Bourne Identity Extended edition DVD

Yeah, there is a Movie ticket inside for the sequel.

But, the question IS the extended version worth getting, if you already have the other one?

I have the OLD one, and I can always trade it in at Blockbuster.

So, is the extended beginning opening & ending, and some Extra stuff WORTH this effort?

 

BLAST, i just purchased the original one a few days ago. I didn't know about the extended edition.

 

I had that happen to me when I got Saving Private Ryan for my birthday and a few weeks later there was a special edition.

 

No one can tell me the difference?

 

Apparently it's the exact same movie...but has an alternate opening and ending (both of which apparently aren't anything to write home about)...that can be seen as extra features (which is lame)...which doesn't really make it an "extended edition," now does it? If you already have the first release, it may be a good idea to stick with that one. That's what I'm going to do.


EDIT: Here are some exerpts from the DVD Talk review of the DVD...

Opening Paragraph:

"I should?ve expected this, but I?m feeling a little ripped off. Both the slipcover and keepcase art of this new edition of The Bourne Identity advertise that this DVD contains a ?new movie experience.? After all, this is an Explosive Extended Edition of the film. With that vocabulary, you?d kinda expect a longer cut. Wouldn?t you? Well, no, actually, this DVD offers the same exact 119-minute cut of The Bourne Identity, and the extra footage?a tepid new opening and alternate ending?is relegated to the Bonus Materials section. (You can also access these low-quality, non-anamorphic widescreen scenes as you're watching the film, by pressing Enter when an icon appears.) Hmmm, you mean this is yet another DVD forced shamelessly onto consumers, packed with a few lackluster featurettes, in direct anticipation of a sequel to the film it contains? Yeah, pretty much. And that false advertising is just an extra punch to the ribs in case you didn?t get the point."


Regarding the supplements & New opening/ending:

"This new DVD of The Bourne Identity is an interesting and frustrating release?it?s both disappointing and mildly engaging. It?s got the same basic menu design, and offers many of the same supplements that the previous version offered. It jettisons some interesting, informative stuff and also gains some small new featurettes. Call it a companion-piece to the older version?but a companion-piece that you don?t necessarily need."

"The bad news is that this DVD drops the previous DVD?s fascinating Doug Liman audio commentary, the extended farmhouse sequence, and the film?s theatrical trailer. I would say that one of the most telling aspects of this DVD is the non-participation of Doug Liman?not only in the lack of that commentary but also in the absence of any interview footage, new or otherwise. You get the idea that this DVD is probably not endorsed by the film?s director."

"The primary new supplement?touted boldly and misleadingly on the case cover?is The Bookend Scenes: Never-Before-Seen Opening and Alternate Ending. Led to believe that these scenes would be incorporated into the film, I feel a bit short-changed having to watch them in non-anamorphic widescreen in the Bonus Materials section. First, you get a 4-minute Introduction with Producer Frank Marshall, Screenwriter Tony Gilroy, and Actor Brian Cox, who make it clear that the alternate scenes were shot in response to September 11. Then, we move on to the 2-minute Never-Before-Seen Opening, which deftly turns the entire movie into a flashback. The 5-minute Alternate Ending features a static dialog scene with Brian Cox, then an alternate, wordless reunion scene between our main characters?but you might remember this cut sequence from the previous DVD. Again, where?s Liman? Was he not even involved in the shooting of the new material?"


Final Thoughts:

"This new DVD of The Bourne Identity is falsely advertised but offers a number of new featurettes that are barely worth your time. Unfortunately, a few enticing extras on the original release have been sacrificed. Personally, I'd stick with the first DVD, considering that the image and sound quality of this new DVD are the same or (in the case of the audio) slightly inferior. Chalk this one up as shameless promotion of the sequel."


So...yeah. Stick with the original release.

 

I answered your question; I suggest you thank me.

 

Was the regular version not boring enough?

 

just bought it. I got it b/c I lost the original and I wanted the ticket.