What You Want in a Special Edition

[theboytampon]

I was looking at all these barebone releases of great films coming out lately... and started wondering; if you had the power to put anything on a given special edition version of any film, what would it be? From technical aspects, to packaging, to special features.

Here is the setup I prefer;

DISC ONE
* The Film
Anamorphic Widescreen (OAR)
Full Bitrate DTS (Original language)
Dolby Digital 5.1 (Original language)
Commentary by Director
Commentary by Leading Cast
- additional technical commentaries -
Subtitles in major languages (English, French, Spanish... etc)
(if foriegn language film, do not include a dubbed track.)

^ This is all I need for me to be satisfied.

[SkyNet]

i want feature length making of documentaries... like Devils Rejects had and Clerks 2 had.

I love those... i want to see how a flick was made from the first time the idea was thought up, to the day that the documentary has to made on.

If the movie tanks, i want that in the documentary, or if it is a hit, i want that in there. Just complete documentaries covering every aspect of the flick!

i also like Mock documentaries or stuff like that, like if there is something in the flick that could be given to a mock topic... such as The Blair Witch Projects hour long special that aired on the sci fi channel. Those are interesting to me

[blk_flower]

a theatrical trailer, becuase a lot of old movies have interesting trailers

at least one audio commentary with at least 2 or more people, they're always more interesting and more usually funnier when there's two or more

and one documentary or at least something 60 minutes or over on it
with none of that, oh we used a green suit and animated his face crap be specific in details.

such as The Blair Witch Projects hour long special that aired on the sci fi channel
and I fucking knew it, I knew I did see a special on that movie on sci-fi, real long time ago.

[RandalGraves]

I love all the trailers, documentrys and making of parts of the dvds

[God of War]

special packaging
booklette/s
multiple commentaries
music only track
deleted and extended scenes
bloopers
unrated version
interviews
full documentaries
featurettes
galleries
teasers
trailers
tv spots
upcoming titles

[bourahioro]

Originally posted by God Of War
special packaging
booklette/s
multiple commentaries
music only track
deleted and extended scenes
bloopers
unrated version
interviews
full documentaries
featurettes
galleries
teasers
trailers
tv spots
upcoming titles

I'll second that....If they'd just put EVERYTHING that they have into each edition of a dvd, they could easily charge more for dvds - since there'd be no worries on double, triple, and sometimes quadruple dipping.

[Powerslave]

Originally posted by God Of War
special packaging
booklette/s
multiple commentaries
music only track
deleted and extended scenes
bloopers
unrated version
interviews
full documentaries
featurettes
galleries
teasers
trailers
tv spots
upcoming titles
All this. Especially the documentaries. Loved the Raging Bull and Seven Samurai (3-disc) docs (and others). Need more like that.

[SkyNet]

Originally posted by blk_flower

and I fucking knew it, I knew I did see a special on that movie on sci-fi, real long time ago.

it is on the DVD for The Blair Witch Project... and i know its all fake and shit, but it still creeps me out! That story was so well done,a nd i know i am in the minority, but c'mon, the story of the Blair Witch and all that is fucking awesome!

[blk_flower]

Yeah I couldn't really tell if the movie was true or not, and it worked.

I would also like more special editions with, more unessecary gore. I want boxs to say the version you couldn't see in theater with 25 minutes of real gore. That's if it's a horror movie.

[bigred760]

I just want a commentary, and one that isn't half-assed. Most of the other stuff is secondary; well, I prefer widescreen, anamorphic and all that other stuff, but the commentary is numero uno.

[#1dvdfan]

Originally posted by God Of War
special packaging
booklette/s
multiple commentaries
music only track
deleted and extended scenes
bloopers
unrated version
interviews
full documentaries
featurettes
galleries
teasers
trailers
tv spots
upcoming titles

I second that!!! that is a true dvd if it has all those features.that is what i want on all my dvds!!!

p.s. On the next edition of saw 3 aka SAW 3 EXTENDED EDITION, released before SAW IV:

i want a commentary track with SAW creators James Wann and Leigh Whannel.

second commentary with saw stars Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith.

Third commentary with director and producers of saw 3 on this new cut of the film.

[Cronos]

Originally posted by God Of War
special packaging
booklette/s
multiple commentaries
music only track
deleted and extended scenes
bloopers
unrated version
interviews
full documentaries
featurettes
galleries
teasers
trailers
tv spots
upcoming titles

completely agreed

[m_burlock]

~genuine Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut of said film.

~Trailers and TV spots from all over the world in addition to ones from R1.

~Feature length doc on the films special effects, visual effects, and make-up.

~Feature length audio commentary with the Director, Writer(s) and Screenwriters, and entire Cast (or at least the stars of the film).

~large "blooper reel".

~alternate (to the Theatrical) endings, beginings, and scenes.

~deleted scenes with audio commentary from the Director and Producer(s).

[cuckoo2]

I like 1-2 commentaries. 1 with the director and cast, the other with the director and crew.( iF the director also wrote the movie, then one of them alone.)

Several theatrical trailers and tv spots.

Behind the scenes documentaries that range from 30-60 minutes.

Deleted scenes/outtakes.

siskel and ebert review of the movie or ebert and roeper review.

[blk_flower]

siskel and ebert review of the movie or ebert and roeper review.

that would be awesome