Upcoming UK Blu-ray Releases

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

That compounds the lunacy of region coding so, unless you have a Region A/multiregion Blu-ray player, you're going to be stuck with the Criterion DVD or the Rated R BD.

As you said, customers in the UK get shafted again.

[antmumford]

I was going to cancel my order too to make a point but as I preordered this for just £7.99 and I've never seen the film before I think I'll just have it anyway then if the Uncut version comes out I'll rebuy.

[Daemonia]

I'm not buying a cut version, no matter how cheap it is.

This is what's missing:

◦R2 United Kingdom - (Universal Pictures) - "R-rated" version, and hence is still missing:
-The complete reveal of the Oriental dildo, which lasts 4 seconds longer.
-When Max and Nicki first get together, Max picks up a needle from the floor and traces it along Nicki's legs and torso.
-When Max pulls the needle from Nicki's left ear, four seconds showing the needle sliding out of the lobe and being held clear are cut.
-Max pushing the needle into Nicki's right ear amounts to about 2 seconds of deleted video.
-The view of Max and Nicki making love on the floor of the torture chamber is longer by about 5 seconds.
-The shot of Max's second executive murder runs for 23 frames in the PAL version and 48 frames in the NTSC version, amounting to 1 second of missing film.
-The shot of Barry Convex's face splitting open is more lingering, as are some of the other points of view.
-An additional close up of Barry's open chest, with the jagged ends of ribs clearly visible, amounts to 3 seconds.

It may not sound much, but the censored version has much less impact.

[Refused]

If the extras on the UK release are poor, then I might cancel my preorder and seek out an uncut DVD version.

[Rik]

I don't really fancy buying a cut version either, but at that price it was a bargain so I think I'll leave it as is and as Ant says, replace it with an uncut version when available.


Well hello Mister Fancypants.

[the blob]

Absolutely no way in hell I'll buy this version. If it had to be cut by the BBFC I'd still doubt it but the fact that it could be released uncut just makes it even worse. I'm not supporting that kind of apathetic crap and, honestly, if anyone doesn't want these practices to continue, I'd urge them not to support it either whatever the low price.

[Pete]

**** Universal, **** them hard up the bum!

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by the blob

Absolutely no way in hell I'll buy this version. If it had to be cut by the BBFC I'd still doubt it but the fact that it could be released uncut just makes it even worse. I'm not supporting that kind of apathetic crap and, honestly, if anyone doesn't want these practices to continue, I'd urge them not to support it either whatever the low price.

I agree. If people don't buy it, and Universal know why, it might make them realise that we won't stand for shoddy, inferior product. An uncut release is possible and there would be no interference from the BBFC. So what's the problem, Universal?

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Reaper@Cult Labs

Hey Paul-Don't **** with the Chuck!

Yeah that's the same covers I have on the US BD and Dutch BD's respectively.

Imagine going home to HER a quid short in your wages!


MGM-Look and learn.....

MGM will never learn. And it seems like a lot of dvd companies are going the same way. Thank god there are still some out there that go with the original artwork, but not many!

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Refused

If the extras on the UK release are poor, then I might cancel my preorder and seek out an uncut DVD version.

I'll say it's got a trailer, if even that!