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I got the current cramped edition 2 disc area of Manhunter and I have to say I have never been more disapointed with a DVD in my life. First of all the first disc that is supposed to be the theatrical gash of the film is not. Several principal scenes and patches of dialouge have been removed, and unimportant scenes from the directors carve are added in out of context. And to obtain matters worse the cuts are made very crudely, sometimes cutting people off in midsentence.
Then there is the director’s lop on disc 2. Saddly this version was never remastered from the source print so the represent quality of the whole film is that of a deleted scene i.e. worse than VHS. Not to mention that several scenes appear to be taken from brodcast tv as several lines of profanity are crudely dubbed over.
Take my advice if you are a fan of this movie cease away from this poorly produced DVD, as refusing to choose it might be the only design glean Anchor Bay to good this corrupt predicament.
MANHUNTER was a flop when it was released in the mid-1980s, but has enjoyed a much-deserved renaissance in the past few years with the box office success of HANNIBAL and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. And now, finally, it has been released on DVD for a second chance with audiences.
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The debate rages on as to whether MANHUNTER is the best of the trilogy, and you can read numerous postings below about this. Personally, I deem MANHUNTER is sterling because it deals with the detailed investigation of horrific crimes versus the crimes themselves, its villain is noteworthy more unpleasant because he’s portrayed with more humanity, and the tone overall is creepy and serious versus horrific and campy.
If you’re seeing MANHUNTER for the first time and are a fan of the other two films, be forewarned that:
1. This is a crime drama, not a fright movie. And while it is well shot, it is a indecent budget film with production values fair slightly above a TV-movie. But you will be so engrossed in the legend that this won’t matter.
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2. It is definitely a film of its time period, with 80s fashions and a MIAMI VICE-type booming soundtrack that tends to interfere with otherwise level-headed and introspective moments. But the music, as with most of the other films directed by Michael Mann, is wonderful, well chosen and progressive (for the mid-1980s) . Even though the film seems dated to some, if we are to believe movies forever by the time periods they were created in, then we might as well terminate going to the cinema.
3. If Hannibal Lector and Anthony Hopkins are one and the same to you, then seeing Brian Cox in the role might be jarring. He plays Lector (spelled “Lecktor” here) with considerable more subtlety than Hopkins, and may disappoint those who are fans of Hopkins’s over-the-top (though palatable) portrayal.
You can read set details in the many postings below - the true seek information from is how apt is the DVD? Since I was forewarned about the abominable video transfer on the 2-disc Director’s Cleave, I bought the 1-disc Theatrical Lop, which has all the extras of the venerable. I am very tickled with the transfer I’ve seen. There is some graininess at times, but the characterize is generally attractive with lustrous colors. Probably the best version I’ve seen since I saw it in a theater in the 80s - maybe better. The audio can be muddy in spots, but the soundtrack booms out of the speakers, particularly the worthy Shriekback songs.
There are a couple of scenes on this DVD that I don’t remember seeing before - someone can factual me if I’m scandalous. One involves Will Graham touring the empty home of one of the destroy victims with a accurate estate agent, the other is a treasure scene with his wife in a hotel room. The aged seemed unnecessary, but the latter only heightened the emotional stakes in Will’s pursuit of the killer.
There are a couple of short, but very informative, documentaries at the ruin of this film - one featuring the actors, the other featuring the cinematographer. It was very arresting seeing Tom Noonan (the villain) interviewed, as I’ve never seen him in any other context but this film. There are some colossal nuggets of information for fans of the movie, as well as a collection of movie posters from around the world.
The glaring omission is any input from Michael Mann himself. I, for one, am not as enchanted with running audio commentaries on DVDs, as I feel they tend to prefer away some of the “magic” of the film itself. But it’s too dreadful he didn’t contribute to the docs at the ruin. There is a sense from the actors’ interviews that the crew had had it with Michael Mann toward the ruin, and began walking off the place, leaving a skeleton crew for the final action sequence. Perhaps this has something to do with it.
To sum up, the 1-disc MANHUNTER DVD is probably the best version we’ll ever win of this classic film. Portray and audio are reliable, and the film itself - at least to this viewer - has primitive well. The solving of the crime is so complicated that inform viewings are superb and toothsome. And the extras are very informative without being long and overwhelming. Highly recommended!
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