1492: The Final Cut

Alright, there's been rumors of a 4-hour cut possibly heading to HBO and murmurs of a possible Criterion release but with the recent release of Blade Runner: Final Cut on DVD I just have to lobby for a DVD release of 1492 to be done similarly to Blade Runner with theatrical, international and the "longer" 4-hour edition of the film. It's just ridiculous that this film has rarely been seen since its theatrical exhibition in 1992. Since watching Blade Runner again I've been on a Ridley Scott retrospective kick and have re-watched Alien, Legend, Gladiator and I had to dig out my old widescreen laserdisc of 1492 because the region 2 DVD I have is so crappy looking. Come on Paramount and Scott Free Productions, this film is a masterpiece. Who cares if it was a critical and box office disaster. So was Blade Runner when it came out a decade before and here we are 25 years later and it's regarded as a classic. We have special editions of the other Ridley films, PLEASE give us 1492. It would be the perfect way to ring in the era of High Def.