The movie is actually ONLY about 4 minutes longer than theatrical cut!!! In my opinion, that's a fraud, pure and simple! I thought it was going to be 23 minutes longer, as promised And this different 'chapters' system just sucks (it is much better as one big movie). Each chapter ends with it's own LONG credits - and that is of course where most of your extra lies. 147 minute "extended cut"... yeah, sure, really extended...
Theatrical cut, in this case, is much, much better!

Quote: Originally posted by Roy Phillips
Also, can the 147 cut be played from A to Z or no?
Sounds like it has to be played as just the stories, not in the theatrical style (i.e. Customer, first part of Yellow, Hard Goodbye, Big Fat Kill, end of Yellow, and then other Customer). But I'll probably try and get this when it comes out.

The Coverart sucks but who cares this Extended cut is going to be Excellant. I don't buy dvds for the coverart anyway!

I liked this movie. I'd sure like to pick this up or get for Christmas.

I'm glad I only rented the first release!! I can't wait!!

Quote: Originally posted by Andrew Mendez
what a waste of money.

Hey some people like to collect things!  Ease off.

This movie Rocks!! so badly!!

I will definitely getting this one, eventhough I already own the R3 one..Cann't Resist Jessica Alba!!

You can tell Rodriguez is heavily pumping this up.  I am sure he wants to make his barebones releases infinitely different than the extended releases.  A lot of though has gone into this product.  Great move, greater movie!

EXCELLENT!!!

OHH MAN! screen shots look AMAZING! i have all 4 limited covers and am STILL gonna buy this version.....im so excited!

I can't WAIT!!!!!!! This looks awesome! Very Pleased with the menu screens, very very cool!

I guess things will clear up once people will review the discs

so, is there both the theatrical and the 4 stories? or can you watch the 4 stores as a movie and separately? or how else would the commentaries work?

Menu screens added...

In cdwow s listing of this it says the following....
Presented in Anamorphic Widescreen with optional English subtitles, the Original Theatrical Cut will feature both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Surround audio, while the Recut version will feature Dolby Digital 5.1 only.

No DTS on the recut version??

 

I will most defintely be picking this up.

Dave: the movie is a direct translation of the comic.
The re-editing is really just to even MORE directly translate the comic. I was quite hoping for it myself, and when it was announced in...March or May or whenever, I know I was excited. So, yeah, I think it's a good thing here.

can no one say if they think the re-editing is a good move otr not?!

Those that have seen the thearical cut must have a view.

Bad, very bad cover.

But I still has it pre-ordered, and will keep it that way. (If not a super-duper korean edition is being realesed)

Quote: Originally posted by Steven Carrier
I think that the whole ting is just a slip sleave. Did anyone buy the JAWS or CONSTANTINE DVDs? If you did their was a seperate regular keep case inside with the 2-Discs and then the book back to back. Then the slip sleave around the two. Buena Vista does not have any digipacks anymore and they use slip selaves. Thats what they did with the BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY DVD and others. This is such a great set, so many great features and everything, cant wait to get this for Christmas.

Way to steal my post. jk

Cool! My kind of release!

Hmmm....guess one of my friends or relatives will be getting my old copy as a freebie gift, lol.

Why couldn't they have released this one with the other one?

Never had the chance to watch it on cinema but I will surely go for this set

That cover art sucks. Although that won't stop me from getting this release.

this artwork sucks!

get rid of all that advertisement crap at the bottom and it'd be semi-decent.

OMG!!! FUCKING BEAUTIFUL SO MUCH BETTER ARTWORK!!! OMG I CAN'T WAIT I CAN'T WAIT I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!

If I'm not mistaken Constantine is also the same way as the Jaws set.

One word for that package art - Bitchin'

Hard Goodbye Novel Quote: Originally posted by Regan Pelletier
i cant wait for this to come out for the holidays i was one of the suckers who bought the barebones but it wasnt a total loss as i got the free movie poster with it and im an even bigger sucker buying the hard goodbye novel yesterday at least i got it 3 months early

The 2nd Printing of "The Hard Goodbye" that comes with this version has been available since at least February of this year.

For anyone who doesn't yet have the books and has the money, I'd wait till later in the year and pick up the Hardcover Frank Miller Sin City Library.

It claims to be complete, but if Miller's adding new material for Sin City 2, it really wouldn't be, would it?

all the re-edit does is split the stories into seperate films with all there scenes back in.

Beautiful cover, but where is poor Dwight?

Quote: Originally posted by Tyler Foster
I'm hoping those little DVD/book images on the bottom are on a little wraparound cardboard strip thing that you can pull off and toss when you open the DVD.

i'm guessing it will be. i wish they had this version minus the book, i already have it.

Nope, it hasn't been delayed. I checked with Buena Vista personally a couple of days ago. Don't worry

I thought that a site said this was delayed. But that news might be coming soon, I cant believe it!!! I wanted this so BADLY!!!

