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Manhunter
(Director's Cut
Limited Edition Set)
(Anchor Bay Entertainment)
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| DVD
Release Date:
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January
30, 2001
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Length:
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121/124 mins.
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| Rated:
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R/NR
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| Format:
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Widescreen (2.35:1)
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Languages:
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English
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n/a
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The Manhunter Look Featurette, Inside Manhunter Featurette,
Novelty FBI File Folder (contains photos, essays and film-based
material), Talent Bios, Theatrical Trailer
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With the release of ‘Red Dragon', I
thought it a perfect time to revisit this somewhat obscure older
title. Two edits were included in this DVD set, the theatrical
version, and a director's cut. I chose to watch the latter even though
the other had much superior picture and sound. Content-wise, I suspect
nothing much differentiated the two since only three minutes separated
their running times. But looking squarely at the movie, I ended up
with mixed feelings. I liked how it offered a well paced straight
forward story. Not too flashy and competently told, what threw me were
the aesthetic details. Wardrobe in particular made everything feel
dated, though some dialogue and music choices also factored in
strongly. And towards the end, several awkward cuts, whether
deliberate or by necessity, felt amateurish and unforgivably took me
out of the cinematic moment. Luckily, the wonderful plot remained
firmly intact for me to enjoy.
As stated earlier, this was a two disc set with two different cuts
included. In terms of extras, the first disc also contained a trailer,
cast and crew info, and two semi-interesting modern featurettes. One
was just an interview with cinematographer Dante Spinotti, while the
other had several of the cast voicing their thoughts and memories. No
commentary track on either discs. There was however a great booklet
with extra info and photos included with the package.
If you sever it's ties, this passed as a capable detective drama. But
associated with it's sequels (if you can call them that) this film
does not compare well.
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5/10 |
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4/10 |
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| Recommendation: |
See
It If It's Free |
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