Ok ok... new offer... Hellboy Director's Cut - USA Region 1 Import. 3 Discs, extended version. The UK release is a flimsy theatrical cut. What I'm offering is the original vision from director Guillermo del Toro, which is ten minutes longer. DISC ONE The film Introduction by Guillermo del Toro (0:25 min) Audio commentary by director/co-writer Guillermo del Toro (new to the "Directors Cut") Isolated score, with audio commentary by composer Marco Beltrami (Dolby Digital 5.1) "Branching DVD comics" -feature (8 comics drawn by Mike Mignola, and written by Guillermo del Toro - you may select them from the "index menu", or as a link out from the film): -Ragnarok: The Gate Of The Dragon -Abe Sapien -The Samaritan -Pancakes -Hellboys Belt: The Talismans -Hellboy Scrapbook -Rasputin: A Short Biography -Kroenen "The Right Hand of Doom" -set visits (8 short featurettes, which you may select from the "index menu", or as a link out from the film): -Abbey Ruins (2:54 min) -Brooms Office (2:04 min) -Machen Library Alley (2:15 min) -Subway Station (1:58 min) -Subway Tunnels (2:23 min) -Kroenens Lair (3:10 min) -Egg Chamber (2:11 min) -Catacombs (1.35 min) Storyboard track (feature, that synchronizes artist Simeon Wilkins storyboards - hundreds of new images) DVD-ROM: -Printable original screenplay -Script supervisors notebook -Excerpts from Guillermo del Toros director notebook DISC TWO Introduction by actress Selma Blair (0:32 min) Egg Chamber Deleted Scenes (with optional directors commentary): - Breaking the Ice Wall (0:30) - Cab Ride (1:24) - Russian Warehouse (2:33) Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation making of.. documentary ("Pre-production", "Principal Photography", "Second Unit", and "Post production" - 142:43 min) Cast and Crew Filmographies Character Biographies (illustrated and text) Kroenens Lair Scene Progression: Ogdru Jahad (with directors introduction) Animatics (fullscreen and comparison with film) (with directors introduction): - Hellboy and Sammael (West Side Street) - Hellboy and Sammael (Subway) - Hellboy and Abe (Underwater Chamber) - Behemoth Board-a-Matics (fullscreen and comparison with film) (with directors introduction): - B.P.R.D. Lift - Bellamie Hospital - The Bridge - Hellboy (Rooftop) - Supporting Beam Tunnel Storyboards (fullscreen and comparison with film): - Ragnarok - Machen Library - Hellboy and Sammael (Subway Platform) - The Corpse Maquette Video Gallery (as rotating images with optional stills) - Baby Hellboy - Abe Sapien - Sammael - Ogdru Jahad - The Corpse - Behemoth Bellamie Hospital TV Spots (9) Teaser Trailer Theatrical Trailer Print Campaign (stills): - Poster Exploration - Final Campaign "Previews": The Forgotten, Seinfeld, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, 13 Going On 30, White Chicks, Stephen King Presents Kingdom Hospital, Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Kaena Hellboy Merchandise DVD-ROM link to website DISC THREE Introduction by actor Ron Perlman (0:26 min) Cast video commentary with Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, and Rupert Evans (for the "Theatrical version" of the film - 121:51 min - NTSC - **Their commentary is the same from the "Theatrical cut" DVD release, only here the camera is on them and you watch the four sitting there on chairs (the film is in a small box in the lower left corner)) Production workshops -Make-up and lighting tests (with audio commentary by Guillermo del Toro - 7:20 min) -Visual effects how-tos: *Bellamie hospital/B.P.R.D. llift miniatures (5:49 min) *Computer generated sets/behemoth (4:01 min) *Lizs fire (2:54 min) Q&A Archive: Comic-Con 2002, with Guillermo del Toro, Ron Perlman, and Mike Mignola (23:16 min) A Quick Guide To Understanding Comics, with Scott McCloud (12:18 min) Galleries: -Conceptual Art and Production Stills -Mike Mignola Pre-production Art (you can browse them, or you can choose slideshow with audio commentary by Hellboys creator Mike Mignola) -Directors Notebook -Comic Book artist Pin-Ups Previews (bonus trailers): "Labyrinth", "Mirrormask", "The Dark Crystal", and "Underworld" Booklet: "Excerpt from the Diary of Grigori Rasputin" (created by Mike Mignola) Subtitles: English, and French Picture format: 1.85:1 Anamorphic NTSC Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 5.1 French Dolby Digital 5.1 Case type: Special Case Notes: Comes in 3 thin Amaray cases, packed in a slipcase. Also in the "Collectible DVD Gift Set", with 3-disc "Directors Cut" DVD, and limited edition "Hellboy" sculpture (by "Sideshow Collectibles"). Chapters are "market" with indications of where new footage has been added. Easter eggs: **Disc 1: From the "main menu", highlight the "Introduction", and press "up", and "enter": Youll find apology from del Toro, in which he apologizes for sounding like an idiot in his introduction and blames it on the cue cards. (0:46 min) **Disc 1: Go to the Special Features menu, highlight Main Menu, click "down", and press enter: Youll see 42 different quirky quotes from del Toro. **Disc 1: Go to the Special Features menu, highlight Main Menu, click "down" 2 times (the crown will highlight). Press enter: Youll get "DVD credits". **Disc 2: Go: "Kroenens Lair" => "Animatics", highlight the "BACK" text, and press "down", and "enter": Youll get "CPL. George Martin, combat photographer" animation. (2:07 min) **Disc 2: Go: "Kroenens Lair" => "Board-a-Matics", highlight the "BACK" text, and press "down", and "enter": Youll get an wireframe animation of the Apocalypse scene. (0:36 min) **Disc 2: Go: "Kroenens Lair" => "Storyboards", highlight the "BACK" text, and press "down", and "enter": Youll get one extra comparison. (0:41 min) ***Disc 2: Go "Bellamie Hospital" => "Print Campaign", highlight the "Final Campaign", press "down", and "enter": Youll get an gallery of promotional drawings. I place a 15 value on this DVD. Instead, would you like to trade it for the two Shaws + Miller's Crossing? Depends on if you like Hellboy of course.
