Is the New Grindhouse DVD of Mausoleum Cut?

Richard Anthony · 12-06-2008, 05:10 PM

Does anyone know if the New Welcome To The Grindhouse DVD 'Double Feature' of Mausoleom/Blood Song Cut? Actually I was trying to find out if Mausoleum is Cut. I was reading a Review on Amazon and someone said that the Version of Mausoleum was a Cut Version and that the Embassy VHS is Uncut. Anyone know if this is true or not? I was going to buy the DVD but if the VHS is Uncut then I will buy that instead of the DVD.

hots4 · 12-06-2008, 07:21 PM

yes mausoleum is cut, only checked one section and that's the head exploding at the beginning, and the dvd is cut, not sure what else is cut, but it's definately cut.

Richard Anthony · 12-06-2008, 07:36 PM

Thanks for that info.

So, the Embassy VHS Tape is a Longer Cut of the Film? It has that scene intact that you were talking about?

12-06-2008, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard Anthony

Does anyone know if the New Welcome To The Grindhouse DVD 'Double Feature' of Mausoleom/Blood Song Cut? Actually I was trying to find out if Mausoleum is Cut. I was reading a Review on Amazon and someone said that the Version of Mausoleum was a Cut Version and that the Embassy VHS is Uncut. Anyone know if this is true or not? I was going to buy the DVD but if the VHS is Uncut then I will buy that instead of the DVD.

EMBASSY vhs, laserdisc is the same version as BCI. It the same version I saw at the theatres back 25 years ago.

hots4 · 12-06-2008, 08:50 PM

i live in the uk and all the releases over here are longer than the new US dvd, i can't comment on the embassy vhs or the laserdisc release but the new US dvd is cut, so if the embassy vhs and laserdisc are the same as the dvd then you've only ever had the cut version.

killit · 12-07-2008, 12:17 AM

I bought it at bestbuy for like seven bucks, and it's the same cut i know and it was easily worth the money and an extremely enjoyable double feature. On my big screen hd lcd I actually felt like i was at a grindhouse theatere. It's cheap as hell and anamorphic, just buy it

Katatonia · 12-07-2008, 12:44 AM

There's a recent disc review on here, with screen shots: http://www.horrordvds.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=700

eric_angelus · 12-07-2008, 05:30 AM

Yeah, I just popped in my Embassy VHS and compared the scene at the begining of the BCI DVD and they are identical. Looks like the UK disc is the only uncut version then?

WesReviews · 12-07-2008, 06:19 AM

Okay, i'm confused again.

If the DVD is the same cut as the Embassy vhs...and the Embassy vhs was uncut...how is the DVD cut?

MorallySound · 12-07-2008, 07:42 AM

Well, I haven't gotten this on DVD yet, but I do have the Embassy VHS, maybe I'll just hang onto it for a little while longer.

rhett · 12-07-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by hots4

yes mausoleum is cut, only checked one section and that's the head exploding at the beginning, and the dvd is cut, not sure what else is cut, but it's definately cut.

There's the face scratch too that's been abridged. It's cut from the UK version, but still plenty gory and a great film. Considering the price, it's definitely worth checking out, at any rate.

eric_angelus · 12-07-2008, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by WesReviews

Okay, i'm confused again.

If the DVD is the same cut as the Embassy vhs...and the Embassy vhs was uncut...how is the DVD cut?

If I am understanding everything correctly, the film was cut in the US for an R Rating, which is the only version anyone here has ever been exposed to...so the Embassy VHS and the BCI DVD are the "uncut" US theatrical version. The overseas releases (or at least the UK release at any rate) contains the full version of the film.

WesReviews · 12-07-2008, 06:15 PM

Ah okay. That clears it up a bit. Thanks, Eric.

