Odd thing in Vault of Horror.
10-02-07, 06:51 PM
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Odd thing in Vault of Horror.
I just got the Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror pack and something very odd happens in the first "tale" of Vault of Horror.
I cannot tell if this is intentional, or if it has been edited, but during the conclusion of how the first guy died, it cuts to a still image of this
. It looks like censored something. Also, the music skips around as if it's been messed with.
Is this how it is supposed to be?
I cannot tell if this is intentional, or if it has been edited, but during the conclusion of how the first guy died, it cuts to a still image of this
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Is this how it is supposed to be?
10-02-07, 07:13 PM
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Yes, it is the edited version of Vault.
From DVD Drive-In :
"The bad news here is on VAULT OF HORROR. Though it comes pretty close to TALES in terms of video and audio quality, the presentation is cut, representing the PG version of the film. At the 16:50 point (during “Midnight Mess”) a scene where a tap plunged into Daniel Massey’s neck to extract blood, is replaced with an awkward still frame which optically blacks out the tap held by the bald actor with vampire fangs! At 31:07 (during “The Neat Job”) a hammer shot to the head is trimmed, and also during the same segment at around the 31:43 mark, extra shots of body parts packed in jars – notably a jar that’s labeled “odd and ends”, are missing. Granted, these missing shots only amount to seconds, but they are still crucial to the payoff of the first two stories. Additionally, at around 1:14:46 when a pair of hands are lopped off during the “Bargain in Death” segment, more brief gory footage is missing. The rest of the film looks to be intact. A British disc of VAULT was released years ago by a company called Vipco, and although it’s full frame and of inferior quality, it’s fully uncut. Back to the specs here, an additional Spanish mono track is included, as are optional English, Spanish and French subtitles."
From DVD Drive-In :
"The bad news here is on VAULT OF HORROR. Though it comes pretty close to TALES in terms of video and audio quality, the presentation is cut, representing the PG version of the film. At the 16:50 point (during “Midnight Mess”) a scene where a tap plunged into Daniel Massey’s neck to extract blood, is replaced with an awkward still frame which optically blacks out the tap held by the bald actor with vampire fangs! At 31:07 (during “The Neat Job”) a hammer shot to the head is trimmed, and also during the same segment at around the 31:43 mark, extra shots of body parts packed in jars – notably a jar that’s labeled “odd and ends”, are missing. Granted, these missing shots only amount to seconds, but they are still crucial to the payoff of the first two stories. Additionally, at around 1:14:46 when a pair of hands are lopped off during the “Bargain in Death” segment, more brief gory footage is missing. The rest of the film looks to be intact. A British disc of VAULT was released years ago by a company called Vipco, and although it’s full frame and of inferior quality, it’s fully uncut. Back to the specs here, an additional Spanish mono track is included, as are optional English, Spanish and French subtitles."
10-03-07, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Alkaline
I can say that personally, having TFTC uncut in a solid new dvd transfer alone warrants the purchase of this set, despite the inclusion of the PG VOH cut.
10-03-07, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Alkaline
I can say that personally, having TFTC uncut in a solid new dvd transfer alone warrants the purchase of this set, despite the inclusion of the PG VOH cut.
11-01-07, 09:28 PM
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If anyone's interested I just bought a cheap-o $1 version of Vault of Horror from the $1 Shop and while it still has the still image in it but doesn't have the "black blob" on it. It's a kinda crappy Full Screen version too but i thought some might be interested, it comes in a double feature with Frightmare
11-01-07, 10:08 PM
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I watched this on the Fox Movie Channel over the weekend. Same exact problems.
