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Out of Synch DVD

posted 19 years ago by hokeybutt
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I just finished watching the (overpriced) limited edition widescreen DVD... the overall quality is alright, I suppose... probably better than the film deserves... but I noticed the sound seems to come in about 5 seconds ahead of the visuals in the last reel... there's not much dialogue so it's not overly annoying... and some might even argue that the sound of the final explosion coming in before anything actually explodes might be some kind of surreal, arty effect. Anyway, I just thought I'd mention it... in case anyone cared... obviously the makers of the DVD didn't...

[–] scuba steve 19 years ago

As far as im aware ALL dvd releases of this are bootlegs which would explain the sound problem you mentioned

[–] stephen_chow79 19 years ago

Ummm I don't think so, its an official release i didnt pay $30 for a bootleg. I think the explosion at the end would have been more powerful if it was in sync.

[–] konCept 18 years ago

Doesn't matter how much you paid for it, it's still an unauthorized release / bootleg. Transfer is pretty sharp and I didn't notice the sound problem.

[–] stephen_chow79 18 years ago

Theres a much better version in the spaghetti western collection (13 movies) the sound is 5.1 but you dont get that classic trailer.

[–] spope2 15 years ago

The original poster is 100% CORRECT. I too have this version and I have seen other versions of this movie, and yes, the DVD is out of sync near the end...although, like you I kinda think it adds to the power of the final moments!

[–] AlbertTheFlasher 14 years ago

I just discovered the existence of this movie. Sure sounds great; a Euro western with the same amount of gore as any given horror movie. I hope it does get a legitimate Region 1 DVD release. Blue Underground, take note!

[–] spope2 14 years ago

It does not have the same amount of gore... It has far MORE!....A great lost movie.

[–] AlbertTheFlasher 14 years ago

Even gorier than, say, Dawn Of The Dead?

[–] spope2 14 years ago

"Dawn" is pure fantasy, but "Cutthroats" is realism. That's the difference. Do not measure a gore film by the amount, but how it impacts the movie. "Cutthroats" is far more shocking in a realism sense than say "Day of the Dead" which is bloodier but has less impact.

[–] johnbernhard 12 years ago

The 2011 Code Red release corrects the sound gaffe at the end and bests the presentation of the LFVW boot by a stretch.

[–] Clift 11 years ago

Lots of small US DVD distributors (eg. Diamond, Pop Flix, Cheezy Flicks, Mill Creek Entertainment, Brentwood...) thrive(d) on re-releasing public domain movies via paying a license fee valid for, say, a year - movies that are otherwise free fare (sometimes you can even watch them at Internet Archive* (archive.org), then releasing old, low-quality and even cut 4:3 VHS versions on a nice-looking official, often overpriced, DVDs to ignorant/unknowing consumers. Sometimes they even lie on the cover and say it's digitally remasted and widescreen...

Legality does NOT equal quality...but if you really check the net (your comment is 8 years old, so maybe you don't even care anymore...), you'll find all the info you need on each release (use high quality fan sites, Amazon and Rove.com for instance). I've bought spaghetti western collections for 10-12 years now, and you get anything from 3 to 50 (!) movies (sometimes on double-sided DVDs) for anything between $3 and $12. Often bad quality stuff, but for that price, who cares? Sometimes, I also buy high quality, remastered widescreen 5.1 DVDs at $18, plus p&p...

The first VHS I ever bought was 'Eraserhead' (David Lynch, 1977) from the UK (I'm Swedish) way back in 1982. It set me back some $60 then (at least $150 in today's money...).

*) Internet Archive at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive.

[–] orchidclub 8 years ago

I'm pretty sure most of those companies do not pay a licensing fee to release public domain movies. They don't have to pay anything because they are public domain! Companies like Cheezy Flicks are bootleg outfits that blatantly release illegal DVDs of non-public domain movies.

[–] Aylmer 8 years ago

I just bought my own Cheezy Flicks DVD (ACES HIGH) and it looks to not even be in 720x480 resolution! It looks like it came from a good print but through PAL to NTSC conversaion or something just blew up what looks like an up-scaled 640x360 video... which looks like @ss on an HD tv.