Monday, October 24, 2005

The Ship Still Sinks

Place: Taco Time
Lunch: Crispy taco, nachos, crispy chicken burrito

The world's biggest movie...Titanic...is being re-released on DVD this week.

The new version succeeds the lackluster release Paramount tossed on a deservedly suspicious public several years ago. It featured the movie, the trailer, and a non-anamorphic transfer (translation for most of you...it's not enhanced for wide screen televisions. Meaning bad things for those of you with wide screen televisions.)

The new version is a 3-disc set with a new anamorphic transfer from a high definition master (though no actual HD release is planned for quite awhile), a DTS-ES 6.1 soundtrack, and loads of extras. Director and cast member commentary, deleted scenes, an alternate ending, lots of featurettes, and even Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" music video, are included.

And everybody's still complaining.

Why?

The movie itself is spread over two discs.

Yep...You can't watch the movie all at once by popping the DVD into your player and sitting down. You will have to get up and change discs at some point.

I'll be buying it anyway, and watching it immediately.

Stupid movie.

Should be around $20 at the usual discount outlets starting Tuesday.