toddly6666

I just got the ANTICHRIST PAL DVD from artpopdvd.com today!
http://www.artpopdvd.com/DVD/48866.aspx.

Excellent DVD quality! Beautiful anamorphic video and atmospheric DD 5.1 English. And the Russian subtitles are forced (can be turned off depending on dvd player/computer). (there is also a Russian DD 5.1 and DTS dub).

manicsounds

with the UK disc being pushed to January 2010, this I guess is a cheaper option for people that are curious.

Any word on if the Russian disc is cut at all?

toddly6666

Ohhhhhh no - nothing is cut here on the russian dvd! It is aaaaalll there!

asianxcore

I want this. Have to keep it in mind.

Is the UK Blu-Ray also delayed until 2010?

toddly6666

I just made a note to the specs. Russian subtitles are forced when watching it in English. The subs can come off depending on your dvd player/computer dvd player....

flixtime

Some thoughts I had, and a general scorecard of the more controversial/graphic aspects (NOTE: now with protected SPOILERS):

- What little I've seen of von Trier's work hasn't done much for me, and ANTICHRIST resulted in the same
- The first sixty percent of the movie is comprised primarily of snooze-inducing psycho-babble and relationship blather, while the last forty percent sees the introduction of some elements of a rather routine suspense/thriller (including reminding me of THE SHINING for a couple of minutes)
- Three acts of uncomfortable viewing with regard to animals (if you grew up on a farm or around animals then maybe not too uncomfortable), and one additional act of being mean to a bird
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- Intense female masturbation (not too graphic) followed by woman getting slapped twice, and two shots of female full frontal nudity
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- Other than the above, some general scenes of intense sex (not overly graphic), and some scenes of violence not uncommon to many films
- Generally speaking, to me all the fuss about this film seems much ado about nothing
- The performances are fine, the cinematography is fine, and the sound design seemed thoughtful
- Never found it interesting, didn't care about the characters, didn't care about the story which I found more nonsensical than horrific/disturbing. The first half moved rather slow.
- If it were French, it would be a not so good entry in the recent wave of French horror (all of which would rank higher on my scorecard)
- I seem to recall that Norwegian film NABOER from a few years ago having a disturbing scene involving incredibly violent sex, and no one made a fuss about that movie
- Calling the film a masterpiece seems silly, likewise all the special attention this film has gotten seems a misuse of everyone's time and energy
- I'd recommend spending your money instead on Russia's THE BANISHMENT (2007) and Australia's LONG WEEKEND (1978)...both films came readily to mind while watching this von Trier's effort
- And I still don't get what all the fuss is about, yeah the (Val Lewton and Co. wouldn't have shown a thing and yet it would have been much more horrifying), but otherwise...the experience of watching ANTICHRIST will evaporate rapidly for me

gglass4269

I've never bought from that site before. Can someone please share their experience with the company?

flixtime

You needn't have any reservations in dealing with artpop. I've used them multiple times and everything has been just fine. Even though artpop is somewhat new, their previous incarnation was alldvd.ca...so they've been around for a while. My experiences with alldvd.ca earlier, and now artpop have all been first-rate....fast shipping, excellent customer service, etc.

BuddhaWake

flix, you might want to spoiler those bullets as some might find it too revealing.you know how it is here. I'm looking forward to the theatrical release because everything I've seen from Trier I've liked. not loved but liked.

flixtime

Hey BuddhaWake, okay sure thing I went back and put a spoiler shield on the more sensitive information. I figured my bolded warning was enough, but I get your drift about going a little further just to be safe.

gglass4269

so if i ordered this today, how long would it take to ship? the shipping info is a little confusing, because I don't know where the dvd is being shipped from...

flixtime

Artpop is based in Canada, but since you are in the U.S, your package will ship out of Buffalo, NY. Can't say for sure when it'd ship, maybe Monday, most likely Tuesday, no later than Wednesday.

gglass4269

as far as i know, this is the only way of getting this film right now, correct? Is there any special features?

toddly6666

artpopdvd is the best Russian DVD site, and also an excellent supplier of obscure and new Eastern European dvds...They are extremely fast. I live in NYC so if I order a DVD, I usually get it within the same week...and they are friendly and will help you find a title you are looking for as well.

No special features on the DVD. Like I said, excellent DVD video and audio quality!

gglass4269

anyone else get this yet?

Rypro 525

i noticed this is playing in theaters in DC starting Oct 23, and noticed they have a tag mentioning "no one under 18 admitted". I've actually only seen one of his movies (Dogville) and that bored the shit out of me, but this looks interesting, see in theaters or just get it on dvd?

gglass4269

its not playing on my blu ray player... i thought this was all regions =(

asianxcore

It's All Region, but it's also PAL, which Toddly clearly stated twice in the thread title and once in the OP.

There is also a warning to make sure your player plays PAL discs on ArtPopDVD's page for Antichrist.

toddly6666

Gglass, u dont have a multi region dvd player or a multiregion blu ray player? If not, its time to buy one!

gglass4269

im a noob, so i dont know what PAL means, i finally got it to work on another dvd player though. is there a way to turn the subtitles off via the menu?

manicsounds

OUCH to the Artificial Eye disc....

asianxcore

I really want to pick up the current Russian disc, but I also want to hold out for the BD releases overseas.

I'm thinking about purchasing a Region Free BD Player sometime soon, so that will be an option for me.

toddly6666

This film is now playing on Time Warner Cable HD...

CritterYawn

I also heard it is on IFC pay-per-view. Is someone here who has seen both versions and is able to tell whether this US version has missing scenes or other similar censorship shenaningans?

manicsounds

UK extras:

Feature Commentary with Director Lars von Trier and Professor Murray Smith
Interview with Charlotte Gainsbourg
Interview with Willem Dafoe
Featurettes:
The Evil of Woman
The Visual Style of Antichrist
The Make-Up Effects and Props of Antichrist FEATURETTE
The Three Beggars FEATURETTE
Eden FEATURETTE
Confessions about Anxiety FEATURETTE
The Sound and Music of Antichrist
The Antichrist Test
Antichrist – Chaos Reigns at the Cannes Film Festival