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Let's Start the 'Release 3-Hour Version of 'The Black Dahlia' Petition?


I don't know how these things work or how to officially do a Petition (that's where you get people to sign to a cause or something they want done or not done right?) (gosh Im tired) Well, I'm sure there's better people than me on this board who know how to do this. I hope I get a lot of comments on this thread since it seems like people are always wondering if there is a 3-hour The Black Dahlia and then the people who want to see the 3-hour The Black Dahlia, so I hope people will add their name and eventually when this is all figured out and all goes right, The Black Dahlia: 3 hour version will be released list. I'll start:

1. IndianaBat

If you love Jesus Christ and are 100% proud of it copy this and make your signature.

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No one wants to see this if it exists? The possible sub-plots or scenes that could make the film on a whole better and more coherent? Not even die-hard James Ellroy fans like myself want to start this up?

If you love Jesus Christ and are 100% proud of it copy this and make your signature.

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2. life-is-only-on-earth
I would love to see the 3 hour version!

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I too would love to see the three hour version. I had hoped that the DVD or Blu-ray would offer that edition.

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Stupid c-nt.

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Haven't seen it but being a fan of the author and filmmaker and after seeing all the complaints from audiences and critics, why not?

4: PunishU

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I think they need a new torture method so there is a chance. The only reason I even looked this site up was to warn people not to even waste the 50 cents that I did to rent this.

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Here's the link to the petition :

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/the-black-dahlia-directors-cut/

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There is no 3 hour cut - and Brian De Palma is a final cut director, so this is exactly the cut he wanted. While the screenplay butchered the novel, this is all there is to the movie, short of a scene or two that might have been cut for pacing.

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"There is no 3 hour cut - and Brian De Palma is a final cut director, so this is exactly the cut he wanted."

Not true!! It's been documented that the 3 hour cut exists. Elroy himself saw it and wrote a lengthy essay on it, reportedly being VERY annoyed by the work done on the version that was released.

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Many thanks for this link, I just signed it !
Now I cross my fingers for this release...


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"Don't act, be !" (Kate Winslet)

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carpentier-tho, thank you, thank you for setting up the petition! I had no idea how. I just added by name (Christopher B.) to it today (2/6/2014).

Here's the link again for anybody who didn't/hasn't read carpentier-tho's post yet:


http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/the-black-dahlia-directors-cut/


I hope and pray the 3 hour version gets released. I really hope it does.




If you love Jesus & are proud of it copy this & make your signature. I saw this & I did.

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I just signed the petition, but let's not hold our collective breath.

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Any updates? Is it being released?

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