From The Digtal Bits today.

5/14/07

Our industry sources have checked in this week with the latest expected street dates for upcoming Universal catalog and new release HD-DVD titles through the end of September. Here's what to expect...

8/7 - Hot Fuzz

8/14 - Erin Brockovich, Meet the Fockers, Mercury Rising, What Dreams May Come

8/28 - Dawn of the Dead (2004), Heroes: The Complete First Season, The Hurricane, Notting Hill

9/18 - Battlestar Galactica: The Complete First Season, Elizabeth, For the Love of the Game, The Last Starfighter, Legend

9/25 - Cat People, Evening, The Getaway, Knocked Up, Patch Adams

As always, this information should be considered unofficial until the titles and dates are announced by the studios. Stay tuned...

Battle Stargalactica :)

Now come on Universal! Give me House!!! You know you want to :p

amazing lineup

~75% of those are must buys for me :D

Count me in for Hot Fuzz, Meet the Fockers, Dawn of the Dead, Hurricane, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica and Knocked Up! I'll also probably rent some, then decide to buy or not. Solid list.

Universal is really coming through for HD DVD. This doesn't look like wavering support to me.

Very excited about Elizabeth.

I'm in for Fuzz, Fockers, Dawn, Heroes, Knocked Up, and maybe BSG if the reviews are favorable. I <3 Universal :)

To each their own, but seems pretty lame for my tastes. I'll probably rent Heroes and Hot Fuzz. I don't see any to buy for me.

Don't flame me for having different tastes. Just my opinion.

I really hope Universal pulls out something pretty impressive for the Holiday season. Hopefully Gladiator!

Ooooh, What Dreams May Come! This is gonna look awesome in HD...

To each their own, but seems pretty lame for my tastes. I'll probably rent Heroes and Hot Fuzz. I don't see any to buy for me.

Don't flame me for having different tastes. Just my opinion.

I really hope Universal pulls out something pretty impressive for the Holiday season. Hopefully Gladiator!
I'm also hoping for Gladiator to hit the next-gen formats, but doesn't Dreamworks hold home media rights for it?

Heroes, BSG and Cat People are must haves for me, I'm sure I'll pick up some others as well along the way.
J

Hopefully few (or none) of these are Combo disk releases...

Hopefully few (or none) of these are Combo disk releases...


It looks like Combos are a thing of the past. At least for catalog titles.

Here are a few that I'd consider:

Hot Fuzz

Mercury Rising, What Dreams May Come

Dawn of the Dead (2004), Heroes: The Complete First Season, The Hurricane

The Last Starfighter, Legend

The Getaway

I'll pass on Battlestar, but will get my preorders for Hot Fuzz and Heroes:Season 1 as soon as possible.

Now THIS is more like it :D

Last Starfighter is one of my childhood favorites :)

To each their own, but seems pretty lame for my tastes. I'll probably rent Heroes and Hot Fuzz. I don't see any to buy for me.

Don't flame me for having different tastes. Just my opinion.

I really hope Universal pulls out something pretty impressive for the Holiday season. Hopefully Gladiator!

Gladiator is distributed by Dreamworks, so it'll be on both formats.

Maybe Universal will release Jurrasic Park, A Beautiful Mind, House :)

More Universal announcements on HD DVD, I wonder how long it will take this to turn into another 'Universal going to Blu-Ray' thing

From The Digtal Bits today.

5/14/07

Our industry sources have checked in this week with the latest expected street dates for upcoming Universal catalog and new release HD-DVD titles through the end of September. Here's what to expect...

8/7 - Hot Fuzz

8/14 - Erin Brockovich, Meet the Fockers, Mercury Rising, What Dreams May Come

8/28 - Dawn of the Dead (2004), Heroes: The Complete First Season, The Hurricane, Notting Hill

9/18 - Battlestar Galactica: The Complete First Season, Elizabeth, For the Love of the Game, The Last Starfighter, Legend

9/25 - Cat People, Evening, The Getaway, Knocked Up, Patch Adams

As always, this information should be considered unofficial until the titles and dates are announced by the studios. Stay tuned...
Hey, your list doesn't match beatboy77's list. ;)

Are you sure that yours is the correct list? Beatboy77's came directly from his contacts and sources. ;)

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=845999

BSG
Heros
Hot Fuzz

for me!

