DVD Buzz-Saw #17

Last Updated on July 28, 2021

SCARY MOVIE 3.5

Updating you on last week’s news of one of the worst movies of 2004, this week I bring you the cover art for the unrated edition of the film. So if you want more Scary Movie 3 (see Arrow’s Review here). In case you missed it last time, here’s the full list of DVD extras…

Includes:

1.85:1 Anamorphic widescreen presentation
English Dolby Digital 5.1 track
Commentary with director David Zucker, producer Robert K. Weiss, and writers Craig Mazin and Pat Proft
New deleted and extended scenes with optional commentary from director David Zucker, producer Robert K. Weiss, and writers Craig Mazin and Pat Proft
A Making Scary Movie 3 featurette
A Making Scary Movie 3… For Real featurette (what the hell?)
Outtakes and bloopers
An alternate ending
Hulk vs. Aliens – Behind the Scenes of the Alternate Ending feature.
Visual Effects featurette

Even if the added footage doesn’t change the fact that this movie sucks major donkey crap, you still get the privilege to watch the two hottest stars in Hollywood….

THE FLY: Special Edition

Just recently, Fox Home Entertainment retired it’s previous release of David Cronenberg’s The Fly (See Arrow’s review here). Well just weeks later, Fox is planning on bringing the fans a special edition of both The Fly and The Fly 2. Both sets will be available on September 27th. Not only do you get Jeff Goldblum sticking to walls and projectile vomiting but you also get this ass-load of DVD extras to watch…

Includes:

The Fly: Disc One
1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Track
English DTS 5.1 Surround Track
French Stereo and Spanish Mono Tracks
Audio Commentary with David Cronenberg
English and Spanish Subtitles
The Fly: Disc Two
Fear of the Flesh 4-Part Documentary:
– The Making of The Fly
– Larva
– Pupa
– Metamorphosis
Branching Clips:
– A Radical Departure
– The Rise of Marketing
– Who Wants to Die?
– All You Have To Do Is Be Passionate
– Cronenberg’s Preparation
– On Cronenberg’s Films
– Cronenberg as Gynecologist
– Cronenberg as Director
– On the Cannes Jury
– The Mother of Invention
– It Takes Time To Spread the Goop
– Glass-Break Test
– Scotch & Razor Blades Genes in the Ether
– Winning the Oscar
– The Last Collaboration
– Haunted by the Fly
– The Brundle Museum of Natural History
Deleted Scenes:
– Second Interview
– Monkey-Cat
– Brundlefly vs. Bag Lady
– Butterfly Baby
– Alternate ending
Test Footage:
– Main Title Elements
– Telepod Tests
– Make-Up Tests
– The Exploding Head
– Cronenfly
Written Works:
– George Langelaan’s Original Short Story
– Charles Edward Pogue’s Original Screenplay
– David Cronenberg’s Rewrite
– Interactive Cinefex Article “The Fly Papers”
– Interactive American Cinematographer Article “New Buzz on an Old Theme”
– Interactive American Cinematographer article “More About THE FLY”
Promotional Material:
– The Fly Teaser
– The Fly Trailer
– 3 TV Spots
– Featurette
– David Cronenberg Profile
– The Fly II Teaser
– The Fly II Trailer
– The Fly (1958)
– Return of the Fly (1959)
– One Sheet & Lobby Card Gallery
Still Gallery:
– Publicity
– Behind the scenes
– Concept Artwork
– Effects
– Monkey-Cat
– Space Bug
– Arm Wrestling
– Make-up
Easter Eggs:
– Halloweener
– Vomit Drop
– Summer of ’86:
– Big Trouble In Little China
– Aliens
– The Fly

Yes, Holy Shit is the correct word to describe that massive load of insect love!

