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Since mine is in storage, is the Cast data substantially different among any of the versions, what are the crew differences if any.<shrugs> I don't know.

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Perhaps it would be a good idea  to be able to capture those aspects, Martian, personally I amundecided because I keep asking myself why do we need 5 Profiles for the same movie in one box, how much of that extra datais really of interest. I can make the case you don't need to, it more of rhetorical comment and i don't really have an opinion...yet. But as to the rules as noted, the intent of the Rule is very clear by the inclusion of a very specific example for a very specific function. Meaning different versions of the same title, but different movies...not the SAME TITLE and SAME MOVIE with all the same data. Francis X. Bushman was not in the Heston Ben-Hur.

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The other question about this specific example is what should we do, anything, it remains, I believe a release that is unique, I can't think of any other film which has been granted the grandiose treatment of Blade Runner. It is one of...so far. Shhhh say that softly, we don't want the moguls getting ideas. This is one title about which i am undecided because of its, to date, uniqueness, and i have yet to see an argument which has persuaded me that we NEED to have five different Profiles (children) which contain the same data or nearly the same in each film. Since mine is in storage, is the Cast data substantially different among any of the versions, what are the crew differences if any.<shrugs> I don't know.

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Gerri has stated that it is o.k. to create child profiles, for the DVD version, of the same exact film that is included with a Blu-ray release.  If the bonus DVD qualifies as a bonus feature film, why wouldn't these? 

Now you are trying to create an apple from an orange, my friend. A combo is two different MEDIA with different aspects belonging to each. Blade runner is multiple copies of the SAME film on the SAME media.

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If it were the same film, why have multiple copies?  Oh yea, because they aren't the same film.  They are different versions of the same film...with different run times, sometimes extra cast, crew and different audio.  Don't we want to capture those different aspects as well?  Whether it be different versions of the same film, or the same exact film on a different media, they should be treated the exact same way.

Beyond that, let's look at the rules for a minute:

"The term "Box Set" is used to define any release that includes more than one film."  Note it does not say, "more than one unique film".  Each disc in these sets contains a film, by the definition in the rules, they could be turned into Box Sets.

The term "Bonus Feature Film" is used to define any feature film that is included as part of the bonus material for a single release.  Note it says ANY feature film, not a different feature film.  The discs included in these sets contain feature films, by the definition in the rules, bonus feature film profiles can be created.  Yes, I know the argument, the examples used are not similar to these sets.  Unfortunately, the use of the word 'some', makes that argument fail.

The way I see it, we have two choices...turn them into Box Sets, stripping all the data from the parent, or create bonus feature film profiles like we do with TV Series sets.  The latter makes the most sense as it should make both camps happy.

Edit: I see hal beat me to it and it seems we are on the same page.

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Not to the extreme of Blade Runner, guys. Extended Cuts and Theatrical are nothing new or unususal, but never something like this one. The closest that comes to mind, i think was CE3K, which iuf memory serves included three different versions, but FIVE.

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It still does not change the clear intent of the Rule, which had nothing to do with multiple cuts of the same film.Should this be considered a Bonus Film (or any like it), I don't know, but it clearly at this time is technically outside of the rules.

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...how many Profiles do we require of CE3K, ET, T2, Alien or any other such film, do we suddenly start creating Child profiles for EVERY one of them.

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...how many Profiles do we require of CE3K, ET, T2, Alien or any other such film, do we suddenly start creating Child profiles for EVERY one of them.

Why not?

What does it hurt? Those who want them can download them, those who don't won't.

I honestly don't see why this needs to be a big deal, or why anyone would be passionately against it.