[steveh2006]

Originally Posted by homerpovey

I didn't find it that confusing.

Maybe the reason the Russian uncut version was trimmed down to the theatrical version I watched. :wink:

I still need to see the Russian version more than ever, to hear the original soundtrack for one!

Does the Uk version not have the original russian soundtrack?!

It is great!

The problem is there are so many charactors and its hard to keep track of whos who

[homerpovey]

Yep. One word 'Feeder' :x

The international version is officially less confusing:

Originally Posted by IMDb

114 minute international cut has been released by FOX Searchlight worldwide. While it adds more explanation to the "Others" concept, it cuts some subplots and trims the movie down

[michael blunty]

I'm gonna have to give that a watch when I get my dvd back

Just to see which version I like better





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[steveh2006]

Originally Posted by homerpovey

Yep. One word 'Feeder' :x

The international version is officially less confusing:

To be honest its probably best to watch this then the russian version then!

Ive jsut send back my cdwow night watch "LE" but didnt it have both versions?

[homerpovey]

Originally Posted by steveh2006

To be honest its probably best to watch this then the russian version then!

Ive jsut send back my cdwow night watch "LE" but didnt it have both versions?

That's what I intend to do. I'm sure the 2 versions will compement each other.

The dvd doesn't have the russian cut, a very misleading back cover. :x

[steveh2006]

Ahh ok Didnt realise, it definetly implys it! Thats sneaky of fox

Only thing is the russian versions are a tad pricy :(

[homerpovey]

Originally Posted by steveh2006

Ahh ok Didnt realise, it definetly implys it! Thats sneaky of fox

Only thing is the russian versions are a tad pricy :(

That's why I was hoping for the russian cut on one of the other region releases. Maybe the R1 will release both cuts of the film, they usually do.

I may get the standard R5 from ebay, seems cheap enough at the mo but you take the chance on whether it's legit or not.


Here are the differences between the versions:

Originally Posted by IMDb

The prologue has been dubbed in English and contains more voice-over exposition on the "Others".

The cast credits have been moved to the end of the movie; the title appears before the prologue (as opposed to the Russian version, where it appears in the swimming pool scene).

Additional flashback scenes have been inserted. There, in 1992, Bear and Semyon explain to Anton who the "Others" are.

Complete removal of the Ignat scenes at the ballet as well as Svetlana's walk to the supermarket and the attempt of her seduction in order to "relax" the vortex. However, the power shutdown at the ballet theater is still shown.

Removal of most scenes inside the airplane which got caught by the curse vortex.

The Russian cartoon "Priklyucheniya Domovenka" which Yegor is watching on TV has been digitally replaced by an episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

The credits song in Russian has been replaced by a different one, in English.

[steveh2006]

Quite a bit then

The explinatino of the others would be good, but why start turning it into an english film by adding in buffy and changing the russian music :? :(

[homerpovey]

Originally Posted by steveh2006

Quite a bit then

The explinatino of the others would be good, but why start turning it into an english film by adding in buffy and changing the russian music :? :(

I don't know why they do it. It's a russian film so it should stay that way.

[steveh2006]

Originally Posted by homerpovey

I don't know why they do it. It's a russian film so it should stay that way.

Exactly! thats the beauty of it, wish these companies wouldnt meddle like that :(

Next they'll be making a hollywood remake