The Devil's Rejects (2005)

[Bzilla1982]

Originally Posted by CyberGhostface

The R-rated cut is available on iTunes for 4K. Nothing for the unrated. Maybe there will be a physical release soon?



I think they have the license it's just a case of them not bothering to include a second disc for it because they're cheap. For House they couldn't bother to make a new disc for the new commentary so they made it Vudu exclusive.

If they do decide to make a new release I could maybe see them include it as a bonus though. It might be soon based on the digital.

I’ll prolly grab the dvd it’s cheap enough

[mrlanphear]

Originally Posted by CyberGhostface

Maybe there will be a physical release soon?

Lionsgate Limited will be releasing it in the not-too-distant future.

[Syngenor]

Now is preorder avaiable exclusive from Amazon US
The Devil's Rejects 4K Steel

[Deciazulado]

Originally Posted by Syngenor

Now is preorder avaiable exclusive from Amazon US
The Devil's Rejects 4K Steel

The Devil's Rejects 4K Blu-ray 2025 Steelbook

[Herry Dunston]

About. Fluckin'. Time.

And it's not a Lionsgate Limited release, at that. Now where's my Descent 4K?

[BladeRunner2049]

Originally Posted by Syngenor

Now is preorder avaiable exclusive from Amazon US
The Devil's Rejects 4K Steel

I don't see the unrated cut listed on there though.

[balthazar_bee]

I think every NA home video release has been the unrated cut.

[Deciazulado]

The Amazon listing is saying 109m and the slipback is saying R but it's very difficult to see if it's listing 109 or 111.
The slipback image is very low quality, could be a temp. Red (and blue) become difficult to read when they go through image compression. TBC

[Nosferatu31]

Cliff from Lionsgate confirmed it's the R rated version, not the unrated.

[BladeRunner2049]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu31

Cliff from Lionsgate confirmed it's the R rated version, not the unrated.

That's not good, why put the inferior censored cut on 4K? It feels like a regression.

[Nosferatu31]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2049

That's not good, why put the inferior censored cut on 4K? It feels like a regression.

He said they couldn't find the elements needed to do a full 4K re-construction and restoration.

[BladeRunner2049]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu31

He said they couldn't find the elements needed to do a full 4K re-construction and restoration.

Then they shouldn't even bother with it, I don't see the point if it's not the full version.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu31

He said they couldn't find the elements needed to do a full 4K re-construction and restoration.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2049

Then they shouldn't even bother with it, I don't see the point if it's not the full version.

I have to agree. If they didn't have 4K capable elements, they should have at least considered using HD inserts in those segments, and made this clear to the customers.

[Nosferatu31]

Here is Cliff's post from the 4K thread.

I don't really have anything to do with this title, but here's what I know. It's not going to be an answer you guys want to hear, but it's THE answer.

This release is the R-Rated theatrical cut and not the unrated cut that was done for video. The reason for that is actually very straightforward... they couldn't find the elements needed to do a full 4K re-construction and restoration. Titles from this era are really hit or miss when it comes to archiving and element preservation, especially for a studio like Lionsgate. Because Devil's Rejects was shot on 16mm film but finished on a 2K DI, they likely weren't as concerned for the original film elements as they would be now. Because the DVD and Blu-ray were created around the time of the film's release, it was all done on video for that purpose and they never thought they'd have to go back to anything higher.

But they looked everywhere for the original elements to properly put the unrated cut back together and they just simply couldn't find them. No boutique label would be able to do better given the same resources.

It's not some nefarious plot to screw people and only release the theatrical version so they can rerelease it unrated later... the catalog and restoration team at LG are some of the smartest and hardest working people in this business and they do the best work possible given each film's unique circumstances. I'm in the early stages of work on another horror movie from a similar time and the LG team went to incredible lengths to find and restore this movie's original uncut TIFF negative. They do the work when they can but sometimes it just isn't possible.

If the lack of the unrated cut is a deal breaker for you, I completely understand, but don't skip it thinking there will be a better unrated release down the line. There won't be.

Now... having said all that, that's all I have to say. Don't come back at me with questions about 'why they didn't this?' or 'how come they didn't that?' or trying to poke holes in my answers. I don't know and I don't care. What I know is what I've told you and also that
all of this was done with the participation and approval of Rob Zombie.

[ravenus]

I wonder if they can at least consider including a remastered blu-ray which can have both cuts (using the older HD inserts for the unrated shots). The older BD was not the best even for its time, using an MPEG-2 encode and a not fully lossless audio track.

[Hank1215]

I can wait until it is in the $5 bin.

[WinterBox]

I could see if Lionsgate never released an unrated version before. But they did on DVD and Blu for Devils Rejects.

Either have it 99% in 4k with the unrated scenes restored to the best possible of what's available.

Or don't release the 4k at all.

[balthazar_bee]

Looking forward to finally seeing the theatrical cut. Was just checking out the differences at that movie-censorship site; had no idea how many small changes there are between the two. (The IMDb says merely "longer motel scene" which doesn't quite state it.)

Honestly, if the MC info is to be believed, trying to reassemble the director's cut could've been a serious pain, depending on the availability of the materials: 57 changes, many of them alternate shots, slightly longer shots, different takes.

I'd have preferred both versions, but I'll happily pay for this on 4K.