Yeah, I hope the Region 2 artwork will be better. I hope it isn't released to far after.

Nice shot of the box the book and DVD combo will be packaged in, but what about the actual "DVD" artwork? Or will the cover be the same, because then I will have to agree with Chris Gould; it's bland and crap. They could have come up with something much more original.

That artwork is, well, a bit crap.

Artwork added...

Quote: Originally posted by Mike Dunn
Why? I'm kicking back enjoying watching Sin City tonight. You're not. So I feel sorry for you, not me. And yeah, I knew the extended version was coming. But considering the cheap price for the bare bones disc, it was a no brainer to pick it up and be able to watch the film until the extended version came out.

what I would have said was: I feel sorry for everyone who bought the barebones edition and never thought otherwise that this edition was coming out.  If you knew and still bought it, well cool.

I can't believe anyone not knowing about this version if they are frequent visitors of this site or know enough about the DVD market with genre films with few releases. :p

I love the assortment of extras they have listed here.   Degfinitely a must own for me.

They should have the option too view the film with storyboards/the comic book also showing at the same time. Woulf be cool to see how similar they are.

I suspect the Kill Bill set has gotten lost in the Miramax/Weinsteins split. I'm sure once things settle down again they'll get around to it.

Quote: Originally posted by -MFDOOM- I feel sorry for the people that got the barebones edition. :lol:
Why? I'm kicking back enjoying watching Sin City tonight. You're not. So I feel sorry for you, not me. And yeah, I knew the extended version was coming. But considering the cheap price for the bare bones disc, it was a no brainer to pick it up and be able to watch the film until the extended version came out.

Cooking School? For those who are puzzled about the "Cooking School" segment, you probably don't have any other Robert Rodriguez DVDs.  For example, the "Mexico Trilogy" has "Cooking School" segments on at least two of the three discs.  They're just a quick video taped segment of RR showing the viewer how to whip-up the featured food in the film.  Like for instance, in "OUATIM", RR did the segment on the dish that Johnny Depp ate at the restaurant before he blew away the cook.

10 minute cooking school?!?!
I'm so there.  

YES!!

Hot diggity! I was going to buy the bare bones version but kinda forgot to! I then almost bought the Amazon UK exclusive DVD/Graphic Novel set... but thought I'd wait a while... am I glad I did that! I will definately be buying this and it's great that they're including the theatrical cut too!

I am so glad I held out for this. It still pisses me off when the studios pull this 4 months later shit!

+from+the+ranch

Well then, I will now wait for this to come to SE.

I will buy this. Glad to see that holding off on the first release will pay off in the end.

This is how its packed. Found this on a messageboard. If this is true then this DVD is gonna be the most perfect DVD ever produced.

According to Dimension Home Entertainment, the complete and expanded unrated version of the film with never-before-seen footage integrated directly into the feature by director Robert Rodriguez. It will also be presented in ultra-stylish packaging, hours of all-new bonus materials supervised directly by Rodriguez showing how this unique film was brought to life, plus the complete first issue of Frank Miller’s Sin City graphic novel.

Here is what to expect from the contents according to Dimension:


DISC ONE

Original Feature Film Presentation

Feature Commentary with Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller

Feature Commentary with Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino

Feature Commentary of Austin Premiere Audience Reaction

Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes

A Hard Top With A Decent Engine: The Cars of Sin City

Making the Monsters: Special Effects & Make-Up

Trench Coats and Fishnets: The Costumes of Sin City

Booze, Broads & Guns: The Props of Sin City

How It Went Down: Convincing Frank Miller to Make The Film

Giving The Characters Life: Casting the Film

Special Guest Director, Quentin Tarantino

Sin-Chroni-City Interactive: As the viewer watches Sin City, it becomes apparent that the characters and their stories are not isolated, but intertwined. It is also revealed that the timelines for these stories are not in synch—and yet not entirely independent. This interactive feature allows the user to get a timeline view of the happenings of Sin City. The user can see the overview schematic of the scenes in chronological order and then zoom in for more detail on any of the events.

Teaser and Theatrical Trailers


DISC TWO


Sin City Recut Extended Unrated Feature Film Presentation (with 23 added minutes)

Full-length expanded cuts of each individual episode (“Customer Is Always Right,” “The Hard Goodbye,” “Big Fat Kill” and “That Yellow Bastard&rdquo split out into short films – each with their own title cards and in their own complete form; viewers can watch separately and in any order desired.

15 Minute Flick School – Showing how everything was done, including the development of the look of the movie before there was financing, plus early screen tests, rehearsal tapes, final effects. Narrated and cut by Robert Rodriguez.


All Green Version – A high speed look at the entire movie with only its green screen elements.

