Author Topic: DVDs with Alternate Endings (Read 25769 times)

sansrival · « **on:** Mar 22, 2002 at 06:18 PM »

I'm fairly new w/ dvds. My impression of dvd before is that it contains alternate endings. Now I know that features varies from one dvd to another. I've read that some have alternate endings but it also indicates that it can only be viewed if you're using a dvd-rom drive. Is this true for all? Till now, I have yet to see a movie w/ an alternate ending. Just curious, I guess.

ßartmaniac · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 22, 2002 at 06:38 PM »

Wifey has a DVD of "What Dreams May Come" which has an alternate ending. This special feature runs on a DVD player.

With this movie, I prefer the alternate ending more than the conclusion in the theatrical release. But that's just me.

Btw, "Forces of Nature" also has an alternate ending.

Komikero · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 22, 2002 at 06:47 PM »

Hello Sansrival! Welcome to PinoyDVD! Not all DVDs have alternate endings although many of them do. It really depends on the producer of the DVD or the director if they want to put an alternate ending to the movie on the disc, if they shot one at all, that is.

Here are some of my discs with alternate endings:

Die Hard With a Vengeance Special Edition
Notting Hill Ultimate Edition
T2 Ultimate Edition
Lethal Weapon 4 (alternate ending to the first film)
Lost Horizon
Gattaca (sort of)

I think I have more but I don't remember now.

electronic70 · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 22, 2002 at 11:02 PM »

Boiler Room has a (more disturbing) alternate ending

Ronin also has an extended alternate ending.

Kahon · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 22, 2002 at 11:49 PM »

Swordfish and Hannibal have alternate endings.

bently · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 22, 2002 at 11:51 PM »

nice topic

the 1st dvd for me that offered an alternative ending was austin powers

other dvd's that i could remeber with alternative endings are:
day of the jackal (bruce willis)
suicide kings (3 alternate endings!)
evolution
Army of Darkness
ghost world
& my favorite of all little shop of horror

NY152 · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 23, 2002 at 12:13 AM »

A Perfect Murder has an alternate ending.

The upcoming Fatal Attraction has the original ending of the film (the one without the Glenn Close-in-the-bathroom scene). Much nicer, IMHO.

Joy Ride is amazing as far as alternate endings go. It actually has THREE alternate endings, and the first one actually changes the ENTIRE last 1/3 of the movie, and it feels like a totally different film.

I'm disappointed that My Best Friend's Wedding came out on Special Edition, and they still didn't include the alternate ending with John Corbett and the singing waiters. Good thing I still have my VHS tape of that.

slowhand · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 23, 2002 at 06:26 PM »

Vertigo has one of the most famous alternate endings.

Se7en has an alternate ending, with storyboard explanations. I refer to the New Line Platinum Series version.

Others I seem to recall have alternate endings:
The Game
A Perfect Murder

gaol · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 23, 2002 at 06:49 PM »

The Tailor of Panama has an alternate ending.

GAOL

bently · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 23, 2002 at 09:59 PM »

if your really into alternate endings
i'd also recommend seeing

Sliding Doors (1998) w/ Gwyneth Paltrow
or
Twice Upon a Yesterday (1999)
w/ penelope cruz, a British film along the lines of Sliding Doors
or
Run Lola Run (1999) its basically a 15 minute German film but it stretches to 81 minutes w/ all the what-if scenarios...geez i even got tired, seeing lola run !

just think of these... as films w/ super extended alternate endings

bently

xage · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 25, 2002 at 07:21 AM »

Several Alternate endings could also be found in this film starring Paul Walker:

JOY RIDE

sansrival · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 25, 2002 at 08:54 AM »

Komikero, tanx for the welcome!

It's nice to know that there are some alternate endings that I can view thru my dvd player. From the lists you gave, maybe I'll get to watch one soon. Tanx.

himura · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 25, 2002 at 09:23 AM »

Blade meron din...

don · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 25, 2002 at 09:58 AM »

Final Destination

- mejo corny yung alternate ending (eto ung original ending na , pinalitan nila since di masyadong nagustuhan nung test viewing nila)..

some scenes in the movie, makes more sense though...

wcvmorasa · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 25, 2002 at 12:02 PM »

Add to the list

Evolution
Army of Darkness

btw, when you say alternate ending, do you mean incorporated kaagad sa movie or as a special feature?

xage · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 25, 2002 at 12:10 PM »

Quote from: wcvmorasa on Mar 25, 2002 at 12:02 PM

Add to the list

Evolution
Army of Darkness

btw, when you say alternate ending, do you mean incorporated kaagad sa movie or as a special feature?

wcvmorasa

I think for both.

