I don’t have blu-ray. Only recently got hold of an uncencored version on DVD from South Korea. The U.K. version has horse falls edited out making a mockery of the battle of the mounds scene in particular. In the past I had always blamed those somewhat confusing moments on John Milius. Seems it was the British board of censorship all along.

@Steve

Just get the french special edition. It is the most complete edition. It has the “Moby Dick” speech before the final battle and all horses falling, all the nudity and everything.

Meh, I’ve got it on DVD. What the hell do I need the Blu Ray for? I see little difference in the formats, unless comparing a Pixar film or something like Watchmen. I just don’t see the point in watching a traditionally filmed movie in HD.

The more popular Blu Ray gets, the cheaper I get my DVD’s for. I just bought a double feature DVD of Fargo and Raising Arizona last night for 11.99, and all 4 Lethal Weapons in one package for 9.99.

Long live DVD.

Gazongo: The South Korean vesion is the same as the French and U.S.A. version. EVERYWHERE in fact is the same version apart from the censored U.K. version. I do want the original VHS ending back though. That whole final scene with the hippy princess and Arnie lumbering about like an oafish ballerina before carrying her off into the sunrise is not only boring but makes me cringe. Sorry John Milius but that was pants.
Crom Crom: I would love to agree but I remeber a time (not that long ago) when I swore I would never to buy cds. I think I will pass over the soon to be obsolete Blu-ray hi-def in favour of the microchip implant special edition in multi surround 3D. That way I won’t have to leave bed and I can tell all you guys how great I think it is on the blog by flickering my eyelids whilst being fed through an introvenous drip via my anus. For lo, this is a culture of distraction.

They do an expensive conversion process to 1080p. Sometimes they do a good job, sometimes they do a bad job. It’s different for each movie. My guess is it has to do with the amount of money they put into it (surprise) and the characteristics of the film itself. Of course you have to be watching it on a HD tv or it will look exactly the same as a DVD.

It’s good that they waited to do it until now, because now arnold is free for interviews.

At first I didn’t see the point but now I’m converted. Blurays rock, even if you see little difference between your standard def disc you are seeing the movie with less compression therefore you’re seeing the real movie as it was on film. As Finn pointed out lot of it has to do with the quality of your TV. For me, it does make old movies more enjoyable since you get to discover new things that didn’t stand out before. Its kind of a misconception that if a movie isn’t new, the Bluray and DVD will be the same but that isn’t the case. Blurays typically allow for a more vivid and clear picture like original film print would. The quality on movies like Casablanca is amazing in comparison to the standard def disc. Bluray discs are also more durable and will stand up to more viewings without scratching and interrupting playback. You have room for more special features too since they have so much storage capacity. I cannot wait for a Bluray version of Conan the Barbarian (also really wanting Hook and The Rocketeer). I’m not wanting to re-buy all my collection, just the movies I love the most and really want to treasure for a long time in the truest possible format.

“Aaron Pynenberg will also be featured, demonstrating Western swordsmanship…”

Quite a mismatch, since there’s not a shred of western swordsmanship in the film. That could only serve to make the featured film look bad.

Can’t wait for this on Blu-ray at last, but i guess, as a UK customer, i’ll be stuck with the cut version unless i buy from France or the US, as i did with the DVD version i have (have a multi-region DVD player) – does anyone know though if the US version will be zone free as some previous blu-ray titles have been, as my blu-ray player isnt multi-region?