The Wicker Man (1973) (Blu-ray SteelBook) HDN CHOSEN ART (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]

[Wreck]

Release date: October 14, 2013
Purchase link: The Wicker Man
Price: £14.99
Notes: 4k print run, inside art chosen by HDN community!

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From Zavvi:

To all The Wicker Man fans, you’ll be very pleased to know the Blu-ray will include the UK theatrical cut, The Directors Cut (with seamless branching into extra scenes) and of course The Final Cut, plus lots more - now there's a reason to celebrate! Keep following The Wicker Man for more details

Official specs as per Studio Canal -

Blu-ray




The Final Cut

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man documentary written by Mark Kermode

Worshiping The Wicker Man - Famous fans featurette

The Music of The Wicker Man featurette

Interview with Robin Hardy

Interview with Christopher Lee & Robin Hardy (1979)

Restoration comparison

Trailers



DVD



The Final Cut

Worshipping The Wicker Man - Famous fans featurette

The music of The Wicker Man featurette

Interview with Robin Hardy

HDN CHOOSES INSIDE ART!!! MAKE YOUR CHOICE AND LET'S DESIGN A STEELBOOK!

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CHOICE 1
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CHOICE 2 - FINAL PICK!
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CHOICE 3
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[snooloui]

I prefer the new design. The title is there but doesn't interfere with the artwork, whereas before it was slapped right in the middle.

 

[Andy CYP]

Prefer the updated artwork, also this is one Steel that would benefit from a border if its going to get some debossing.

 

[Sigill]

Prefer the updated artwork, also this is one Steel that would benefit from a border if its going to get some debossing.

Don't think there's any embossing/debossing on this one.

 

[springjack]

On Zavvi´s site, the top of the card on the steelbook only says blu-ray. There´s no actual reference to a DVD on the picture, just on the title of the product.

My guess is that this will be the two blu-rays, just loosing the soundtrack.

 

[zesty]

I need to read back to see whats happened but from the new OP pics I can gladly cancel something

 

[Steeler]

For some reason Zavvi decided to cancel my order for this one. Don't know why...

 

[Steeler]

I really hope this is gloss. Probably not, but it would be great with those colours

 

[hammerdave]

Saw the Final Cut at a BFI screening last week. It looks pretty good, the scenes lifted from the Harvard Film Archive print aren't as good as the rest of the film, but are a vast improvement on the previous director's cut release.

 

[Sigill]

I really hope this is gloss. Probably not, but it would be great with those colours

It's very doubtful, looking at Studiocanal's past releases this will probably be a Matte finish.

 

[neoz]

I really hope this is gloss. Probably not, but it would be great with those colours

I agree. I'm praying that is it but as Sigill said it probably won't.

 

[jitstark]

It's very doubtful, looking at Studiocanal's past releases this will probably be a Matte finish.

I didn't know it was a StudioCanal release! Probably means paint chips and scratches if the last few are anything to go by.

 

[bigrob]

screener discs have arrived and I had a quick scan regarding content

disc one - restored final cut + bonus features
disc two - restored UK Theatrical cut (HD 1080p) and Directors Cut (SD 576i - same 1" NTSC master tape as the source)

I saw a press screening of this last month and you can read my thoughts and history of the film at the following link

https://www.hidefninja.com/2013/09/13/uk-resurrecting-the-wicker-man/

 

[cooey]

Amended first post to edit details

 

[hoppusdelonge]

Seems like this doesn't actually have the last bits of missing footage that it was originally advertised as including. I'm happy to have the director's cut on Blu though and I love that front artwork.

http://www.strangethingsarehappening.com/wickerman.html

 

[gitsurfer]

Am I reading this correctly? Will the steelbook ONLY contain the Final Cut? The Zavvi listing still claims all three cuts on the BD so they are likely to get a lot of returns from angry customers if they are not careful. I'll be cancelling the steelbook in a heartbeat if it doesn't contain the other two cuts.

 

[joe bluzaki]

For some reason Zavvi decided to cancel my order for this one. Don't know why...

Have you had a lot of negative things to say about Zavvi on this forum, seems to happen to a lot of people that do that, funny.

Really looking forward to this well we've waited long enough, could be the longest wait ever for a release I could be wrong.

 

[bigrob]

Seems like this doesn't actually have the last bits of missing footage that it was originally advertised as including. I'm happy to have the director's cut on Blu though and I love that front artwork.

http://www.strangethingsarehappening.com/wickerman.html

Am I reading this correctly? Will the steelbook ONLY contain the Final Cut? The Zavvi listing still claims all three cuts on the BD so they are likely to get a lot of returns from angry customers if they are not careful. I'll be cancelling the steelbook in a heartbeat if it doesn't contain the other two cuts.

post 334 should answer both your questions

there will be a review up shortly on the front page

 

[gitsurfer]

post 334 should answer both your questions

there will be a review up shortly on the front page

Does it? You have the screener discs but will they both appear in both releases? It would appear from the updated OP that the steelbook will be woefully short of content, so much so that I'm seeking clarification.

 

[hoppusdelonge]

post 334 should answer both your questions

there will be a review up shortly on the front page

Your thoughts on the final cut definitely make it seem more appealing than the site I linked to. As you made no mention of it, I'm guessing the missing verse in one of the songs isn't as jarring as the other guy makes it sound

 

[bigrob]

Does it? You have the screener discs but will they both appear in both releases? It would appear from the updated OP that the steelbook will be woefully short of content, so much so that I'm seeking clarification.

from the info that we have, the Zavvi steelbook will contain one BD and one DVD with the following

Blu-Ray Special Features:
The Final Cut
The Director's Cut with Commentary
The UK Theatrical Cut

DVD Special Features:
The Final Cut
Interview with Robin Hardy
Featurettes: Inspired by The Wicker Man (Famous Fans)
The Music of The Wicker Man
The Restoration of The Wicker Man

now, the BD set I have (which is a screener of the 3 disc edition but minus the CD soundtrack) has the following

disc one - restored final cut + bonus features
disc two - restored UK Theatrical cut (HD 1080p) and Directors Cut (SD 576i - same 1" NTSC master tape as the source)

The steelbook version SHOULD contain the final cut + bonus features plus a DVD copy of the final cut judging by the actual disc contents

there are no seamless branching on the disc one for all three versions at all. it's the first thing I checked. I can't see StudioCanal pressing two different discs in all honesty

I have raised this with Wreck and co already and we're trying to establish exactly what this steelbook contains but at the moment, my money is on the above