Wait. There aren't *two* directors named Oliver Stone, are there?

[corilannam]

Hm. So Oliver Stone gave a talk at Berkeley last week, and according to a couple of different reports from people who attended, he's intending to completely re-edit the movie, mixing up the timeline and significantly shortening the movie by removing some elements he felt were less than successful. Including, of course, some elements for which I have a personal fondness.

We'll have to wait and see how much of that actually pans out, but color me vaguely disgruntled in the meantime.  At least it explains the ridiculous delay in announcing a release date.

Comments

[melina123.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I heard this two, and it sucks. It's the first time I've ever heard of a movie being shorter and having *less* material on DVD than it did in the theater. I am pretty horrified -- I was hoping, if anything, for more A/H, not less.

We can only hope that the European DVD version will have the theatrical cut and we can get our hands on it through Amazon UK or somewhere.

Really, this just totally sucks.

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

I was hoping for that, too! I can't imagine what's gotten into his head, unless he's just being bitter and petulant about the bad reviews.

I saw the rumors that other regions might get the theatrical cut, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that. Otherwise, I'll be treasuring my bootleg for many years to come.

I knew all that slashiness was too good to be true.

[melina123.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I may be begging you for a copy of that before long.

So much for being a good elf and waiting patiently for the frackin' DVD.

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Happy to send you one any time. Being too impatient to be a good elf can pay off every now and then. *g*

[shezan.livejournal.com]

*perk*

Bootleg?

*sacrifices a white goat, offers a lifelong supply of Belgian chocolates, etc. etc.*

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

White goats aren't necessary. Just e-mail me your mailing address. :-)

[shezan.livejournal.com]

shezan at gmx dot net

(Are you doing a YouSendIt with it, you wonderful, wonderful person? I wonder what I could send you... want some West Wing episodes? A DVD rip of Ben Hur? with the Charlton Heston - Stephen Boyd subtexty scenes?)

[shezan.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's my hope too - I wanted to see the Bagoas love scene they filmed!

Stone is a cretin. What I liked anbout the film I liked in spite of his directorial decisions. The non-linear approach flat guarantees no-one will understand a thing, unless they've read half a dozen books beforehand.