Maniac Cop!!!!!!!! YAAAAY!
09-29-06 | 02:28 PM
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Maniac Cop!!!!!!!! YAAAAY!
Finally, looks like Synapse is releasing this bad boy. I was always upset that I missed the Elite version. Here are the specs via Bloody-disgusting.com via Fangoria.:
Synapse Films gave Fangoria a peek at the cover art and the full disc specs for its new edition of MANIAC COP, William Lustig’s original 1988 chiller starring Bruce Campbell and Tom Atkins as a young police officer and a lieutenant who take on a superhuman killer (Robert Z’Dar) garbed in the blue uniform.
The disc sports a new 16x9-enhanced high-definition 1.85:1 transfer remastered from old vault materials, with new DTS 6.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio tracks along with the original 2.0 Surround sound. Supplements include:
• Audio commentary by Campbell, producer/writer Larry Cohen and others
• New featurette with Z’Dar
• Additional scenes filmed for Japanese TV broadcast
• Theatrical trailer
• TV spots
“Other surprises” are also promised, and the disc will retail for $24.95.
Synapse Films gave Fangoria a peek at the cover art and the full disc specs for its new edition of MANIAC COP, William Lustig’s original 1988 chiller starring Bruce Campbell and Tom Atkins as a young police officer and a lieutenant who take on a superhuman killer (Robert Z’Dar) garbed in the blue uniform.
The disc sports a new 16x9-enhanced high-definition 1.85:1 transfer remastered from old vault materials, with new DTS 6.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio tracks along with the original 2.0 Surround sound. Supplements include:
• Audio commentary by Campbell, producer/writer Larry Cohen and others
• New featurette with Z’Dar
• Additional scenes filmed for Japanese TV broadcast
• Theatrical trailer
• TV spots
“Other surprises” are also promised, and the disc will retail for $24.95.
09-29-06 | 02:53 PM
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cool. it has everything from the old one. the commentary is class. campbell on top form. its from the old LD so dont expect anything new.
i sold my elite one a few years ago for good money. but for some reason it doesnt appear on ebay much.
i sold my elite one a few years ago for good money. but for some reason it doesnt appear on ebay much.
10-01-06 | 12:03 AM
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Interesting flick. I rented this through Netflix, and watched it really late at night. It was a perfect time for that movie.
I might pick this up, if I can find it for a decent price.
I might pick this up, if I can find it for a decent price.
10-02-06 | 06:36 PM
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From dvdactive.com:
cover art here:
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/maniac-cop.html
Title: Maniac Cop: Special Edition (IMDb)
Starring: Bruce Campbell
Released: 14th November 2006
SRP: $24.95
Further Details:
Synapse Films has sent over details on Maniac Cop: Special Edition, which will be available to own on the 14th of November at a retail price of $24.95. When innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer, a young cop, Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell), finds himself marked as the chief suspect after his wife is murdered. As Lieutenant Frank McCrae (Tom Atkins) investigates these mysterious killings, the death toll rises and he suspects a mysterious police cover-up. This “maniac” cop must be stopped, but it might not be so easy! He isn’t an ordinary man. He’s inhuman...driven by supernatural forces...and ready to take on the entire police force, hell-bent on revenge!
This cult horror classic from 1988 has long been out-of-print on DVD in region one, and for this special edition release Synapse Films has restored and re-mastered the film from original vault materials to create a high definition transfer of the film and all-new DTS and Dolby Digital audio tracks. We've attached a detailed listing of the specs and extras below, along with the artwork for the release.
New, Anamorphic Widescreen High-Defintion (1.85:1) Transfer from the Original Vault Materials
Audio Commentary from Star Bruce Campbell, Producer Larry Cohen and Others
New DTS 6.1 Audio Track Re-Mixed For This Home Video Release
New Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Soundtrack Re-Mixed for This Home Video Release
Original 2.0 Dolby Digital Surround Soundtrack
Theatrical Trailer and Television Spots
Additional Scenes Filmed for Japanese Television Broadcast
All-New Featurette with Star Robert Z’Dar and Other Surprises!
Starring: Bruce Campbell
Released: 14th November 2006
SRP: $24.95
Further Details:
Synapse Films has sent over details on Maniac Cop: Special Edition, which will be available to own on the 14th of November at a retail price of $24.95. When innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer, a young cop, Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell), finds himself marked as the chief suspect after his wife is murdered. As Lieutenant Frank McCrae (Tom Atkins) investigates these mysterious killings, the death toll rises and he suspects a mysterious police cover-up. This “maniac” cop must be stopped, but it might not be so easy! He isn’t an ordinary man. He’s inhuman...driven by supernatural forces...and ready to take on the entire police force, hell-bent on revenge!
This cult horror classic from 1988 has long been out-of-print on DVD in region one, and for this special edition release Synapse Films has restored and re-mastered the film from original vault materials to create a high definition transfer of the film and all-new DTS and Dolby Digital audio tracks. We've attached a detailed listing of the specs and extras below, along with the artwork for the release.
New, Anamorphic Widescreen High-Defintion (1.85:1) Transfer from the Original Vault Materials
Audio Commentary from Star Bruce Campbell, Producer Larry Cohen and Others
New DTS 6.1 Audio Track Re-Mixed For This Home Video Release
New Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Soundtrack Re-Mixed for This Home Video Release
Original 2.0 Dolby Digital Surround Soundtrack
Theatrical Trailer and Television Spots
Additional Scenes Filmed for Japanese Television Broadcast
All-New Featurette with Star Robert Z’Dar and Other Surprises!
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/maniac-cop.html
10-04-06 | 12:56 AM
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Up for preorder at DDD for $13.28 (part of the horror sale through 10/16).
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemid=SYP303059
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemid=SYP303059
10-04-06 | 01:46 AM
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From: Truth or Consequences, NM
Originally Posted by ianholm
Is this the movie where the guy slices someones eyeball with a razor in closeup?
That's New York Ripper...unless there's another movie that has that.
10-04-06 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DthRdrX
Good news. I have the Elite one and if memory serves me correct it's on par with a bad VHS copy.
10-04-06 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Giles
what exactly does that mean? - more gore or character exposition?
It seems there was also some Japanese broadcasting rule like "you can't depict the murder of a policeman" (that's not the actual rule, just a hypothetical example), so the dialogue creates some minor plot point to get around that. They explained it in the commentary. I'll have to dig out my copy and find out exactly what it was.
10-04-06 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by SuckaMC
wow, nice to see Maniac cop getting some love on the board. Didn't Lustig direct Maniac as well? That is far more likely to feature the razor eyeball scene.
I thought I remember reading the film did lose a little extreme gore to get its R-rating from Fangoria at the time of it's theatrical release
