If anyone has already seen it, could you please let me know if it is worth the cash?

I tend to agree. I am a really big fan of Scorsese (ok, that sounds lame because everybody has to be right? But I truly am), and I don't think it was on par with some of his previous works in terms of overall quality, but it was certainly one his most ambitious projects (alongside Kundun), and obviously one dear to his heart.Luke wrote:I saw it, and well, it's certainly nowhere near Scorsese's other works. Direction and acting is all above-par, but the screenplay is a bit of a mess.
...Daniel Day-Lewis did a phenomenal job, and would have made a more worthy Best Actor than Brody, and Scorsese's direction was far, far better than Polanski ...
Are you sure about that - the UK release from EIV is 2 discs, but the film is on one complete disc (and it still has the DTS soundtrack for what its worth).Loomis wrote:As for the DVD, it is coming out here on the 23rd of this month, and it pretty much the same as the US version (includign the split over 2 discs). I already have it on preorder
I thought I was sure of it, but as it turns out, we have a RSDL disc, with the layer change placed at 81:57. All of the extras (except the commentary of course) are on the second disc.2099net wrote:Are you sure about that - the UK release from EIV is 2 discs, but the film is on one complete disc (and it still has the DTS soundtrack for what its worth).Loomis wrote:As for the DVD, it is coming out here on the 23rd of this month, and it pretty much the same as the US version (includign the split over 2 discs). I already have it on preorder
well i dont see anything bad for having it spread over 2 discs except getting up to change the discs but the picture quality and sound are very good! since is not cramped into one discSulley wrote:I haven't decided whether or not to buy it. I don't like the fact that it's spread over 2 discs as it could easily be on one. I liked the movie and time period, and I'm seriously considering it just because it has some of the best acting I've ever see, particularly Daniel Day-Lewis, for whom I am shocked did not get the Best Actor Oscar, though I haven't seen Brody's work. He played one of the best villains I've ever seen so well that it mesmerized me. In fact, the more I think about his acting and the general film as a whole, it's sounding better and better, but who knows?
well when i got the 2 disc edition of LOTR the picture looked kinda ok since it was crapped in one disc plus i dont know if it was manufacture problem but you could see a 1:85.1 ghost matte below the 2:35.1 matte that was very annoying. when i bought the extended edition the movie is spread on 2 discs that ghost matte was gone and the picture look awesome and of course the sound was awesome! it suck to get up and change the disc but i can handle it!Sulley wrote:I guess I'm not really complaining. I was just thinking about my Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Fellowship of the Ring DVDs, and those were really long movies but they fit on one disc just fine.
i watched it on my tv, Hi Def. i think the ghost matte was a bad disc or bad comprension on that lucky disc or whatever. i so prefer the Extended edition is worth getting up for! hehe and yeah the two towers is going to be spread 2 discs plus 2 more for extra grub. i prefer spread over 2 discs for better picture and sound what i think they could have done is make a flipper. but either way im no disapointed in the disc! is a great movie!crazyfordvds wrote:MMb, did you watch LOTR on a widescreen or Hi Def. television? I didn't notice the ghost matte distraction. But then again I watched it on a "19" tv. If you did, do you prefer a lengthy movie on a single disc or spread out onto two discs in comparison to the picture and sound quality?
Do you think other studios will follow this form of DVD release as of the "Gangs of New York"? And yes, I would also agree about the nuisance of changing over discs.