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The Thief and the Cobbler Super DVD (Released)

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OK, to show that I’m not a total loser, that I’m sorry for everything bad I did, and for forgiveness, I decided to give something back to the community since they gave so much to me:

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This is a special DVD I made which contains all five versions of the Thief and the Cobbler:

-The Original Workprint (my favorite, so it’s first)
-The Calvert WIP
-The Calvert Version
-The Miramax Cut
-The Recobbled Cut (I thought I’d save everyone else’s favorite for last)

No more having to swap discs. Any version of the Thief you want to watch is right here!

This disc was originally designed for Dual-Layer format, but with DVD Shrink you’re able to compress it to Standard format.

Specifications:

Picture:
Letterbox Widescreen (Workprint 1.85:1, other versions 2.35:1)

Sound:
Workprint: Mono
Calvert WIP: Mono
Calvert: Dolby Surround 2.0
Miramax: Dolby Digital 5.1
Recobbled: Mix of everything

Screenshots:
Main Menu
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/6471/menujh9.jpg

Workprint
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3079/workprintvn1.jpg

Calvert WIP
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/972/calvertwipma9.jpg

Calvert
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7139/calverttb0.jpg

Miramax
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7666/miramaxkd7.jpg

Recobbled
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7928/recobbledyq1.jpg

Please seed after downloading. Enjoy!

NOW WILL YOU PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR ALL MY SINS AGAINST YOU PEOPLE?

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flippin sweet!!
Thanks man!!!

I will seed to eternity!

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Thanks for making the effort to contribute. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Calvert and Miramax versions have had official retail releases. Therefore, this is a Custom DVD and you should not discuss the distribution of this disc.

(I'm assuming you didn't author this disc using seamless branching, and all 5 versions are separate and just heavily compressed.)

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Originally posted by: Moth3r
Thanks for making the effort to contribute. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Calvert and Miramax versions have had official retail releases. Therefore, this is a Custom DVD and you should not discuss the distribution of this disc.

(I'm assuming you didn't author this disc using seamless branching, and all 5 versions are separate and just heavily compressed.)


Calvert version (80 min cut) was only available in Region 4 (VHS/DVD) in pan & scan. It is now out of print.
The Miramax version (72 min cut) is available in Region 1 as a pan & scan DVD. The Region 2 Japanese DVD is 2.35:1 and 16x9 enhanced, but it's also out of print. So, only the R1 pan & scan Miramax version is in print worldwide. So, everything on ZigFried's disc is unavailable at retail.
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How did you get the Calvert version in widescreen if it was only offered in pan & scan? And shouldn't the out of print R2 (is that the same as the Miramax one on the disc?) version along with the recobbled cut be in anamorphic widescreen?

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Originally posted by: Knightmessenger
How did you get the Calvert version in widescreen if it was only offered in pan & scan? And shouldn't the out of print R2 (is that the same as the Miramax one on the disc?) version along with the recobbled cut be in anamorphic widescreen?


ocpmovie, who created the RC, found someone with a screener VHS of the 80 min. cut that was letterboxed. The RC was also produced in 16x9. He's the source for all the versions except for the workprint, which is from an AVI off emule.

Technically, it would be possible to have a seamlessly branched DVD with all four versions since the continuity isn't that radically different. It's mainly footage missing rather than scenes being re-arranged (with the exception of the first One Eyes scene being moved to the prologue in both released cuts).
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"Listen here, there ain't nothing in this world that's perfect!"

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OgOggilby, in another thread a while back you were talking about possibly releasing all of the Thief and Richard Williams material on several DVDs. Have you thought about it, at all?
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Originally posted by: Faustus
OgOggilby, in another thread a while back you were talking about possibly releasing all of the Thief and Richard Williams material on several DVDs. Have you thought about it, at all?


I'll ask ocpmovie. More footage has been found and a nice amount of pristine video found for stuff in all cuts (miles better than what's on even the legitimate DVD releases). Not enough to replace everything from the workprint (most of this footage is in all cuts), but the emerald stealing and hand chopping scenes are complete and can be seen in beautiful near-HD quality! Sadly, it's only stuff from the pre-1990 period, so a lot would have to remain R2 (or workprint).

Here's some comparisons between the newly found footage and what's on the existing Recobbled Cut (old on top, new on bottom)...

First off, here's the Region 2 Miramax cut (16x9) DVD (on top) versus the newly found source:

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/8258/pdvd113lp7.png
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/9617/oneeyesjump1fv4.png

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2705/th1byk9.jpg
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5908/th1amz4.jpg

One workprint-only shot vs. the new footage:
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8522/th6bqx5.jpg
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/3521/th6ara1.jpg




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"Listen here, there ain't nothing in this world that's perfect!"

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Is this new source going to be released as a DVD by itself? I'd really love to check it out.

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Awesome! Do you happen to know whether ocpmovie is going to do another version of his Recobbled Cut, in light of this newly-discovered footage?
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I've finished downloading this. I've burned to DVD, tested it and I will be seeding this torrent indefinitely.
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I just finished my "Ultimate Edition" of The Castle of Cagliostro, using the superior Streamline Blu-Ray Video source paired with the far-superior Manga Audio Source).  With the vast improvement in the video, it got me wondering if there was a better looking version of the Miramax version of TTATC that I transferred from laserdisc ages ago, which I then merged with the 5.1 audio from the "Froot Loops" DVD.  

In doing so, I found this post on this site and wondered how I missed both for all of these years!  But, as the title mentioned, I am rather late to the party and none of the offerings out there with the Miramax Japanese 2.35:1 version have any active seeds...  I have 3 different ones queued and all have been stuck on "Connecting to peers".  Any chance someone could seed a version for a while?  I would prefer the 5.52GB Super DVD version, but will take anything.

In return, I would be happy to seed the aforementioned Castle of Cagliostro version or my Ultimate Edition of a Christmas Carol, which steps scene-by-scene back & forth between the 1984 George C. Scott & 1999 Patrick Stewart Versions, staying as close to the book as the footage will allow.

Thanks!!