Post by Diva MagentaDVD/Blu-ray of Little Shop Of Horrors in
October, and it's supposed to finally
include the original ending as an extra!
That hasn't been out prevously?
Yes, it's already been released, but
perhaps you missed the end Diva's final
sentence: "and it's supposed to finally
include the original ending as an extra!"
Not having previous releases, I would
assume this feature wasn't included,
and thus explains her excitement.
It was released before with the original ending included as an extra,
but not for forg. The original DVD release did include it, but
due to legal issues over the right to use that footage, copies were
almost immediately yanked from store shelves, and they released another
version of the DVD without that footage.
Those now rare and highly sought after original discs were being sold on
eBay and elsewhere for well over $100 by those lucky few who were able
to snatch a copy before they were gone. But now, apparently it looks as
if they've worked out the issues surrounding that footage and it will
now be available.
For those who don't know, the movie with the original ending was
screened for test audiences, and their reaction to the much more tragic,
darker ending (true to the original stage production) was highly
negative, so they re-shot a happier, more upbeat ending.
I personally think the happy ending fits. As someone once said, in a
stage production, the characters can die, but then the actors come out
for a bow, alive and well, but in a movie they don't, and cinema gives
you the closeups and expressions that make the characters seem more
personal and real, and it makes a sad ending much more so.
I had the opportunity to see the original ending, and it is quite
interesting and elaborately staged, and yes, deeply tragic and
heartwrenching. It was very cool to see the direction they took in the
first place.
Diva
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