Hopefully they work without bringing up that STUPID code! :mad:

No matter how big these lists are I can never get past 2 titles that I will buy.

There is not even title I would purchase from that list.
Dammit.

Waiting for

American Pie
Conan 1
Scarface (1983)
;)

Damn! No Friday Night Lights.

Still, that's a decent list. I'll pick up Hot Fuzz, Dawn of the Dead, Heroes Season 1, Battlestar Galactica Season 1, and Knocked Up(provided it doesn't suck).

What movie is EVENING?
:confused:

From The Digtal Bits today.

5/14/07

Our industry sources have checked in this week with the latest expected street dates for upcoming Universal catalog and new release HD-DVD titles through the end of September. Here's what to expect...

8/7 - Hot Fuzz

8/14 - Erin Brockovich, Meet the Fockers, Mercury Rising, What Dreams May Come

8/28 - Dawn of the Dead (2004), Heroes: The Complete First Season, The Hurricane, Notting Hill

9/18 - Battlestar Galactica: The Complete First Season, Elizabeth, For the Love of the Game, The Last Starfighter, Legend

9/25 - Cat People, Evening, The Getaway, Knocked Up, Patch Adams

As always, this information should be considered unofficial until the titles and dates are announced by the studios. Stay tuned...

BSG and Last Starfighter.......everything else can go swing, but there may be some in there for others alright

What movie is EVENING?
:confused:

I assume this one... which isn't coming out theatrically until next month:

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0765447/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/evening/


EDIT: The trailer actually makes this one look pretty solid (to me at least). At the very least, it'll be a decent rental.

Not that I'm complaining about this list (hell, I'm buying 7 of those, including both TV shows!)... but where's Shaun of the Dead? Wasn't that supposed to come out along with Hot Fuzz?

Hot Fuzz... Sweet

Not that I'm complaining about this list (hell, I'm buying 7 of those, including both TV shows!)... but where's Shaun of the Dead? Wasn't that supposed to come out along with Hot Fuzz?

I believe Shaun of the Dead is coming in July, a month before Hot Fuzz.

Damn! No Friday Night Lights.Are you talking about the TV series? The movie came out on HD DVD last summer.

--Darin

Dawn of the Dead is a must own along with Heroes.

What Dreams May Come should look awesome!

:)

He means the TV series... :)

dood i just watched the last starfighter a couple of weeks ago and said to myself i'd love to see this in hd... that's going to be friggin sweet

Where is the OFFICE!?!? I will definitely pick up Notting Hill... love Hugh Grant in that movie. Too funny.

LEGEND is worth the purchase of an HD-DVD player alone for me. These catalog titles won't impress an 18 year old but they sure make me happy :)

heroes and maybe patch adams for me

I TOLD you guys you were being too hard on Universal! Great news :)!

I'll pick up these for sure:

Hot Fuzz
Meet the Fockers
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Elizabeth
Patch Adams

Which Elizabeth is this one? The Cate Blanchet one I hope. Though wasn't the DVD released by PolyGram. I take it Universal owns/distributes their catalog now?

Oh yeah!! Figured I was the only one waiting/hoping for Dawn of the Dead and it would be a long time before we saw it in HD....glad Universal came through yet again, woot! =D

Sweet List

Legend
BSG
Heros
Hot Fuzz
Cat People
The Getaway
the Last Starfighter
Dawn of the Dead

Erin Brockavich and Knocked up are strong possibilities.

Oh August and September how I love thee.

