I hate “alternate endings” on DVDs. I don’t mind them if they’re just an extra scene and it doesn’t radically alter the story. But often (like in the new “I Am Legend” dvd) they’re endings that are complete departures from the original story. It tells me that a director had no conviction about where the story was going and coped out with 2 or more versions. I heard one great screenwriting teacher say that all great stories start with a firm knowledge of the beginning, a firm knowledge of the ending… then the body of the story is the bridge the gap between the two. Without a solid conviction of where your story is GOING… the story lacks a sense of direction. Alternate endings to me are basically a confession of a director and a studio that “We had no idea what the fuck we were doing with this movie in the first place and just built it on a gimmick”.
Anyway, I also wasn’t thrilled with Cloverfield… but I enjoyed it a little and thought it was an ok brainless fun afternoon at the theater… but certainly nothing special. Well, according to our friends over at Shock Till You Drop, the Cloverfield DVD is coming out on April 22nd, and it’s going to have not 1, BUT TWO alternate endings. Surprise surprise. Here’s a run down of what will be on the disc:
• Commentary: Commentary by Director Matt Reeves
• Featurette: The Making of Cloverfield
• Featurette: Cloverfield Visual Effects
• Featurette: I Saw It! It’s Alive! It’s Huge
• Featurette: Clover Fun
• Additional Scenes: Congrats Rob
• Additional Scenes: When You’re in Japan
• Additional Scenes: I Call That a Date
• Additional Scenes: It’s Going to Hurt
• Additional Scenes: Alt Ending #1
• Additional Scenes: Alt Ending #2
• Easter Eggs: Slusho!
• Easter Eggs: Person of Interest – JLVD Video 2
• Easter Eggs: Person of Interest – JLVD Video 5
• Easter Eggs: Person of Interest – JLVD Video 9
• Easter Eggs: Person of Interest – JLVD Video 11
• Easter Eggs: Rack ‘Em & Pack ‘Em
• Easter Eggs: Fighting the X
Yeah… I’ll be skipping this one I think
