Extra scenes on DVD's.
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2001 7:42 am
Now I really like seeing a new DVD come out with added footage that got hacked for whatever reason. The thing about it that really bothers me is that there is hardly any option to have those scenes inserted into the movie at the place they were cut from. The only 2 movies I have seen this in were Xmen, and the always killer Aliens. Xmen was kinda goofy because the movie would pause, play the deleted scene, then resume at the previous point. Half the time the scene was shown twice as the deleted version was the inferior cut. That really takes you out of the movie. Now Aliens was the total opposite. The cut footage was replaced seamlessly within the movie itself, right where it should have been. And to top it off, the restored footage added so much to an already great flick. Like the scene where Newt's folks discover the alien ship, or the part with the autoguns, etc. All of it just added to the movie in a tangible way. Oh and Blade, if you haven't seen it on DVD yet, I highly suggest it. I know you probably have but I have to mention it.
I really wish more DVD's with added footage were handled in this way. That way, a movie that you have already seen before stills feels quite new when you watch it again.
I really wish more DVD's with added footage were handled in this way. That way, a movie that you have already seen before stills feels quite new when you watch it again.