Reindeer Games: The Director's Cut - March 6, 2012 - Review

[KilloWertz]

Reindeer Games: The Director's Cut Blu-ray

Reindeer Games Blu-ray Review

Lionsgate will bring another Miramax catalog title to Blu-ray with its 2012 release of Reindeer Games. The final theatrical feature from acclaimed director John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate, Ronin), this thriller centers on Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck, The Town), an ex-convict who, shortly after his release from prison, falls in love with the beautiful Ashley (Charlize Theron, Monster).

However, their burgeoning relationship draws the ire of Ashley's brother Gabriel (Gary Sinise, Forrest Gump), a career criminal who brutally forces Rudy into planning a casino heist.

This Blu-ray showcases the 124-minute director's cut of the film. While many of the technical specifications are still unknown, the disc will contain the following bonus features:

Audio commentary with John Frankenheimer
Behind-the-scenes featurette
Eight scenes as they appeared in the theatrical cut

Reindeer Games streets on March 6th, 2012.

[Veronica Mars]

This is actually a pretty good film in the guilty pleasure category. I'm sure I'll snag it at some point.

[HyperRealist]

cool I can replace my Alliance copy with butchered aspect ratio

[OrlandoEastwood]

Originally Posted by HyperRealist

cool I can replace my Alliance copy with butchered aspect ratio

Is the Canadian copy the theatrical or the dead director's cut?

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Nice! I never did get around to picking this up on dvd. I liked it.

[WJWS Channel 13:Amity]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Is the Canadian copy the theatrical or the dead director's cut?

Its the theatrical cut, so for that reason and the fact that i have mine signed by ben affleck, Charlize Theron, Gary Senise, Danny Trejo and Ashton Kutcher (who forgot that he had a small part in it, when i asked him to sign it last year,till i reminded him of it.)I will be keeping my alliance disc and sticking the directors cut in the case with it.

[AlexSing]

Originally Posted by backgroundactorman

Its the theatrical cut, so for that reason and the fact that i have mine signed by ben affleck, Charlize Theron, Gary Senise, Danny Trejo and Ashton Kutcher (who forgot that he had a small part in it, when i asked him to sign it last year,till i reminded him of it.)I will be keeping my alliance disc and sticking the directors cut in the case with it.

well let's be fair, he did also forget he was married not so long ago so you can forgive him for forgetting a small part in this movie

[erikilla]

There are monsters in the gelatin!

[Neutron82]

i'll take this with some god d*mn hot chocolate and some pe-can f*ckin pie

[lildemon666]

POW WOW!

This is a must own.

[Guydowood]

pre-order up at wally world for $8.86


http://www.walmart.com/ip/19534902

[Deciazulado]

Reindeer Games Blu-ray

[PlanetDahmz]

This movie needs more love. Not sure if I want to double dip this (I have the director's cut on regular DVD) because of the lack of more extras, but this is definitely a film worth owning if you haven't seen it yet.

[horizonline]

Originally Posted by PlanetDahmz

This movie needs more love. Not sure if I want to double dip this (I have the director's cut on regular DVD) because of the lack of more extras, but this is definitely a film worth owning if you haven't seen it yet.

What do you mean by this?

[wormraper]

nice, $14.99 msrp . mean's we'll see it for $5-$6 real soon

[PlanetDahmz]

Originally Posted by horizonline

What do you mean by this?

I just think it needs to be talked about more when talking about really good movies. I've always thought very highly of it and think it's somewhat underrated.

[sfmarine]

I've always enjoyed this one.

[erikilla]

Originally Posted by PlanetDahmz

I just think it needs to be talked about more when talking about really good movies. I've always thought very highly of it and think it's somewhat underrated.

It is a good movie, it's a lot of fun!

[Gremlin]

Good news! the TC is nowhere near as good as the the DC.

[DMRI2006]

I received review copies for REINDEER GAMES and 54 from Lionsgate today. Both transfers are flat out atrocious. I'm not one to throw out the "looks like a standard def upconvert" complaint but 54 seriously ranks with the worst "HD" transfers I've ever seen on Blu -- it's not only DNR'd, but I question whether it's coming from a genuine HD source in the first place. REINDEER GAMES marginally shows more detail by comparison but it still looks dreadful and I wonder whether it, also, is an upconvert. Yes it's 2.35 but that's probably the best thing I can say about it.

Buyer beware...