Erm Bradavon wrote: And your source Eric?

When you say WE do you mean the USA, Scandinavia, Europe???
I guess I meant "we" as in Malick fans, and I'd assume it'll be released in more places than merely R1...

My source, well, I'd say the film's producer is a pretty good source

http://www.weeklydig.com/index.cfm/issueID/4f27...

She's mentioned the extended cut in at least 5 interviews.

Obviously the 'Village Voice' blurb above.

Jeffrey Wells...

"I checked with New Line publicity and it's true: there will be an extra-long version of Terrence Malick's The New World on the DVD. That means longer than the 155-minute New York-and-LA version that closed last Tuesday night, and obviously much longer than the 137- or 138-minute version that will re-open on 1.20.06."

DP Emmanuel Lubezki:

"About the ~3 hour dvd version of the film: There will be a much extended sequence of underwater footage in the beginning of the film (he thought possibly 12 minutes). He says this footage is incredible."

Enough, Bradavon?

well I was eagerly waiting to watch this movie couldn't watch it in theaters here in Lebanon because since the 14th of february 2005 (the assassination of the ex prime minister) and untill today big movies like this one have been delayed during crisis moments.although it would have been great to watch it on a big screen I guess i'll have to satisfy myself with a 29 inch TV.I loved Pochahontas and i'll surely love this movie, but will there be an extended director's cut version??

Mark Buchanan wrote: ...Colin still owes me for the time and money I spent sitting through the piece of c**p that was Alexander...

Get in line. And while we at it, we should send a leg-breaker to collect from Oliver Stone.

Cool menus.

According to J. Hoberman of the 'Village Voice', Malick is indeed working on a three hour cut for release on DVD.  Perhaps if it is not on this version, it will be released a few months later a la the 'Black Hawk Down' three disc version or the super-duper 'Sin City' version.

J.

Wow, a decent DVD cover art.

The first and last 45 minutes were great. But the middle (also 45 minutes long) just dragged on and on... Still, a good movie well worth seeing, especially if you're a history buff or fan of Malick.

I thought this film was stunning. I kind of found it to be a counterpart to Thin Red Line. This being a film about celebrating humanity, while Thin Red Line examined the dark nature of it. I also wish Hans Zimmer composed it instead of Horner, he did his best work on Thin Red Line with Malick.

Erm David Blackwell wrote: It is  shame we don't get deleted scenes since this is the 135 minute cut of The New World.
We'll get a 3-4 hour long EXTENDED CUT of The New World, surprised the good folks who run this site didn't mention this...

"But, more importantly, she said New Line has agreed to release an extended cut of the film, even longer than the 155 minute cut, to DVD. Again, this was info straight from Producer Sarah Green."

"Green: Terry cut it immediately for DVD and was pleased with the extended version."

Excellent. I heard this was great.

SUCH A GREAT MOVIE. Screamingly underrated, I hope this makes it's money on dvd. Awesome editing, unconventional, beautiful cinematography & a return to form with the score by James Horner.

It dragged on.  It felt longer than King Kong

This is one of the most beautifully shot movies I've ever seen. I was very pleasantly surprised with this one for some reason, even though I loved all the other Malick movies I've seen, I guess it was the fact that he wanted to re-edit it after it was released....

Jersey Jedi wrote: Actually, Malick himself decided to further edit the film for pacing reasons. I was able to see the longer version in NY before I saw the current one here in Jersey. I thought the shorter one was actually better because Malick seemingly on cut small, unimportant bits out of scenes. It just felt smoother and was a great film. I hope they release both versions for archival purposes, but I'd still rather watch the 135 min version.

Intresting, for the first bit. Great idea, for the seond.

Looks super boring and Colin still owes me for the time and money I spent sitting through the piece of c**p that was Alexander.  But I'll rent it solely on Colin's presence.

Actually, Malick himself decided to further edit the film for pacing reasons. I was able to see the longer version in NY before I saw the current one here in Jersey. I thought the shorter one was actually better because Malick seemingly on cut small, unimportant bits out of scenes. It just felt smoother and was a great film. I hope they release both versions for archival purposes, but I'd still rather watch the 135 min version.

I heartily enjoyed the film, and Malick's approach to the material. I thought it was absorbing, methodical, and uniquely beautiful. At the same time I don't blame those who didn't care for the film. I've actually never really cared for Malick before, but this is one effort that really worked for me (I was distracted by the never-ending cameo parade of A-listers in "The Thin Red Line."
I'm interested in seeing the longer version (I caught the film on it's wide theatrical release so I didn't get to see the original cut.) I've heard this shorter version is actually more accesible and has a better flow. Any word on multiple versions?

i might give this a watch but it would probably bore me but it's got colin farrell and I love him<3 whoa that girl is as old as me and she got to make out w/ colin! NOW that is luck, you wouldnt have to pay me!!

i'll buy this, I fell to sleep near the end sadly and I loving it

I finally managed to see this in the cinema last weekend in the UK. It was the 150 minute cut.

I liked the cinematography and the soundtrack more than the actual content, but it definitely had its moments. I would still buy it as it looked beautiful and the hour long doc sounds ok too.

Beautiful movie with excellent cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki and a star-making performance by Q'Orianka Kilcher.

My only problem was that it could have been edited a bit better.