Anna and the Apocalypse

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

Synopsis:A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.

[Thomas Veil]

Gheez I hope so. It would stink if they handed it off to Netflix where Blu-ray goes to die.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by Thomas Veil

Gheez I hope so. It would stink if they handed it off to Netflix where Blu-ray goes to die.

Huh? By digital, they mean Vudu, iTunes, FandangoNow, Google Play, and Amazon.

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

Originally Posted by Thomas Veil

Gheez I hope so. It would stink if they handed it off to Netflix where Blu-ray goes to die.

What? It already got a theatrical release in December 2018 from Orion/MGM (an unfair limited release, but a release nonetheless). It isn't being dumped to Netflix, it's just going to digital retailers first and then coming to disc (like usual). It's just the fact that we'll probably have to wait until March or April for it to come (especially since the commentary hasn't even been recorded).

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

Apparently the UK version of the movie is longer than the USA version. Even though the director said that nothing too big was cut out of the movie, I'm still kind of sad that we didn't get the full movie. I knew that it was re-edited and re-rated not too long before release, but I thought that applied to all versions. This is not the case, I honestly hope that the longer version comes here, if not, I may have to pray that the UK Blu-ray is region free.

I decided to research and I found that the USA version is 92 minutes while the UK is 98 minutes, not a huge difference, but still somewhat concerning. I mean, I noticed that the songs Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now and Give Them a Show are different in the movie compared to the soundtrack. Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now is full on edited differently in the movie AND some verses are missing in comparison to the soundtrack (and some dialogue is gone). Meanwhile Give Them a Show does have some verses missing. Without seeing the UK cut, it's hard to know if this is part of what's cut from USA or not.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by CrazyBlu-RayFan

Apparently the UK version of the movie is longer than the USA version. Even though the director said that nothing too big was cut out of the movie, I'm still kind of sad that we didn't get the full movie. I knew that it was re-edited and re-rated not too long before release, but I thought that applied to all versions. This is not the case, I honestly hope that the longer version comes here, if not, I may have to pray that the UK Blu-ray is region free.

I decided to research and I found that the USA version is 92 minutes while the UK is 98 minutes, not a huge difference, but still somewhat concerning. I mean, I noticed that the songs Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now and Give Them a Show are different in the movie compared to the soundtrack. Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now is full on edited differently in the movie AND some verses are missing in comparison to the soundtrack (and some dialogue is gone). Meanwhile Give Them a Show does have some verses missing. Without seeing the UK cut, it's hard to know if this is part of what's cut from USA or not.

John McPhail confirmed the US version had a strict running time requirement but no scenes or songs were cut. Instead they cut lines to trim it:

It is, we had to come in as close to 90 minutes as possible for our US theatrical, there isn't any songs cut or scenes, it's mostly a line here and there.

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[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

John McPhail confirmed the US version had a strict running time requirement but no scenes or songs were cut. Instead they cut lines to trim it:



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And no songs were cut, but verses could've very likely been cut for run time.

[AaronJ]

I didn't see this in the theater, but I remember the trailer made it look really fun. I'll most definitely blind buy this whenever it comes out.

I mean, come on: How can someone not love a X-Mas Zombie Musical?

[mparisi]

I saw this in the theater and it was a lot of fun. Will definitely pick this up and in all honesty it didn't need to be any longer...

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

Originally Posted by mparisi

I saw this in the theater and it was a lot of fun. Will definitely pick this up and in all honesty it didn't need to be any longer...

Oh don't get me wrong, the shorter cut is great, even trimmed the movie is on my top 12 of 2018, I just love it enough to want more of it no matter how small. But it is ridiculous that the USA distributors thought that 98 minutes was too long.

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

Update, apparently there are three versions of the movie. Including one with a song that's on the vinyl soundtrack and cut from both the UK and US versions, it was played for its festival run. The company releasing the German Blu-ray did ask for all 3 versions but right now it's unknown if they're included. I hope that all 3 versions are included on the USA disc but I wouldn't hold my breath. Oh and both the UK and festival cuts had Anna's dad singing ' I Will Believe' with Anna like how it is in the soundtrack.

[Thomas Veil]

So I see a US DVD release of this in October...gotta be a Blu-ray eventually right? The dvd is often listed first so hoping this is just to far out yet.

[mparisi]

Originally Posted by Thomas Veil

So I see a US DVD release of this in October...gotta be a Blu-ray eventually right? The dvd is often listed first so hoping this is just to far out yet.

Fingers crossed we get a US blu. There's a German blu coming out soon (saw it listed on Diabolikdvd).

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

Originally Posted by Thomas Veil

So I see a US DVD release of this in October...gotta be a Blu-ray eventually right? The dvd is often listed first so hoping this is just to far out yet.

I hope so, and I hope it contains all 3 cuts of the movie. By the way, I have found and seen all 3 versions. The 107 minutes long Festival Cut is my preferred version of the movie. For comparison, USA is 92 minutes long, UK is 97 minutes long. The biggest bonus about the 107 min version is that ALL songs are in their complete versions (the other 2 versions trim some of the songs to save time).

[u2popmofo]

I missed this in the theater, would love a blu to watch this December!

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

Well, if the USA doesn't get a Blu-ray, Japan will be getting one on October 23rd.

[Monterey Jack]

I would import a Blu of this as opposed to being stuck with a DVD in 2019.

[craigbarr2003]

Originally Posted by mparisi

Fingers crossed we get a US blu. There's a German blu coming out soon (saw it listed on Diabolikdvd).

The German blu has been out for months. It's the one I bought.

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

UK distributor Second Sight will be releasing the movie on Blu-ray. They have confirmed the following:

It comes out December 2nd and it will contain the extended cut (aka Festival Cut)

It will be region free

So currently, the Blu-ray releases available for region A players will be:

Japan Blu-ray

Canada Blu-ray

Second Sight UK Blu-ray

[weir]

Definite preorder. Here's all the info on the release from Second Sight Films.