Maximum Overdrive uncut [Archive] - Horror Digital Forum

patmcgahern

06-11-2004, 03:52 PM

I'd always heard Maximum Overdrive was cut, but I thought it was pretty violent anyway, until yesterday. I had never seen it in widescreen and was thrilled when a friend lent me the anchorbay dvd. But after watching it I thought, wait a minute. So I did a root through and found my tape of Maximum Overdrive I taped in the early 90's off RTE 1 and it is indeed uncut. The swelling of the wound with the blood beginning to spray out after the dude gets hit with the can, the kid getting squished by the steamroller gos into graphic detail, about a million more squibs in the dixie boy diner shooting. I was thinking bout capturing all these with my PC, but where on the web could I host them?

zombi3

06-11-2004, 04:47 PM

So which is uncut, the tape or the dvd?

wizzer

06-11-2004, 04:52 PM

i was just mentioning this in some other thread where we were talking about maximum overdrive. i didn't like the movie before but when i finally watched my AB disc, i was suprised at the amount of blood. it turned me into a lover of this film.

patmcgahern

06-11-2004, 06:11 PM

I just reread my first post and I realise I didnt make it clear enough, the Anchorbay dvd is cut to shreds, my tape off RTE 1 is completely uncut

wizzer

06-11-2004, 07:04 PM

I just reread my first post and I realise I didnt make it clear enough, the Anchorbay dvd is cut to shreds, my tape off RTE 1 is completely uncut

:hum: shit. that sucks then. i wonder what version fox will release. i still say the AB version is bloodier than whatever version i was used to before.

wizzer

06-11-2004, 07:05 PM

also i can put a few shots up on my web space if you send them to me.

wizzer@cox.net

WesReviews

06-12-2004, 10:03 PM

:hum: shit. that sucks then. i wonder what version fox will release. i still say the AB version is bloodier than whatever version i was used to before.
Fox will probably just use Anchor Bay's print, since it's already complete and they wouldn't have to spend their own money remastering it and such.

Wizejoker

06-12-2004, 11:20 PM

www.methodlab.com/members/ is where I host my pics. It can host up to 10 mb of photos

Number Six

06-13-2004, 01:44 AM

It looks like there were cuts made.

Read here. (http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=2482) Though they only mention DVD's.

I'd be interested in seeing an uncut version, even if it means tape :nervous: .

patmcgahern

06-13-2004, 10:46 AM

Theres another cut though, when the can hits the coach in the forehead

dharmon

07-02-2009, 04:51 AM

Can you put the scenes on youtube?

Myron Breck

07-04-2009, 07:55 PM

I would gladly double-dip for an uncut version of this one, as I saw it in the theatre and it holds a place in my heart. :)

spawningblue

07-05-2009, 02:36 AM

Just watched this for the first time and was surprised to see how fun it was. It gets a lot of hate, and in all honesty, it is pretty cheesy, but I enjoyed watching it and all the insane kills and gore, including the kid getting run over by the steam roller. Did not expect that! I would def. repurchase an uncut version of this.

Oh, and how awesomely bad is the trailer with Stephen King doing crazy faces with the music from Halloween 3.

RidgeShark

07-05-2009, 04:37 AM

You could always try Pirate Bay.

Shlockjock81

07-05-2009, 04:44 AM

Oh, and how awesomely bad is the trailer with Stephen King doing crazy faces with the music from Halloween 3.

LOL that trailer is such a HOOT! When he said "If you want to do something right, you have to do it yourself" or something to that effect, I burst out laughing. He's actually comparing this to the likes of Carrie and The Shining?

Then when he says "I'll scare you.. that's a promise" I cracked up again. The film was cool, but is in NO WAY scary. How could it be with a rockin' soundtrack by AC/DC?! An action thriller maybe, but definitely NO horror film.

And goddammit I love the music from Halloween III lol. Always been one of my fav soundtracks.

hots4

07-05-2009, 11:28 AM

spawningblue

07-05-2009, 03:52 PM

LOL that trailer is such a HOOT! When he said "If you want to do something right, you have to do it yourself" or something to that effect, I burst out laughing. He's actually comparing this to the likes of Carrie and The Shining?

