New Version of the DVD? Amazon...

[Serum]

I was looking at the DVD on Amazon to the movie, and under "Other Formats & Versions" it says there's a "Widescreen Edition with Bonus Disc" version available. Does anyone know what is on this bonus disc, if the information Amazon is providing is correct? So far, I know of only two releases of the movie, the 2003 DVD and the 2010 DVD, each which contained one disc with the exact same features on it. But what is this? How can there be a bonus disc? What could this mean? Someone should order it and find out.

[Redstar]

Interesting. I can't turn up any info other than what's shown on the Amazon page, so I will have to (unfortunately) say that it's probably just a mistake. I do know that some of the foreign releases include a special feature or two, though I believe it's all on one disc.

However, just a week ago the film was selling for full price at $9.99. What was that all about?

[Mario500]

There was a DVD release of the movie in Germany along with a feature titled "The Making of Super Mario Bros.". The behind the scenes page of the Super Mario Bros. Movie Archive has the features available for Internet users to see and hear.

http://www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/media/behindthescenes/newmaking1.htm

Here is a link to the Amazon page about the DVD set of interest here:

http://www.amazon.com/Super-Mario-Bros-Bob-Hoskins/dp/B00004RYF4/ref=tmm_dvd_title_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324328985&sr=1-1

[Serum]

I just sent another email to Disney, regarding a "Super Edition" of the DVD/Blu-Ray release...

Hi there,

I represent a website called "The Super Mario Bros. Movie Archive," it's located at http://www.smbmovie.com. We dedicate our time to unearthing as much about this underrated movie and putting the information we receive out there so that fellow fans of the movie can enjoy in knowing more about this great film.

What I'm emailing you today about is the possibility of a "director's cut" DVD/Blu-Ray release of the 1993 movie "Super Mario Bros." We had an interview with the movie's editor, Mark Goldblatt, and in this interview he told us that about a half hour to forty five minutes were cut from the film, which ultimately lead to the theatrical cut that is available on DVD and VHS. Goldblatt said, that if reconstruction of the film was possible (and I know that you guys at Disney have the missing footage somewhere in the Vault), the run time of the movie would go from an hour and three quarters to about two hours and one quarter, so roughly two hours and fifteen minutes.

Here is what I'm going to propose: A steelbook DVD/Blu-Ray release of the movie, the DVD with four discs: Disc One would contain the Theatrical Cut of the movie, Disc Two would contain the Extended Cut of the movie, Disc Three would contain all the special features and making of documentaries, trailers and promotions, artwork and original screenplays for the movie and Disc Four would be a digital copy of the Director's Cut of the film. This could probably all fit onto two discs for the Blu-Ray release of the film.

I know it's a lot to ask, but "Super Mario Bros." is my favorite movie of all time, and I really want to see it as it was intended to be seen-- longer and more character-driven, as the original 'workprint' cut is said to have been. The movie came out in May of 1993, so maybe, if you guys began work on digitally remastering the movie, putting together all the cut footage into the bigger 'director's cut' and making high-definition transfers with anamorphic widescreen (which the current DVD release does not have) enhanced for widescreen TVs and displays, then you could have this "Ultimate Edition" or better yet "Super Edition" of the movie ready for the movie's twentieth anniversary in 2013.

Please, Disney, I know it's a lot to ask, I really do, but despite the movie being a failure back in 1993, so many people have come to appreciate it over the years and see it for the truly unique and wonderful film it is. I don't want to go my whole life wondering what the extended cut of the movie might have looked like when I know that it can all be pieced together by the loving hands of the people at Disney. So, I humbly request that you take my idea into serious consideration, and please, email me back as soon as possible.

All the best, from a big fan,
C.R.M.

I highly suggest you go to Disney's DVD website and write them a thoughtful letter, and then email all your friends and tell them to write a thoughtful letter, then tell them to email their friends and do the same and so on and so forth. I will not rest, I will not sleep until I see this movie as it was intended to be seen. I will make it my life's work to see the movie in its original form! Everyone, stand up and JOIN ME!