Meet The Feeble and Brain Dead [Archive] - Forums @ The Digital Fix

simmo

15-11-2001, 10:26

yes.i have meet the feebles on r.2 and braindead/aka dead alive(r.1 name) .braindead is the mutts nuts !! :D

Mark Orme

15-11-2001, 10:27

Meet the Feebles is available R2 (seen it in the local HMV), but I think Braindead isn't available in R2. I'm sure there's someone on the forums with a R1 copy who might be able to comment further...

Gives me a reason to post a link to Peter Jackson's homepage (http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml) though!

damn! Beaten again!

Sneeka

15-11-2001, 13:47

i could be wrong, but wasn't the american release of BrainDead cut for an R rating? i know for sure the UK vhs version is uncut (so i guess the R2 dvd will be too when it comes out).

Arch Stanton

15-11-2001, 13:56

The American version ( called dead alive over there. ) is Cut. But now for gore. A fair chunk of the background story was cut for our American friends with short attention spans.

jayl6

15-11-2001, 15:39

The full uncut version of Braindead is availble on R2 DVD. It has been released both in Germany and Spain. Sazuma stocks the German release, but use them as a last resort if you can't find it anywhere else.

hate tank

15-11-2001, 22:56

How is the quality of the Spanish disc? Does it have removable subtitles or do I have to watch the gore with Spanish subs?

Poop

16-11-2001, 09:38

Thanks chaps.

Whats a good Spanish/German supplier then ?

and how is the german one uncut ? I thought they were the most censored ?

Or do i wait till I'm in Barcelona at Christmas ?

stephen

21-01-2003, 09:48

What is the correct aspect ratio for Meet The Feebles? I was hoping to pick up the R1 version, according to www.dvdboxoffice.com the DVD is 4:3 yet the IMDB states that the aspect ratio is 1.85:1 Can anyone confirm what the aspect ratio of the DVD actually is and what it should be?

GrossePointeJack

21-01-2003, 13:45

Um i dont mean to be funny but HMV in Cardiff were selling 'Braindead' - I don't even know if it is supposed to be out in this country or not - but they definately had it as i picked up that and 'Bad Taste'.

And the UK version was one of the only countries to have the film Uncut, even the 'uncut' American print is still cut compared to ours. But isn't there a Spanish/Brazilian version that is evern longer (though i heard it was more character stuff than gore).

jonpeat

21-01-2003, 14:23

Yep, Braindead for sale on the hmv site...£12.99.

floyd

21-01-2003, 14:33

Braindead is £7.99 at Play

Arch Stanton

21-01-2003, 14:57

Universal released it as a budget title a few months back. (With Bad Taste.)

No extra's. Uncut but 4:3 and stereo only.

(Although it may have been made that way seeing as it's budget wouldn't have bought a pair of Hobbit sneakers.)

Bolch

21-01-2003, 16:35

I've got 2 sealed Dutch DVDs of Braindead. Same version as the UK but widescreen with removabvle subs, dolby 2.0 (uk is mono) & director biography in English. £13 each :D

If anyone's interested let me know :D

Gozer

21-01-2003, 17:09

Is that anmorphic widescreen? :norty: :|

Joe91

21-01-2003, 17:23

You would be better off waiting for Anchor Bay's forthcoming R1 release of 'Meet The Feebles'. According to their web site "many special edition features are being planned" ;)

(The only problem is the scheduled release date - summer 2004 :eek: )

Joe91

21-01-2003, 17:29

Originally posted by Bolch
I've got 2 sealed Dutch DVDs of Braindead. Same version as the UK but widescreen with removabvle subs, dolby 2.0 (uk is mono) & director biography in English. £13 each :D

If anyone's interested let me know :D Sorry to ****** on your parade but it's £7.30 delivered from Free Record Shop (http://www.freerecordshop.com/pages/productview.asp?ProductID=110752) :D

JDaniels

21-01-2003, 22:37

The UK version has a somewhat darker and grainiert image than the German version, which currently is the best DVD of this movie (with English soundtrack and without forced subtitles).
As said, even the unrated US-DVD is heavily cut.
The UK and German releases are uncut. The prices of the two DVDs are almost the same - @Play the UK DVD is 7.99GBP and the German DVD is about €10-12.

JDaniels

21-01-2003, 22:39

Almost forgot: I'd really wait for a more decent release of Meet the Feebles, as all DVDs currently available are not really good.
Just get one of them if you really have to or you see it for a very low price (the German DVD is €6, so no problem there :))

Bolch

22-01-2003, 07:05

Originally posted by Joe91
Sorry to ****** on your parade but it's £7.30 delivered from Free Record Shop (http://www.freerecordshop.com/pages/productview.asp?ProductID=110752) :D

Sorry to ****** on your post but that's not widescreen :D

Gozer: Yes (according to the box, but wouldn't know how to test on a poxy 14" Bush :norty: )

Njål

23-01-2003, 20:14

Originally posted by Bolch
I've got 2 sealed Dutch DVDs of Braindead. Same version as the UK but widescreen with removabvle subs, dolby 2.0 (uk is mono) & director biography in English. £13 each :D

If anyone's interested let me know :D

The UK Braindead is non-anamorphic widescreen (at 1.66:1 or so) and DD2.0 stereo. The cover is mistaken.
There is also a scandinavian uncut, anamorphic version available, but it's supposed to look worse than the UK release.