Then when he says "I'll scare you.. that's a promise" I cracked up again. The film was cool, but is in NO WAY scary. How could it be with a rockin' soundtrack by AC/DC?! An action thriller maybe, but definitely NO horror film.

And goddammit I love the music from Halloween III lol. Always been one of my fav soundtracks.

haha yeah he said that like three times. It's kind of arrogant and insulting to all the other Directors who adapted his stories, and hilarious because all of their movies are better haha.

And yeah, the music for Halloween 3 is awesome, just weird to hear it in the trailer for this one. I was just waiting for the Silver Shramrock theme song to come up haha.

HAEMORRHAGE

07-05-2009, 05:42 PM

I've been wanting to see the uncut version of this forever.

x666x

07-05-2009, 06:28 PM

amazon uk have a dutch dvd for sale and it's listed as uncut can anybody here confirm this? here's the link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001F7VSSU/ref=s9_simb_gw_xu_s0_p74_t1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1GCNGMA8KGT9FCM70YZ6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467198433&pf_rd_i=468294

http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=2482

I think the one your talking about is the R2 Holland. All discs available appear to be the Theatrical Cut only.

Anyone with an uncut tape, if you transfer it to dvd-r, I am sure some of us would chip in cash wise. By the description of the cut scenes, I may have never seen the uncut version, even in my youth.

bigdaddyhorse

07-05-2009, 07:59 PM

Anyone with an uncut tape, if you transfer it to dvd-r, I am sure some of us would chip in cash wise. By the description of the cut scenes, I may have never seen the uncut version, even in my youth.

I don't know if I've ever seen those either. I would love to see em, and if it's 13 seconds total I'm thinking youtube it if you can rip it.:)
I'd also be willing to trade, but not buy unless it's a fully uncut widescreen dvd.

BrokeNads

07-05-2009, 09:48 PM

x666x

07-05-2009, 11:08 PM

I have this in dvd and is not Achor bay is Trinity dvd from canada. The time is 98 minutes and i see in this others posts about the uk dvd and I see the link and is say uncut but is say only 95 minutes. Maybe canadian dvd is uncut what is the time for the achor bay dvd and what is the time for the total uncut dvd is supposed?

PAL (Europe) runs faster at 24 frames per second. Canada/US has NTSC which runs at 29.97 frames which makes the movie run slower, therefore giving it a longer run time.

There is a 13 second difference between the cut and uncut version here. Do you see blood during the steam roller scene? I never have so I assume I only have ever saw the cut theatrical version.

rxfiend

07-05-2009, 11:08 PM

So was this released uncut on VHS? I think my parents have this on video somewhere. They used to record video tapes all the time (have around 1000 or so). May have to make a visit over there today and see if I can find it.

bigdaddyhorse

07-05-2009, 11:51 PM

I have this in dvd and is not Achor bay is Trinity dvd from canada. The time is 98 minutes and i see in this others posts about the uk dvd and I see the link and is say uncut but is say only 95 minutes. Maybe canadian dvd is uncut what is the time for the achor bay dvd and what is the time for the total uncut dvd is supposed?

Where did you get the runtime number from? If from the case or internet, it could be and probably is wrong. If from your dvd player, check for the mentioned cuts!

Katatonia

07-06-2009, 12:07 AM

I have this in dvd and is not Achor bay is Trinity dvd from canada. The time is 98 minutes and i see in this others posts about the uk dvd and I see the link and is say uncut but is say only 95 minutes. Maybe canadian dvd is uncut what is the time for the achor bay dvd and what is the time for the total uncut dvd is supposed?

The Trinity DVD sold in the USA is also 98 minutes. It's the same 16x9 transfer as the old 20th Century Fox DVD re-release from 2004, and includes the original theatrical trailer.

The UK DVD running at 95 minutes is simply the PAL speedup.

dharmon

07-06-2009, 12:36 AM

Does the bible salesman's face fall off in the uncut version?

DrunkleSteve

09-26-2010, 06:36 PM

Does the bible salesman's face fall off in the uncut version?

Yes, It does. I went to the UK for vacation with my aunt and uncle. We stayed at a hotel and they happened to have the uncut version. I have a picture from the scene where the coach gets hit in the head and it swells up and pops like a zit. It was quite entertaining.