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Original Trilogy DVD Article in Total Film — Page 3

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
How will they be able to tell which versions people prefer if they are sold together? Selling them seperately would be a far more useful way of telling which versions the fans want.


I reckon that, because of the above, we must conclude that this is not the reason for the September release.

Luca$hFilm know that the OOT will sell on DVD and I think that they are using the inclusion of the OOT to make yet another re-release of the 2004 SE DVDs saleable.

And I will none of it, sirrah!!
Don't you call me a mindless philosopher...!
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Originally posted by: Guy Caballero
So was the 2004 set considered a success or not? If there's actually enough leftover discs to have a whole new release, that sounds like a LOT of discs. The Indiana Jones set is a year older and still hasn't been repackaged or sold separately.


The 2004 boxed set, to the best of my knowledge, sold very well. I just think that, because of the whole OOT situation, there is still money to be made, and that some people did not buy the set.

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death

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I'm reminded of what Terry Gilliam said on the Criterion dvd of Brazil. He was willing to include the "Love conquers all version" despite having fought so hard for his cut to be shown. He said something like how he saw plenty of things wrong with his film today but he wasn't going to touch it because that's the way he made it.


James Cameron wants the versions that he does not prefer to be included because he wants the audience to see why he believes that they are inferior, and how they compare to his prefered version of the film. As a sidenote, it's a fascinating insight into the filmmaking process.

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death

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OMG, the Love Conquers All version of Brazil is such an object lesson in how a film can be totally perverted. It was brilliant for Gilliam to want it included in the set. A running commentary makes excellent points on how a film can be edited to ruination.

Hail Gilliam for including multiple versions of his ground-breaking film in the ultimate set of Brazil. And I might never have seen the much better non-American release of this film if it were not for this great set of discs.


All filmmakers should follow his example - - whether or not it was "the studio" or themselves that decided to alter the film everyone saw in theaters. As Mike O eluded to above, filmmakers should not be afraid to put their money where their mouths are ... and allow audiences to compare the version they now prefer with the version they subsequently claimed to be inferior.


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And if the audiences don't agree, well, more money for the filmmaker. Thanks for your input, by the way. I've never seen the other version of Brazil. And call me Mike .

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death