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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Universal are releasing the censored R-rated version onto blu-ray in the UK. It's missing 80 seconds of gore.
The picture is the same transfer as used on Universal's Italian blu-ray and suffers from excessive edge enhancement. The only extra is a trailer.
Get the Criterion blu-ray, it's uncut and loaded with extras.
The picture is the same transfer as used on Universal's Italian blu-ray and suffers from excessive edge enhancement. The only extra is a trailer.
Get the Criterion blu-ray, it's uncut and loaded with extras.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Videodrome is Cronenberg at his best and if you are reading this review you probably know that.
That's why I'll concentrate on the disc itself.
As another reviewer mentioned, it is the cut version of the film. While it is unfortunate, I wouldn't say anything vital was cut.
Most of the time, it's a couple of seconds of gore missing (sometimes even less). Don't get me wrong, I hate tinkering with the director's original vision but all in all,
I wouldn't say the film's impact has been diminished.
As for the A/V quality, it's a mixed bag. While it's nowhere near reference quality,
it's not as bad as some other catalogue titles from Universal.
Edge Enhancement is clearly visible but not to the point where it's too distracting.
Similarly, some DNR and sharpening have obviously been used, but the image still looks quite natural.
As many of you know, the film has also been released by Criterion but unless you have a multi-region player
and are willing to import the disc, this is the only way to watch Videodrome in High Definition.
It's also worth noting that the Criterion release seems to have been quite substantially cropped,
so it's also less than perfect.
Unfortunately, there are no extras on the disc to speak of.
Available audio tracks: English, French, Italian, Latin American Spanish, Russian (VO)
Available subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Korean, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Traditional Mandarin
That's why I'll concentrate on the disc itself.
As another reviewer mentioned, it is the cut version of the film. While it is unfortunate, I wouldn't say anything vital was cut.
Most of the time, it's a couple of seconds of gore missing (sometimes even less). Don't get me wrong, I hate tinkering with the director's original vision but all in all,
I wouldn't say the film's impact has been diminished.
As for the A/V quality, it's a mixed bag. While it's nowhere near reference quality,
it's not as bad as some other catalogue titles from Universal.
Edge Enhancement is clearly visible but not to the point where it's too distracting.
Similarly, some DNR and sharpening have obviously been used, but the image still looks quite natural.
As many of you know, the film has also been released by Criterion but unless you have a multi-region player
and are willing to import the disc, this is the only way to watch Videodrome in High Definition.
It's also worth noting that the Criterion release seems to have been quite substantially cropped,
so it's also less than perfect.
Unfortunately, there are no extras on the disc to speak of.
Available audio tracks: English, French, Italian, Latin American Spanish, Russian (VO)
Available subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Korean, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Traditional Mandarin
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Videodrome is one of my favourite movies of all time and one I was looking forward to seeing on blu-ray. The film itself is obviously 5 star (and then some), a deliciously barmy tale of body horror and arguably Cronenberg's first classic.
But the disc itself is lacking. This is the cut version and comes with no extras whatsoever. The cuts are minimal and shouldn't detract from the enjoyment of the film but it's still inexcusable. Sadly I don't think there's much chance of a better version in the near future so unless you have a multi region player this is still worth the lowly asking price.
But the disc itself is lacking. This is the cut version and comes with no extras whatsoever. The cuts are minimal and shouldn't detract from the enjoyment of the film but it's still inexcusable. Sadly I don't think there's much chance of a better version in the near future so unless you have a multi region player this is still worth the lowly asking price.
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