Awesome.  Just got mine... it's pretty...

this is like getting an extended case of herpes

Manda of Mu wrote: Isn't Waterworld like the most hated movie in history?I dunno, not in my books...
lee09 wrote: this movie was pure s h i t U2psycho wrote: Sucks Chaos Engine wrote: This film is suck. I DISAGREE

blaman327 wrote: (like the dry land at the end is Mt. Everest)Watch the normal movie again, right at the end you can tell it is already...
[i](okay, maybe not I believe I may have been viewing the TV extended cut)/i]

B B wrote: This is a great epic film that needs some new DVD treatment. AGREED


I fricken love this movie, it is long, but it is fricken great!

Well, this confirms my theory of one cut per disc. That is unfortunate. I might have picked this up if at least a digital copy had been included. I am probably the only one who actually likes digital copies. I like them because I want to have the DVD for home viewing and the digital copy for my iPod without having to install converting software or rebuy the movie on iTunes.

We want a blu-ray release, not a barebones DVD release!

Notify me when the blu-ray wiil be available.  

Cathelotte Jean-Michel wrote: HUMMMM...
$500M ???
I don't think so!
A budget of $175M
US BO of $88M
It made about $300M worldwide (rental included), it's still far from being a flop.Actually, I think you will find that the movie must make over double to be considered a small success - $175M budget but then you have to add in marketing and the like...

I'm genuinely excited about this, myself.  No "so bad it's good" in sight - I love Kevin Costner, period!

I miss the original theatrical art.

Cool artwork!!!  Kinda lke the "The New World" extended cut artwork.

I like the cover, can't wait for this one! I also convinced one of my buddies to pick this up...

I can't tell if I love or hate that artwork. Just not what I was expecting. Seems to bright for this movie

Gildia, that's what I want to know...I don't want a cut per disc, I want both cuts via seamless branching, and extras on the second disc...similar to Apocalypse Now Complete Dossier...

Oh, and nice artwork...

What I don't understand is, that if it is a two-disc edition what is on the second disc? The only confirmed extra is the trailer, so is the extended edition on a separate disc from the theatrical version? Or is there going to be a digital copy?

HUMMMM...
$500M ???
I don't think so!
A budget of $175M
US BO of $88M
It made about $300M worldwide (rental included), it's still far from being a flop.

I just saw it, and I will tell you, this movie is a great popcorn sci-fi flick; it doesn't grow tedious, it has a good rhythm, but it has plot holes and lacks more character development. The DVD has a so-so transfer, but the audio is good for what we have. The extras equal bios and the trailer (which features deleted scenes not in that cut)...so again, as long as they do the movie as seamless branching and NOT a movie per disc, we're good to go...I do think they'll also release this on blu-ray...

Chaos Engine wrote: Extended?  EXTENDED?!?!  WHAT THE F**K?  WHY?  HOW?  

This film is suck.

This extended cut was aired on network TV back in the day.  But it has never been available on home video in any format.  So this will be a welcome addition.

The extended cut was a much better film, as another poster said, as it fills in some plot holes and adds in little extra shots/scenes that really make the film more epic.  

I'll be buying this for sure.  Always liked this film, despite the negative reviews and hoopla about the amount it took to make it, which ain't s**t these days.  In fact you can't hardly make a movie for less than what it took to make Waterworld back in 1994/5.

mlcm wrote: roswellian wrote: I saw this movie 5 times at the theaters when it came out. I thought this movie was awesome. I have been waiting for this Director's Cut to come out for years. Now, if Universal would just release the movie Pure Luck with Martin Short, I might be able to forgive them for their quality control issues.

Wow. Five times? I don't think I've seen any movie in the theater five times. The closest I've come was seeing The Matrix Reloaded three times, and one of those was on the IMax. You truly are brave for facing Waterworld five times.

Yeah, the only movie I have ever seen more than twice in the theaters was Return of the Jedi.  Saw it three times.  And I only did that because that was even before VHS was popular.  

Come on... For a "MAD MAX 2 in water" the movie is not bad.
let's hope this extended cut includes the parts (violence & swearing) edited out of the ABC Extended cut (wich was in 1.33, so the announced 1.85 is already an improvement).

