Re: Selected programming for April 11-13, 2025

BTR1701 wrote:

On Apr 8, 2025 at 6:34:33 PM PDT, "Robin Miller"
<robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:
 

The Abyss 4k        (movie; streaming premiere)         (3:01 am, Disney+)
>
Approved by director James Cameron, The Abyss - Special Edition is an
extended director's cut of the 1989 underwater science fiction epic,
reinstating nearly a half hour of footage removed from the original
release under studio pressure.
>
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-the-abyss-james-cameron/3631301

 I don't understand this. I went to watch this last night and the only version
on Disney+ has a 2:20-minute runtime, which is the runtime of the original
theatrical release according to IMDb, Grok, and the old DVD sitting on my
shelf. If a half hour of extra footage was added, it should be 2:50 minutes.
 The link above takes you to the BluRay release, which also is labeled as 2:20
minutes.
 WTF?
 

I think I may have gotten it wrong. This is the listing on The Futon Critic:
DISNEY+ FEATURE FILM SPECIAL
Air Date: Friday, April 11, 2025
Time Slot: 3:01 AM-4:00 AM EST on DISNEY+
Episode Title: "The Abyss 4K (Streaming Premiere)"
It looks I assumed, incorrectly, that this was the "special edition," since the 4K version of the original edition is not new. Sorry for misleading people.
--Robin