The Long Take – A full uninterrupted 17 minute take during the filming of Quentin's segment. Audience gets to see what it's like to sit in the middle of a whirlwind of creativity while the camera is rolling. They never call cut, so everyone is concentrating, working, experimenting and being creative for 17 minutes straight. Very interesting to watch, and hear everyone brainstorming and improvising. Clive, Nicotero, Rodriguez, Tarantino, and Del Toro, Stevie J, all doing their thing at one point or another.


Sin City: Live in Concert – Sin City filmmakers, cast and crew head over to Antone’s restaurant one night after shooting “That Yellow Bastard” so Bruce Willis' and Robert's band Chingon could play a benefit show. Shows the full version of Bruce and his band playing the song "Devil Woman" and Rodriguez and his band playing the “Theme from Sin City.”


10 Minute Cooking School: Sin City Breakfast Tacos – Rodriguez’s meal of choice during the lnog night hours of making Sin City. Shows how to make Rodriguez’s grandma’s secret homemade flour tortilla recipe as well.

You can only say one word to that "WOW" Hope all the specs hasen't ruined the picture on the 2 movies

Quote: Originally posted by Anthony Nunez
*DANCES AROUND LIKE AN IDOIT* YESSSSSSSSSSSSSs fuck awesome dude, i can't wait for this omg this fucking rocksZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! Yes yes yes yes yes yes i' m counting the days!!!!

I assume that the 4th story they are referring to is the prologue/epilogue segments with Josh Hartnett.  Anyways, Rodriguez has delivered the goods as promised and during the amount of time he promised to deliver them in.  My real question is, where is that big special edition of both parts of Kill Bill that was SUPPOSED to be released less than a year after Volume 2 first hit DVD?  Where is it Quentin???

I'm glad they included The Hard Goodbye, since it's my fav. of the comic's,
Although it would have been nice to have a full set, although that would higher the price.

I bought the other way, but who cares. *DANCES AROUND LIKE AN IDOIT* YESSSSSSSSSSSSSs fuck awesome dude, i can't wait for this omg this fucking rocksZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! Yes yes yes yes yes yes i' m counting the days!!!!

Awesome! and right on time too. I'm glad I held off getting the barebones. I'm gonna place an online order for this as soon as I can to avoid the Alliance Atlantis garbage we'll probably get here.

I feel asleep the last half hour in the cinema, so I guess it's 20 minutes plus more of over-stylized (which was very nice though), hollow, distant storytelling. I'm gonna skip this one as well.

This is what I have been waiting for.  I am so happy that the special edition of this has finally been announced.  I can't wait for Dec. 13.

Wow!!  A lot faster than anyone expected, I think.  The extras sound AMAZING.  It really was worth the extra wait for this spectacular edition of the Miller/Roderiguez/Tarantino masterpiece.

Quote: Originally posted by Eliason A.
I don't get it. What's with the art?
That's not the artwork, Eli. That's just the cover of the comic book that's included with the set.

i can't f-ing wait for this! hope they dont f*** up the cover tho

I am so buying this.
I'm glad I held off on the edition out now.

Quote: Originally posted by Mark Carter
Do we think this will be a branching kind of arrangement?

Or Theatrical on one disc, Extended on another, with various special features spread throughout?

I think that it would be former.  The recently released Gladiator: Extended Cut, which runs 153 minutes (theatrical) and 171 minutes (extended), included both versions on single, dual layer DVD.  Of course, it did not include DTS because of the movies' running time.  Since Sin City is shorter movie, I'm sure that Miramax can include both versions and DTS in one DVD w/o sacrificing video quality.

I could wait for this DVD if it came out late next year.......

Do we think this will be a branching kind of arrangement?

Or Theatrical on one disc, Extended on another, with various special features spread throughout?

Haha! I knew I should wait! Suck it, Wes!

Maybe it's been said recently, but when I first heard about it the release was gonna be three separate stories only.

YES!! YAY FOR ME YES I knew i would be rewarded nicely if i waited!!! yes yes yes

Can't wait to see the artwork! As for the extended cut, I'm not really bothered, I will just buy the theatrical cut, I'm in the UK. The reason I am buying the DVD is cos I saw what I liked in the movie theatre, hence I want to buy the theatrical cut. I cannot be bothered with a whole new extended cut.

Yes a definite pick up. love this movie and its a good thing i wated for this to come out

As has been said, we all knew the new version was coming out, so there's no reason to get too upset. Actually, I'm glad to see it's coming out so soon as it's one of the discs I've been waiting for most. Yeah, I do wish they would have mentioned that the new set comes with the theatrical version as well. But who am I kidding, I like the film enough that I would have bought the first disc anyway.

I'm getting this... How many discs is this gonna be?

Looks like another terrific addition to my Christmas Wish List!

They told people that this was coming out, so everyone who bought it knew they'd have to buy the director's cut if they wanted both. however, they didn't say that it would include the theatrical cut.

Arghh! Bugger, can't believe they included the theatrical cut as well. That'll piss people off. There will be a lot of copies on eBay come December .