Ginger Snaps Back (III): The Beginning -US specs and Canadian Specs-
 

OK the good folks at creature-corner.com have posted the specs for the canadain release, so I thought I would post both discs' specs so maybe we won't have 5 "Which version is better" threads pop-up for this film when it's released.

-Canadian Version- Release Date: 9-14-04
Widescreen (1.85:1-16X9)
English 5.1 Dolby Digital
French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Director's Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Director Grant Harvey's Video Diary
Wolfboy Special Effects Make-up and stunt Rehearsal
Blood, Guts and Fire - Death Scene Special Effects and Stunts
Costume Design
Behind the Scenes featurette
Production Design Walk Through
Trailer
Trailer Gallery

-US Version- Release Date: 9-7-04
Widescreen (1.85:1-16X9)
English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Grant Harvey Video Diary
Deleted Scenes
Wolfboy Special Effects Makeup and Stunt Rehearsal
Blood, Guts and Fire: Death Scene Special Effects and Stunts
Costume Design
Behind the Scenes featurette
Production Design Walk-through


Looks like an almost draw to me, I guess the commentary will be a clincher for some folks, but i'm not too big on Single Person Commentaries, I like a group effort. I will probally get the Canadian just so I can have the canadian version of all 3.

Yeah, now we'll only have three.

Thanks for the specs. No trailer for the US?
I think I'll stick with the US version, but I might be swayed if reviews come out saying the commentary is spectacular.

Good news... can't wait. These movies rock. It's interesting that, with the first movie, the differences betweent the US and Canadian DVDs were like night and day. With each subsequent release, they specs are almost the same.

Good for us (U.S.) I guess :)

Yeah, I have the Canadian disc for the first film, the US for the second, and will most likely purchase the US for the third.

Same here. Can't wait for this.

I have the canadian version of 1 and 2 so I might go canadian again. There doesn't seem to be much difference.

This has turned out to be a great set of movies! I never thought there would be a sequel but was shocked when they did. Now a third movie rocks.

thanks for the info. it looks like Canadian for me. the commentary is enough for me to go Canadian and the trailer is an added bonus.

mini review i did last month:

This movie seems to have been billed as a prequel. It is not a prequel and has no continuity as the first movie is to the sequel, which left off where the first one ended.

Although our resident actresses are still named Bridgette and Ginger. the movie takes place in 19th Century Canada. Our girls stumble across a Native American campsite that has been ravaged. They meet an Elder Lady who gives them some charms and says "Kill the young boy and the curse will be lifted".

They then are led to a fort in the middle of the Canadian wilderness (winter). Supplies are running out and the survey crews have not returned. Thus, a sparsely populated fort. They are afraid of something and something is loose in the fort.

We have a pretty entertaining cast here. The sympathetic fort master, the irritating bible thumper, the wacky doctor, and the mysterious Natives who seem to be able to freely travel in and out of the fort.

"Kill the boy and the Curse will be lifted".

The movie spends a bit too much time in the fort, and the story drags and we get thoroughly annoyed with the bible thumper who we hope will somehow die a horrible death

In this movie, infection seems to take quite a long time, which does fit into the movie.

The elder mentions that 'One Sister will kill another"... Who will get infected... will the curse be lifted... will Axolotls watch this again?

The movie bored me for the bulk of it. The ending was spectacular and perhaps saved the movie for me.

Script: 7/10
Special FX: 7/10
Werewolf Count: 8/10
Sexy Count: Bridgett shows her derrier 7/10
How Many Times I got up to do something else: 3

OVERALL: 7/10 (6/10 without the ending)

This franchise seems to have steadily declined. I will hope that it ends here and leave the trilogy as a decent legacy.

It's the least of the 3, but for a modern day (albiet set in the past) horror film its pretty good.

What is the best website to purchase Canadian DVDs?

I haven't ordered a Canadian disc in a while, but when I have, www.absound.ca has worked very well for me. Haven't tried amazon.ca yet.

www.videoflicks.com is my favorite.

I saw the US version yesterday and it said "Deleted Scenes with optional commentary" and then "Director Commentary" as a seperate feature.
Is this the commentary that was supposed to be only on the Canadian version and thus there would seem to be no difference between the two?

Can anyone confirm this on the US version? Thanks in advance.