Dawn of the Dead- Mine
Heroes! Mine
Battlestar!! Mine
Last Starfighter!!! Hell Yeah!!
Legend!!! Hell Yeah times two!! Please GOD and Universal include the theatrical cut in HD GLORY with 5.1 at least

I'm loving me Universal lately.

i would love if universal released The Office season 1,2,3 in HD

Cat people. mmmm... Nastassja Kinski in HD ;)

Hot Fuzz
Dawn of the Dead (2004),
Heroes: The Complete First Season
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete First Season,
The Last Starfighter,
Knocked Up

these for me

WOW....What Dreams May Come in HD?!?!? SICK!!! Also Legend should be phenomenal but I do remember the original being rather grainy. How do you think that will pan out?

Hopefully Shaun Of The Dead is announced officially for July then.
I'll buy Heroes (Never seen it but people seem to love it), Dawn Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz (Brilliant flick)and Meet The Fockers.

Hopefully the shame of an audio soundtrack for Patch Adams is corrected, it was a 5.0 release! ICK~ (not that there was much bass but it IS the principle of the thing.)

There is nothing on that list that I would purchase. Seeing how there are so many that I still haven't purchased Ill end up doing just that.

Hot Fuzz for sure, and probably The Last Starfighter.

To each their own, but seems pretty lame for my tastes. I'll probably rent Heroes and Hot Fuzz. I don't see any to buy for me.

Don't flame me for having different tastes. Just my opinion.


Ditto accept i've watched Heroes since the begining and while I really like the show dont need to watch the season again so soon. So i'll rent Hot Fuzz. Was hoping for more titles like Jurassic Park & Back to the Future. Maybe even Time Cop or The Shadow since the were never released in this country in widescreen/anamorphic DVD.

My wife will love Elizabeth and Notting Hill

Count me in on Last Starfighter and Legend. The Darkness was badass looking in the 80's and still looks great today. Tim Curry rules.

Damn! No Friday Night Lights.



Is this a joke or am I missing something? I bought Friday Night Lights months ago.

Just bought Dawn of the Dead like last week.
I want to purchase BSG now. haven't seen the 1st season yet, because I wanted it in HD.
2 and 3 were astounding. The HD recap on UNIHD totally hooked me.

But where is American Pie in HD.(you know why I want it)

I find it interesting that many find this list so compelling.

I am quite dissapointed in it, there may be one or two I would be out of all of those, If that.

I guess I have differen't taste in my movies.

I find it interesting that many find this list so compelling.

I am quite dissapointed in it, there may be one or two I would be out of all of those, If that.

I guess I have differen't taste in my movies.

I'm not blown away by this list but I will definately be buying Hot Fuzz, Dawn of the Dead, and Knocked Up (mark my words, this movie will be hilarious).

I could care less about the rest of them but I am impressed none the less.

Very excited about Elizabeth.

Its at the top of my list, also one of the first DVDs I purchased.

Now THIS is more like it :D

Last Starfighter is one of my childhood favorites :)

Mine too! I couldn't count the times I watched that as a kid. Stevie76 as in your birthyear? that'd make me kerouac77 ;).

"couldn't" care less....
not "could", it mea... oh never mind.

;)

You may as well give up, the idiots have won with this expression. We'll have to start saying 'the Ecomoney' and 'why for?' soon.

I'll pick up a couple of these but the best news is The Last Starfighter, well done Universal. I can't wait to see the 80's CGI at 1080p.
Very impressed with Universal's support, by the end of the year I think they will have released just about every movie I want from their back catalogue (bar Spielberg movies)

I can't wait to see the 80's CGI at 1080p.
Very impressed with Universal's support, by the end of the year I think they will have released just about every movie I want from their back catalogue (bar Spielberg movies)


It may be disappointing. It sort of works in Tron on DVD with the low res graphics and lots of jaggies, as the viewer is in a highly stylized environment. But when the low res stuff appears in LS which is supposed to be photorealistic reality it might not work.

My pet peeves with internet illiterates are those who use "loose" when they mean "lose" and those who use "peaked" when they really mean "piqued" (my interest).

Battle Stargalactica :)

Now come on Universal! Give me House!!! You know you want to :p

i agree, needs more House.

Hopefully few (or none) of these are Combo disk releases...

Haven't you noticed that catalog titles from all studios are non-combos now ? The only ones still being combos are the day-and-dates. I hope they use that one of these days as the ultimate "trojan horse" : price the new day-and-dates combos just like a DVD or close to that, and forego the DVD release altogether...

