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4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Newly restored original lossless 2.0 stereo soundtrack
Optional lossless 5.1 soundtrack
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary by critics Elizabeth Purchell & Caden Mark Gardner
Audio commentary by critic Tim Lucas
Through Her Eyes - brand new visual essay on the theme of transformation by critic Justine Peres Smith
Healing Humanity - brand new visual essay exploring point of view and personalization by critic Willow Catelyn Maclay
Breaking the Silence - archival picture-in-picture interviews and trivia track
2002 episode of the Bravo television series Page to Screen focusing on The Silence of the Lambs
Scoring the Silence - 2004 archival interview with composer Howard Shore
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster - three-part archival 2005 documentary by Laurent Bouzereau
Understanding the Madness - 2008 archival featurette featuring various FBI alumni discussing the profiling of serial killers
1991 "Making Of" Featurette
22 deleted scenes
7 additional deleted scenes, sourced from a VHS workprint
Outtakes
Anthony Hopkins phone message
Theatrical trailer
Teaser trailer
11 TV spots
Image gallery
Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring two original choices of artwork
Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Alexandra West, Josh Nelson, Sam Moore and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Double-sided fold-out poster, featuring two original choices of artwork
Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards

Just preordered this along with Withnail and I.

Michael MacKenzie confirmed on social media that they fixed the color space issues affecting the first 20 minutes. The OG audio is included as per the specs. Not my favorite Demme and IMO eclipsed by both Manhunter and Bryan Fuller's Hannibal show, but I might get the regular edition which might actually appear sooner than later.

Reaching out to Willow Maclay was already great but getting Elizabeth Purchell and Caden Mark Gardner for the commentary is just terrific.

LQ feels our Criterion is fine and the upgrade isn't necessary, which means I'm on DiabolikDVD looking at this all day today with a single tear rolling down my cheek

The Criterion is great, but Rarewaves currently has a 10% off promotion with RWMAY10 and so I got this for only slightly over $30. If you decide the upgrade isn't worth it, you'll likely be able to sell the LE for more than you paid once this goes quickly

mfunk9786 wrote: Fri May 31, 2024 6:35 pm LQ feels our Criterion is fine and the upgrade isn't necessary, which means I'm on DiabolikDVD looking at this all day today with a single tear rolling down my cheek

Just practice saying this until it sounds sincere: "LQ, I don't know how the disc fell on that hammer and shattered into a dozen pieces. I was expressly trying to protect it from hammers."

Arrow/Criterion overlaps usually are best to get both. Arrow for the better 4K (usually with FiM or a slightly stronger transfer) and unique, scholarly extras. Criterion always has extras involving the cast/crew that they probably produced themselves (in this case, they did) but are also worth owning. I've found that the Criterion BD/Arrow 4K pairing has worked for Time Bandits, Fear and Loathing, and some others I don't have interest in but others surely do (the Cronenberg titles)

swo17 wrote: Fri May 31, 2024 6:58 pm

mfunk9786 wrote: Fri May 31, 2024 6:35 pm LQ feels our Criterion is fine and the upgrade isn't necessary, which means I'm on DiabolikDVD looking at this all day today with a single tear rolling down my cheek

Just practice saying this until it sounds sincere: "LQ, I don't know how the disc fell on that hammer and shattered into a dozen pieces. I was expressly trying to protect it from hammers."

We're like a much less cool Tracy Letts and Carrie Coon, aren't we? Much less.

Not that much less

mfunk9786 wrote: Fri May 31, 2024 6:35 pm LQ feels our Criterion is fine and the upgrade isn't necessary, which means I'm on DiabolikDVD looking at this all day today with a single tear rolling down my cheek

Wait for the standard edition and replace the special features Blu-ray in the Criterion release with the Arrow UHD.

Time to set up a GoFundMe

Frustrating how many tries it took to nail this, and even then there's still a possibility of a truly definitive version if you could combine this with Criterion's extras. (The commentary track alone was like a gold standard.)