Waterworld is one of my favourite films. It may have something to do with all the scorn heaped on it but I liked the idea (as Sci-Fi) for the film itself and I was determined to give it a fair go when it was released. Yes it has problems but at the time I was fascinated with all the behind the scenes stories, the work and effort it took to film on the Atoll fro example so I hope there's a decent making of documentary planned for this release. And a BD release.

Wow - a Z-movie getting s desent release.......
interesting....
May be worth it for some popcorn time

Excellent news!!!  

roswellian wrote: I saw this movie 5 times at the theaters when it came out. I thought this movie was awesome. I have been waiting for this Director's Cut to come out for years. Now, if Universal would just release the movie Pure Luck with Martin Short, I might be able to forgive them for their quality control issues.

Wow. Five times? I don't think I've seen any movie in the theater five times. The closest I've come was seeing The Matrix Reloaded three times, and one of those was on the IMax. You truly are brave for facing Waterworld five times.

I really love this movie, I always hoped they would release a better DVD. Now if only we could get it on Blu-Ray!

I too am one of those people who enjoyed this film.For discussion sake I would offer a couple of facts about this so-called"flop".....In 1995 this film did $88 million in domestic box office.Not too shabby a number for 13 years ago.Also, after you tally in the foreign box office this "flop" did over $264 million!I agree it's not high art but,a decent action/adventure story..yeah..not bad. I'm looking forward to the extended version.

Surprised at the love this is getting! This one is a guilty pleasure for me. Love Dennis Hopper in this movie. Cant wait to see what is added. Maybe we'll see where more of the budget went, but it'll probably be just more dialog scenes, which would hurt the film.

Have it on HD DVD but wheres the blu-ray Universal?...and my King Kong DTS-HD MA?

Dennis Hopper and the high production value is really the only reason to watch this. But it's pretty bad. Although I like the end of the world underwater premise.

It's about time.  Will get a Blu-Ray if it's available.

Now all we need is an extended cut of "The Postman" to signal the end of the world. hehehe

Not the greatest film ever made, but it was enjoyable in a guilty sort of way. After hearing of an extended version circulating in the wilderness I deliberately avoided picking this up from the bargain bins & am happy my patience has paid off. Just one thing though. Any news of a Region 2 release date?

Nice.  I'm not a huge fan of this movie but I think it has improved with age in the category "it's not that great but it is enjoyable fun" kinda way.

I am not sure if I'll buy it but i will definately get a hold of it to watch the extended cut.

I do think the extended cut does improve the film.  I just hope the extended cut is the uncensored version that aired on Encore (Encore showed the ABC TV extended cut and the extended cut with the swear words intact).  Fantastic news.

Damn, Universal! Where is the Blu-ray?!

I am definitely in the minority - I liked this movie and have been looking forward to the extended cut.  Various networks have played footage from this during their airings, but it'd be nice to have a definitive version of it.

I'll definitely buy this. This is a fun action flick and I'm hoping there's more features and a Blu-ray release. I rented it on HD-DVD and it looked great.

A must buy for me too.

Can I just say that I cannot wait. As huge fan of the whole post-apocolyptic movie genre, I really like this. Not for the acting, but just for pushing the imagination of what the world could become like. I've grumbled loudly for years about why the extended edition was never released on anything but video tape after it was aired on TV. Needless to say, it will be nice to kick that old "DTS-flag" edition out of my collection and relace it with this one.

I never could understand the hate for this film. I thought it was... almost good.

That said, I don't think I could ever sit through the extended version with its nearly 3h running time.

Been a browser for a long time, I just had to register to say how I've been waiting for this for years. I know it's a bad movie but it always felt like an incomplete bad movie even though it's still entertaining. And if there's more Dennis Hopper, forget about it. I'm buying it.

The UK TV listings magazine Radio Times always gives it four stars out of five.

Extended?  EXTENDED?!?!  WHAT THE F**K?  WHY?  HOW?  

This film is suck.

Hooray! I always kinda liked this movie. When it's good, it has a nice Mad Maxian feel to it.

Wow, didn't see this one coming...isn't Waterworld like the most hated movie in history? Honestly I dont even remember this one (aside from Costnet drinking his own pee).