As for the new DVD -
Actually, it is the shorter of the Extended Versions. It.s not the Extended Version that was released on Japanese laserdiscs. The cut I have is 194 mins long and includes all scenes - including the heartbrusting scene. I think I snet in to Rikter to Author, the DVD is fullscreen 2 disc and is available. I think I sent it to him, or is it in the next box of movies I am sending him..... ?? I'll check
Anyways, the cut I have is the clearest known version of the (Longest Known Version) the new DVD is clearer but is not this version.
The New DVD runs 177 mins and is the edited for TV content version. BTW!! It's not really 194 mins, this version includes the crediits on each disc, presenting a two parter. It actually runs around 188 minus those intros.
If I did send it to RIK, he will tell you it's frickin sweat... And I guess it's the best we have for now....
If anyone wants to attempt to Extend the Extended Verision New DVD widescreen they could convert it to 16:9 wide and crop slightly my fullscreen scenes that were edited to create a all-new 16:9 wide cut and this would be the longest known version. One slight prioblem would be the soundtrack in these scenes added, would have to be 2.0 versus 5.1 for the rest but I guess you can't have cake and eat it too.
Also, it looks as if the last three DVD deleted scenes were cut at the last minute, they all have music and sound effects with them. Funny after all these years we finally know that all this time there was a version in widescreen of the TV cut, lmao!!!! So they must have cut it together with deleted footage shortly after the failured theatrical for TV ( or could it have been the long lost 4 hour cut that everones delies??
Which makes me wonder, all of these years this cut has been locked in a vault somewhere with noone talking about it and then suddenly it shows up for this release. We all knew there was a extended cut becuase of the bootlegs but we all thought it was peaced together with other sourced material and cropped and edited material, turns out NO...
Makes me aslo wonder if this alleged 134 min Superman 4 exists somewhere also?