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Post #1589481

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Ronster
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The Arrow Video / Shout factory un-official preservation thread.
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Date created
10-May-2024, 2:13 AM

Tarzan - The Legend of Greystoke (1984)

This film was partially restored for home video however a further 25 minutes of scenes in the congo and Tarzan growing up. The preferred Directors cut has never seen the light of day. It would be nice to see this version fully restored.

Padding out the release it would be great to have a documentary on Rick Bakers apes costumes and there creation.

Also include comprehensive documentary on the making of the film.

An Interview with the Vampire (1994)

This film was cut for theatrical running time then regret set in and the producers wanted the longer version more than the theatrical release. Whilst the director was quite happy with the shorter version both the producers and directors have expressed a desire to restore the longer cut as time has passed.

Quite a bit was cut from the Paris segment of the story.

Padding out the release a documentary on the script writing phase by anne rice and making of the film with a segment on Stan Winstons make up and special effects.

Stargate (1994)

This film did recieve a botched directors cut / extended cut but it is censored and still missing scenes and special effects.

MGM holds the rights to the film and the franchise and hold it in high regard yet still continue with the botched version of the extended cut.

The Director Roland Emmerich and Writer Dean Devlin want to remake or reboot the movie and start again. This is a bad decision because they still did not properly finish the longer version. MGM should allow them to properly finish the directors cut proper.

There are many trims and small cut’s throughout but also still whole parts remain removed. Ontop of this the Staff Laser effects remain unfinished or totally absent from the longer cut. Music cues were also ruined with the cut’s and trims made to both versions.

  1. 2nd time Stargate is opened remains cut

  2. Longer version of going up ramp and through stargate whilst the animation no longer looks the same as original. Stars flicker.

  3. Some Bad Matte Painting work like Cardboard cut outs.

  4. Various B-Roll shots ended up in Stargate SG-1

  5. Both Kurt Russel and Daniel are killed & resurrected from the dead however only Daniel is shown in the coffin. Kurt Russell being shown dead after a beating is missing.

  6. A sequence involving riding on the horse like creatures and being pursued by Deathgliders into a sandstorm is missing. The deathgliders return back to the pyramid at night having lost them in the sandstorm. The scene of the guard being told off for his failure by RA was restored however in the extended cut.

  7. Various censorship cut’s movie was originally an R-Rated film cut for PG-13. RA’s severed hand is cut amongst little bit more blood from deaths here and there.

  8. Final Battle was a bit bigger in scope with death gliders being destroyed fight in the hall shortened.

  9. Kurt Russel Fight with the guard was shortend.

  10. Alternate Ending where Daniel walks off with the people of Abydos.