Page 1 of Desperado: Collector`s Edition (R2)...coming this September!

It is being released on 15th September 2003, priced at £12.99. Here are the specs:

[*]1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
[*]Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French & German)
[*]Exclusive First Look at `Once Upon a Time in Mexico`
[*]10 More Minutes with Robert Rodriguez: Anatomy of a Shootout
[*]Director`s Commentary
[*]Director and Cast Filmographies
[*]Trailers

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Rik Booth
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is`nt the double edition el mariachi practicly the same???

This is the double edition: http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/reviews/details.asp?Index=111 - and no, it`s not the same. :-)

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Rik Booth
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Apart from the one new featurette, I think it is the same. Both El Mariachi and Desperado are getting re-releases with each getting one little featurette a piece.

Rik, if these are not practically the same, what are the major differences then? I have the double disc set and from what I`ve checked on the packaging, it looks the same as these re-releases.

Anil
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Well the new release is anamorphic, and the 2-disc here on Reviewer states it is letterbox. Also, there are more soundtracks, as well as slightly differing extras. So yes, similar, but not the same. :-)

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The commentary will be a nice addition but with the limited amount of extras on this new version I won`t be rushing
out to get it as I already have the R2 superbit disc of Desperado
which, IMO, has an absolutely superb picture and a DTS
soundtrack to die for.
When is "Once upon a time in Mexico" out in the cinema?
Is this dvd a tie-in with the movies release?

Letterbox is a mistake so I`ve corrected it here. Both of the original films are widescreen enhanced.

I`ve had a look and the only differences on this new Desperado are Sneak Peek: Once Upon A Time In Mexico` featurette and it has an additional French DD5.1 soundtrack.

If anyone owns the original 2-film set, I can`t see the need to upgrade. The video/audio quality is fine and this is still available to buy from Play for just a measly £8.49. It may be withdrawn however....

Anil
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Thanks for correcting that. :-)

I don`t think it will be withdrawn until El Mariachi is re-released, so proabably again, around September/October time.

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