13 mins actually includes ACTION, I'm skipping, this was the first time I ever wanted to walk out of the cinema. It really was that bad.
R4 tin all the way.
Why would they use the Region 1 regular artwork. Even the US Extended Cut artwork is way better than this.
yeah
same cover :S
same cover :S
There seems to be no mention of 'disc 2' containing the comics to screen feature etc. which region 1 are getting, are we being short-changed again?
it most definately is the pal speeding things up
TehOnes wrote: Dude, around 4 minutes is missing from the cut in the U.S. Yea im definetly importing.
Would that not be due to the PAL speed-up and rounding up/down of running times? I suspect they're identical. Long gone are the days of cut movies, if you check the BBFC website 99% of movies are uncut so unless it involves animal cruelty you'll be okay. Most films are rated accordingly or cut only by the production company to get the rating it wants, ie: Attack of the Clones.
Would that not be due to the PAL speed-up and rounding up/down of running times? I suspect they're identical. Long gone are the days of cut movies, if you check the BBFC website 99% of movies are uncut so unless it involves animal cruelty you'll be okay. Most films are rated accordingly or cut only by the production company to get the rating it wants, ie: Attack of the Clones.
Dude, around 4 minutes is missing from the cut in the U.S. Yea im definetly importing.
Don't like the artwork much either, and the UK's obsession with BBFC and FCO ratings is a joke (especially when they don't even legally need to be on the spine).
Aye - don't like this artwork.
Gah, I'll import.
Too bad they used the lame cover from the Region 1 single-disc edition.
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