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Post here for requests, questions, or just random thoughts about Preservations and other fan projects. (There may have been a similar thread but I have been unable to find one)

I’ve recently been searching around the internet for a decent preservation of Secret of the Incas (1954) and have only been able to find a low quality version that has a watermark in the corner.

I believe it was released on vhs. Does anyone know of a preservation effort for this?

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How is the DVD (or Blu-ray) different?

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The Blu-ray is the DC, but you can get either the DC or Theatrical of The Warriors on DVD.

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Really?  I have never seen the theatrical cut on DVD anywhere.  And I hate all the CG/animated/whatever comic book stuff they added to the DC.

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ChainsawAsh said:

Really?  I have never seen the theatrical cut on DVD anywhere.  And I hate all the CG/animated/whatever comic book stuff they added to the DC.

I don't like that added DC crap either, Theatrical much better.

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The Ultimate Directors Cut of The Warriors was pure garbage. I bought it when it first came out expecting to see a cut the BBC showed a few years before that had extra footage at the start of the movie, instead i found dumb comic book style pages inserted into the movie. I returned the dvd to HMV the same day i bought it for a full refund.What was Walter Hill thinking about with the new opening ?.As far as i know the theatrical cut is still available on dvd. Its a pity Paramount didnt include both versions when they released the movie on blu ray.

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Oh, nice!  Thanks, OM - I've definitely never seen that disc anywhere.  I must have missed it while it was still in print.

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I didnt realise the theatrical cut was out of print now, ill have to be more careful with my copy. I wonder if the theatrical edition will ever be released again?.

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Murry Sparkles said:

I didnt realise the theatrical cut was out of print now, ill have to be more careful with my copy. I wonder if the theatrical edition will ever be released again?.

Tell me about it, my mint copy sits on the shelf next to the Director's Cut DVD & Blu-ray and the uncut TV Composite Edit, the uncut TV Comp. Edit is actually my preferred version to watch.

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dark_jedi said:

Tell me about it, my mint copy sits on the shelf next to the Director's Cut DVD & Blu-ray and the uncut TV Composite Edit, the uncut TV Comp. Edit is actually my preferred version to watch.

 D_J what's the uncut T.V. composite edit?.

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What Preservations I like to see:

-The Thief and The Cobbler International Cut (Reconstructed)

-Phantasm II Workprint Composite

-The Thief and The Cobbler 1991 Workprint Composite

-Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island

-The Pink Panther Strikes Again Original 124 Minute Version (using the deleted scenes used in Trail Of The Pink Panther)

-Dead Alive Original 104 Minute Braindead Version (Reconstructed)

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ThiefCobbler4ever said:

-The Thief and The Cobbler International Cut (Reconstructed)

It's amazing that you mention that.  I just put out a materials request on TehParadox about a month ago for just such a project...but with no replies.  All you'd really need is the Calvert workprint (which was in the "Recobbled Cut"), the pan&scan Princess and the Cobbler DVD from Australia (which seems to be insanely OOP and difficult to locate), and the Arabian Knight DVD from Japan(which I have).

If anyone has those first 2 items I mentioned, I'd love to take a crack at making this happen ;)

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-Phantasm II Workprint Composite

Sounds like something I might look into around Halloween.  I have a German DVD with the workprint (in low, multi-generation VHS quality), but it's a botched PAL-to-NTSC standards conversion.  Still, unless another source is available...

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ThiefCobbler4ever said:

What Preservations I like to see:

-The Pink Panther Strikes Again Original 124 Minute Version (using the deleted scenes used in Trail Of The Pink Panther)

This would be very nice!

I'd also like to see the Criterion of Ambersons.

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