Friday, 21 October 2011
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Thursday, 13 October 2011
And Now the Screaming Starts (VIP104)
Previously released on VHS in the 90's, AND NOW.. was re-released on to DVD and VHS in 2003. One of the few 'Vaults of Horror' titles not to be released on the 'Screamtime Collection' this release is quite rare and hard to find, seemingly only on the market a short while before it was picked up by Anchor Bay and included in their 'Amicus' coffin set (along with another former Vipco title, Asylum).
- 4:3 transfer (open matte)
- no frills 2.0 mono audio
- No subtitles
- Usual 'extras'; Filmographies, gallery of frame grabs and the same four trailers that appear on almost every release.
Sunday, 9 October 2011
Cut Versions!
Vipco released a great many films and, inevitably for a UK company specialising in Horror and Exploitation films, a good few were cut.
Here is a list of all their cut (that I know of) releases from 1992 up until they closed shop in 2007.
1992:
THE BEYOND - Cut cinema version (passed uncut in 2001)
BLOOD RAGE - (Unconfirmed) No BBFC cuts but I have heard rumours that this was cut.
THE BOGEYMAN (aka The Boogeyman) - 44 seconds cut by the BBFC. (all cuts were waived in 2000)
THE BURNING - pre cut but BBFC still removed a further 9 seconds (Passed uncut in 2002)
CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD - same as 1988 Elephant Video release (passed uncut in 2001)
DEATH TRAP (aka Eaten Alive) - 25 seconds cut by the BBFC (passed uncut in 2000)
DEATH WARMED UP - same cut print released by Medusa back in the 80's
EATEN ALIVE - Heavily cut cinema version which was missing 5mins 44 seconds.
PSYCHIC KILLER - No BBFC cuts but 8 seconds pre-cut to remove 'blood on breasts' - a real no-no at the time. (Released uncut in 2000)
SHOGUN ASSASSIN - Cut cinema version (passed uncut in 1999)
THE SLAYER - 14 seconds cut by BBFC (passed uncut in 2001)
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS - Cut UK cinema verison (passed uncut in 2005)
1993
BLOOD CAMP THATCHER (aka Turkey Shoot) - 5mins 42 secs removed by BBFC (Passed uncut in 2003)
BLOODY MOON - 1min 20s removed by BBFC (Passed uncut in 2008)
GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE - Cut UK cinema version
THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY - Same as heavily cut Elephant Video release with additional cuts by Vipco. (Passed uncut in 2009)
HUMAN EXPERIMENTS (aka Strange Behaviour) - 26 seconds removed by BBFC
MIDNIGHT - No BBFC cuts but print submitted was already cut (Released uncut in 2011)
THE MUTILATOR - 26 seconds removed by BBFC
SEWAGE BABY - 2 seconds removed by BBFC
TERROR EYES - 9 seconds removed by BBFC
TORSO - 50 seconds removed by BBFC (Passed uncut in 2007)
ZOMBIE NOSH (aka Flesh Eaters) 1min 41 secs removed by BBFC (Passed uncut in 2003)
1994
NIGHT OF THE DEMON - 1min 41secs removed by BBFC
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS (Widescreen re-issue) - Cut cinema version
1999
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS - over a minute of previous cuts waived but still missing 27 seconds due to recent successful prosecution of uncut version
2000
THE BURNING - Same as 1992 VHS release
CANNIBAL FEROX - 6 seconds removed by BBFC in addition to the 6 mins pre cut by Vipco
EATEN ALIVE - Same as previous VHS release
THE MUTILATOR - Most previous cuts waived except for 7 seconds in which a girl has hook shoved between her legs
THE TOOLBOX MURDERS - 1m 46secs removed by BBFC in addition to pre-cuts made by Vipco
2001
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST - 5mins 44secs removed by BBFC
THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY - Most previous cuts waived aside from 33 seconds due to successful prosecution of Uncut verison a few years previously.
MOUNTAIN OF THE CANNIBAL GOD - 2mins 6secs removed by BBFC
PRANKS (aka The Dorm That Dripped Blood) - Print submitted was missing 10 seconds from the 'drill' murder
2002
THE BIG RACKET - 14 seconds removed by BBFC
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST 2 (aka The Green Inferno) 11 seconds removed by BBFC
CANNIBAL FEROX 2 (aka Massacre in Dinosaur Valley) - 1min 54secs removed by BBFC. Also missing brief sex scene but this is not due to the BBFC.
HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK - 11mins 43secs removed by BBFC
ISLAND OF DEATH - 4mins 9secs cut by BBFC. Bonus interview with director also cut by 54seconds (passed uncut in 2010)
THE LAST HUNTER - Previous BBFC cuts waived but print submitted missing 30 seconds.
A MAN CALLED BLADE (aka Mannaja) - 6seconds removed by BBFC (Horsefalls)
THE NEW YORK RIPPER - 22secs removed by BBFC
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS 2 (aka Zombie 3) - No BBFC cuts, but print missing pre-title sequence, brief scene of terrorist checking into hotel and short sequence showing girls praying for their sick friend
2003
BRONX WARRIORS 2 (aka Escape From the Bronx) - Previous BBFC cuts waived but print missing 15 seconds of footage (released uncut in 2009)
2004
BLOODY MOON - This had not been re-submitted to the BBFC, Vipco simply reissued the old cut version on to DVD.
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (16/9 re-issue) - Same as 2001 release
GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE - Cut UK cinema version
HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK - Bonus disc with CH re-issue, same cuts as before
NIGHT OF THE DEMON - This had not been re-submitted to the BBFC, Vipco simply reissued the old cut version on to DVD.
2005
THE BIG RACKET - re-issued in a double pack with The Violent Professionals; same cuts as before
BRONX WARRIORS 2 - Re-issued in a double pack with first Bronx Warriors; same as 2004 release
2006
GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE - cut cinema version re-issued as part of double pack with 'Flesh Eating Mothers'
NIGHT OF THE DEMON - re-issued in a double pack with 'Death Screams'; same cut version as 1994 & 2004 releases.
Here is a list of all their cut (that I know of) releases from 1992 up until they closed shop in 2007.
1992:
THE BEYOND - Cut cinema version (passed uncut in 2001)
BLOOD RAGE - (Unconfirmed) No BBFC cuts but I have heard rumours that this was cut.
THE BOGEYMAN (aka The Boogeyman) - 44 seconds cut by the BBFC. (all cuts were waived in 2000)
THE BURNING - pre cut but BBFC still removed a further 9 seconds (Passed uncut in 2002)
CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD - same as 1988 Elephant Video release (passed uncut in 2001)
DEATH TRAP (aka Eaten Alive) - 25 seconds cut by the BBFC (passed uncut in 2000)
DEATH WARMED UP - same cut print released by Medusa back in the 80's
EATEN ALIVE - Heavily cut cinema version which was missing 5mins 44 seconds.
PSYCHIC KILLER - No BBFC cuts but 8 seconds pre-cut to remove 'blood on breasts' - a real no-no at the time. (Released uncut in 2000)
SHOGUN ASSASSIN - Cut cinema version (passed uncut in 1999)
THE SLAYER - 14 seconds cut by BBFC (passed uncut in 2001)
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS - Cut UK cinema verison (passed uncut in 2005)
1993
BLOOD CAMP THATCHER (aka Turkey Shoot) - 5mins 42 secs removed by BBFC (Passed uncut in 2003)
BLOODY MOON - 1min 20s removed by BBFC (Passed uncut in 2008)
GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE - Cut UK cinema version
THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY - Same as heavily cut Elephant Video release with additional cuts by Vipco. (Passed uncut in 2009)
HUMAN EXPERIMENTS (aka Strange Behaviour) - 26 seconds removed by BBFC
MIDNIGHT - No BBFC cuts but print submitted was already cut (Released uncut in 2011)
THE MUTILATOR - 26 seconds removed by BBFC
SEWAGE BABY - 2 seconds removed by BBFC
TERROR EYES - 9 seconds removed by BBFC
TORSO - 50 seconds removed by BBFC (Passed uncut in 2007)
ZOMBIE NOSH (aka Flesh Eaters) 1min 41 secs removed by BBFC (Passed uncut in 2003)
1994
NIGHT OF THE DEMON - 1min 41secs removed by BBFC
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS (Widescreen re-issue) - Cut cinema version
1999
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS - over a minute of previous cuts waived but still missing 27 seconds due to recent successful prosecution of uncut version
2000
THE BURNING - Same as 1992 VHS release
CANNIBAL FEROX - 6 seconds removed by BBFC in addition to the 6 mins pre cut by Vipco
EATEN ALIVE - Same as previous VHS release
THE MUTILATOR - Most previous cuts waived except for 7 seconds in which a girl has hook shoved between her legs
THE TOOLBOX MURDERS - 1m 46secs removed by BBFC in addition to pre-cuts made by Vipco
2001
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST - 5mins 44secs removed by BBFC
THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY - Most previous cuts waived aside from 33 seconds due to successful prosecution of Uncut verison a few years previously.
