The Exorcist (UK - BD)
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Title: The Exorcist (IMDb)
Starring: Max von Sydow
Released: 11th October 2010
SRP: £17.99
Further Details:
Warner Home Video has announced the Blu-ray release of The Exorcist for the 11th of October, priced at around £17.99. Newly remastered in 1080p from the original camera negative, the Blu-ray includes both the remastered Extended Director’s Cut as well as the remastered theatrical version of the film. We don't yet have the artwork for this one, but we can bring you a list of the bonus material.
News by Chris Gould
Starring: Max von Sydow
Released: 11th October 2010
SRP: £17.99
Further Details:
Warner Home Video has announced the Blu-ray release of The Exorcist for the 11th of October, priced at around £17.99. Newly remastered in 1080p from the original camera negative, the Blu-ray includes both the remastered Extended Director’s Cut as well as the remastered theatrical version of the film. We don't yet have the artwork for this one, but we can bring you a list of the bonus material.
Disc One
- The Exorcist: The Version You’ve Never Seen
- Commentary by William Friedkin
- Raising Hell: Filming The Exorcist
- The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now
- Face of Evil: The Different Versions of The Exorcist
- The Version You’ve Never Seen (Trailer)
- Our Deepest Fear (Trailer)
- Most Electrifying (TV Spot)
- Scariest (TV Spot)
- The Exorcist Returns (Trailer)
- The Devil Himself (Radio Spot)
- Our Deepest Fear (Radio Spot)
Disc Two
- The Exorcist
- Commentary by Willa Friedkin
- Commentary by William Peter Blatty with Special Sound Effect
- The Fear of God
- Original Ending
- Sketches & Storyboards
- The Original Cut (Additional Interviews with Friedkin & Blatty)
- Stairway to Heaven (Additional Interviews with Friedkin & Blatty)
- The Final Reckoning (Additional Interviews with Friedkin & Blatty)
- Introduction by William Friedkin
- Nobody Expected It (Theatrical Trailer)
- Beyond Comprehension (Theatrical Trailer)
- Flash Image (Theatrical Trailer)
- Beyond Comprehension (TV Spot)
- You Too Can See The Exorcist (TV Spot)
- Between Science & Superstition (TV Spot)
- The Movie You’ve Been Waiting For (TV Spot)
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It's not so much that I looked for them as that, by chance, I saw them and, once you do, you keep spotting them! DVD and VHS are low enough quality that you can get away with it, but Blu is far less forgiving!
I consider the CGI additions to TVYNS to be pretty much artistic vandalism, but minor technical corrections such as cleaning up matte lines, jump cuts and wire removal for a new medium that will likely show more detail than the prints in your average cinema when the film was released, are justified IMHO!
I consider the CGI additions to TVYNS to be pretty much artistic vandalism, but minor technical corrections such as cleaning up matte lines, jump cuts and wire removal for a new medium that will likely show more detail than the prints in your average cinema when the film was released, are justified IMHO!
I never noticed the wires, I dont think. I get so caught up in it every time I watch it that Ive never looked for them.
Oh, definitely the 1999 one! The jump cut is awful and the tiny morph effect is hardly a George Lucas monstrosity! On Blu, the jump would look awful and the piano wires would stand out appallingly! I'd favour best-looking over 'most faithful' on this one!
Gabriel wrote: I hope it is! I also hope they paint out the piano wires!!
You hope its the original cut or you hope its the 1999 "original" cut?
Some of the extras sound lovely. I love the comparison of filming sites on "then and now" docos. Brilliant.
You hope its the original cut or you hope its the 1999 "original" cut?
Some of the extras sound lovely. I love the comparison of filming sites on "then and now" docos. Brilliant.
Wilson Bros wrote: They appear to be identical - but the UK version has both versions as standard (unlike the US copy, where the two-disc with the original cut is limited) and is considerably cheaper than the US - you can get it for just under £12 at Amazon.
It's a no-brainer, really...
The Wilson Bros
Are you sure the US release is limited with the 2 disc set. Haven't heard that at all. I know the 2 disc set in the US is a digibook but i have not heard its limited. Where did you hear that?
