Payback - directors cut

[riverbelow]

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Payback-Blu-ray/10387/

This is the Australasian version. It only contains the mel gibson produced version. It appears exactly like on the DVD and theatrical and has the original theatrical music.

WIN!!!!

I'm so glad they made a special edition of the film I grew up loving Not the so called "better" lost version that made it to bluray first (wtf??)

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by riverbelow

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Payback-Blu-ray/10387/

This is the Australasian version. It only contains the mel gibson produced version. It appears exactly like on the DVD and theatrical and has the original theatrical music.

You're half right. The cover art states "Theatrical Version and Director's Cut" and it should be exactly the same as my UK copy, which is also both versions.

[schweezie]

Originally Posted by alphadec

One of my favorite M.Gibson movies is "Payback". I already got this on dvd and just had to have this on BD also.

But boy was I surprised but this movie that is a directors cut.

I cannot see any reason why they have completely destroyed this fine movie. So if these studios are going to release a directors cut then let me choose between a theatrical release and this "show off", that I am not very intrested in.

I can not see any reason for releasing a directors cut like this.

I absolutely despise the Directors cut, they ruined a great Mel Gibson action flick.

[Ray_Rogers]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

You're half right. The cover art states "Theatrical Version and Director's Cut" and it should be exactly the same as my UK copy, which is also both versions.

Does it have both cuts via seamless branching?

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

Does it have both cuts via seamless branching?

No, they are separate encodes. The cuts are vastly different (color timing and soundtracks are unique to each cut) so seamless branching would not be possible.

[Poolthief]

Point Blank was better. I'll wait until it comes out on blu.

[sandip]

I watched the original on tv and i throughly enjoyed the movie.

[Ray_Rogers]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

No, they are separate encodes. The cuts are vastly different (color timing and soundtracks are unique to each cut) so seamless branching would not be possible.

So they're heavily crippled by bitrate by being on the same disc then? Possibly acceptable anyway? I'm considering importing it.
Looking on DVDProfiler it mentions it's double layered.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

So they're heavily crippled by bitrate by being on the same disc then? Possibly acceptable anyway? I'm considering importing it.
Looking on DVDProfiler it mentions it's double layered.

The disc is dual-layered. It is the best A/V presentation available for both cuts on BD or DVD.

The theatrical cut of Payback was only afforded one DVD release in the U.S. in 1999/2000, and the U.S. BD of the director's cut has lossy DD 5.1 audio.

All of the extras for both cuts appear on the Warner BD.

[amarster]

theatrical cut is so much better...next time i watch it i will watch the dvd...picture quality wouldn't be much different anyways

[Deadset]

Originally Posted by amarster

theatrical cut is so much better...next time i watch it i will watch the dvd...picture quality wouldn't be much different anyways

Or better yet, import the UK bluray version like I did. It's the theatrical cut and it's Region Free

[Banned User]

Originally Posted by schweezie

I absolutely despise the Directors cut, they ruined a great Mel Gibson action flick.

Agreed. I sold my copy I hated it so much.

[aramis109]

I'm amazed that most of the people posting in this thread prefer the theatrical. To me, it's so cheesy and corny and just comes off as another Lethal Weapon movie. The Straight Up cut is a dark, gritty movie that doesn't compromise on it's anti-hero or his motives and methodology. There aren't many films like it, while there are plenty of straight action/humor shoot 'em ups like the theatrical release.