MOUNTAIN OF THE CANNIBAL GOD - 2mins 6secs removed by BBFC
PRANKS (aka The Dorm That Dripped Blood) - Print submitted was missing 10 seconds from the 'drill' murder
2002
THE BIG RACKET - 14 seconds removed by BBFC
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST 2 (aka The Green Inferno) 11 seconds removed by BBFC
CANNIBAL FEROX 2 (aka Massacre in Dinosaur Valley) - 1min 54secs removed by BBFC. Also missing brief sex scene but this is not due to the BBFC.
HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK - 11mins 43secs removed by BBFC
ISLAND OF DEATH - 4mins 9secs cut by BBFC. Bonus interview with director also cut by 54seconds (passed uncut in 2010)
THE LAST HUNTER - Previous BBFC cuts waived but print submitted missing 30 seconds.
A MAN CALLED BLADE (aka Mannaja) - 6seconds removed by BBFC (Horsefalls)
THE NEW YORK RIPPER - 22secs removed by BBFC
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS 2 (aka Zombie 3) - No BBFC cuts, but print missing pre-title sequence, brief scene of terrorist checking into hotel and short sequence showing girls praying for their sick friend
2003
BRONX WARRIORS 2 (aka Escape From the Bronx) - Previous BBFC cuts waived but print missing 15 seconds of footage (released uncut in 2009)
2004
BLOODY MOON - This had not been re-submitted to the BBFC, Vipco simply reissued the old cut version on to DVD.
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (16/9 re-issue) - Same as 2001 release
GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE - Cut UK cinema version
HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK - Bonus disc with CH re-issue, same cuts as before
NIGHT OF THE DEMON - This had not been re-submitted to the BBFC, Vipco simply reissued the old cut version on to DVD.
2005
THE BIG RACKET - re-issued in a double pack with The Violent Professionals; same cuts as before
BRONX WARRIORS 2 - Re-issued in a double pack with first Bronx Warriors; same as 2004 release
2006
GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE - cut cinema version re-issued as part of double pack with 'Flesh Eating Mothers'
NIGHT OF THE DEMON - re-issued in a double pack with 'Death Screams'; same cut version as 1994 & 2004 releases.
Saturday, 8 October 2011
Not Pan and Scan!!
It's really annoying seeing people describe Vipco's full frame dvd transfers as 'pan and scan'. THEY WEREN'T! They were 'open matte' transfers and there is big difference between open matte and pan & scan:
Open matte transfers expose the entire image, the top and bottom of which would normally be trimmed for theatrical exhibition. They loose nothing from the image.
P&S scan brutally chops the image from all four sides of the frame and renders most films unwatchable.
The ONLY Vipco releases that are P&S are the Screamtime editions of THE BEYOND, HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY and MOUNTAIN OF THE CANNIBAL GOD and the 'Cult Classics' release of GREMLOIDS!
Open matte transfers expose the entire image, the top and bottom of which would normally be trimmed for theatrical exhibition. They loose nothing from the image.
P&S scan brutally chops the image from all four sides of the frame and renders most films unwatchable.
The ONLY Vipco releases that are P&S are the Screamtime editions of THE BEYOND, HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY and MOUNTAIN OF THE CANNIBAL GOD and the 'Cult Classics' release of GREMLOIDS!
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Unused Cannibal Holocaust cover
Found this cover while browsing around online. It's better than the one that was eventually used.
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Alternate Titles 2
More silly re-titling (Though nowhere near as bad as MYA Communication's many re titles!)
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley
Bill Hinzman's Flesh Eater
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley
Bill Hinzman's Flesh Eater
Alternate Titles
Vipco had a peculiar habit of re-titling many of their releases, often removing footage in the process. Here are a few examples
Top: Original; Bottom: Vipco's new title card
Escape From the Bronx:
The Night's of Terror (aka Burial Ground) became 'The Zombie Dead'
Mannaja: A Man Called Blade
The Last Hunter:
Top: Original; Bottom: Vipco's new title card
Escape From the Bronx:
The Night's of Terror (aka Burial Ground) became 'The Zombie Dead'
Mannaja: A Man Called Blade
The Last Hunter:
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
VIP 090 NIGHTKILL (Ted Post, 1980) DVD Screenshots
Cast: Jacklyn Smith, James Francisious, Mike Connors, Sybil Danning and Robert Mitchum
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