Yeah with Army of Darkness here are the detailed alternate endings (spoiler):

1. First one was he was zoom forth in time were he is only the living person around

2. Second was at the shopping center.. I believe he was zoomed back to present

bently · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 25, 2002 at 10:22 PM »

pretty woman and willy wonka, although the alternate ending is not shown on the dvd, the director's commentary talks about how the original ending got changed.

bently

SiCkBoY · « **Reply #17 on:** Apr 25, 2002 at 02:12 AM »

Quote from: NY152 on Mar 23, 2002 at 12:13 AM

Joy Ride is amazing as far as alternate endings go. It actually has THREE alternate endings, and the first one actually changes the ENTIRE last 1/3 of the movie, and it feels like a totally different film.

the best DVD so far as alternate endings go.

btw, Jeepers Creepers also has an alternate ending.

ann07 · « **Reply #18 on:** Apr 30, 2002 at 03:13 AM »

Training Day: Not much difference!

Skabyol · « **Reply #19 on:** Apr 30, 2002 at 01:04 PM »

Hi Ann07,
Did you notice in the ending scene of the theatrical release, just before Ethan Hawke got off the his car, you could see another car behind him.

They only showed who was in this other car in the alternate ending scene.

Skabyol

xage · « **Reply #20 on:** May 27, 2002 at 02:57 PM »

Adding Bio Zombie to this thread

The alternate ending for this HK is a little bit gruesome than the theatrical ending. Both still is a sad ending.

For further DVD details you could check this link:
Bio Zombie DVD details

weddingsingr · « **Reply #21 on:** May 27, 2002 at 05:51 PM »

Anna and the King

Has a very nice alternate start at ending.

slowhand · « **Reply #22 on:** May 27, 2002 at 11:47 PM »

In the Mood for Love has two alternate endings. More accurately, one extended ending and one completely different one.

Both are involving, indeed all the deleted scenes are. The stars wished director Wong Kar-Wai hadn't cut the extended ending. I must say I agree with the director's decision to end the film just like he did. More powerful that way.

NY152 · « **Reply #23 on:** Jun 13, 2002 at 10:40 PM »

Have to add:

Not Another Teen Movie has an alternate ending among its 18 deleted scenes featured on the disc. It seems they got that "special guest star from the 1980s" at the last minute, since the original ending doesn't feature that guest star. They reshot the entire thing, to a much more satisfying result, IMHO.

Steam · « **Reply #24 on:** Jun 14, 2002 at 09:43 AM »

"The Center of the World", starring Molly Parker, also has alternate endings. Their difference from the actual ending is, IMHO, very subtle, though. The director's commentary for these alternate endings is quite helpful in understanding the story better.

Toots · « **Reply #25 on:** Jun 17, 2002 at 02:42 PM »

also "From Hell"...

trekker · « **Reply #26 on:** Jul 14, 2002 at 06:54 PM »

Quote from: NY152 on Mar 23, 2002 at 12:13 AM

[Joy Ride is amazing as far as alternate endings go. It actually has THREE alternate endings, and the first one actually changes the ENTIRE last 1/3 of the movie, and it feels like a totally different film.

That is a bummer.

I watched Joy Ride via the R3 rental dvd FROM our nearest video shop. AND I WAS ENTHRALLED FROM BEGINNING TO ENDS. But there were no alternate endings. I would really love to see this.

sansrival · « **Reply #27 on:** Aug 28, 2002 at 03:27 PM »

Finally, I've seen a dvd with an alternate ending. I just recently watched Someone Like You and it has one. Overall, it seems like the same ending to me, though there were a few scenes added and a change of location for the final scene. Though I've seen also Terminator 2 and Run Lola Run which were also mentioned in this thread, I only consider it as an extended scene and the other a movie by itself, respectively, and not as alternate endings.

bently · « **Reply #28 on:** Aug 30, 2002 at 02:22 AM »

Quote from: sansrival on Aug 28, 2002 at 03:27 PM

Though I've seen also Terminator 2 and Run Lola Run which were also mentioned in this thread, I only consider it as an extended scene and the other a movie by itself, respectively, and not as alternate endings.

i guess you missed the point when i refered to it
as films w/ super extended alternate endings

spoiler....
in fact it showed several endings, with her dieing,
the boyfriend dieing, and the happy ending...

sansrival · « **Reply #29 on:** Aug 30, 2002 at 09:42 AM »

Quote from: bently on Aug 30, 2002 at 02:22 AM

i guess you missed the point when i refered to it
as films w/ super extended alternate endings

spoiler....
in fact it showed several endings, with her dieing,
the boyfriend dieing, and the happy ending...

actually, when i started the topic, i was thinking of the thread as "dvds with alternate endings as one of the special features". but you know what, bently, i believe your reply wherein you mentioned Run Lola Run was one of the reasons i actually got interested in it (never heard of it before) and i eventually ended up ordering it (one of my first R1s) from benny. tanx!