Man, sounds like a rockin' list!

notting hill
Fockers
Heroes
Knocked Up


cant wait...

I would get hot fuzz and legend. I would rent heros and Battlestar as I haven't seen those at all. I know, I just don't have time to schedule my life around TV. I miss a lot of good stuff, and end up watching it on DVD because I'm too cheap to buy a DVR.

LEGEND is worth the purchase of an HD-DVD player alone for me.So long as it's the uncut international version with Goldsmith's score, it will be mine. If it's the theatrical abortion with the god awful Tangerine Dream crap, then forget it.

I TOLD you guys you were being too hard on Universal! Great news :)!Eh, it all depends on your personal tastes. Out of that list, I see one, maybe two potential purchases (Legend and Last Starfighter). Neither one are must have films for me, and I already have the Legend Ultimate Edition on S-DVD. So I'm a bit disappointed. I keep hoping Universal will make good on its nearly two year old promise that Conan the Barbarian is "coming soon", but alas, it seems not to be.

Very excited about Elizabeth.

Here, here.

why are all of these dates Saturdays?

edit: oops! my bad... looking at the wrong months :rolleyes:

So long as it's the uncut international version with Goldsmith's score, it will be mine. If it's the theatrical abortion with the god awful Tangerine Dream crap, then forget it.
I would guess that it would have both. :cool:

Glad to finally get release dates for Dawn of the Dead and BSG.

I'll be getting most of these. I remember Cat People being a pretty boring and strange film, but I'll probably give it another shot on HD.

I would guess that it would have both. :cool:

Neither version really "work" as a film if you ask me, but if I had to guess I would say the HD DVD will be the theatrical version only.

And where the heck is Conan? They've been dangling that carrot for a long time and I still don't know when it's coming out!

shawn, BSG, Fuzz, Heroes, DOTD,all buys for me......but what happened to CONAN?????????

Lots of good movies on that list. Couple for the wife, couple for me, the TV box sets... $$$ OUCH $$$

Heroes, Elizabeth, What Dreams May Come, Last Starfighter. Maybe Hot Fuzz. Sounds good to me.

How much will Heroes likely be?

I'm willing to buy about 3 of those titles. Will probably rent a couple others. Most I will ignore though.

Heroes, Elizabeth, What Dreams May Come, Last Starfighter. Maybe Hot Fuzz. Sounds good to me.

How much will Heroes likely be?


Universal lists it at $79.98 retail. So it'll be $55.95 at Amazon.

You may as well give up, the idiots have won with this expression. We'll have to start saying 'the Ecomoney' and 'why for?' soon.

I'll pick up a couple of these but the best news is The Last Starfighter, well done Universal. I can't wait to see the 80's CGI at 1080p.
Very impressed with Universal's support, by the end of the year I think they will have released just about every movie I want from their back catalogue (bar Spielberg movies)


Indeed. Don't forget "teh" as well....

;)

ANyone saying there is nothing of interest on that list has obviously never seen Battlestar Galactica. It is a completely riveting show with fascinating, well-drawn characters, cool effects and very human drama. How it follows 9/11, the war on terror, Iraq, etc. is just icing on the cake.

If you have an HD DVD player, you NEED to feed it BSG!

How it follows 9/11, the war on terror, Iraq, etc. is just icing on the cake.Not to derail, but the show was *much* better before it starting doing that. I don't need my TV shows to lecture me and/or send political messages across.

If you have an HD DVD player, you NEED to feed it BSG!The miniseries, Season 1 and 2, absolutely. I have them in standard DVD and they look great, don't know if I'll upgrade though. They were filmed with a lot of digital noise to help give that documentary feel and I find it distracting at times.

HEHE every list always has someone saying "Nothing good MEH"

You guys too picky or what?

HEHE every list always has someone saying "Nothing good MEH"

You guys too picky or what?

Sometimes there are lists where I find nothing attractive. Everyone has their personal tastes.

