The Way Back (2010)

[vertigo12314]

The Way Back Blu-ray

Has anybody seen this yet? I might see it on Blu-ray first if I can't find a theatre that plays it.

[Romulus]

Wow, sadly this might be the first time I actually get to see this. I don't think it's projected to run at any theaters near.

[the sordid sentinel]

Weir is possibly my favorite director. I'm sure this won't be showing at any theater near me, either. Some of the word from those who have seen it has been glowing. I'm a big fan of epic journey type stuff, and this should have some gorgeous scenery to be enjoyed in blu.

Hopefully some day we get blu versions of Gallipoli, Witness, The Mosquito Coast, etc. as well.

[Holmes]

Great film. Can't wait to buy it. It should be a gorgeous BD. This is classic, big-canvas, David Lean-esque filmmaking at its finest.

It's a real pity Newmarket, this film's small U.S. distributor, weren't able to muster more promotion. If The Way Back is playing at a theatre near you now, I highly recommend a trip to the theatre.

[Bluyoda]

Wow! This got a very limited release in theaters, didn't it?

It hasn't even arrived in Europe yet.


To the posters above:

I am also eagerly awaiting "The Mosquito Coast" on BD, and


David Lean's epics definitely come to mind when seeing the trailer of "The Way Back".

I normally adore Peter Weir films, but Master and Commander didn't do much for me.
It's just not emotional enough for me.

It The Way Back more emotional?

[benbess]

I love Peter Weir too. It appears this film became a box office bomb for some reason. It was playing at one theater for a total of two weeks near me. The second week they were down to one showing a day. The third week I finally went to see it but it was gone. A pity. But it will live again on blu-ray for me. Great to hear it's a good movie. Since also I love David Lean hearing that it's "Lean-esque" is good news!

Here are the numbers according to box office mojo:


The Way Back

Domestic Total as of Feb. 6, 2011: $2,532,684
Distributor: Newmarket Release Date: January 21, 2011
Genre: Drama Runtime: 1 hrs. 59 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: $30 million

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

It The Way Back more emotional?

I love Weir, but I don't like Master and Commander. The Way Back is definitely 100 times more emotional than Master and Commander.

Originally Posted by One4Deuce

Down to $15.99... should I blind buy?

damn! Hell yeah!

[lvcasino]

The Way Back went straight to video....didn't play in theaters

[rblum199]

Originally Posted by lvcasino

The Way Back went straight to video....didn't play in theaters

Yes it did play in theaters (I know, I went and saw it) - but I can understand you thinking it hadn't, given the overall small number of theaters it played in and the lack of publicity (hell, the only reason I found out about it was the review in my local paper).

[Talal86]

great price for a new release, awesome movie!

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

I love Weir, but I don't like Master and Commander. The Way Back is definitely 100 times more emotional than Master and Commander.

Alright, so I pulled the trigger, together with the Ray Harryhausen set.

I take your word for it.

[Holmes]

Seems this has been delayed a few days: April 22, 2011.

[moviemaker]

Are the extras on the US Blu-ray the same as those on the UK Blu-ray, just labeled differently? I prefer the UK Blu cover.

[CelestialAgent]

UK release has an additional 78 minutes of EPK interviews

[moviemaker]

I was able to track down the Swiss Special Edition which has all the extras of the UK Edition + more. It is called the Ascot Elite edition and even though it says Region B it's REGION FREE (tested on my Region A player).

"Making Of" documentary (30:56)
Interviews ("Play All" option) (79:07)
- Colin Farell (Valka) (7:43)
- Ed Harris (Smith) (5:31)
- Jim Sturgess (Janusz) (13:03)
- Saoirse Ronan (Irena) (10:03)
- Dragos Bucur (Zoran) (2:05)
- Mark Strong (Khabarov) (5:57)
- Sebastian Urzeudowsky (Khazik) (2:18)
- Alex Potocean (Tomas) (3:38)
- Peter Weir (director) (14:15)
- Joni Levin (producer) (6:00)
- Nigel Sinclair (producer) (3:10)
- Cyril DeLafosse (technical advisor) (5:30)
B-Roll (24:29)
Original Trailer (1:50)
German Trailer (1:54)
Startup/Bonus Trailers
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (in English) (1:19)
- The Lincoln Lawyer (in German) (1:30)
- The Guard (in German) (2:04)
Subtitles:German (optional)
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
Soundtrack(s):English/Russian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Notes:The documentary, interviews, and B-roll are in English with optional German subtitles.

Here are some images:

[CelestialAgent]

Isn’t the film partially in Russian though? If those scenes are subtitled.

[moviemaker]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Isn’t the film partially in Russian though? If those scenes are subtitled.

Those scenes are not subtitled except in German. It would have been nice if they were. But luckily I can easily imagine what they're saying.

[James Luckard]

There are also title cards at the end explaining what happened to the characters, as I remember.

Lack of English subtitles for the non-English scenes and non-English onscreen text would be a dealbreaker for me, unfortunately.

The US BD is super cheap used. The German disc might be worthwhile for the extras, but it seems to me one would also want the US disc for watching the film itself.

[moviemaker]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

There are also title cards at the end explaining what happened to the characters, as I remember.

Lack of English subtitles for the non-English scenes and non-English onscreen text would be a dealbreaker for me, unfortunately.

The US BD is super cheap used. The German disc might be worthwhile for the extras, but it seems to me one would also want the US disc for watching the film itself.

The End cards are all in English. That was part of the original movie (both the title and end cards). They would not make separate end cards for a foreign release. So only the scenes spoken in Russian are missing the subtitles. That said, I'll probably pick up UK BD as well. As that has a slew of extras. Some I may be missing on my Swiss/German release.

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by moviemaker

The End cards are all in English. That was part of the original movie (both the title and end cards). They would not make separate end cards for a foreign release. So only the scenes spoken in Russian are missing the subtitles. That said, I'll probably pick up UK BD as well. As that has a slew of extras. Some I may be missing on my Swiss/German release.

Actually, they make separate title cards in other languages pretty frequently. My German BD of ENIGMA with Kate Winslet has all the end cards in German. My German BD of Code 46 had the same with all the cards at the beginning. And I'm told the Italian UHD of House of Gucci has the end cards in Italian, and their UHD of Ferrari may as well.

To be clear, these are informational cards explaining what happened to various historical characters, or cards explaining elements of the plot, as with Code 46.