"Zodiac" director's cut explanation

213.net's Jason Coleman has provided very precise descriptions of the nine (9) additions on the 162-minute Zodiac Directors Cut DVD (due January 8th), including (a) a scene with Detectives Toschi (Mark Ruffalo), Armstrong (Anthony Edwards) and Lee (Dermot Mulroney) speaking to a superior on a voice box about the details that make Arthur Leigh Allen a prime Zodiac suspect and (b) the famous black-screen sequence in which the passage of four years -- from the early to mid '70s -- is conveyed with a sequence of songs and news stories from the period. The Paramount executive(s) who forced this sequence to be removed from the theatrical version should be brought up on charges.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 19, 2007 at 11:11 AM

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Craig Kennedy Author Profile Page says ...

"The Paramount executive(s) who forced this sequence to be removed from the theatrical version should be brought up on charges."

Seriously. It's vandalism. Like taking a razor blade to the Mona Lisa...well, in this case if the vandal owned the Mona Lisa, but still.

Posted by Craig Kennedy Author Profile Page at November 19, 2007 12:31 PM

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Geoff Author Profile Page says ...

I've seen this film 3 times and I'm anxiously awaiting the Director's Cut dvd.

It arrives AFTER Christmas?

Posted by Geoff Author Profile Page at November 19, 2007 12:47 PM

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chicbn872 Author Profile Page says ...

Seriously...does this movie have any shot at being nominated for Best Picture? Is this a "Donnie Brasco" situation...except even a larger rip-off?

Posted by chicbn872 Author Profile Page at November 19, 2007 12:50 PM

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p.Vice Author Profile Page says ...

I want to know if the transfer is going to be improved from the 1st edition. A lot of people I know said that the visual qualities of the DVD were far below standard considering how the film looked in theaters.

Posted by p.Vice Author Profile Page at November 19, 2007 2:29 PM

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EOTW Author Profile Page says ...

Wasn't there talk of, when the film came out, a cut scene where Jake G. explains the case at some point of the film and it is, basically like X amount of minutes of just his talking head? Is this in the new cut or am I dreaming about having read this way back when?

Posted by EOTW Author Profile Page at November 19, 2007 3:54 PM

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