8/14 - Erin Brockovich, Meet the Fockers, Mercury Rising, What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come!!! Man I love that movie! It looks amazing enough just on DVD, I can only dream of how much better it's going to look on HD DVD. Hopefully they won't jack us by making it a combo disc or something.

erin brokovich is a great movie, but i doubt i will double dip on it since i have the regular dvd

Yeah there are some movies where it's just not worth the money to upgrade to the HD DVD version. I would agree with you that this is the case with "Erin".

What Dreams May Come

:D this should almost be visual stimulation overload in HD :)

Legend :eek: :eek: :eek: :D

One of my childhood favorites!! Awesome...

I hope they have both versions of the movie.

So long as it's the uncut international version with Goldsmith's score, it will be mine. If it's the theatrical abortion with the god awful Tangerine Dream crap, then forget it.

Funny, I feel the exact opposite. I appreciate the Goldsmith score but TG's score was darker and fit the mood a bit better. Goldsmiths score was too classic Happy fairytale-ish.

But I guess it all depends on what you grew up with. Imagine something like Star Wars with a new score.

Funny, I feel the exact opposite. I appreciate the Goldsmith score but TG's score was darker and fit the mood a bit better. Goldsmiths score was too classic Happy fairytale-ish.

But I guess it all depends on what you grew up with. Imagine something like Star Wars with a new score.

I agree with you here. The tangerine dream score fit the movie nicely with its dark, moody music. However, I think the perfect version of Legend is not even possible (yet).

The perfect version would be the longer, better directors cut version of the film with the tangerine dream soundtrack!

The TD soundtrack would have to be extended a bit and obviously some parts of the movie (Lily singing) would have the same music as Goldsmiths soundtrack and some goofy parts (Jack doing a flip and saying "I know someone sweeter" to Lily) should be omitted. If that were to be done, then for me, that would be the ultimate version of the film. I don't think it will happen though.. :(

So anyway....the sound of Legend in beautiful HD makes me drool.... :D

Are they gonna redo the FX for Last Starfighter? I guess the hokey low texture ships are part of the nostalgia appeal, but I would love to see the FX team from BSG and Firefly redo the space scenes.

The wife is gonna flip when "What dreams may come" and "Legend" are released. She has an illogical love for those films. I think Universal is hitting a lot of mixed appeal releases, which definitely is helping me to swell my HD-DVD library with "wife approved" releases. Fortunately she is waiting for "300" and the Matrix, so is not as if I have to sneak too many titles home :P

9/25 - Knocked Up

FYI, this just got a 5-star review over at DVDTalk:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=28124&___rd=1

Comes out to theaters on June 1.

8/7 - Hot Fuzz

Dawn of the Dead (2004),
Heroes: The Complete First Season
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete First Season,
The Last Starfighter
Knocked Up,


will get these

Very excited about Elizabeth.

++

It's visually stunning, should transfer beatifully to HD.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/BADBRAD/erin.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/BADBRAD/dreams.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/BADBRAD/mercuyry.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/BADBRAD/fockers.jpg

It's been years since I saw the Last Starfighter but I want this anyways. I may also pick up Legend and while BSG and heroes interest me, I've never seen either of those and I'm not sure if I want to spend the money on it or not. Now when Star Trek comes out, that is a no-brainer. I especially can't wait for First Contact in HD.

I'll pick up these for sure:



Which Elizabeth is this one? The Cate Blanchet one I hope. Though wasn't the DVD released by PolyGram. I take it Universal owns/distributes their catalog now?

That is correct. THE GAME also used to be a Polygram release.

That is correct. THE GAME also used to be a Polygram release.

Thanks for the clarification. IMO Elizabeth was robbed of the Best Picture Oscar.

Nice

I think I'll ring up for

EB
TLSF
Knocked Up
Elizabeth

wheres House?

At least Universal is smart enough to release the seasons of the TV shows in order.

On BeatBoy's list he had K-Pax. I am waiting for this one..

wheres House?
That would be a keeper!

