Recently the subject of LETHAL WEAPON came up in conversation (I won't bore you with the details other than to say that everyone agreed it was a modern classic and is severely underrated because of the generic "buddy cop film" aspects of the sequels), and it got me wondering, is there possibly a deluxe edition of these movies on the horizon? Not the director's cut crap they put out a few years ago, but real 2-disc special editions with all the trimmings? Andy, do you have any contacts at Warner?

MikeSkerritt wrote:Recently the subject of LETHAL WEAPON came up in conversation (I won't bore you with the details other than to say that everyone agreed it was a modern classic and is severely underrated because of the generic "buddy cop film" aspects of the sequels), and it got me wondering, is there possibly a deluxe edition of these movies on the horizon? Not the director's cut crap they put out a few years ago, but real 2-disc special editions with all the trimmings? Andy, do you have any contacts at Warner?

Not sure what's left really. I own the nice Director's Cuts of 1-3 and I think they're about as good as you're going to get. Even DTS!


Now, on the other hand, part 4 has never seen anything past its barebones, first-gen DVD release. Part 4 should at least get boosted to the same level, across the boards, as the first three Director's Cuts DVDs were.

Q-BanditZ wrote:Not sure what's left really. I own the nice Director's Cuts of 1-3 and I think they're about as good as you're going to get. Even DTS!

Hey Eric,

Having seen these director's cuts, are the changes noticeable? I'm a little leery about any tinkering with the first film just because I think it's so perfectly tight how it is.

Mike,
I haven't heard much about this. At this point, they might be saving catalog SE's like this (which already have multiple releases in the format) for HD-DVD or Blu-Ray or whatever next format wins out.

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MikeSkerritt wrote:

Q-BanditZ wrote:Not sure what's left really. I own the nice Director's Cuts of 1-3 and I think they're about as good as you're going to get. Even DTS!

Hey Eric,

Having seen these director's cuts, are the changes noticeable? I'm a little leery about any tinkering with the first film just because I think it's so perfectly tight how it is.

Nah, I couldn't be happier with those 3 Directors Cuts discs. Highly recommended!

I'm bumping this with a link for an unbelievable Amazon sale for the collection (non-director's cut discs) for $20:

MikeSkerritt wrote:I'm bumping this with a link for an unbelievable Amazon sale for the collection (non-director's cut discs) for $20:

Quite compelling, but I'd still spend the extra for the Director's Cuts. Better sound, better transfer, etc.