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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby alex.sp89 on 04 Nov 2022, 12:55

Yes about German TV Cut -95 minutes long. Basically it is not just deleting dialogue scenes and bla bla bla as many can think, aka DigiDreams amateur cut. It has different opening credits order and it looks professional re-editing. Works perfect to me. John Woo likes many slow motion shots, scenes and in this cut fairly this stuff was deleted for pacing reasons. It is more action packed. Mostly they removed scenes from first 45-50 minutes of the movie ( they cut about 12 minutes, mainly scenes when crazy killer is first introduced by killing that couple in their apartment and the scene where he wants to poison Fred Williamson in the hospital and some ending extensions of already existed scenes that weren't so important and look very repetitive).
I suggest to watch this version, it looks more like a theatrical movie, not a TV show
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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby Jox on 20 Jan 2023, 18:10

Platinum Cult / Digidreams claim they have found a new master (still in SD, as BJ was edited in analog video and not from the 35mm elements) with which they reconstructed a 16/9 version to be released late February
https://www.facebook.com/PlatinumCultEd ... ZQ9MRVCtrl
https://www.platinumcultedition.com/pro ... 00-stueck/

But they have also completely redone the main titles with a new font:



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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby JuV on 21 Jan 2023, 00:25

Curious to see what this transfer will be like. Wouldn't be surprised if it's an upscale of their previous one, with a reframed 16:9 version.

Weird that they re-did the opening titles. Maybe somebody who owns their previous release(s) can confirm if those have that as well?
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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby alex.sp89 on 21 Jan 2023, 10:37

looks awful to me with this cheap looking new titles. The German TV Cut 95 minutes is the best option - better transfer and pacing
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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby Krom on 26 Jan 2023, 10:08

I’ll definetly buy this new one, looks better to me, including the titles, never liked the tv feeling of it, alao the title fonts looked cheaper (like taken from Windows 95 Paint Brush default fonts gallery) than those cleaner new ones.
Never understood why Woo got into TV and shoot actually like a Walker Texas Ranger 90s standard tv show.
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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby Jox on 26 Jan 2023, 15:54

It was an early contract that Woo had signed with Canadian company Alliance (JM) to direct two pilots for potential TV series he would then produce. So after FACE/OFF and the TV version of ONCE A THIEF, he was contractually obligated to helm a new feature-length pilot for them and BLACKJACK was the project that was chosen...

Although a big budget for TV, Woo had little time to deliver BLACKJACK, and no time to re-write the script as he pleased. Rumor as it that he didn't approve the final cut and had jumped on his next projects, a soccer commercial and then of course MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2...
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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby Leigh2704 on 09 Feb 2023, 12:22

Super excited about this new Blu, what's international shipping to UK like with this company?
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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby Leigh2704 on 09 Feb 2023, 12:45

Jox wrote: Although a big budget for TV, Woo had little time to deliver BLACKJACK, and no time to re-write the script as he pleased. Rumor as it that he didn't approve the final cut and had jumped on his next projects, a soccer commercial and then of course MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2...


It does strike me as a rambling cut, probably puffed up by the producers for maximum advertising breaks.
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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby Jox on 07 Apr 2023, 13:45

French promo poster for display in video stores

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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby Jox on 17 Apr 2023, 10:06

Japanese promo

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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby Jox on 01 May 2023, 20:59

Happy birthday, John Woo!

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PS:
I wish we could find more set pics with Woo and Lundgren together
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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby Leigh2704 on 12 May 2023, 07:18

Did anybody end up getting the Digidreams Blu Ray? I ordered it in February and basically can't get a response from them
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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby Jox on 12 May 2023, 14:43

Same here and no response...


Today marks the 25th anniversary of the US rental VHS release:

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Re: BLACKJACK (John Woo, 1998, TV pilot)

Postby Leigh2704 on 12 May 2023, 16:33

Jox wrote:Today marks the 25th anniversary of the US rental VHS release:

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We had to wait until August here, I really dug that UK VHS art.
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