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Old 02-17-2013, 05:28 PM   #16
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normal footage always looked good anyway....
But there is a pretty significant difference between the dvd and blu ray in picture quality
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Old 02-17-2013, 05:47 PM   #17
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Never bought it.. The DVD looks fantastic.
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Old 02-17-2013, 07:05 PM   #18
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My Bloody Valentine wound up being one of my most repurchased titles. I bought the original Paramound DVD, then the Lionsgate Special Edition, and then the Lionsgate Special Edtition on blu-ray when I found it for $5 at Walmart. I've even bought the remake twice!
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Old 02-17-2013, 08:21 PM   #19
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i wish we could get cherry falls and valentine uncut. i hear the original uncut version of valentine, which actually WAS given an R rating at first but was edited down by Warner Bros, was a lot nastier.
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Old 02-17-2013, 10:04 PM   #20
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i hear the original uncut version of valentine, which actually WAS given an R rating at first but was edited down by Warner Bros, was a lot nastier.
It was actually the director himself who choose to cut out the gorier stuff.
He said so himself on the commentary track on Valentine.
He also "chickened out" on showing some gore in Urban Legends.
But I guess he wanted to make the movies more like "Halloween" and "Texas Chainsaw", where the gore is more implied rather than explicitly shown.
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Old 02-18-2013, 01:47 AM   #21
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I love that film, but for reasons I can't understand, it really got trashed by quite a few horror fans in the years since its 2001 theatrical release. I found it to be very suspenseful and the killer looked really creepy with that "cherub" mask. Plus, there was quite a bit of eye candy on hand too. (Denise Richards, etc.) It really needs a Blu-ray release.

Another horror film that needs some attention is Cherry Falls (2000) with Brittany Murphy (RIP sweet girl). It was supposed to get a theatrical release, but got dumped on USA Network in October 2000. The one and only DVD release (which has been OOP for several years) was in Feb./March 2001 and it was a pathetic Double Feature DVD (paired with Terror Tract) which proves that USA Films had no faith in the film selling on its own. Even worse, when Cherry Falls was filming (in prep for a theatrical release, which never happened) it was originally going to be very brutal and bloody. IIRC, the original cut was given a NC-17. Naturally, the director had to tone it down to achieve a "R" rating, because most theaters won't show NC-17 films (stupid!) Well, when it was decided that the film was going to bypass theaters and go the direct to television route (courtesy USA Network) the film had to be completely butchered again because USA wasn't a premium pay channel like HBO, Showtime, or Cinemax where all the goodies could be shown. Also, because USA had commercials, even more cutting was necessary. So, there are three cuts of the film. The heavily butchered television version, the "R" rated DVD version, and the NC-17 version, which has never been available. I'd love to have a proper DVD and Blu-ray release.
I was one of the guys that trashed Valentine, and I still will at any opportunity. Fortunately it's been long enough that I remember very little of it, other than it having a thoroughly unlikeable cast. But as much as I hated Valentine I hated Cherry Falls faaaarrr worse. And no, I will never give either one of them a second chance so forget about even mentioning the thought.
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Old 02-18-2013, 03:03 AM   #22
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i wish we could get cherry falls and valentine uncut. i hear the original uncut version of valentine, which actually WAS given an R rating at first but was edited down by Warner Bros, was a lot nastier.
I would love to see an uncut version of Valentine- but I bet chances are slim to none.
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Old 02-19-2013, 06:49 AM   #23
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Found this in a used bookstore not too long ago for like $5. Don't lose hope on oop titles.
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Old 02-19-2013, 03:51 PM   #24
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It appears the 2001 slasher film Valentine is also out of print.

Anyone? Anyone?
When shipping will cost you 3X the price of the dvd on amazon, that means yeah it is OOP, but no one cares!

I feel the same way about another pile of shit film called Blue Demon I just revisited. It sucks so bad and is OOP, but used copies start under a buck and new ones don't go over $7. It now waits for the next upgrade and save as that's all it's good for. Should've thrown that fucker out in 2006 when I got it, for some reason I kept it.
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Old 02-19-2013, 04:04 PM   #25
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Another horror film that needs some attention is Cherry Falls (2000) with Brittany Murphy (RIP sweet girl). It was supposed to get a theatrical release, but got dumped on USA Network in October 2000. The one and only DVD release (which has been OOP for several years) was in Feb./March 2001 and it was a pathetic Double Feature DVD (paired with Terror Tract) which proves that USA Films had no faith in the film selling on its own. Even worse, when Cherry Falls was filming (in prep for a theatrical release, which never happened) it was originally going to be very brutal and bloody. IIRC, the original cut was given a NC-17. Naturally, the director had to tone it down to achieve a "R" rating, because most theaters won't show NC-17 films (stupid!) Well, when it was decided that the film was going to bypass theaters and go the direct to television route (courtesy USA Network) the film had to be completely butchered again because USA wasn't a premium pay channel like HBO, Showtime, or Cinemax where all the goodies could be shown. Also, because USA had commercials, even more cutting was necessary. So, there are three cuts of the film. The heavily butchered television version, the "R" rated DVD version, and the NC-17 version, which has never been available. I'd love to have a proper DVD and Blu-ray release.
Fan of this movie too.

This has been in rotation for a while on HBO (not On Demand). In glorious HD. Side note, Brittany Murphy looks really good in HD in this particular movie. This could be the only way to see this movie in HD. As far as the uncut version, that's another story.

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