Apparently the Canadian version is not anamorphic.

The canadian edition is widescreen. It has a trailer and a trailer gallery that isn't on the US disc. That is about all that is different between the two discs, besides the packaging!

what is it with Lions Gate and not putting trailers on there US released dvds. Punisher and Ginger Snaps Back have no trailers.

what about full length commentary, is that def on the US?

The commentary is DEFINITLY on the American release. It was confirmed above! ^

thanks above. and can anyone confirm the canadian is NOT anamorphic?

Well, my Canadian DVD Press Release Seville Pictures sent me says this:

Original Widescreen Theatrical Version (16/9)

is that confirmation of anamorphic? a press release doesn't sound like the substantial, actual DVD. and does 16x9 mean anamorphic?
anyone actually have and can def confirm? thanks again.

And someone who owns it on a Canadian forum says it is not anamorphic. I'll try to confirm with someone else who might have it.

http://venus.walagata.com/w/smokey/gs3back.jpg

Theres the back art for Ginger Snaps III. It says "16/9"...which is also what Unleashed said, and it is widescreen.

Frankly, it woudn't be the 1st time that Seville printed incorrect info on their DVD's.

http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/...php?Review=451

"The transfer is the original 16x9 widescreen version (not enhanced) with 5.1 Dolby Digital."

Phew. I'm doing everything to find info here and you guys just keep on coming up with excuses hahahaha!

Ok, I thought you were arguing that the DVD was anamorphic. It's widescreen, but not enhanced which means not anamorphic.

So is the U.S. Version of Ginger Snaps III, in Anamorphic Widescreen??

Yes, the U.S. version of GS3 is anamorphic.

Watched it twice yesterday with and without commentary (US version).

Although the first is definitely my favorite, this one is good. I would give it a solid "B+".

axolotls return...it seems like a prequel to me. Why do you think it didn't?

The Canadian version says Enhanced for 16x9, doesn't that mean it is anamorphic?

I think I might go with that version if it is, plus the added trailers.

yes 16x9 means it's anamorphic.

So the Canadian version is NOT anamorphic Widescreen!
you lot have confused the hell out of me!

is it or not?

and if it isnt I am canceling my order and wont even bother with the film as not anamorphic is crap and pointless.

NO THE CANADIAN VERSION IS NOT ANAMORPHIC.

As in widescreen but NOT enhanced.

Damn... :)

Order Cancelled as thats the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard in my entire life! Canadian fools!

what bloody century are they in! its 2004! all dvds should be Anamorphic by now you idiots! :)

Is the American version Anamorphic?

eX...do you have this? the sites say enhanced 16x9, so I want to know for sure.

A review and 2 users (on another forum) say it's not so it's good enough for me.

But I'm going to get it for review in a week or two so if you want to wait until then for further confirmation, it's up to you. :)

And yes, the US version is anamorphic.

Well...they didn't have it at my Wal-Mart...damnit!!! Now i have to wait until thursday, because i get a discount at walmart, and i had just enough to get it. If i go n e where else, I wont have enough. SO, it looks like another 2 day wait.

N e one got some menu shots from the Canadian release!??

I watched the US disc last night and thought the picture quality was excellent. The film was not quite as good as the first movie but a lot better than the second one and easily one of the better horror flicks I've seen in a while. I like the way they have made a movie that basically places the same two characters in a different story that takes place about 100 years earlier. The result feels a little more like a 60's Hammer film rather than just another rehash or quickie cash-in of the first Ginger Snaps. I would say this is probably the best sequel/prequel to a horror film in at least 10 years. :up:

A few screenshots below with the first being full-rez. The others have image links.


http://img29.exs.cx/img29/2773/PDVD_38.jpg

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/9273/Ginger01.th.jpg http://img80.exs.cx/img80/9684/ginger02.th.jpg http://img80.exs.cx/img80/439/ginger07.th.jpg

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/7703/ginger03.th.jpg http://img80.exs.cx/img80/8274/ginger04.th.jpg http://img80.exs.cx/img80/8764/ginger08.th.jpg

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/9884/ginger05.th.jpg http://img80.exs.cx/img80/2204/ginger06.th.jpg http://img80.exs.cx/img80/516/ginger09.th.jpg

but that isn't what all the sites are posting..they all say enhanced!!