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Aliens Vs. Predator R-rated DVD

I just saw this over at Superhero Hype. This info comes from a Q&A done with the film’s writer and producer Paul W.S. Anderson. Here’s the info:

About the studio’s cutting of the film, which he had no control over, he said, and I quote, “All of the best scenes were cut.” Anderson was obviously very annoyed at the way the film was released. However, this was not purely because of the PG-13 limitation, which incidentally, the studio enforced three weeks before the release date! It was always going to be R until then. Part of the reason for the cutting was that some of the effects were not ready by the time the release date came around. The effects team had very little time to do anything.

As far as the content that was cut, apparently we see all those who die, die on screen, but he also said that there is a sub-plot that we will have to wait for on DVD. Yes there will be an R-rated Director’s cut DVD although they don’t know the release date yet.

24: Season 3 DVD

If you missed a few episodes or missed the beginning of the show, you can now see the whole season at your own viewing pace. Season 3 of 24 will be coming out on December 7, 2004. Below are the specs:

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Anamorphic Widescreen
Disks: 6
Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 & Spanish Dolby Surround
Video: 1.77:1

FEATURES

- Cast and crew commentaries by Kiefer Sutherland, Carlos Bernard, Sarah Clarke, creator Joel Surnow and Executive Producer Howard Gordon
- 24: On the Loose
- Boys and Their Toys
- Biothreat: Beyond the Series
- 22 deleted scenes with optional commentary
- A multi-angle study
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith sneak peek.

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Spider-Man 2 DVD

Spider-Man 2 will be available on November 30, 2004 and will be available in five seperate editions – a standard two-disc set (in seperate widescreen and full screen editions), a Superbit edition (complete with a DTS track), a double-pack containing the first and second films and finally a limited edition giftset. The giftset will include the two-disc edition along with a new miniature reproduction of The Amazing Spider-Man #50 comic book (in which Peter Parker decides to give up his alter ego) five postcards and a twenty-five page portfolio featuring well-known comic book artists’ works inspired by the film. Here are the details on the DVD:

TECHNICAL DETAILS

2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
English and French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Track
English and French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Track
Subtitles: English, French and Spanish Subtitles

FEATURES

Disc One

- Audio Commentary with Director, Producer, Co-Producer and Tobey Maguire
- Audio Commentary with SFX Designer John Dykstra and the Effects Team
- Spidey Sense 2 Trivia Track with “Pop Up” Facts
- Four Web-i-sodes (Original Online Featurettes)
- Train “Ordinary” Music Video
- Spider-Man 2 Blooper Reel
- Multiple Trailers and Previews

Disc Two

- Making the Amazing: 12-Part Production to Premiere Documentary
- Hero in Crisis: A Look into Peter Parker’s Personal Battles
- Eight Arms to Hold You: Doc Ock from Comics to the Big Screen
- The Women of Spider-Man: A Look into the Lives of Mary Jane, Aunt May etc
- Enter the Web: Multi-Angle Look at the Pier Sequence
- Art Gallery: A Collection of Alex Ross Paintings
- A Behind the Scenes Look at the Spider-Man 2 Game
- Weblink to the Official Spider-Man 2 Website
- Easter Egg: Doc Ock Sings “If I Was a Rich Man”

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Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital DVD

I read about this a while ago and never had a chance to post it. Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital will be a four-disc set and will be available to own in shops October 12, 2004. Each of the episodes will be presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks. Extras will include filmmakers commentary, an Inside the Walls Making of Kingdom Hospital feature and three behind the scenes featurettes.

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Daredevil Director’s Cut

UPDATE: September 5, 2004 – The artwork for the Director’s Cut is now out. See image below.

It was first mentioned in January as slated for an April release and then delayed in February. Well, it is finally back on the release path. This brand new single-disc release will be available to own on November 30, 2004. The film will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen along with English DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Surround and French Dolby Surround tracks. The only extra material will be a new audio commentary by director Mark Steven Johnson and Avi Arad and a Making of the Director’s Cut featurette. As for the director’s cut itself, around twenty-minutes of additional footage has been added, bringing the total runtime to 124 minutes. There is no artwork available yet, but when I see it, I’ll post it here.

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An Update? No way.

What can I say other then I’ve been busy? Sometimes you just get to the point when there is so much going on that you don’t even really have time to sleep. If you could eliminate sleep then you might actually get everything done. Well, that’s about the size of how things have been for the last few months. Between working full time and working at starting up my own business after this full time job expires (term ends the end of Sept.), I haven’t had any time to read anything online. There hasn’t been a lot that’s been of interest lately. I only managed to see a couple of the movies I had wanted to see this summer. I did pick up DOOM 3 when it came out but I haven’t had time to really play it so I still don’t have it finished yet. What can you do? Anyways, I have a few things I saw this morning to post on. (One was first mentioned a little while ago. I missed it).