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Posted by Joseph S. Powell, III on 10/21/05 17:39
"Rob" <robertnospamaccomando@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> "Joseph S. Powell, III" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:dN%5f.5103$fm7.3262@fe06.lga...
> > So, a little while ago I decided to stop by Wally World on the way home
> > from
> > work, with the specific intent on purchasing Land of the Dead.
> > I saw two versions - the theatrical cut, and the unrated director's
cut -
> > BOTH PAN & SCAN!!!!
> > It seemed that the widescreen DVD's had sold out....now, LOTD was a good
> > film & I am a Romero fan, but I was a bit surprised that this disc went
so
> > fast....
> > By sheer luck, however, one of the Wally World employees managed to find
a
> > special "two-pack" - Land of the Dead packaged with some cheesey old DVD
> > documentary entitled Boogie Men, featuring clips from famous horror
films.
> > The two-pack was the same price as the pan & scan DVD, $19.96.
> > I thankfully took it.
> > So, watch out when you shop for LOTD, because there are two versions in
> > pan
> > & scan, and I don't know how many versions in Widescreen - and if you
spot
> > the two-pack, grab it as all the rest of the Widescreen versions may
have
> > already sold out!!
> >
>
> That's why I always check to make sure the words on the DVD say,
"Widescreen
> Edition"
>
> Esp. at Wallymart =)
>
>
Sometimes it's easy to forget that the studios might release two editions of
the same film as the majority of DVDs are Widescreen.
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