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COLLECTOR'S EDITION DVD Release

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oilgun:

--- Quote from: marlb42 on February 01, 2007, 09:01:02 pm ---So now I guess i need to buy a new tv to watch my BBM dvd. :laugh:

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Actually you don't have to buy a new TV.  You can buy an adapter box thingy designed to connect dvd players to older TVs, they sell for about $50.
:-)

Jeff Wrangler:

--- Quote from: Ellemeno on February 01, 2007, 01:14:34 pm ---I disagree strongly with "the deleted scenes should have put back into the movie and made it longer."  That sounds like blasphemy to me.  My understanding is that Ang's movie is the way Ang wants it.  BUT I sure would have liked to have seen every one of those deleted scenes as stand-alones.  I sure would love to see the Gustavo featurette.  But as Meryl said, my big, deep yearning is for commentaries. 

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I'm with you, Clarissa. "Director's cut" may be the common term for special edition DVDs of other films, with deleted scenes put in, but I've understood for months on months that in the case of Ang Lee and Brokeback Mountain, what we saw on the theater screen is "the director's cut," no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

But just like you, I would have liked to have seen the "extra" material as stand-alones.

David In Indy:
What do these postcards look like?

I'd hate to spend $20.00 just to find out the postcards are crappy!  :P

Penthesilea:
Thanks for posting the commentary Lynne  :D.

I'm with Jeff and Clarissa that I wouldn't want the deleted scenes inserted back into the movie for the reasons they mentioned: what we see is the directors cut.
I also agree that his wish for Annie Proulx to write a sequel is way off. Jesus, no. But I don't think Mrs. Proulx would ever even consider this.


--- Quote ---From the commentary:
Missing scene: At the campfire when Jack and Ennis get away to the mountain for the first time in four years, there’s a shot of them (see above) sitting next to each other laughing, which isn’t included in the film. At the opening of the "If you can't fix it Jack, you gotta stand it" scene, Ennis is still joking about Jack forgetting his harmonica. When Ennis joins him on the log he doesn't smile. I believe this missing piece is a prelude to the gut wrenching dialogue that followed and deserves to be edited back in.

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I think he's wrong here. The shot he's talking about is not from the reunion camping trip, but from the scene on Brokeback when Ennis comes back to camp late because he encountered the bear. Can't find the pic now, but it's in the STS book and I've seen it posted here on BM too.

The only thing I'd like to have from this collecteror's edition are the postcards...  :D

southendmd:
David, Chrissi,

The postcards are nice, glossy, about 4x6 inches, heavy stock, mostly scenes we've all seen before. 

There is one nice facsimile of the "coming thru on the 24th" postcard, front and back.

Is this worth $20 to you?

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