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Originally Posted by EricJ
And, even then....it's the Directors Cut. 
Seriously: We can't just sit here and whine about it--
The consensus is at the point where fans have got to actively start beating down Warner's doors about it, and they'll get no argument from Milos.
And Warner's had experience before with bad overpromoted EE's that ultimately didn't go down well with the fans, but at that point, the theatrical version of "JFK" was already on disk to fall back on.
We don't have that luxury with The Only Version of Amadeus That Warner Bothered to 1080-Master...Hence the need to give them an extra kick in the pants about it. |
Saul Zaentz owns the rights to the film, and licences them to Warner. Schaffer, Foreman, and Zaentz prefer the Director's cut, and have chosen to release it as the sole version of the film. That is why it was also never re-released on DVD with the Theatrical Cut. The film could easily just be cut down to create a theatrical cut...nothing was changed in the original cut...only new material was added. So a 1080p master doesn't need to be re-made...but it's not going to happen, simply because Zaentz and co prefer it that way. Trust me, I'd love to see it happen...it's my favorite film of all time, and I prefer the theatrical as well...but I also would rather have the director's cut than no Blu-ray at all.