The American DVD release, however, simply featured a 144-minute cut of the film and deleted scenes. The original DVD release in Europe and Canada was a multi-disc collection with a 152-minute version of the film and a ton of bonus material. The American release of Brotherhood of the Wolf in 2002 was not nearly as successful as the European release, and while the film gathered a cult following in the states, it was far from a commercial hit. In much the same way Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars and Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon captured both directors love for the genre films they grew up watching, Brotherhood of the Wolf is Gans’ loving tribute to the spaghetti westerns, kung fu flicks and horror movies that inspired him in his youth. French critic-turned-filmmaker Christophe Gans’ 2001 film Brotherhood of the Wolf was a cinematic wet dream for fanboys-a moving picture pastiche of genre films with a childlike love for all things cool.
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