Cannibal Holocaust - Grindhouse (US) Blu-ray

[jvorhees]

Originally Posted by Hek_qwerr

My first one arrived with small tears on reversible artwork

Originally Posted by AlexIlDottore

This points to a factory/packing problem I imagine.

Got mine from Amazon this morning and the only flaw was the same small rip on the spine of the artwork that you guys are taking about. Everything was factory sealed so it must be a production problem. I did notice back with the Corruption release that the artwork is slightly too big heightwise for the bluray case; its also the case with this release as well.

[AlexIlDottore]

Originally Posted by jvorhees

Got mine from Amazon this morning and the only flaw was the same small rip on the spine of the artwork that you guys are taking about. Everything was factory sealed so it must be a production problem. I did notice back with the Corruption release that the artwork is slightly too big heightwise for the bluray case; its also the case with this release as well.

I double checked my edition of the best Cannibal film of all time, and there are two minute signs of wear (which will eventually rip due to opening/closing the box) on the top of the sleeve at the spine. As you say, height-wise, it's too big and warps ---> rips on the plastic ridge that should in-fact hold the sleeve in place.

[Graphic_Delusions]

Originally Posted by AlexIlDottore

Sorry to hear about that.

The reversible sleeve arrived with a tear ? Was the shrink-wrap in-tact ?

Yeah it was shrink wrapped and no signs of what caused the damage.

There is no markings on the actual plastic case, just the sleeve itself with the small tear. Must have been a manufacturing issue.

[AlexIlDottore]

Originally Posted by Graphic_Delusions

Yeah it was shrink wrapped and no signs of what caused the damage.

There is no markings on the actual plastic case, just the sleeve itself with the small tear. Must have been a manufacturing issue.

I think we've found the problem. check the bottom of the previous page

[MasterChief3624]

Is this movie a good one for the family? I heard this one has a great message about the closeness of friendship, and thought it would be a good one to view with my family at Christmas.

[AlexIlDottore]

Originally Posted by MasterChief3624

Is this movie a good one for the family? I heard this one has a great message about the closeness of friendship, and thought it would be a good one to view with my family at Christmas.

Correct.

Work together. Live together. Cook together. Rape together. Abuse together, Die together. Be eaten together.

It's the best film about the importance of friendship that I've ever seen. The ultimate message to be taken from this film is that peace can be achieved through friendship. Unfortunately, the film makers were unable to make friends with the cannibals because the film makers were dicks.

[MasterChief3624]

Originally Posted by AlexIlDottore

Correct.

Work together. Live together. Cook together. Rape together. Abuse together, Die together. Be eaten together.

It's the best film about the importance of friendship that I've ever seen.

Indeed, it sounds like it covers all the bases of a healthy and strong friendship. I will pick this up for the family to watch this Thanksgiving. Why wait for Christmas?

[proglodite]

True story - Bubba Ho Tep was family night dinner film when we were caring for my 75-year old mother, who basically stopped going to movies in the late '60s and preferred Cary Grant and Gone with the Wind type movies. My wife, brother and I had never seen the film or knew much about it; we figured it would be more in line with Army of Darkness-style humor (and rating). Dealing with two old guys in a nursing home we felt would be age-appropriate for our mom.

She actually handled it pretty well - a testament to the chemistry between Ossie Davis and Bruce Campbell.

Peter (who missed out on the Cannibal Holocaust deal by just minutes; had it in my shopping cart and debating if I should hold out another price drop and weighing if I wanted to sell off my copy of the soundtrack to help justify the purchase).

[AlexIlDottore]

Originally Posted by proglodite

Peter (who missed out on the Cannibal Holocaust deal by just minutes; had it in my shopping cart and debating if I should hold out another price drop and weighing if I wanted to sell off my copy of the soundtrack to help justify the purchase).

This edition includes a

BONUS CD - original soundtrack album by Riz Ortolani newly remastered in stunning 24bit/96khz sound from the original studio master tapes

In reference to the CD, I'm almost certain that the current edition (2 BD/1 CD) is limited.

[takeasneededforpain]

My copy is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I can't wait.

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by takeasneededforpain

My copy is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I can't wait.

Mine is supposed to be here Saturday. Shipped today.

[ingmog]

Mine arrived yesterday. Came with the slip and the CD!

[takeasneededforpain]

Originally Posted by ingmog

Mine arrived yesterday. Came with the slip and the CD!

Was it in good condition???

[ingmog]

Yeah, looked perfect. I was surprised to see it shipped in a box rather than the bubble mailer. It's a bit thicker than a normal BD so I could see how shipping in the bubble mailer could cause some trouble.

[takeasneededforpain]

Mine arrived from Amazon.ca today and is in perfect condition. The slip is so badass looking. I'm usually not one to keep them but I will be keeping this one for sure.

[BluMan28]

Amazon has it back down to $29.99 for those who missed the last dip.

[AlexIlDottore]

So, apart from dribbling on the packaging, for those of you who've never seen this, what do you think ?

[Scarface32]

Mine came in the mail today. Seems in pretty good condition. Amazon actually used a cardboard box this time Enough people probably complained

[Scarface32]

I just finished watching it. Based on what I read, I thought it was going to be better. In my opinion it was 0.5% awesome, 0.5% offensive, and 99% boring.

[Show spoiler]The awesome part was at the end when the Americans got hacked up by the natives. After what they did: burning native huts, destroying native food, and raping native women, they deserved what they got.

The offensive part is when the Americans hacked up the turtle. There was no need to have such a close-up or hold the camera as long as the director did. Especially considering that all the animal killings were real. Only the human killings were staged.

I was bored the majority of the time. I was hoping for a film that would offend me, I was looking forward to it, and when I actually saw it all I thought was "why was this banned in the first place?" I thought this would be great, and it let me down.

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by Scarface32

I just finished watching it. Based on what I read, I thought it was going to be better. In my opinion it was 0.5% awesome, 0.5% offensive, and 99% boring.

[Show spoiler]The awesome part was at the end when the Americans got hacked up by the natives. After what they did: burning native huts, destroying native food, and raping native women, they deserved what they got.

The offensive part is when the Americans hacked up the turtle. There was no need to have such a close-up or hold the camera as long as the director did. Especially considering that all the animal killings were real. Only the human killings were staged.

I was bored the majority of the time. I was hoping for a film that would offend me, I was looking forward to it, and when I actually saw it all I thought was "why was this banned in the first place?" I thought this would be great, and it let me down.

What did you think of Riz Ortolani's score?