The Exorcist to be Ruined on Blu-ray

[Hellbilly]

According to blu-ray.com the release date for The Exorcist is September 20. Warner will release these titles on the same day:

Forbidden Planet
Lost in Space
Mars Attacks!
Rush Hour

and one week later:

THX 1138 and
Timecop

[Nailwraps]

To clarify, the Timecop Blu-Ray will only be available by Warner in the UK as Timecop was released/owned by Universal in the US.

[fceurich39]

Originally Posted by Hellbilly

According to blu-ray.com the release date for The Exorcist is September 20. Warner will release these titles on the same day:

Forbidden Planet
Lost in Space
Mars Attacks!
Rush Hour

and one week later:

THX 1138 and
Timecop

finally some info i hope both versions will still be included

[shape22]

Originally Posted by maybrick

I've always been of the opinion that directors only have a finite time in which to see their vision fulfilled. After that, true ownership of their work belongs to history, not them. Don't get me wrong, I have absolutely no problem with seeing a new cut of a classic, but the new cut should never be meant as a complete replacement of the old. That's why recent updates of films and shows such as Star Wars and Star Trek (and to a lesser extent The Exorcist "version you've never seen" and Blade Runner "Final Cut") make me feel ill. It's tantamount to historical revisionism.

I'll take this even further. Once art goes out to the masses, it belongs to the people. If the Friedkins and Lucases of the world weren't such arrogant asses they'd remember that their careers were built on the original cuts of these films--and that they owe a debt to the public that supported them.

They're obviously entitled to tinker around if they want. And I don't begrudge them for trying to milk a few extra bucks out of their fans by releasing alternate cuts. But regardless of how enamored they might be about their revisions, they don't have the right to pull back the original versions of beloved films for selfish reasons.

[X-human]

Forbidden Planet and Mars Attacks! on the same day? My prayers truly have been answered. Exorcist I will have to wait and see on.

[cazzasguy]

Originally Posted by KamuiX

Sounds like Lucas and Spielberg bit Friedkin and passed along their disease...

KamuiX,

I've just seen your post on this rather ancient thread and visited your site... it's fantastic, congratulations!! Currently working my way through the reviews and already ordered 3 DVDs of films I'd almost forgotten.

Maintaining a site like that must take a lot of hard work which I really appreciate.

Cheers

[Shannafey]

Originally Posted by X-human

Forbidden Planet and Mars Attacks! on the same day? My prayers truly have been answered. Exorcist I will have to wait and see on.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing!!