Elizabeth, For Love of the Game and The Last Starfighter to have TrueHD tracks:


http://homevideo.universalstudios.com/details.php?childId=36928
http://homevideo.universalstudios.com/details.php?childId=36956
http://homevideo.universalstudios.com/details.php?childId=36955

Nice! :)

Elizabeth, For Love of the Game and The Last Starfighter to have TrueHD tracks:


http://homevideo.universalstudios.com/details.php?childId=36928
http://homevideo.universalstudios.com/details.php?childId=36956
http://homevideo.universalstudios.com/details.php?childId=36955
Elizabeth is mine !!

Dawn of the Dead for me... definately! TrueHD baby!! Bring it on!

WOW....What Dreams May Come in HD?!?!? SICK!!! Also Legend should be phenomenal but I do remember the original being rather grainy. How do you think that will pan out?


Well I just recently watched a newer version of Legend (think it was Directors Cut)and for SD it looked so good so I hope they can make it even better. Love this movie.

Funny, I feel the exact opposite. I appreciate the Goldsmith score but TG's score was darker and fit the mood a bit better. Goldsmiths score was too classic Happy fairytale-ish.

But I guess it all depends on what you grew up with. Imagine something like Star Wars with a new score.


Me too, I think it's cause I saw it in the theaters and again on vhs and I am just used to the Original version.

So what ever happened to the release of the title LEGEND - every other title announce for the September release has been announced and has a pre-order on Amazon already. Out of all of them I wanted this one the MOST. Come on Universal already and give the offical ok for this release.

erin brokovich is a great movie, but i doubt i will double dip on it since i have the regular dvd
A definite must get - already pre-ordered at Amazon.

Whe it arrives, I'll trade in the SD copy at Blockbuster and get maybe $5 in trade (store credit) for future rentals...I want the HD DVD version for sure.

Is Battlestar Galactica still coming out? It's not on the HD Digest's scheduele anymore. I hope it's not canceled or something.

Kinda disappointing... Zero purchases for me from that list.

Maybe I've been living in a cave... but I just found out that Universal is putting out a theatrical sequel to Elizabeth on Oct. 12 called The Golden Age:
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0414055/

Somehow, I missed this news. I had no idea they were even making this.


So the September release of the HD DVD seems particularly well-timed.

Funny, I feel the exact opposite. I appreciate the Goldsmith score but TG's score was darker and fit the mood a bit better. Goldsmiths score was too classic Happy fairytale-ish.

But I guess it all depends on what you grew up with. Imagine something like Star Wars with a new score.

Scott's original intent was to have Goldsmith's score. The Tangerine Dream score was added for no other reason other than purely commercial purposes -- not artistic ones -- for the U.S. market, trying to captialize on getting younger audiences into the theater. Even Scott in the documentary calls it a mistake, especially since the movie flopped anyway.

And when you say Goldsmith's music was "too classic Happy fairytale-ish," I seem to remember it IS most definitely a fairy tale film! lol. ;) To me the Tangerine Dream music plays completely at odds with the film -- making it a truly dated '80s music video, even comical at times.

Either way, though, I understand people who grew up with the TD score like it, so here's hoping Universal gives us BOTH VERSIONS and not just one of them.

So what ever happened to the release of the title LEGEND - every other title announce for the September release has been announced and has a pre-order on Amazon already. Out of all of them I wanted this one the MOST. Come on Universal already and give the offical ok for this release.

I have it on very good authority that the hang up has to do with which version they're going to release...the Ridley Scott people are obviously pushing for their Director's Cut but the Universal folks are thinking along the lines of ONLY releasing the cut U.S. version with the Tangerine Dream score!

Hopefully brighter minds will prevail and they'll put BOTH of them on there...either that or Scott's Director's Cut, as I'd be majorly annoyed if all they release is the compromised U.S. cut with the hideous Tangerine Dream score...especially after they went to so much trouble restoring the film with Goldsmith's score and the extra footage! :mad:

Maybe we should write to the Universal folks and let them know about this before they botch this release... :confused:

I will save my excitement for something else given the poor PQ of the recent catalog releases from Universal

isnt Knocked Up coming in September a little soon? I'm not complaining the earlier to get that title for me is great I just feel like I saw it not too long ago in theaters.

