tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post3326096862413132537..comments2024-03-27T13:28:50.405-07:00Comments on Alienated in Vancouver: Ken Russell's The Devils - there is news!Allan MacInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-51167725508804679882014-02-05T10:14:48.688-08:002014-02-05T10:14:48.688-08:00I'll get the UK version - I hate PAL speedup b...I'll get the UK version - I hate PAL speedup but at least its got some nice extras and a good transfer. Knowing my luck they'll release the extended version right afterwards but if my purchase helps tempt fate, then so be it!GJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00382439248355502348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-47946081464549404942014-02-05T10:12:51.537-08:002014-02-05T10:12:51.537-08:00By the way - adding more confusion to matters - I ...By the way - adding more confusion to matters - I was a little muddled in the previous. The 1:51 BFI release is given in NTSC times, even though the film is PAL. (Someone did the math). So that's the longest length of the film available officially - minus The Rape of Christ et alia. And the Korean DVD is apparently missing eight minutes, from somewhere...Allan MacInnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-65674260619886132262014-02-05T10:10:37.671-08:002014-02-05T10:10:37.671-08:00Good point! I'm not fully awake yet.Good point! I'm not fully awake yet. Allan MacInnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-513577587597371042014-02-05T10:08:19.217-08:002014-02-05T10:08:19.217-08:00Thanks for letting me know, I didn't order it ...Thanks for letting me know, I didn't order it yet!<br />You check check if a disc is 16x9 enhanced or not without having a widescreen TV. Just set your DVD player's screen type to 16x9 and if the video plays back stretched, you know its anamorphic.GJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00382439248355502348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-72694337867245697712014-02-05T10:01:35.041-08:002014-02-05T10:01:35.041-08:00Arggh: sorry, GJ, but at the behest of a correspon...Arggh: sorry, GJ, but at the behest of a correspondent, I checked the runtime and apparently the Korean version of The Devils IS a censored US cut of the film, no doubt the same as the Spanish DVD. At NTSC, it plays to 1:43:20, as opposed to the 1:51 of the PAL-formatted BFI release. Annoyed that I hadn't realized I was watching a censored version of the film! <br /><br />The information on the back of the box is incoherent (the film is described as "4:3 Latterbox," the audio as "2.0 surround") but it IS widescreen; however the Spanish PAL release was NOT enhanced for widescreen TVs, so apparently this one isn't, either. Someone buy me a widescreen TV and I'll test it... <br /><br />Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas on the Spanish cut of The Devils here. Presumably all this applies: <br />http://videowatchdog.blogspot.ca/2010/09/devils-spanish-dvd-report.htmlAllan MacInnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-30121576998386738332014-01-17T12:51:09.248-08:002014-01-17T12:51:09.248-08:00The bootleg - at least the one I have - is pretty ...The bootleg - at least the one I have - is pretty essential, actually, since it does have SOME of the censored material not present in the BFI and Korean releases. With it being unlikely that WB will ever put those scenes back in the film, they're the only way to see them. It has lots of extras, too. Sure, it's a TV rip, and sourced from variable quality, but I would recommend getting both it AND the Korean, until such a time as a proper release happens.Allan MacInnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-90021816452623564942014-01-17T12:39:57.856-08:002014-01-17T12:39:57.856-08:00There are legitimate Korean releases out there (I ...There are legitimate Korean releases out there (I have owned many over the years) but the online stores I used to use all seem to have vanished :(<br /><br />From your comments I assume the Korean "Devils" is widescreen? I haven't seen the film but I am very interested in doing so, and refuse to get the bootleg copy from VHS thats available.GJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00382439248355502348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-61828438741326126012014-01-17T12:34:52.429-08:002014-01-17T12:34:52.429-08:00It's okay. All Korean DVDs I've bought hav...It's okay. All Korean DVDs I've bought have been decent, except for a crappy Cannibal Holocaust and a censored Verhoeven Fourth Man, which comes minus that startling cock shot at the start. Their Beau Travail is full-frame, too. They tend not to have extras, they tend to not have copy protection (raising the question if they're legit; the Korean vendors on eBay say so but I can't guarantee it). I'm not a huge quibbler about image quality, though - if I can get a film I like in the correct aspect ratio on the cheap, that's usually enough to make me happy, unless it really looks like crap. <br /><br />BTW, I'm not 100% sure, since I don't know the Spanish edition,but I gather it was "heavily cut," and I *think* I would have noticed if this were, since I've seen the film many times. But I only have played this particular DVD once!<br />Allan MacInnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-52155506066420994522014-01-17T12:20:29.548-08:002014-01-17T12:20:29.548-08:00Fantastic, I was worried it would be the Spanish e...Fantastic, I was worried it would be the Spanish edition. Shame about the lack of extras, though. Hows the quality of it?GJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00382439248355502348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-18368268694266570472014-01-17T08:02:21.777-08:002014-01-17T08:02:21.777-08:00"Censored" is a relative thing when it c..."Censored" is a relative thing when it comes to this film but as far as I could see it is *identical* to the BFI version that came out. Except there are no extras and it's a lot cheaper. There's no pubic fogging and nothing was missing that I could spot - I think it's the best value when it comes to buying this movie until someone puts the Rape of Christ back.Allan MacInnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-83207520922606033102014-01-17T00:18:55.919-08:002014-01-17T00:18:55.919-08:00Did you check out this Korean DVD yet? I assume it...Did you check out this Korean DVD yet? I assume it is censored but how badly?GJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00382439248355502348noreply@blogger.com