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Alexander Revisited
Just about every person who has seen Oliver Stone's Alexander know the film's a mess. It turns out that so does Oliver Stone, hence the director has been granted a third and final chance from Warner Home Video to get the story right. What this means is Stone's original vision, at a length of three and a half hours with an intermission.
Stone Tries Again with Alexander Revisited
At last, audiences can experience Oliver Stone’s Alexander as he meant it to be seen, with Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut , available on 2-disc DVD February 27. Featuring more than 45 minutes of never-before-seen footage, the spectacle of Alexander is even more impressive with this all-new unrated version which brings the film to a heightened level of realism and intensity. Containing an introduction by Oliver Stone, the title will sell for $24.98 SRP. HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc versions will be released later in the year.
Alexander Revisited takes a bolder, more in-depth look at Alexander’s (Colin Farrell) life and his relationships with his mother, Olympias (Angelina Jolie), his father Philip (Val Kilmer), his lifelong friend and battle commander Hephaistion (Jared Leto), Roxane, his ambitious and beautiful Bactrian wife (Rosario Dawson), and his trusted general and confidant Ptolemy (Anthony Hopkins). The new film intensifies the beauty and unbelievable brutality of Alexander’s pre-Christian world of social customs and morals so different from today’s. The superb cast also boasts Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and many more.
Below is a personal note straight from Oliver Stone:
Alexander Revisited: Stone's Message
Alexander Revisited comes to DVD on February 27th. Expect a review of the updated film before then.
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