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Hitman (US - DVD R1 | BD RA)

Fox Home Entertainment sends over artwork for an unrated cut of the movie

Title: Hitman (IMDb)
Starring: Timothy Olyphant
Released: 11th March 2008
SRP: $34.98 (2-Disc)

Further Details:
Fox has announced 1-disc rated ($29.98), 1-disc unrated ($29.98) and 2-disc unrated ($34.98) editions of Hitman which stars Timothy Olyphant. Each will be available to own from the 11th March. The film will be presented in anamorphic widescreen, along with DTS 5.1 Surround tracks. The only extra material on the 1-disc releases will be deleted scenes (Ovie’s Pool Sce, Hospital Sce, A Different Train Platfo, and Udre’s Death), and an alternate ending. The 2-disc will include all that, along with an In The Crosshairs featurette, a Digital Hits featurette, a Settling the Score featurette, another feature on the Instruments of Destruction, and a gag reel. On top of all that, disc 2 will also house a digital copy of the film which makes it easy to transfer to compatible Macintosh and Windows-based personal computers or laptops.

Also available from the 11th March will be a Blu-ray release of the movie. The Hitman Unrated Special Edition Blu-ray two disc features the unrated version of the film, with all above single bonus content on disc one and Digital Copy of disc two. The film is presented in widescreen format with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio (Lossless), French 5.1 DTS Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital.

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SMOKINACES90

Adefinite blind buy for the 2-disc Unrated Directors Cut. Missed this on in theatres.

Chris Gould

£ukasz D wrote: Chris Gould wrote: Shocking....u mean...yyyy ??

It should have been called S**tman.

Shaun Andrews

I had no problem with his age, but man did he look nothing like the Agent 47 from the games. He just looks awful with a shaved head. Drained away all desire I had to see the movie, even as a brainless time waster.

KCJ506

lee09 wrote: Yes Timothy Olyphant is too young to had played the title role. But anyways... this looked like a solid VG-to-Film adapatation. Im sure it wont top Silent Hill though

Too young? Timothy Olyphant is gonna be 40 this year. How old did you want the actor to be 50?

Worst Nightmare

da_hustla wrote: So to get the special features, you'll need to pay more but it's still going to be in disc 1 of the dvd. Meaning, the only thing that will be in disc 2 is the digital copy. Which something most of us won't use.I will use it - I have a PC in with my entertainment system - handy for storing music and serials (like Heroes, Family guy) etc....
Especially if I go away and take my laptop....
If you don't want the extra disc then at least they give you the option of not purchasing it and not "surprising" us with a double dip 3 months from now.....

Gildia

Wolfmother wrote: Never woulda guess this movie would have an unrated version <rolls eyes>

Yeah, I figured it would have an unrated release as well. Xavier Gens directed this and the studio told him to cut a lot of things. They originally wanted a PG-13. I'm glad they didn't go with that like they did with Live Free or Die Hard though.

JackJackMN

AWEFULL< I am so glad I had that free ticket and didn't pay to see this

Makman

Dull, Disappointing movie...only worth watching because the female character keeps taking her top off (to distract you how poor the story is).

The assasin/hitman film is nowhere as good as John Woo's the Killer, Leon: the Professional, La Femme Nikita or even the Replacement Killers !!!

So far only the first "Mortal Kombat" movie captured the excitement of a videogame on to film. This film is far too serious and the director is too lame to compensate (apart from when he is copying John Woo and Luc Besson in a few action scenes).

da_hustla

So to get the special features, you'll need to pay more but it's still going to be in disc 1 of the dvd. Meaning, the only thing that will be in disc 2 is the digital copy. Which something most of us won't use. Fox are really dumb. They should have put the special features on disc 2 instead of leaving it without anything useful.

Wolfmother

Never woulda guess this movie would have an unrated version <rolls eyes>

Dave Brock

Seeing as "Die Hard 4" got the exact same rating uncut as it did cut, it was STUPIDITY BEYOND ALL REASON to release the cut version in the UK at all.
There is not one single reason for the cut version to have ever existed in the UK, but now you have to pay more if you want the uncut version.
HOLD ON! Perhaps THAT'S the reason!

Anyway...Unrated does not mean Director's Cut.
But 1 minute is actually a long time if that minute is violence reinstated which may last a couple of seconds each time.

Lorre

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slapshot63 wrote: Lorre wrote: Why didn't they do this for Live Free Or Die Hard? Damm you Fox...

You mean release an Unrated cut? They did...

Not on Blu-ray...

intimidator

Thae movie was ok, but I think they could have done more with the story.

jmm

beckmen wrote: I really hope the Director's Cut fixes these problems and makes the movie's pacing and flow better. Hopefully the thing about it only being 1 minute longer is unsubstantiated c**p. We'll see...