THE FLY 2: Special Edition

The second special edition box set is The Fly 2 (See Arrow’s review here). This sequel to the hit The Fly packs the gore this time around and the DVD also packs the extras…

Includes:

The Fly 2: Disc One
1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Track
English DTS 5.1 Surround Track
French and Spanish Stereo Surround Tracks
Commentary by Director Chris Wala and Film Historian Bob Burns
Alternate Ending “Houseboat Scene”
“Stopping for Food” Deleted Scene
Trailers for The Fly, The Fly (1958), Return of the Fly (59), Alien and The Omen
English and Spanish Subtitles
The Fly 2: Disc Two
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood’s Scariest Insect
Transformations: Looking Back at “The Fly II” Documentary
CWI Video Production Journal
Composer’s Master Class: Christopher Young featurette
Original Theatrical EPK
Storyboard to Film Comparisons of 3 Scenes with Optional Director Commentary:
– Opening Sequence
– Bartok
– Ending
Production Photo Still Gallery
The Art of “The Fly II” Still Gallery
Storyboard Still Gallery
Theatrical Trailer A
Theatrical Trailer B

THE RING TWO

Okay, it might have been the worst sequel in the history of all horror films but there is some hope for the DVD release as it is set to be unrated. Hideo Nakata’s The Ring Two (see Arrow’s review here) will be uncut and run approximately 20 minutes longer than the theatrical release. Maybe this will fill some of the plot holes and weak story that was ever so present in this film. Here’s what’s to be expected on the DVD…

Includes:

• Another 18 minutes of deleted scenes
• RINGS, the short film revealing the connection between THE RING and its sequel (originally released in a package with the first film), with a special introduction by producer Walter F. Parkes
• Faces of Fear: The Cast : Interviews with Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Dorfman, Elizabeth Perkins and Sissy Spacek
• Fear on Film: Special Effects featurette with Nakata, the producers and the visual FX team
• Samara: From Eye To Icon featurette on the movies’ villain, including a time-lapse look at Rick Baker’s five-hour makeup process
• The Power of Symbols featurette, in which the filmmakers as well as psychologists and urban myth experts discuss Samara, the Asian myths and ghost stories that inspired her and the impact of such stories
• HBO First Look: The Making Of THE RING TWO behind-the-scenes segment
• Cast/crew biographies and production notes

There is also going to be a PG-13 DVD release as well with minimum special features. I’m pretty sure I know which version you rather have in your DVD collection so Click here to pre-order the Unrated Edition.

RINGU: Anthology of Terror

Keeping with the circle of death theme, I bring you news on Ringu: Anthology of Terror which includes

the four internationally acclaimed Japanese films that helped reinvent the horror genre. There isn’t any news on extras yet but we do have the list of films and their presentation information…

Includes:

Ringu
Rasen
Ringu 2
Ringu 0
Anamorphic widescreen
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks
Optional English, French and Spanish subtitles

Ringu 2 will also be available separately.Here’s the link to pre-order the Anthology of Terror.

HAMMER HORROR SERIES

Universal Home Entertainment has announced a release of the Hammer Horror Series which contains eight classic films on two-discs. The set will include Brides of Dracula, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Phantom of the Opera (1962), Paranoiac, Kiss of the Vampire, Nightmare, Night Creatures and The Evil of Frankenstein. Those are some of the originators in the horror genre and are now packaged together in one nice set, look for the set on September 6th…

Includes:

Each will be presented in anamorphic widescreen
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono tracks
English, French and Spanish subtitles will also be provided for each film.

Pre-Order The Hammer Horror Series now!

THE BELA LUGOSI COLLECTION

Keeping with the “Old-School” vibe, Universal has also announced The Bela Lugosi Collection which includes five classic films starring the horror great. Below is a rundown of the films and other information, as well as screen shots of the menus…

Includes:

Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Black Cat (1934)
The Raven
The Invisible Ray
Black Friday
Each of the films will be presented in 1.33:1 full frame along with English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono tracks
English, French and Spanish subtitles will also be provided for each film
The only extra material will be trailers for Rue Morgue, Invisible Ray and Black Friday

To own five classic Horror films, pre-order this collection here…

*NOTE* Due to the heavy volume of Horror DVD News, I was not able to fit them all in this column, stay tuned for next week’s column for other DVD news from this week!