The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe 4-Disc Extended Edition

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Fletch F. Fletch · #1 Post by **Fletch F. Fletch** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:23 pm

Going the way of Peter Jackson's Rings trilogy?

[quote]Buena Vista Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Four-Disc Extended Edition) for 12th December 2006. A limited release, this 4-disc DVD edition will only be available for seven weeks over the holidays.

The Extended Edition features a new, extended version of the film with enhanced special effects and an extended, climactic battle scene. Viewers will venture even deeper into the beloved fantasy world of â€˜Narnia' with â€œC.S. Lewis â€“ The Dreamer of Narnia,â€

Antoine Doinel · #2 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:30 pm

I guess it'll tide people over until the sequel comes out in 2008.

Gordon · #3 Post by **Gordon** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:39 pm

Another bloated extended deluxe edition of a modern prestige film. If ya seen one, ya seen 'em all.

godardslave · #4 Post by **godardslave** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:10 am

Its kinda funny how blatantly and unashamedly they are following the LOTR business model, right down to the 4 dvd SE just before Christmas.

Ives · #5 Post by **Ives** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:16 am

I'm pretty sure I don't want to see any more of this one....

Antoine Doinel · #6 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:57 am

godardslave wrote:Its kinda funny how blatantly and unashamedly they are following the LOTR business model, right down to the 4 dvd SE just before Christmas.

Yes, because releasing special edition DVD boxsets at Christmastime is unique to LOTR and has nothing to do with one of the biggest shopping months of the year.

Greathinker · #7 Post by **Greathinker** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:40 pm

I think the others are right in that there are no more LOTR films and disney wants to tap into that consumer base that was going out and buying these bloated extended edtions-- coming out holiday season is just a no-brainer

But you couldn't pay me to watch an extended cut of this film

Antoine Doinel · #8 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:53 pm

Perhaps, but it's not like Disney is lacking in Xmas season releases. They have Cars, POTC: Dead Man's Chest, The Little Mermaid Platinum and Fox & The Hound Platinum all lined up for the Xmas season.

Narshty · #9 Post by **Narshty** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:57 pm

godardslave wrote:Its kinda funny how blatantly and unashamedly they are following the LOTR business model, right down to the 4 dvd SE just before Christmas.

To be fair, the 4-disc director's cut of Pearl Harbor beat them all. Yet another reason why Michael Bay is way ahead.

Fletch F. Fletch · Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:27 pm

Narshty wrote:
godardslave wrote:Its kinda funny how blatantly and unashamedly they are following the LOTR business model, right down to the 4 dvd SE just before Christmas.
To be fair, the 4-disc director's cut of Pearl Harbor beat them all. Yet another reason why Michael Bay is way ahead.

So, that's why Criterion put him into their collection. He's cutting edge.

Cinesimilitude · #11 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:44 pm

Fletch F. Fletch wrote:
Narshty wrote: To be fair, the 4-disc director's cut of Pearl Harbor beat them all. Yet another reason why Michael Bay is way ahead.
So, that's why Criterion put him into their collection. He's cutting edge.

I like to think that Pearl Harbor's 4 disc dvd (which I purchased, because It was the first I'd seen with 4 discs for one film.) was released by Bay to spite criterion for not continuing to release his films. I mean, he calls it a directors cut and it's less than a minute longer. Although, It does have the best easter egg I've ever seen, which contains hartnett and affleck recreating the animal crackers scene from armageddon.

Antoine Doinel · #12 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:32 pm

http://www.davisdvd.com/images/covers_big/narnia5.jpg

scalesojustice · #13 Post by **scalesojustice** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:36 pm

unnecessary. why do people think "extended edition" = "better edition"? could anyone sit through a longer version of this or an even longer version of the King Kong remake?

#14 Post by **Matt** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:45 pm

SncDthMnky wrote:I like to think that Pearl Harbor's 4 disc dvd (which I purchased, because It was the first I'd seen with 4 discs for one film.) was released by Bay to spite criterion for not continuing to release his films.

I don't think Bay had much say in the matter. That was back in the day when Buena Vista was really pushing their Vista Series - an obvious rip-off of Criterion that ended up with a whopping 8 titles, 4 of them Shyamalan films. Since BV could now give Bay the Criterion-level treatment he couldn't get before, why bother to license the film out?

Also, the director's cut of Pearl Harbor not only added a small amount of footage, but also removed some blurring effects in the gorier hospital sequences that were added in order to get a PG-13.

But to get us back on the topic (such as it is), I too join in the general jeering of films that were already far too long to begin with being released in extended editions.

godardslave · #15 Post by **godardslave** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:36 pm

even the packaging is almost a direct copy of LOTR.

Ives · #16 Post by **Ives** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:48 pm

I'll buy it just for the Certificate of Authenticity.

Napoleon · #17 Post by **Napoleon** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:54 am

I'll buy it because those figurines look really classy.

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