American Gangster Extended vs Theatrical - Blu-ray Forum

GreenScar · 04-23-2008, 04:55 AM

Saw the extended edition a few days ago and I must admit IMO Ridley Scott puts out the best extended editions (I absolutely loved his extended Kingdom of Heaven). I have not seen the Extended Gladiator yet, but I'm hoping it is released on Blu when that movie is released.

Anyway, I thought the extended edition flowed much better and the Russell Crowe character got much better attention.

Anyone else like the extended over the theatrical release?

iNCREDiPiNOY · 04-23-2008, 05:03 AM

I saw this on DVD with Extended Edition. But I haven't seen the Theatrical version.

Blu-Style · 04-23-2008, 07:16 AM

Here´s a comparison:

American Gangster "Theatrical VS. Extended"

Ice2Dragon · 04-23-2008, 07:49 AM

Ive seen both.

Extended has more nudity.

So I prefer extended.

Secretagentnumber6 · 04-23-2008, 01:01 PM

I only saw the extended edition and despite it being longer I still felt the movie was rushed. Not enough details, it just seemed to move from one event to the next without explaining how things got there sometimes. I still liked it but it was definitely not great, it was good though.

GreenScar · 04-24-2008, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Secretagentnumber6

I only saw the extended edition and despite it being longer I still felt the movie was rushed. Not enough details, it just seemed to move from one event to the next without explaining how things got there sometimes. I still liked it but it was definitely not great, it was good though.

are you sure you didn't see the theatrical? That's exactly how I felt in the theater during the movie. I kept thinking WTF? What. just. happened? Then I saw the extended and felt it was much better. If you did indeed see the extended then the theatrical would be a cliff notes version for you

Secretagentnumber6 · 04-24-2008, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonbird

are you sure you didn't see the theatrical? That's exactly how I felt in the theater during the movie. I kept thinking WTF? What. just. happened? Then I saw the extended and felt it was much better. If you did indeed see the extended then the theatrical would be a cliff notes version for you

Yeah I saw extended for sure and I still felt it was rushed, but then again I did not watch theatrical so I had no base for comaprison.

autonomous82 · 04-03-2012, 08:49 PM

I purchased the two disc DVD with the Theatrical and Extended versions. The extended version really adds nothing beneficial to the story. Just some minor scenes that hinder the continuity of the original film...

arcadeforest · 04-11-2012, 10:49 PM

Extended for me

View Poll Results: Which did you like better American Gangster extended or Theatrical?
Extended Edition	10	18.87%
Theatrical	7	13.21%
Only saw the Extended Edition	6	11.32%
Only saw the theatrical	5	9.43%
Haven't seen either	25	47.17%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

04-23-2008, 04:55 AM	#1
GreenScar Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:2	American Gangster Extended vs Theatrical Saw the extended edition a few days ago and I must admit IMO Ridley Scott puts out the best extended editions (I absolutely loved his extended Kingdom of Heaven). I have not seen the Extended Gladiator yet, but I'm hoping it is released on Blu when that movie is released. Anyway, I thought the extended edition flowed much better and the Russell Crowe character got much better attention. Anyone else like the extended over the theatrical release?

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04-23-2008, 05:03 AM	#2
iNCREDiPiNOY Banned Member since:Aug 2007 Location:NoHo, Cali PSN:iNCREDiPiNOY Wii:6379344902430379 Blu-ray collection:143 Trading Score:16	I saw this on DVD with Extended Edition. But I haven't seen the Theatrical version.

04-23-2008, 07:16 AM	#3
Blu-Style Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Германия	Here´s a comparison: American Gangster "Theatrical VS. Extended"

04-23-2008, 07:49 AM	#4
Ice2Dragon Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:9	Ive seen both. Extended has more nudity. So I prefer extended.

04-23-2008, 01:01 PM	#5
Secretagentnumber6 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:St Louis Area Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:212 Trading Score:4	I only saw the extended edition and despite it being longer I still felt the movie was rushed. Not enough details, it just seemed to move from one event to the next without explaining how things got there sometimes. I still liked it but it was definitely not great, it was good though.

04-03-2012, 08:49 PM	#8
autonomous82 Junior Member Member since:Mar 2012	I purchased the two disc DVD with the Theatrical and Extended versions. The extended version really adds nothing beneficial to the story. Just some minor scenes that hinder the continuity of the original film...

04-11-2012, 10:49 PM	#9
arcadeforest Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Sherwood Forest Blu-ray collection:917 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:92 Trading Score:3	Extended for me

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