What does the U.S. have that other countries don't? - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

Locke_ · 12-07-2004, 04:19 AM

We always talk about how other countries get awesome dvds...

Kill Bill
Ichi the Killer
Brotherhood of the Wolf
I, Robot
...

But what do Americans get? Showgirls... that doesnt cut it. But seriously... you'd think Kill Bill, by one of the most American directors ever, would get a cool set like in France.

JFelix · 12-07-2004, 04:21 AM

Kill Bill will be released in an ultra-super-insane box set eventually, while Media Blasters has already announced and updated double-dip for Ichi the Killer, even though the US disc has an exclusive miike commentary that I believe is only on the US disc.

So boo-ya-na-ya-ga.

Locke_ · 12-07-2004, 04:25 AM

Lol I know, but I was just tryin to think of examples. But you know what I mean...

Evan Waters · 12-07-2004, 04:42 AM

We tend to get major studio releases first- at least if the studio released it in America first. (Recently some big "event" films have been opening worldwide on the same day to discourage piracy.)

pyrr · 12-07-2004, 05:54 AM

What does the U.S. have that other countries don't?

Lower moral standards?

Stop killing Iraqis!

Hardcore Legend · 12-07-2004, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pyrr

What does the U.S. have that other countries don't?

Lower moral standards?

Stop killing Iraqis!

I've never seen either of those titles. I checked IMDB and nothing came up. Do you know the director or the studio that released them?

pyrr · 12-07-2004, 06:20 AM

The studio was Republican Pictures and the director was Donald Rumsfeld. Bush was actually just a production assistant.

Hardcore Legend · 12-07-2004, 06:35 AM

I don't think Republic Pictures has made a film in 60 years. Are you sure about that?

Do you know if it has this extended footage not seen internationally?

Commando Cody

reapersaurus · 12-07-2004, 06:48 AM

In before Locke.....

umainebearman · 12-07-2004, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by pyrr

Stop killing Iraqis!

Sorry PAL! They shoot... we shoot better! BANG!

As for Brotherhood of the Wolf I know of a couple other places its availible. It came out as a canadian 2 disker first and considering it is a frech film I'm sure it's there too. Canada counts as a country right??

videoworx · 12-07-2004, 07:21 AM

tins, tins, and more tins...disney treasures, hellraiser, repo man, heathers, evil dead 2...all come in tins - pretty sure no other country received these sets...

Marq · 12-07-2004, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by umainebearman

As for Brotherhood of the Wolf I know of a couple other places its availible. It came out as a canadian 2 disker first and considering it is a frech film I'm sure it's there too. Canada counts as a country right??

3 discs!

jdurg · 12-07-2004, 10:08 PM

A half-assed idiot for a president? :p

larphillips · 12-07-2004, 10:10 PM

Wow... you know, I'd really like to see a real answer to this question. If people want to play politics, there is a WHOLE other forum here for that.

umainebearman · 12-07-2004, 11:24 PM

I think the question should be what does Japan have that no one else does? I want me that Alien head disk holder for the Quadrilogy.

It was 3 disks?? DAMN IT!!!

Of course we have region 1 dvd players here. Do they have those in Europe?????

Sycho · 12-08-2004, 01:07 AM

and we have films playing back at correct speed

Hardcore Legend · 12-08-2004, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Sycho

and we have films playing back at correct speed

Brilliant!

I wonder how Casablanca is distributed in Germany. I know for years they had removed all mention of the Nazis. Are both versions availible today, or is it still that way on DVD?

larphillips · 12-08-2004, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Hardcore Legend

Brilliant!

I wonder how Casablanca is distributed in Germany. I know for years they had removed all mention of the Nazis. Are both versions availible today, or is it still that way on DVD?

Ask Ried.

Riedenschneider · 12-08-2004, 03:28 AM

I'm not sure, but I doubt that they re-dubbed Casablanca.

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Originally Posted by Locke_

What does the U.S. have that other countries don't?

Currently? 277 spines.

Hardcore Legend · 12-08-2004, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Riedenschneider

I'm not sure, but I doubt that they re-dubbed Casablanca.

Well, it was re-dubbed once.

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At the time of release, the film was banned in Germany because the story was considered to be anti-Nazi propaganda by the wartime censors. After the end of World War II, the picture was finally released in Germany but with around 20 minutes of footage cut (all scenes with Major Strasser and all references to Nazism). Other scenes were dubbed so that they had a totally different meaning (Victor Laszlo became Victor Larsen, an atomic physicist). In the 70s the film was redubbed by the ZDF, this time in its uncut form.

I am sure that the 'authentic' version is availible. What I am asking is if the 'butchered' version is as well. I am sure for many people in Germany, that was the way they saw Casablanca. Just a question I had, I guess it really doesn't have to do with this topic.

larphillips · 12-08-2004, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Hardcore Legend

Just a question I had, I guess it really doesn't have to do with this topic.

You're much closer than the bulk of the discussion in this thread.

Riedenschneider · 12-08-2004, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Hardcore Legend

What I am asking is if the 'butchered' version is as well.

Not on DVD. And I haven't heard of any TV airings of the censored version. Maybe you can see it in some once-in-a-decade "Censorship in Germany"-type Cinemathek screenings somewhere in Germany?

12-07-2004, 04:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
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12-07-2004, 04:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Locke_ Actor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: America's Wang	Lol I know, but I was just tryin to think of examples. But you know what I mean... __________________ "We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold." Just the Movies Most Recent Buys: I, Robot; Akira

12-07-2004, 06:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
Hardcore Legend I have a "Cool Label" under my name! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Use of the spoiler tag is highly recommended	I don't think Republic Pictures has made a film in 60 years. Are you sure about that? Do you know if it has this extended footage not seen internationally? Commando Cody __________________ Ah, but how could I enjoy the sweet of life without the bitter? Marisa Tomei: The last beacon of virtue in Hollywood. 'That doesn't mean Notoriousaurus won't be wearing his ass for a hat.'-Frank Gunn

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12-07-2004, 04:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
JFelix Actor Join Date: Dec 2002	Kill Bill will be released in an ultra-super-insane box set eventually, while Media Blasters has already announced and updated double-dip for Ichi the Killer, even though the US disc has an exclusive miike commentary that I believe is only on the US disc. So boo-ya-na-ya-ga.

12-07-2004, 04:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Evan Waters Supporting Actor Join Date: Sep 2004	We tend to get major studio releases first- at least if the studio released it in America first. (Recently some big "event" films have been opening worldwide on the same day to discourage piracy.)

12-07-2004, 05:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
pyrr Supporting Actor Join Date: Jun 2003	What does the U.S. have that other countries don't? Lower moral standards? Stop killing Iraqis!

12-07-2004, 06:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
pyrr Supporting Actor Join Date: Jun 2003	The studio was Republican Pictures and the director was Donald Rumsfeld. Bush was actually just a production assistant.

12-07-2004, 07:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
videoworx Would Make a Good Incubus Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: nowhere near Nebraska	tins, tins, and more tins...disney treasures, hellraiser, repo man, heathers, evil dead 2...all come in tins - pretty sure no other country received these sets...

12-07-2004, 10:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
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umainebearman Nuked for Morbid Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Savannah,GA	I think the question should be what does Japan have that no one else does? I want me that Alien head disk holder for the Quadrilogy. It was 3 disks?? DAMN IT!!! Of course we have region 1 dvd players here. Do they have those in Europe?????

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