Once upon a time I wrote an article for The Blu-ray Blog called “Should You Import the Highlander Blu-ray Steelbook from UK, Europe?” Now that Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they will finally be releasing the first two Highlander films domestically, on this side of the Atlantic, the question has to be asked again.
The HD Room got the scoop and the package art for these two new upcoming releases and while I’m pleased that Highlander will finally be making an appearance in my local optical disc emporium, I’m still considering importing the Blu-ray from overseas. You see, the Lionsgate edition is missing out on all of those great documentary features that can be found on the U.K. and Euro editions of the Blu-ray (with the exception of the 4th part of the documentary, which remains exclusive to German Kinowelt DVD release) and from what I understand, they’re pretty informative and worth owning, clocking in at a run-time of almost 90-minutes when watched together! According to a review of the British disc on Blu-ray.com, the film and all supplemental material are playable on my Region A PS3, which means it’s fair game.
I guess I’ve got some tough, nerdy decision-making ahead of me…
Package Art Image - The HD Room.com HIGHLANDER
(November 7, 2010 – MSRP $19.99)
Video: 1080p
Audio: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Special Features:
- Director’s cut
- Deleted scenes
- Audio commentary with director Russell Mulcahy and producers Peter S. Davis and William N. Panzer
Package Art Image - The HD Room.com HIGHLANDER 2
(November 7, 2010 – MSRP $19.99)
Video: 1080p
Audio: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Special Features:
- Enhanced and re-imagined visual effectsFour featurettes
- Alternate ending
- Original Cannes film festival promotion reel
- Original theatrical trailer
Maybe it’s because I’d long ago resigned myself to never being able to own a pristine, proper copy of Highlander, but I didn’t know there even was an import available. And now the film gets a US release on Blu-ray and stuff is missing?! That’s really disappointing, but y’know since this was one of those treasures from my youth in the 80s, I’d probably be willing to settle.
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