OldBoy

dino...you got pm.

Julie Walker

The thing with Dimension Extreme titles is this. Only Blockbuster and Wal-Mart will get the R rated versions if unrated versions are also released. So basically don't bother with Wal-Mart at all about D.E. titles.

No other websites sell the R rated versions that i'm aware of. So while it may look like they're only being released unrated, that is not the case.

It all seemed to start when Teeth was released, which despite being R rated. Wal-Mart refused to carry it because of the plot! Then Inside was released and Wal-Mart originally did have that in some locations unrated(the R version was for Blockbuster rental only at the time). It was quickly pulled from the shelves though. Ever since then, Wal-Mart has also been carrying the R rated D.E. titles like Blockbuster has.

So basically don't go to WM looking to buy D.E. titles that have unrated releases! And becareful when renting D.E. titles from Blockbuster! They may have been creating cut versions for the chain for awhile with specific titles. I was surprised to find out an R rated version of 13:Game Of Death with about 10 minutes cut from it existed, after only seeing the unrated version available everywhere else(including Wal-Mart!),



On the plus side, it looks like only 2-3 minutes is missing from the R rated version. Sure that is a lot of footage if it's all gore and stuff. But if the film is as graphic and prolonged as it said to be. It may still be effective, so you may as well bite the bullet and watch it if you can't return it at all.

I on the other hand am thinking of just renting this film sometime despite it being cut. Since I've been extremely disappointed with the new French horror films so far.

dullboy

I've skimmed through one of the edited discs and there are a couple of close-up gore shots missing. I would be specific on which parts if I could find the spoiler tag option, but I don't see it.

Also, your Walmart copy doesn't have the extras, AFAIK.

OldBoy

i don't think it is a Dimension Extreme title. at least it isn't presented as such all over the case like the rest of 'em.

i rented at BBV and they had the Unrated, so you wouldn't have to get cut if you go that route.

anyway, i had success! at Walmart. i just had to talk to the media manager and showed him the online listings and he ok'd it within a minute. will get the "correct" edition on the way to a family thing at BB tomorrow. all in all it works out and i will have the cut i want.

and i have to give a special shout out to 'asianxcore'. if he didn't post the different cover art thing i don't know if and when i would have noticed that i had the cut version as i hadn't planned on watching for awhile.

OldBoy

it did list all the extras on case: intro by director, 1-hour making-of, etc. but i didn't check actual disc. are you saying the extras are listed, but not on disc, ala "Slumdog Millionaire"?

asianxcore

Thanks! Always down to help out around here.

It's funny how the comment I made on different DVD Jacket/Slipcase Art led to this

OldBoy

and me not sleeping last night for fear i would wind up not be able to return j/k (mostly)

dullboy

The edited version I saw had no extras on the menus to choose from.

dino88

Good to see you got it worked out Scott....

OT..I've a BIT to drink and watching Troll 2....this movie is the best. Cousins passed out and doesnt know what he's missing. I vote for troll 2 to win the horror torney...fuck the rest.

OldBoy

oh boy. i think it is dangerous to drink and post

Julie Walker

Oh ok, I just looked the dvd up online and you're right. It is not a D.E. title at all! I thought it was since I remember seeing a D.E. ad in Rue Morgue or Fangoria recently which also showed Martyrs. Then again, the same thing happened with the Weinsteins Night of the Living Dead release. It was said to be a D.E. title, yet wasn't.

I will go check the Blockbuster by my house and see what version they have and probably rent it. If they have the unrated version, that's great. But if they don't, oh well.

I do know some Blockbusters may carry unrated versions while others will not. I know some have mentioned finding the unrated Hatchet for rental at BlockB, and yet all locations in St Paul have only had the R rated version.

But after being burned by Inside, I don't want to take the chance of blind buying these films at all. I can't afford to do that anymore. The main reason I took the chance on Inside was, the rental version was heavily cut(75 minutes,compared to 82 minutes!), and I saw it available at Wal-Mart for a decent price. Of course after I bought it, it was pulled from the shelves. I was shocked to see it there originally myself with the original packaging. I expected the imagery on the back to be altered at the very least and yet it was not.

Meanwhile I decided to check out Frontiers when it was on Fearnet.com and I couldn't finish the film. So far, I've only liked High Tension and Irreversible out of the 'new French extreme/horror cinema' trend.


Did you rent it or buy it? Sometimes the Weinstein rental versions which are exclusive to Blockbuster lack the extra features fully, or have a 'bonus' that's not available on the official release.

asianxcore

I actually liked Frontier(s). Have you seen Malefique? Liked that too

Glad to see everything worked out alright though

Julie Walker

[QUOTE=asianxcore;9434625]I actually liked Frontier(s). Have you seen Malefique? Liked that too
QUOTE]

No I haven't seen that yet. I may try to see all of Frontier(s) someday, but I just couldn't get through it after 40 minutes. It just was not doing anything for me.

Julie Walker

It was completely rented, so I wound up not getting anything tonight. However, it appears they only have the R version for rental based on the postcard they had in the space for it on the shelf. It does not say 'unrated' on it and is just the basic cover used for the R version/slipcover.

OldBoy

that sucks. weird how different franchises have different versions. the one drawback to the UR @ BBV was while the extras were listed, they were not on the disc. main reason i bought it though as i wanted to see the 1-hour doc.

so i finally got the "correct" version at BB. yay!

how is the making-of for anyone that has seen it?

Giles

I agree I thought Frontier(s) was very flawed.

dullboy

Wow, Julie, other than my girlfriend, you are the only woman I've heard say they liked Irreversible. I find Noe very intriguing, and Irreversible, coupled with his earlier film, I Stand Alone, are the most disturbing movies I've ever seen. I'm eagerly awaiting his new one, Enter the Void.

asianxcore

Doesn't help that it's influences are a little too obvious

LickTheABCs

His "We Fuck Alone" segment on Destricted is the only thing of his I didn't care for. The whole thing is like watching a bad porno involving a dude and blow-up doll while blinking extremely fast. While funny, not something I need to see more than once. Or twice.

darthdelegate

My thoughts exactly. I agree with everything in this post.

OldBoy

anyone watch the 1-hour doc yet?

Giles

all I remember from 'Destricted' is the short with the uncut shlong getting erect in slow-mo

Julie Walker

I haven't seen Noes other films yet. But I was impressed by Irreversible and the camera style and everything. Sure it was disturbing and unpleasent, but it kept my attention and certainlly was different. So while I wouldn't watch the film often(it's been a few years now), I did see it a few times and still found it worth watching.

Meanwhile the likes of Inside severely let me down and I found unpleasent, stupid, and worse of all boring! So i've largely been let down by most of the French horror/extreme films that get hyped up and all.

Giles

funny, I thought the same thing about 'Frontier(s)'

I, on the other hand, liked the ultra savagery and copious amounts of blood of 'Inside'

Julie Walker

Just goes to show how people will respond to films differently