any word on a new release of Thief (Michael Mann)? - Blu-ray Forum

Deke Rivers · 12-29-2010, 01:03 PM

the dvd is terrible ..this movie deserves a decent blu ray release

rezpekt · 12-29-2010, 06:26 PM

Rumor/speculation is that Criterion may be working on it.

Deke Rivers · 12-29-2010, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by rezpekt

Rumor/speculation is that Criterion may be working on it.

no kidding?! that would be the ultimate

Captain Morphus · 12-30-2010, 06:21 PM

I was hoping that they may have picked it up with the other MGM titles they acquired. I just found out about an anamorphic version in the UK.

I should just order it so that Criterion announces it as soon as I receive it.

Hopefully Paramount will let Lionsgate release the Keep on blu.

bluerayer · 07-19-2013, 04:36 PM

*bumping this*

klauswhereareyou · 07-19-2013, 06:58 PM

My guess is that if Criterion does release Thief, they might hold off until next year with Mann's new film Cyber being released.

timcat4843 · 07-22-2013, 04:11 PM

The full, unedited version of Thief, was playing over on youtube for free, until they recently took it down.

klauswhereareyou · 07-22-2013, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by timcat4843

The full, unedited version of Thief, was playing over on youtube for free, until they recently took it down.

Well maybe that's a sign of a new release.

Fightertown · 07-23-2013, 05:10 AM

What exactly is in the unedited version?

klauswhereareyou · 07-23-2013, 01:02 PM

The unedited version is the original theatrical cut I presume. The director's cut is the only cut released in North America on DVD (which I believe was in one of those first wave of MGM catalog title DVDs put out in 1998 that were basically just transfers that had been used for more recent laserdiscs, so it looks God awful, much like the first Scarface DVD put out by Universal that same year). There are a couple of new short scenes, and a couple of things taken out, but the biggest change is that shots that were in Peckinpah inspired slow motion in the gun fight at the end have been sped up to jerky silent movie propotions making them almost comical. I guess Michael Mann went back and changed it because he no longer liked the slow motion, but speeding things up just makes it look terrible!

timcat4843 · 07-25-2013, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Well maybe that's a sign of a new release.

Lets hope so.

12-29-2010, 01:03 PM	#1
Deke Rivers Active Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Chi-Town area Blu-ray collection:49 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:30	any word on a new release of Thief (Michael Mann)? the dvd is terrible ..this movie deserves a decent blu ray release

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12-29-2010, 06:26 PM	#2
rezpekt Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Estonia 4K collection:449 Blu-ray collection:1888 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Rumor/speculation is that Criterion may be working on it.

12-30-2010, 06:21 PM	#4
Captain Morphus Active Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Interzone 4K collection:551 Blu-ray collection:1020 Trading Score:40	I was hoping that they may have picked it up with the other MGM titles they acquired. I just found out about an anamorphic version in the UK. I should just order it so that Criterion announces it as soon as I receive it. Hopefully Paramount will let Lionsgate release the Keep on blu.

07-19-2013, 04:36 PM	#5
bluerayer New Member Member since:Jun 2013 Location:Sweden Blu-ray collection:106 DVD collection:108	bumping this

07-19-2013, 06:58 PM	#6
klauswhereareyou Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2012 4K collection:233 Blu-ray collection:2200 Digital collection:25 Prime collection:1	My guess is that if Criterion does release Thief, they might hold off until next year with Mann's new film Cyber being released.

07-22-2013, 04:11 PM	#7
timcat4843 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2011 Location:Youngstown, Ohio 4K collection:135 Blu-ray collection:635 Blu-ray reviews:6	The full, unedited version of Thief, was playing over on youtube for free, until they recently took it down.

07-23-2013, 05:10 AM	#9
Fightertown Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:476 Trading Score:3	What exactly is in the unedited version?

07-23-2013, 01:02 PM	#10
klauswhereareyou Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2012 4K collection:233 Blu-ray collection:2200 Digital collection:25 Prime collection:1	The unedited version is the original theatrical cut I presume. The director's cut is the only cut released in North America on DVD (which I believe was in one of those first wave of MGM catalog title DVDs put out in 1998 that were basically just transfers that had been used for more recent laserdiscs, so it looks God awful, much like the first Scarface DVD put out by Universal that same year). There are a couple of new short scenes, and a couple of things taken out, but the biggest change is that shots that were in Peckinpah inspired slow motion in the gun fight at the end have been sped up to jerky silent movie propotions making them almost comical. I guess Michael Mann went back and changed it because he no longer liked the slow motion, but speeding things up just makes it look terrible!

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