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#35783
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Whats your dream DVD?
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Originally posted by: jimbo
Every movie having seemless branching is impossible but the thing about the Terminator is not only are those scenes better left in but it is directed by James Cameron who seems to be a fan of extended cuts. Aliens, Terminator 2, and The Abyss. The Terminator is in my opinon James Camerons best work and deserves an extended cut the most.

I respectfully beg to differ. Cameron is not really a fan of extended cuts.The only films Cameron really wanted to do extended cuts of were The Abyss and Aliens. This is because he made both of these as a studio "hired gun" and really didn't have final cut. While Terminator came earlier, it was also an independent, which meant that his film was in its final cut as submitted to Orion for distribution. The T2 extended cut came about as a result of the recut of Aliens for LaserDisc; Cameron was happy with the theatrical cut and only did the SE as a favour to fans who wanted to see the cut scenes in the context of the film. Note that there is no extended cut of True Lies, and while there have been boundless rumours of a 4-hour (heaven forbid!) cut of Titanic, that also has yet to surface. My guess as to why we likely will not see an extended cut of Terminator is the same reason Cameron refused to be involved with T3: he does not own the rights to the property.
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#35777
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Digital Bits thoughts?
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The thing I loved about DiCaprio's performance in WEGG was that it wasn't the typical "noble individual with a disability" performance. My wife works in a group home with 2 autistic children and one with a brainstem disorder, and I can tell you from experience that DiCaprio's performance is unflinchingly honest. It also helps that the character is well written; there is such a concern about being politically correct when playing people with disabilities instead of being concerned about an accurate portrayal. DiCaprio's performance ranks up there with Charlize Theron's in Monster and Hillary Swank's in Boys Don't Cry, in that you FORGET that it's an actor playing a character.
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#35651
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Whats your dream DVD?
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Why assume Terminator 2. Its very inferior to the original movie.

Simple. Until the Terminator SE was released on DVD, there was pretty much no talk whatsoever of deleted scenes or reincorporation. Also, given that the scenes are not anamorphic on the disc leads me to believe that film elements may no longer exist, since Van Ling is usually insistent that all material be anamorphic when he's authoring. He would have been one of the ones pushing for reincorporation. Of course, it could also be that MGM wasn't willing to pay for anamorphic transferring of the material, which wouldn't be unusual.