[Dr Kain]

You do know they fully remastered Alien as well, right?

And Alien is not barebones unless you bought the barebones version. Mine has all of the bonus features from the DVDs.

Nevertheless, I cannot wait for the 4K master to come out on BD. I saw that version in theaters last year and my god it was freaking amazing.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

You do know they fully remastered Alien as well, right?

And Alien is not barebones unless you bought the barebones version. Mine has all of the bonus features from the DVDs.

Nevertheless, I cannot wait for the 4K master to come out on BD. I saw that version in theaters last year and my god it was freaking amazing.

The "directors cut" is as far as I'm aware, but I've never watched it. However the theatrical version isn't and considering the theatrical version is the one chosen by Scott as the best version this seems like a baffling choice. And yeah mine has like no bonus features at all, minus a couple of audio commentaries.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Locke

The "directors cut" is as far as I'm aware, but I've never watched it. However the theatrical version isn't and considering the theatrical version is the one chosen by Scott as the best version this seems like a baffling choice. And yeah mine has like no bonus features at all, minus a couple of audio commentaries.

Yes it is, I only watch the theatrical version and it is very remastered. The differences between it and the DVD version are night and day.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/2447/alienquad.html

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Alien-...y/5090/#Review

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/46163/alien-anthology/

Speaking of Alien, I borrowed from one of my friends a book called Alien Vault. It is about the making of Alien and it is quite awesome so far. It's talked about different things that O'Bannon had to go through to even get the movie made. Also, did you know that the people in the space suit during the Space Jockey scene were actually Scott's kids and not the actors? That is something that you never see done today because they can just CGI everything. Oh, and there was supposed to be a pyramid scene that sounds pretty damn awesome.

[Locke]

I wasn't talking about the Anthology, I was talking about the stand alone Alien release. The Anthology is overpriced considering I'd never watch three and four as they're shit.

Moving on from that though, I watched Edge of Tomorrow yesterday:

One of the boldest moves in Edge of Tomorrow is to play the two lead actors completely against their type. I'd never have expected Tom Cruise to play a character who is so very unflattering for his onscreen persona like Cage, who is an unlikeable douchebag for most of the movie but it works very very well.

The big reason it works so well, is rather than starting as an infallible badass, Edge of Tomorrow makes Cruise work for it. For most of the movie Cage is flawed, vulnerable and most importantly...human and it isn't until the big climactic moments that Cruise really gets to wear more familiar clothes and kick ass. This is probably one of my most favourite characters Tom Cruise has played.

Despite this though, it's Emily Blunt who completely steals the show for me. Maybe it's just my lack of information on her body of work, but I'd never have expected Blunt to play a real life version of Sergeant Calhoun so that was half the fun for me, she was awesome! It's just a shame about the unnecessarily soppy hints at a romance at the end, especially considering the two lead actors have so little chemistry.

One of the most problematic aspects of the movie for me though is that it feels like Edge of Tomorrow never quite knows who it is, or who it wants to be. Most of the action set pieces in this movie play out like a live action video game, full of novelties, gimmicks and explosions but that is only half the movie.

This film is transfixed on death, and the vulnerability of humanity, and in a narrative like this where it has an in story reset button, no one is safe. People die in this, brutally and over and over again and this dark undercurrent is jarring in what is an otherwise pretty light and funny little action romp.

The film never seems to actively pursue its own personal identity either, with the film ending as conflicted and muddled tonally as it is from the beginning. It's pretty underwritten overall, honestly, as you kind of realise how little you actually know by the end compared to when you went in.

Overall Edge of Tomorrow is a good movie but I can't help but feel like critics have oversold it a tad. If you go in expecting the next great piece of science fiction you'll be disappointed, but if you're looking for a good time and have already ticked off the likes of Godzilla and Days of Future Past you can do a lot worse than this slightly more cerebral take on the summer blockbuster.

[Dr Kain]

It is the same disc...

I refuse to see Edge of Tomorrow because of Tom Cruise. I hate that man with a passion. He should stick to playing secondary asshole characters because they fit his personality better.

[Locke]

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It is the same disc...

I refuse to see Edge of Tomorrow because of Tom Cruise. I hate that man with a passion. He should stick to playing secondary asshole characters because they fit his personality better.

I guess Bluray technology has come a long way since they "remastered" that, then.

I feel like I don't like Tom Cruise, but I do generally love the movies he's in. Minority Report, War of The Worlds and Oblivion are all in my favourite films of the last decade.

Plus, half the fun of Edge of Tomorrow is how much Cruise is taken out of his comfort zone for the majority of the movie. He has to play an utter asshole and make himself look like a dick, before he's allowed a moment of self indulgent ass kicking. It may not be a huge leap, but it's still a step in the right direct for his career in my opinion. He may not have had much of a career evolution since Top Gun but his fifties is the best time to start as any.

[Dr Kain]

I hated War of the Worlds with a passion, Oblivion was garbage and I've never watched Minority Report.

[XW1n5t0nX]

The only Tom Cruise movie that I like is The Last Samurai. Top Gun I haven't seen in forever, and those are about the only ones I've seen. Everything else just seems meh to me.

[Locke]

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The only Tom Cruise movie that I like is The Last Samurai. Top Gun I haven't seen in forever, and those are about the only ones I've seen. Everything else just seems meh to me.

Top Gun 3D Bluray, fuck yeah! Couldn't get into Last Samurai.

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I hated War of the Worlds with a passion, Oblivion was garbage and I've never watched Minority Report.

A lot of people hated War of the Worlds, and it wasn't a particularly good film cerebrally but visually it was just an incredible journey and one I've loved revisting again and again on Bluray. Same with Oblivion to be fair. I think Minority Report is the only one of those three with a genuinely good narrative as well.

[Matrixbeast]

I think I would've liked Minority Report a lot more if the writers realized what attempted murder was.
"We're arresting someone who never broke a law."

It was decent, otherwise.
Wasn't a big fan of War of the Worlds, but I didn't hate it as much as everyone else did.