On 2009-10-12 John Fowler Wyman, urbana, illinois wrote: This is a nice gangster movie, but I expected more from the 2 disc special edition.
The extended cut of the movie is on disc one, but without the expected commentary track. Instead of the commentary, we are given a 90 minute bull session with the writer, director and Warren Beatty sitting at a booth in a Hollywood restaurant (very weird body language - Warren Beatty sits well apart from the other two). The chat is interesting, but the visual is monotonous.
Also promised is Bugsy Siegel´s ´Screen Test.´ I was expecting to see Bugsy Siegel´s screen test, instead we see Warren Beatty doing Bugsy Siegel doing the screen test (excerpts appear in the movie itself).
The real Bugsy Siegel is given short shrift. I expected some sort of documentary bio about the gangster, but there was nothing. They could at least have included A&E´s Biography treatment of the gangster´s life.
A lot of missed opportunities.. And summed up by saying nice movie, disappointing special edition. Currently Bugsy (Unrated Extended Cut) has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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