I have it on very good authority that the hang up has to do with which version they're going to release...the Ridley Scott people are obviously pushing for their Director's Cut but the Universal folks are thinking along the lines of ONLY releasing the cut U.S. version with the Tangerine Dream score!

Hopefully brighter minds will prevail and they'll put BOTH of them on there...either that or Scott's Director's Cut, as I'd be majorly annoyed if all they release is the compromised U.S. cut with the hideous Tangerine Dream score...especially after they went to so much trouble restoring the film with Goldsmith's score and the extra footage! :mad:

Maybe we should write to the Universal folks and let them know about this before they botch this release... :confused:

Well hopefully they release both cuts but I'd prefer the Tangerine Dream version.

Scott's original intent was to have Goldsmith's score. The Tangerine Dream score was added for no other reason other than purely commercial purposes -- not artistic ones -- for the U.S. market, trying to captialize on getting younger audiences into the theater. Even Scott in the documentary calls it a mistake, especially since the movie flopped anyway.

And when you say Goldsmith's music was "too classic Happy fairytale-ish," I seem to remember it IS most definitely a fairy tale film! lol. ;) To me the Tangerine Dream music plays completely at odds with the film -- making it a truly dated '80s music video, even comical at times.

Either way, though, I understand people who grew up with the TD score like it, so here's hoping Universal gives us BOTH VERSIONS and not just one of them.

Yes i'm well aware that it's a fairy tale. doy. But a dark fairytale. Goldsmiths score didn't fit the mood for me is all i'm saying.

I'm curious...which version did you grow up with?

Yes i'm well aware that it's a fairy tale. doy. But a dark fairytale. Goldsmiths score didn't fit the mood for me is all i'm saying.

I'm curious...which version did you grow up with?

There's more than a little "dark" in Goldsmith's score IMO.

I was 12 when the Tangerine Dream version came out and, as someone who appreciated film music at an early age, I was very disappointed Goldsmith's music was gone. I never liked the TD score at all, in any way. It ruined the movie for me, and when Goldsmith's music was restored, I felt as if I had seen LEGEND for the first time (even though it's still a flawed film).

But I realize some folks still like the TD score, even if Scott himself is on record as saying the biggest mistake he made with the movie was allowing Universal to dump it in the hopes of appealing to youths who, ultimately, didn't even show up to see it.

Well hopefully they release both cuts but I'd prefer the Tangerine Dream version.

You might prefer it but Ridley Scott certainly doesn't. :)

You might prefer it but Ridley Scott certainly doesn't. :)

The same can be said about George Lucas but we all know he's nuts.

I just want what I grew up with no matter what the director says.

Awesome titles! Sci-fi films and TV shows seem to do really well, so Heroes, Battlestar Galatica & the last Starfighter should be hits. “Knocked Up” should be a huge hit, even driving business to the platform.

The perfect storm is brewing… great movies, awesome exclusives, aggressive pricing, new promotions..

The same can be said about George Lucas but we all know he's nuts. I just want what I grew up with no matter what the director says.

Except the two situations aren't comparable at all.

Scott didn't change his mind about what he wanted -- LEGEND was conceived with and originally shot, filmed, and edited with Goldsmith's score. His music even played a part in the narrative through the songs he wrote with lyricist John Bettis. That's the movie that ALWAYS should have been released (and pretty much was everywhere except North America, albeit in a cut-down version too). It ain't anything like George Lucas "changing his mind" with STAR WARS on multiple versions.

There wasn't any reason for the existence of the Tangerine Dream version except Universal execs hoped to pander to the MTV market and sell some more tickets. They essentially forced Scott's hand and re-cut the movie, totally against the original intent of the filmmaker and the script in a number of areas. Artistically one can say that version has no validity whatsoever, other than nostalgia for viewers like you who grew up with it. There's less story, less character development, less drama, and less passion IMO in that shortened American cut.

