Stanley Kubrick and Superman Boxsets 21.97 at Amazon

[captainarchive]

Not quite gone sub £20 but I want to watch Barry Lyndon at christmas so I'm going for the Kubrick Boxset.

Stanley Kubrick: Visionary Filmmaker Collection Blu-ray Region Free: Amazon.co.uk: Malcolm McDowell, Jack Nicholson, Peter Sellers, James Mason, Ryan O'Neal, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Keir Dullea, Stanley Kubrick: Film & TV

The Complete Superman Collection Blu-ray Region Free: Amazon.co.uk: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Richard Donner, Richard Lester, Bryan Singer, Sidney J. Furie: Film & TV

 

[Todd Tomorrow]

At that price I just bought the Kubrick box set even though I have four of the films already.

 

[jammyone]

Typical, I bought the Kubrick set on Friday from HMV for £25. Sods law strikes again

Great spot though, both bargains

 

[Paul Moran]

I never thought I'd be double-dipping on blu-rays so soon!

 

[lgans316]

Is Shining the extended cut?

 

[Jim Di Griz]

Is Shining the extended cut?

Doubt it. Only the US cut is extended and I wouldnt settle for anything less whatever Kubrick thought himself!

 

[John Hodson]

No, it's not the extended cut (the longer version is also on the Australian BD BTW)

 

[sirlisterofsmeg]

Picked up the Superman box set for £3 from Asda last week.

 

[Paul Moran]

Doubt it. Only the US cut is extended and I wouldnt settle for anything less whatever Kubrick thought himself!

Same here. I already have the US blu, and the US open matte DVD, so the UK version is just an unavoidable extra!

 

[Todd Tomorrow]

Doubt it. Only the US cut is extended and I wouldnt settle for anything less whatever Kubrick thought himself!

I really don't like the extended cut of The Shining. It slows an already deliberately (and perfectly) paced film to a crawl and adds endless shots of Wendy and Danny watching television. It includes tacky shots of cobwebbed skeletons during the last section, more suitable for a Blackpool ghost train than a Stanley Kubrick film. Unlike with some other extended cuts this one just doesn't add anything that I thought warranted inclusion at the expense of throwing off the pace of the film.

I don't understand why people often think longer is always inevitably better.

 

[wastedyuthe]

I really don't like the extended cut of The Shining. It slows an already deliberately (and perfectly) paced film to a crawl and adds endless shots of Wendy and Danny watching television. It includes tacky shots of cobwebbed skeletons during the last section, more suitable for a Blackpool ghost train than a Stanley Kubrick film. Unlike with some other extended cuts this one just doesn't add anything that I thought warranted inclusion at the expense of throwing off the pace of the film.

I don't understand why people often think longer is always inevitably better.

I agree, although I do like the skeleton clip. The rest of the added scenes just weren't needed and I'm quite happy to go without them.

 

[MarkusThatch]

+1 for finding the extended cut unnecessary. It spoon-feeds us more about Danny and his Father and really just doesn't feel needed. Much prefer the european edit. Saying that, I enjoyed watching it just out of curiosity but would always go back to the shorter version.

 

[Mr Moo]

I had bit my tongue (keyboard fingers anyway) on saying this, but now there's a gang together I will say I have to agree. The extra stuff is the definition of flabby and unnecessary IMHO, and I prefer to do away with the skeleton party, TV-staring and bit with the doctor/shrink whatever it is.

One thing I do have to wonder is if the transfer is better or worse for the UK as a result of the shorter runtime. Not in bitrate terms, but in ...well, surely they've used a different master etc...anyone know?

 

[captainarchive]

One more vote for the shorter version of The Shining, it's more measured and shows Jacks perfectly timed decent into madness. For the same reason I prefer the original cut of CE3K which better builds up Roy Neary's growing obsession with the devil's tower.