Mutilated Prey · 12-07-2008, 06:22 PM

The DVD and the US Embassy and Nelson VHS's are cut versions of the film. The head popping in the first scene and when she seduces the gardener (the stomach ripping) are two scenes I noticed. I believe there are two versions of the Embassy VHS - one cut and one uncut, but I'm not positive. The VHS I had from Nelson was definitely cut (blue box) and a friend of mine had a cut Embassy version. I have a bootleg DVD version that is uncut, but I'm not sure of the source - either a laserdisc rip or vhs. I was always under the impression Embassy released two versions.

Richard Anthony · 12-07-2008, 08:00 PM

Thanks for all of the info. I can pick up an Embassy VHS of this Movie for $2, so I may just get that. It sounds like there is more picture information on the Embassy VHS according to the Horror DVDS Review on this site. On a Movie like this, you don't want to lose any Gore or Any of Bobbie Bresee!!

12-06-2008, 05:10 PM	#1
Richard Anthony Stalker Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MA Posts: 478	Is the New Grindhouse DVD of Mausoleum Cut? Does anyone know if the New Welcome To The Grindhouse DVD 'Double Feature' of Mausoleom/Blood Song Cut? Actually I was trying to find out if Mausoleum is Cut. I was reading a Review on Amazon and someone said that the Version of Mausoleum was a Cut Version and that the Embassy VHS is Uncut. Anyone know if this is true or not? I was going to buy the DVD but if the VHS is Uncut then I will buy that instead of the DVD.

12-07-2008, 12:44 AM	#7
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12-07-2008, 05:30 AM	#8
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12-07-2008, 06:19 AM	#9
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12-06-2008, 07:21 PM	#2
hots4 Stalker Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 325	yes mausoleum is cut, only checked one section and that's the head exploding at the beginning, and the dvd is cut, not sure what else is cut, but it's definately cut.

12-06-2008, 07:36 PM	#3
Richard Anthony Stalker Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MA Posts: 478	Thanks for that info. So, the Embassy VHS Tape is a Longer Cut of the Film? It has that scene intact that you were talking about?

12-06-2008, 08:50 PM	#5
hots4 Stalker Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 325	i live in the uk and all the releases over here are longer than the new US dvd, i can't comment on the embassy vhs or the laserdisc release but the new US dvd is cut, so if the embassy vhs and laserdisc are the same as the dvd then you've only ever had the cut version.

12-07-2008, 12:17 AM	#6
killit Maniac Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ATX Posts: 897	I bought it at bestbuy for like seven bucks, and it's the same cut i know and it was easily worth the money and an extremely enjoyable double feature. On my big screen hd lcd I actually felt like i was at a grindhouse theatere. It's cheap as hell and anamorphic, just buy it

12-07-2008, 06:15 PM	#13
WesReviews HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pikeville, KY Posts: 1,462	Ah okay. That clears it up a bit. Thanks, Eric. __________________ "This Scientology stuff for real? Sounds like some weird cult you'd find in a Troma movie." - S-10 Oh, The Horror! Reviews - Horror movie reviews... all decades, all sub-genres. ACTION ALLIANCE - Action film talk with action film fans. "Life differs from the play only in this... it has no plot, all is vague, desultory, unconnected till the curtain drops with the mystery unsolved." - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

12-07-2008, 06:22 PM	#14
Mutilated Prey Soul Stealer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texarkana Posts: 5,076	The DVD and the US Embassy and Nelson VHS's are cut versions of the film. The head popping in the first scene and when she seduces the gardener (the stomach ripping) are two scenes I noticed. I believe there are two versions of the Embassy VHS - one cut and one uncut, but I'm not positive. The VHS I had from Nelson was definitely cut (blue box) and a friend of mine had a cut Embassy version. I have a bootleg DVD version that is uncut, but I'm not sure of the source - either a laserdisc rip or vhs. I was always under the impression Embassy released two versions. __________________

12-07-2008, 08:00 PM	#15
Richard Anthony Stalker Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MA Posts: 478	Thanks for all of the info. I can pick up an Embassy VHS of this Movie for $2, so I may just get that. It sounds like there is more picture information on the Embassy VHS according to the Horror DVDS Review on this site. On a Movie like this, you don't want to lose any Gore or Any of Bobbie Bresee!!

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