And I'm not saying viewers shouldn't have a preference between the two, but to suggest like you have that bastardized U.S. cut ought to be out there ahead of the Restored Director's Cut is basically, to me, like saying the proposed, shortened, bastardized Universal cut of BRAZIL ought to be out there before Gilliam's original Director's Cut. There's another movie Universal ruined around the same time back in the mid '80s, for no other reason than trying to "enhance commercial prospects."

Except the two situations aren't comparable at all.

Scott didn't change his mind about what he wanted -- LEGEND was conceived with and originally shot, filmed, and edited with Goldsmith's score. His music even played a part in the narrative through the songs he wrote with lyricist John Bettis. That's the movie that ALWAYS should have been released (and pretty much was everywhere except North America, albeit in a cut-down version too). It ain't anything like George Lucas "changing his mind" with STAR WARS on multiple versions.

There wasn't any reason for the existence of the Tangerine Dream version except Universal execs hoped to pander to the MTV market and sell some more tickets. They essentially forced Scott's hand and re-cut the movie, totally against the original intent of the filmmaker and the script in a number of areas. Artistically one can say that version has no validity whatsoever, other than nostalgia for viewers like you who grew up with it. There's less story, less character development, less drama, and less passion IMO in that shortened American cut.

And I'm not saying viewers shouldn't have a preference between the two, but to suggest like you have that bastardized U.S. cut ought to be out there ahead of the Restored Director's Cut is basically, to me, like saying the proposed, shortened, bastardized Universal cut of BRAZIL ought to be out there before Gilliam's original Director's Cut. There's another movie Universal ruined around the same time back in the mid '80s, for no other reason than trying to "enhance commercial prospects."

It's comparable to the point that I want what I grew up with and thats it.

Plus I don't think the "Directors" cut should not be released here. I would like to see both, but MY preference if I had a choice would to have what originally made me like this film.

I perfectly understand what Ridley originally made. I watched the doc on the Ultimate set. Still didn't change my mind on what version I like better. Say Lucas decided to release a version of Star Wars with a different musical score and you had no idea that this version was actually the original version he created. How would you feel?

The theatrical cut of Legend is only 'bastardized' to the people who didn't grow up with it IMO. And it's not just Nostalgia. I think the TD score is darker and fits better.

To each their own, but seems pretty lame for my tastes. I'll probably rent Heroes and Hot Fuzz. I don't see any to buy for me.

Fair 'nuff, not a big fan of Sony summer popcorn junk myself, to each his own..

.. BUT...

WHERE IS SCARFACE?

The theatrical cut of Legend is only 'bastardized' to the people who didn't grow up with it IMO.

So by your logic, to hell with what the writers and directors want -- let's have studio executives and marketing firms figure it out instead! Because that is EXACTLY what happened on LEGEND.

And it's not just the music that was affected either. Universal re-edited the film in a number of ways that completely went against the original story and Scott's intentions. Just look at how they clumsily took footage from the END of the film and put it at the beginning to infer that the Tom Cruise & Mia Sara characters had sex...pretty much totally against the tone of a fairy tale film and completely against what the writer and Scott intended.

So I'd say the U.S. cut was "bastardized" to, umm, pretty much everyone who worked on the film. And more than a few people were pissed Goldsmith's score was tossed even at the time of the film's release.

Hmmm. I've seen this movie 100 times and not once did I think Jack and Lily did the bone dance in the scene you mentioned. He just kissed her and it was totally innocent.

The writer originally wanted Darkness to have sex with Lily if you watched the doc. So I don't think he intended Legend to be a typical fairy tale film.

Any update on this release? I need this disk now! or at least an offical pre-order.

I have HOT FUZZ already...I am looking forward to KNOCKED UP since I missed it the theater...

"Battlestar" and Elizabeth are mine. Knocked Up is a maybe. I saw it in the theaters. Being a new hit movie, I know Universal will punish us with a combo. :(

Erin Brockovich, Meet the Fockers, What Dreams May Come,Heroes: The Complete First Season, Elizabeth, For the Love of the Game, The Last Starfighter, Cat People, The Getaway, Knocked Up, Patch Adams

Definite purchases!