Upcoming UK Blu-ray Releases

[Susan Foreman]

Apparently the upcoming Blu-Ray and DVD combo pack of 'Suicide Squad' contains an extended version of the film with an extra 13 minutes of new material

However, this extended cut will ONLY be on the Blu-Ray - the DVD will just contain the theatrical one

Blu-Ray Cover For SUICIDE SQUAD Extended Cut Revealed Along With How Many Minutes Of Extra Footage We'll Get

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

It's crazy that studios are short-changing dvd only customers. The extended version should be released on both formats.

And here's the artwork for HMV's steelbook.

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[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

It's crazy that studios are short-changing dvd only customers. The extended version should be released on both formats.

And here's the artwork for HMV's steelbook.

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Seems like something that's been around a while though. I remember the 4th Final Destination film had a much gorier home video edit that was only available on blu ray, and I remember there being others. Maybe that was just Australia though

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

It's all about timing and profits.

Companies know they'll sell shed loads of the dvd in the run up to Christmas and then release it in an extended cut in a few months time that the fans will buy anyway.

Unless of course they make the assumption that all the fans will now be blu ray compatible.

As an aside it puzzles me why they release extended cuts to home video. Yes i can understand with horror perhaps with additional violence but a superhero film? Is it because both Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman were so critically reviled they try to make it a better film?

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

It's all about timing and profits.

Companies know they'll sell shed loads of the dvd in the run up to Christmas and then release it in an extended cut in a few months time that the fans will buy anyway.

Unless of course they make the assumption that all the fans will now be blu ray compatible.

As an aside it puzzles me why they release extended cuts to home video. Yes i can understand with horror perhaps with additional violence but a superhero film? Is it because both Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman were so critically reviled they try to make it a better film?

I imagine it's more that studios get cold feet when it comes to Theatrical releases and try to make a film shorter or simpler, plus the shorter a film, the more screenings and the more money.

In the case of BvS, the added footage dramatically improves the film and it makes much more sense, where as in this case I've heard the theatrical is the final cut and this version just adds back in all the Joker related footage that was cut

[plasterface]

longer blu ray only cuts have bee going on for a while now grindhouse and watchmen were two of the first blus i bought as it was only way to own alternative versions

[sjconstable]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

As an aside it puzzles me why they release extended cuts to home video. Yes i can understand with horror perhaps with additional violence but a superhero film? Is it because both Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman were so critically reviled they try to make it a better film?

Because the theatrical versions of BvS and Suicide Squad were butchered by the studio, so they released the director's cut of BvS on Blu-ray (it remains to be seen what Suicide Squad will be).

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

In the case of BvS, the added footage dramatically improves the film and it makes much more sense, where as in this case I've heard the theatrical is the final cut and this version just adds back in all the Joker related footage that was cut

Nope, the theatrical cut of Suicide Squad was NOT Ayer's version, don't listen to him, he just didn't want to sour his relationship with them. Ideally we'll be getting his version on Blu-ray, but I'm sort of expecting it to just be the botched theatrical cut instead with some extra bits, we shall see.

[MacBlayne]

Originally Posted by sjconstable

Because the theatrical versions of BvS and Suicide Squad were butchered by the studio, so they released the director's cut of BvS on Blu-ray (it remains to be seen what Suicide Squad will be).



Nope, the theatrical cut of Suicide Squad was NOT Ayer's version, don't listen to him, he just didn't want to sour his relationship with them. Ideally we'll be getting his version on Blu-ray, but I'm sort of expecting it to just be the botched theatrical cut instead with some extra bits, we shall see.

I didn't see the theatrical cut of BvS, but I can safely say that the extended version was an utter trainwreck.

A very expensive lesson on how not to tell a story.

[TJ Doc]

Sorry if this was posted before (did a quick search), but this is currently slated for November 14. There's little info to go on and 4 Digital Media are releasing it (they tend to stick to DVD only releases)... so this could go either way.

Hopefully their HD transfer of Best of the Best 2 is taken from the uncut master Fox used for their really quite good US DVD release.

[Inspector Abberline]

Oasis - Supersonic [Blu-ray]

This title will be released on October 31

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