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Pan and scan, no extras, shoddy Vipco DVD.

posted 20 years ago by velvoofell
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The VIPCO DVD is something of a response to recent fans, but if it had been given the Anchor Bay gold treatment it would have been a bolder, better package. Instead we have a pretty poor pan-and-scan version of the jaded VHS print and no good features or extras at all. 1:2:3:5 ratio presentation is the only way to watch this movie. I bought the VIPCO release, but I hope Anchor Bay wrest the rights from them and put their version of the package out.

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[–] fiftyfootqueenie 18 years ago

Apparently you can get 'From Beyond the Grave' in the States since last week, but not here ... even though it's a British film! I'm dying to see that one again.

What I find bizarre with VIPCO is how they package all their flicks - no matter what level of horror they contain - as if they were all video-nasties. 'Vault' is a great, fun low-budget effort played for a lot of laughs. Yet my copy has a cover that suggests It's the Most Horrifying Thing In The World Ever AND trailers 'Cannibal Holocaust'! Odd.

[–] Frosted-Flame 18 years ago

I'm not gonna knock their style, or their quality, they may not have hte money to obtain quality prints, or the techncial arsenal to restore them.

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[–] Stink_Face 18 years ago

But their packaging is soooo ugly.

[–] Frosted-Flame 18 years ago

Agreed, but it's whats inside is what's important

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