Alien Individual Releases $14.99 Each at Amazon
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DestroVega
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If you buy all the individual releases, do you miss out on any bonus content that you would have got from the collector's set?
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From what I've heard, they are identical to the individual discs in the set. The set contains an extra bonus feature disc that you wont be getting here.
So for ALIEN you would get this:
But not this (on Disc Five and Six of the Anthology):
Source: Blu-ray.com
That's a lot of content you're missing out on actually, but I really only want the first movie (possibly the second) so I'm happy with just the ALIEN release for now.
So for ALIEN you would get this:
1979 Theatrical Version
2003 Director's Cut with Ridley Scott Introduction
2003 Audio Commentary with Director Ridley Scott, Writer Dan O'Bannon, Executive Producer Ronald Shusett, Editor Terry Rawlings, and Actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skeritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, and John Hurt
Audio Commentary (for Theatrical Cut only) by Ridley Scott
Final Theatrical Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Composer's Original Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Deleted and Extended Scenes (1080p, 6:39)
Deleted Scene Footage Marker: By activating this option during the Director's Cut, an on-screen prompt will appear to identify footage not present in the Theatrical release.
2003 Director's Cut with Ridley Scott Introduction
2003 Audio Commentary with Director Ridley Scott, Writer Dan O'Bannon, Executive Producer Ronald Shusett, Editor Terry Rawlings, and Actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skeritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, and John Hurt
Audio Commentary (for Theatrical Cut only) by Ridley Scott
Final Theatrical Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Composer's Original Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Deleted and Extended Scenes (1080p, 6:39)
Deleted Scene Footage Marker: By activating this option during the Director's Cut, an on-screen prompt will appear to identify footage not present in the Theatrical release.
But not this (on Disc Five and Six of the Anthology):
The Beast Within: Making Alien (SD)
Star Beast: Developing the Story (18:14)
The Visualists: Direction and Design (14:54)
Truckers in Space: Casting (14:54)
Fear of the Unknown: Shepperton Studios, 1978 (24:03)
The Darkest Reaches: Nostromo and Alien Planet (17:28)
The Eight Passenger: Creature Design (31:35)
Future Tense: Editing and Music (16:28)
Outward Bound: Visual Effects (18:52)
A Nightmare Fulfilled: Reaction to the Film (19:22)
Alien Enhancement Pods (SD, 1:19:43)
Conceiving the Alien Lifecycle
The Influence of Jodorowsky's Dune
O'Bannon Working with Shusett
Ridley Scott's Epiphany
Jon Finch Sets the Record Straight
Finding the Right Ripley
Actors as Props
Sigourney Weaver Learns the Ropes
The Functional Art of Ron Cobb
Dailies: Parker and Brett Ad-Lib
That Used Future Look
Bolaji Badejo Alien Movement Tests
Discovering Bolaji Badejo
Giger on Giger
The Distrubing Brilliance of H.R. Giger
James Cameron Dissects Alien
Cocoon of Love
Jerry Goldsmith Recalls Alien
Goldsmith on Silence
The Pros and Cons of Temp Tracks
Same-Sex Relationships in Space
Toy Birds of Destruction
Oscar Night Memories
Test Footage: Nostromo on Forklift
End of a Genre
First Impressions
O'Bannon's Fight for Credit
Alien Pre-Production
First Draft Screenplay by Dan O'Bannon (1080p, text only)
Ridleygrams: Original Thumbnails and Notes (1080p, windowboxed)
Storyboard Archive (1080p, windowboxed)
The Art of Alien: Conceptual Art Portfolio (1080p, windowboxed)
Sigourney Weaver Screen Tests with Select Director Commentary (SD)
Cast Portrait Gallery (1080p, windowboxed)
Alien Production
The Chestbuster: Multi-Angle Sequence with Commentary (SD, 5:28)
Video Graphics Gallery (SD, 5:31)
Production Image Galleries (1080p, windowboxed)
Continuity Polaroids (1080p, windowboxed)
The Sets of Alien (1080p, windowboxed)
H.R. Giger's Workshop Gallery (1080p, windowboxed
Alien Post-Production and Aftermath
Additional Deleted Scenes (SD, 16:33): Includes seven deleted scenes that were not restored to the Director's Cut.