It's a no-brainer, really...
The Wilson Bros
Are you sure the US release is limited with the 2 disc set. Haven't heard that at all. I know the 2 disc set in the US is a digibook but i have not heard its limited. Where did you hear that?
GavSalkeld wrote: I hope the original IS the original cut as seen on the 1997 R1 DVD and NOT the slightly-CGI-enhanced 1999 edition.
I hope it is! I also hope they paint out the piano wires!!
I hope it is! I also hope they paint out the piano wires!!
I hope the original IS the original cut as seen on the 1997 R1 DVD and NOT the slightly-CGI-enhanced 1999 edition.
They appear to be identical - but the UK version has both versions as standard (unlike the US copy, where the two-disc with the original cut is limited) and is considerably cheaper than the US - you can get it for just under £12 at Amazon.
It's a no-brainer, really...
The Wilson Bros
It's a no-brainer, really...
The Wilson Bros
Which version are you boys going to get? The US or the UK?
"Why you do this?"
toonloon wrote: I can't wait for this. I'm glad both versions are on seperate discs. This makes me think that the original version will have the original colour timing unlike the tweaked TVYHS. If it was a branching edition then they would probably use the timed master created for TVYHS. They did the same thing with limited success for the Star Trek Remasterd discs. You don't get the original episodes as implied, but instead you get remastered versions, cleaned up, retimed and contrast boosted with the option of an original mono track and effects shots left untouched. These aren't the original episodes but an amalgamation of the originals and the remasters. I hope the original Exorcist theatrical version IS the original and not TVYHS without the extra footage and effects.
You shouldn't worry about it, as you can bet your bippy that the "original version" will be just that, as this move is to placate those who were annoyed at the changes made 10 years ago. We think that the US copy has each cut on its own disc, so maybe you can draw conclusions from that?
Our dream Blu of The Exorcist would be the special edition, minus the stupid CGI effects, as they are utterly superfluous, with some looking like the Blue Meanies from Yellow Submarine, and the shot of Karras' mother's face at the end is just insulting, spoon-feeding the reason for his actions to the audience.
We'd also nix the spider-walk, as it flows better without it, and as much as it is wonderful in the book, we'd also lose the "beautiful friendship" ending, only because the missing dialogue renders it redundant.
Oh, and they really should put back the ol' "I've been on this f**king line" dialogue from Burstyn, as it provides a crucial link as to where she picked up some of her newfound bad language from...
...and PLEASE remove the s*dding wires this time!!! Don't give Repossessed the satisfaction.
THE WILSON BROS
You shouldn't worry about it, as you can bet your bippy that the "original version" will be just that, as this move is to placate those who were annoyed at the changes made 10 years ago. We think that the US copy has each cut on its own disc, so maybe you can draw conclusions from that?
Our dream Blu of The Exorcist would be the special edition, minus the stupid CGI effects, as they are utterly superfluous, with some looking like the Blue Meanies from Yellow Submarine, and the shot of Karras' mother's face at the end is just insulting, spoon-feeding the reason for his actions to the audience.
We'd also nix the spider-walk, as it flows better without it, and as much as it is wonderful in the book, we'd also lose the "beautiful friendship" ending, only because the missing dialogue renders it redundant.
Oh, and they really should put back the ol' "I've been on this f**king line" dialogue from Burstyn, as it provides a crucial link as to where she picked up some of her newfound bad language from...
...and PLEASE remove the s*dding wires this time!!! Don't give Repossessed the satisfaction.
THE WILSON BROS
I can't wait for this. I'm glad both versions are on seperate discs. This makes me think that the original version will have the original colour timing unlike the tweaked TVYHS. If it was a branching edition then they would probably use the timed master created for TVYHS. They did the same thing with limited success for the Star Trek Remasterd discs. You don't get the original episodes as implied, but instead you get remastered versions, cleaned up, retimed and contrast boosted with the option of an original mono track and effects shots left untouched. These aren't the original episodes but an amalgamation of the originals and the remasters. I hope the original Exorcist theatrical version IS the original and not TVYHS without the extra footage and effects.
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