Well, don't kill the messenger. From the guys at The Digital Bits:

Quote: "20th Century Fox has just revealed the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Hitman on 3/11. The film will be available as a single-disc edition in two versions - a 93-minute Theatrical Edition and a 94-minute Unrated Edition (SRP $29.98)"

And you can also check Fox Home Entertainment press release here:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/sd-dvd-film...

beckmen

Liked the film, but it did seem to be ruined in editing. A lot of major problems. I really hope the Director's Cut fixes these problems and makes the movie's pacing and flow better. Hopefully the thing about it only being 1 minute longer is unsubstantiated c**p. We'll see...

Maladroit

I'd rather have my family get held hostage.

tylerdurden

Im a huge fan of the games and I though this movie was absolute s**te!

lee09

Yes Timothy Olyphant is too young to had played the title role. But anyways... this looked like a solid VG-to-Film adapatation. Im sure it wont top Silent Hill though

Edgeman05

Loved this movie. So the Blu Ray will have the 2 disc version or the unrated 1 disc version on it?

YlowBstard66

Really enjoyed this, but the script(and no doubt the TRUE director's version)were much better. I also disliked the fact that some great scene (some from the trailer) ended up on the cutting room floor after the FOX re-edit. Still, it'll be the 2-discer for me. Very fun flick.

knight d

Definitely bad, didn't even think of buying it. But I might rent it in a year or so, I don't mind returning to unrated versions every now and then.

Delta_FX

Cool cover.

Any more details on the second disc of the Blu-ray edition? What is the Digital Copy? Is it a 1080p version of DVD version?

Simon Abrams

As a fan of movies in general, I was bored to tears.

It was the European version of Shooter with a hardon to be Jean Reno's successor but not enough creativity to deliver on that promise. Its pretty damning that Gen wanted his name taken off the film.

Oh and Olyphant is a horrendous actor. He was a sad sack in Die Hard 4 and he just looks stupid in this.

Nick402

I'm buying it. Very good game based movie.

£ukasz D

Chris Gould wrote: Shocking....u mean...yyyy ??

Sam Spade

For a movie based off of a video game this movie wasn't all that bad.Olga Kurylenko is very beautiful and nude in this film,so it does have that going for it though.Hitman had maybe one or two killer action shots but in the end it was a pretty generic action flick with nothing new to offer.I wouldn't buy it.

Version 1

Not a fan of the game but wanted to see this,missed so I wills urely pick up! I like that movies are starting to be released with a digital copy!!!

Chris Gould

Shocking.

David Blackwell

it was OK for a time waster. nice action and it has the next Bond girl.

Pixarfan517

I will not be seeing this film since I heard it's c**p. I'm still waiting for you DVDActive to announce "August Rush."

slapshot63

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Lorre wrote: Why didn't they do this for Live Free Or Die Hard? Damm you Fox...

You mean release an Unrated cut? They did...

Kyle Mertes

Missed this in theaters. I like Olyphant, so this will be a definite rent for me. That cover art (and the art on Amazon for the 2-discer) is really stylish.

I've always wanted to play the game series, but never got around to it. I should go pick up the trilogy box set at Best Buy sometime soon here...

Lorre

Why didn't they do this for Live Free Or Die Hard? Damm you Fox...

jmm

For those of you hoping to get a boost from the Unrated cut, notice that according to the news it's just 1 minute longer. Yep, that's it, that's what apparently merits a separate edition nowadays.

So it's not a "director's cut", and it's unlikely it will bring a smoother flow to the movie, just a couple of more explicit shots (no pun intended), I guess...

SlitherThru

Nice Cover. Decent Movie. I Think I will grab the 2 Disk.

Rumble

As a fan of the game series, i didn't like that movie.
First the choice of the main actor was a bad choice, then originally Agent 47 is a silent assassin, in that movie you see explosion like it was a Die Hard movie.
I was disapointed but i expected it.

Yankeescf04

The 2-disc collector's edition, which can be seen at amazon.com, looks a hell of a lot better. It makes this cover art look like c**p.

Bradavon

Cool cover art. It's bound to be messed up by the time it launches though.

JosephNYC

I thought this movie was OK. Some good action scenes. Maybe the Director's cut will flow better. I might pick this up since I am a fan of movies from video games.

Blue-Kal-El

Great cover...but how bad was this?

£ukasz D

i agree..but as the theatrical cut missed some flow - i'm realy lookin' forword to the DC. I also thought it was a realy nice film, and havein' DCd in my mind, that it can be even much bether, than the TC.

pitdeadite

Great movie....especially if you are a fan of the games.

Marc St-Clair

Nice cover!!!

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