Cannibal Girls

[kinoeye]

Just picked up Cannibal Girls, the 70's Canadian cult classic from HMV for $14.99. Had no idea it was out on blu. Released by Warner Music Canada. Not in the database on this site yet.

[PowellPressburger]

How does the transfer look?

Can you give us an disc Specs?

[Trekkie313]

They Ivan Reitman film?

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

They Ivan Reitman film?

Yep, with Eugene Levy from 1973

This site has two listings...

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Canni...Blu-ray/18446/

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Canni...Blu-ray/18447/

The latter version I don't see listed on amazon.ca site... the standard BLU ray release (the first link) Seems to be in stock.

http://www.amazon.ca/Cannibal-Girls-...1359870&sr=1-1

[kinoeye]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

How does the transfer look?

Can you give us an disc Specs?

Will give it a look tomorrow (today technically) and post some specs.

[kinoeye]

Originally Posted by kinoeye

Will give it a look tomorrow (today technically) and post some specs.

Okay - here's what I can tell you having taken a glance at it.

It's a 1.78 transfer, not a 1.85 as listed on the back.

Audio is mono.

Picture is pretty good all things considered! Remember this is a low budget B movie, the cinematography isn't that hot to begin with so sharpness and colour quality tend to be inconsistent, I blame this on the original film however. Blacks look good, grain is definitely there. No glaring sign of DNR or other digital "clean up". Has a 16mm feel to it, although imdb list it as 35mm. Detail is decent. It does show a fair bit of damage in terms of scratches, dirt and specs. These aren't horrible, it just doesn't have that "cleaned up negative" look. It's what you'd expect from a cult Canadian film after 40 years of storage.

Extras:

The option to play the film with the original AIP "warning bells" soundtrack.

Interviews with Ivan Reitman, Daniel Goldberg and Eugene Levy

Orientation - a short film by Reitman

Original Trailer

Overall, I recommend.

[PowellPressburger]

Thanks so much for the run down of the release I will have to order this for sure. I've never seen it but have been curious about the film.

ANy chance you can post any images of the front / back cover? The ones on this site so far are really small and very low resolution.

Also is the AUDIO Uncompressed or just standard Mono?

[Rhylliam]

Oh my, awesome find! I haven't seen this film, but I love Eugene Levy (well, before the American Pie days). I'll add it to my CDN exclusive thread right now.

[HorrorBlu]

Ended up importing this one for $15, pretty much the same price as Scream Factory's DVD. The bluray even has more extras. Definitely the way to go. If Shout had put this on blu, I would have bought it from them, but since they didn't, their loss.

[DrEricVornoff]

Originally Posted by neckab

Will the film ever be released on Blu-ray in the US?

It is now available for pre-order thru Vinegar Syndrome!

https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collecti...cannibal-girls

[Hellhound]

Originally Posted by DrEricVornoff

It is now available for pre-order thru Vinegar Syndrome!

https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collecti...cannibal-girls

Only 485 slipcovers left.

[Danespina]

There's an unusual audio track available on the Vinegar Syndrome release, where in consideration for those with delicate sensibilities, an alarm sounds whenever something bad is about to happen, giving you time to close your eyes. A musical chime then follows to let you know it's safe to open them.

Originally Posted by Hellhound

Only 485 slipcovers left.

The slipcover looks even better in person, as the blood coming from the girls mouth has a gloss to it which gives it a sense of realism.

[JasonMichael]

Originally Posted by Danespina

There's an unusual audio track available on the Vinegar Syndrome release, where in consideration for those with delicate sensibilities, an alarm sounds whenever something bad is about to happen, giving you time to close your eyes. A musical chime then follows to let you know it's safe to open them.

The warning sounds are a gimmick from the original AIP U.S. theatrical release. Shout Factory's DVD version also included that audio track.

[Danespina]

Originally Posted by JasonMichael

The warning sounds are a gimmick from the original AIP U.S. theatrical release. Shout Factory's DVD version also included that audio track.

Yeah it's kind of great in it's own way. I liked learning about it on the special features. It sort of reminded me of the alarm in Kill Bill whenever shit was about to go down.