Image & Poster Galleries (1080p, windowboxed)
Experience in Terror (SD, 7:10) - Vintage EPK promo.
Special Collector's Edition LaserDisc Archive (1080p, windowboxed): Replicates the LaserDisc special features in their entirety!
The Alien Legacy (SD, 1:06:53): Yet another making-of documentary.
American Cinematheque: Ridley Scott Q&A (SD, 15:40)
Trailers and TV Spots (SD): Includes two trailers (2:06) and two TV spots (1:02)
Star Beast: Developing the Story (18:14)
The Visualists: Direction and Design (14:54)
Truckers in Space: Casting (14:54)
Fear of the Unknown: Shepperton Studios, 1978 (24:03)
The Darkest Reaches: Nostromo and Alien Planet (17:28)
The Eight Passenger: Creature Design (31:35)
Future Tense: Editing and Music (16:28)
Outward Bound: Visual Effects (18:52)
A Nightmare Fulfilled: Reaction to the Film (19:22)
Alien Enhancement Pods (SD, 1:19:43)
Conceiving the Alien Lifecycle
The Influence of Jodorowsky's Dune
O'Bannon Working with Shusett
Ridley Scott's Epiphany
Jon Finch Sets the Record Straight
Finding the Right Ripley
Actors as Props
Sigourney Weaver Learns the Ropes
The Functional Art of Ron Cobb
Dailies: Parker and Brett Ad-Lib
That Used Future Look
Bolaji Badejo Alien Movement Tests
Discovering Bolaji Badejo
Giger on Giger
The Distrubing Brilliance of H.R. Giger
James Cameron Dissects Alien
Cocoon of Love
Jerry Goldsmith Recalls Alien
Goldsmith on Silence
The Pros and Cons of Temp Tracks
Same-Sex Relationships in Space
Toy Birds of Destruction
Oscar Night Memories
Test Footage: Nostromo on Forklift
End of a Genre
First Impressions
O'Bannon's Fight for Credit
Alien Pre-Production
First Draft Screenplay by Dan O'Bannon (1080p, text only)
Ridleygrams: Original Thumbnails and Notes (1080p, windowboxed)
Storyboard Archive (1080p, windowboxed)
The Art of Alien: Conceptual Art Portfolio (1080p, windowboxed)
Sigourney Weaver Screen Tests with Select Director Commentary (SD)
Cast Portrait Gallery (1080p, windowboxed)
Alien Production
The Chestbuster: Multi-Angle Sequence with Commentary (SD, 5:28)
Video Graphics Gallery (SD, 5:31)
Production Image Galleries (1080p, windowboxed)
Continuity Polaroids (1080p, windowboxed)
The Sets of Alien (1080p, windowboxed)
H.R. Giger's Workshop Gallery (1080p, windowboxed
Alien Post-Production and Aftermath
Additional Deleted Scenes (SD, 16:33): Includes seven deleted scenes that were not restored to the Director's Cut.
Image & Poster Galleries (1080p, windowboxed)
Experience in Terror (SD, 7:10) - Vintage EPK promo.
Special Collector's Edition LaserDisc Archive (1080p, windowboxed): Replicates the LaserDisc special features in their entirety!
The Alien Legacy (SD, 1:06:53): Yet another making-of documentary.
American Cinematheque: Ridley Scott Q&A (SD, 15:40)
Trailers and TV Spots (SD): Includes two trailers (2:06) and two TV spots (1:02)
Source: Blu-ray.com
That's a lot of content you're missing out on actually, but I really only want the first movie (possibly the second) so I'm happy with just the ALIEN release for now.
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