Elektra

[Damage Inc.]

Hey everyone,

so the UK-version would be the "Director's Cut" or...?
Well, I don't think it would matter much anyway, as it would be only a minute or two longer,
as opposed to 'Daredevil' being about 20 minutes longer.
However, I just noticed there would be another release in May this year.
This time it would be 139 minutes!! > https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Elektra-Blu-ray/10026/

Just whaaat?! Is this a typo or...?
If not, where did this come from, did they rework the whole thing?
I would love to see at least 40 minutes more footage of 'Elektra'.
And I guess this would be an actual valid Director's Cut,
rather than a cut for which you'd have to know every shot of the Theatrical Cut to figure out what was added.


Does anyone know more about this upcoming cut/release?
There's nothing about it on WikipediA for example, which doesn't even mention the BD that is already out.
(There they also mentioned the DVD was of bad quality, which I didn't think so...)
Also IMDb says 97 minutes and 100 minutes for the Director's Cut.

But I hope the 139 minutes are true, that would be very interesting to see.
Too bad I'll probably have to import though.
And also hope it would be using the underused (seamless) branching.
I wouldn't even care if you'd have to go to the menu or whatever.
Maybe that would still have to be branched seamlessly for the space on the disc, but yeah... :P
Or two discs...
Buuut both versions in one release is probably never going to happen, in any way.


By the way, I don't know why this film is so unappreciated.
Sure it's one of those typical "flopped (super)hero-movies" commercially,
but I definitely liked it and think it's better than 'Daredevil'.
If anything I wanted to see another one, but that wouldn't ever happen of course...
Maybe people were just bored by it or not impressed with it at all... obviously...
I still really wonder what fans, if any, of Elektra in specific thought of it.

[BigNickUK]

Crazy how they keep doing this.
They released the theatrical edition of Fantastic Four on Blu but not the extended edition which had been released on SDVD shortly before.
They released the Daredevil Directors Cut on Blu
Now we get the Elektra theatrical edition on Blu whereas the US gets the Directors Cut.

[stargazeruk]

Originally Posted by BigNickUK

Crazy how they keep doing this.
They released the theatrical edition of Fantastic Four on Blu but not the extended edition which had been released on SDVD shortly before.
They released the Daredevil Directors Cut on Blu
Now we get the Elektra theatrical edition on Blu whereas the US gets the Directors Cut.

Fox went through a phase of releasing theatrical cuts only then then after some time they decided to do either the theatrical/directors cut seamless branched or just the directors cut now.

The UK has got Elektra directors cut on blu-ray the runtime Length is: 1:39:50 for the UK version. The UK cover just does not have the directors cut label on it. Would of been nice to know rather then guess. Also runtime on the back is listed wrong 95mins instead of 99 or 100mins

[BigNickUK]

Originally Posted by stargazeruk

Fox went through a phase of releasing theatrical cuts only then then after some time they decided to do either the theatrical/directors cut seamless branched or just the directors cut now.

The UK has got Elektra directors cut on blu-ray the runtime Length is: 1:39:50 for the UK version. The UK cover just does not have the directors cut label on it. Would of been nice to know rather then guess. Also runtime on the back is listed wrong 95mins instead of 99 or 100mins

Oh cool thanks for the info. Will just wait for it to drop sub £10 and order !

[Mobe1969]

Yes the UK version is the DC