Unforgiven

• Unforgiven by Razor X on 25 Jan, 2010 19:02
• I recently purchased Unforgiven on blu-ray from Amazon for $8.99.  I just happened to notice that they're taking pre-orders for an apparently different version of it for $14.99.  The artwork is different, and the aspect ratios are different (2:40:1 on the first version, 1:77:1 for the new one), and the new version is rated PG-13 while the old version was rated R.
  
  They don't really spell out what the differences between the two releases are. I'm just curious; was there a second, sanitized version of the film released?  There wasn't anything terribly objectionable in the original.  The only other thing I can think of is that perhaps the new version was released without letterboxing, since the aspect ratios are different, though this may be a mistake on Amazon's part.
  
  This is the version I bought:
  
  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JLPMPS?ie=UTF8&tag=bestmyspacepr-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000JLPMPS
  
  This is the version that is coming out in February:
  
  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VWOMMM?ie=UTF8&tag=bestmyspacepr-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002VWOMMM
  
  Anybody know?  
• #1 by tomgallagher on 26 Jan, 2010 10:17
• It might be the letterboxing but I notice the original version is rated R but the newer version is PG13.
• #2 by Razor X on 26 Jan, 2010 19:10
• Quote from: Tom Gallagher on 26 Jan, 2010 10:17

  It might be the letterboxing but I notice the original version is rated R but the newer version is PG13.
  

  
  I think that must be a mistake on Amazon's part.
• #3 by Tyler on 27 Jan, 2010 10:33
• I would buy the version that is listed as rated R and with a ratio of 2.40.1 as this is the original production version of the film according to IMDB.
• #4 by Razor X on 27 Jan, 2010 18:23
• Quote from: Tyler on 27 Jan, 2010 10:33

  I would buy the version that is listed as rated R and with a ratio of 2.40.1 as this is the original production version of the film according to IMDB.
  

  
  That's what I did -- by pure luck because that was the first one I saw. I'm just wondering what the new version is and if the specs listed on Amazon are correct.  I wrote and asked and pretty much got a "we don't know" answer.
• #5 by tomgallagher on 28 Jan, 2010 06:41
• The outhouse scene and the gunfight at the end were probably cut.
• #6 by thebbqguy on 14 Apr, 2010 18:00
• Now that is a movie! Love it.