The Killer Elite (1975)

[HotRats]

The Peckinpah film, not the Statham one. http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00A4I6ZQQ Lists "long version approved by Peckinpah" Only a minute longer than the standard running time of 122m, but sounds very interesting as the film was cut to get it a PG rating in America. Only thing stopping me ordering it is the possibility of forced subs. Its a film that could do with another adaptation as the Syd Hopkins/Robert Rostand book Monkey In The Middle was set in Britain

The Killer Elite Blu-ray REVIEW

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by HotRats

The Peckinpah film, not the Statham one. http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00A4I6ZQQ Lists "long version approved by Peckinpah" Only a minute longer than the standard running time of 122m, but sounds very interesting as the film was cut to get it a PG rating in America. Only thing stopping me ordering it is the possibility of forced subs. Its a film that could do with another adaptation as the Syd Hopkins/Robert Rostand book Monkey In The Middle was set in Britain

This is a Wild Side release, so forced subs are very likely.

EDIT: Also, given the timeframe of the film, it sounds like this is possibly the full American cut that has never been shown in France (see also: Papillon), which would mean it's still the PG cut.

Hopefully, someone will be able to compare the US DVD with this Blu-ray to find out.

EDIT #2: The back of the original French MGM DVD (visible here) lists only French and English audio and states a 114 minute run time, which at film speed is approximately 119 minutes, so it appears that France originally had a cut version.

EDIT #3: The back of the original UK MGM DVD (visible here) has the usual multiple languages and subs (no French options) and runs 118 minutes, which is 123 minutes at film speed. This is probably the longer cut Wild Side are referencing.

EDIT: #4: The back of the US MGM DVD (visible at DVD Empire) states a 123 minute run time, so it looks like 122 minutes is an error, and the PG cut is actually 123 minutes.

So, my suspicion is that the French BD contains the PG cut, seen in France for the first time.

[pro-bassoonist]

The French subs on this release will be imposed.

Pro-B

[Dickieduvet]

That's the beauty of the Panasonic BDT120 (and all current Panasonic players), You can actually adjust the placement of subtitles so they vanish off screen. Recently did it with the German 'Mothman Prophecies' German import. Had no idea this function was available. Should be available on all players

[HotRats]

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

That's the beauty of the Panasonic BDT120 (and all current Panasonic players), You can actually adjust the placement of subtitles so they vanish off screen. Recently did it with the German 'Mothman Prophecies' German import. Had no idea this function was available. Should be available on all players

I'd completely forgotten that my Oppo does this as well. Forced subs are almost as annoying as region coding in my opinion. I have no idea what they're for, if its some sort of linguistic imperialism its doomed to failure, the preservation of a language isn't going to be helped much by forcing subtitles on films.

[Jerome]

the 122 minutes cut is the US cut, never seen before in France.

[pro-bassoonist]

The Killer Elite Blu-ray REVIEW









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[Simon Lewis]

Price has dropped to 14.99 Euros on Amazon FR. I've been waiting ages for this to drop in price, but its still a bit expensive at about £18 delivered to the UK.

[John Hodson]

Originally Posted by Simon Lewis

Price has dropped to 14.99 Euros on Amazon FR. I've been waiting ages for this to drop in price, but its still a bit expensive at about £18 delivered to the UK.

It's currently 9.60 Euros at Amazon.es, and, yes, it is the French disc. One in stock as I type...

[tenia]

I'll never emphasise that enough, but if you're looking for French releases, always have a look at Amazon.es and .it. They usually have the same releases but cheaper (sometimes MUCH cheaper).

I don't know how nor why, because (and I tested this twice) these are the exact same products than in France. Oh, you might lack the slipcover once in a while, but that's about it.