A lot of the gore was pixelated on my copy. Like the brain exposed heads and the baby with that got its umbilical cord cut. Was this supposed to be like this or is my copy edited.
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Its like this due to it being on TV, the DVD was never "uncut".
shareYes, Takashi Miike actually intentionally censors things in some of his works. He does this so the viewer thinks things are worse than they really are. He even censors things that don't need to be censored, to make the viewer think things are worse than they are.
He uses this same technique in Visitor Q
If you want it uncut, i suggest you head over to www.superhappyfun.com
they sell it there with the uncut scenes as a special feature. (jap version, subtitled english by unknown individual before western dvd releases)
Which version of the dvd have you got?
I haven't seen either the uk or usa version dvds.
can anyone tell me what features are on them?
I wonder if this are uncut like the japanese dvds. http://www.dddhouse.com/dddhouse/en/index.jsp?action=cat&categoryID=147
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Actually, the pixilation was there because MPD was shot for TV. It was not there for dramatic effect. An uncut version does not exist.
shareI just started watching the uk dvd and it's pixelated which seems strange because the pictures on the boxes are pretty explicit.
I figure some of Miike's stuff before has been censored because of the japanese onscreen nudity laws but usually the gore is pretty much untouched so forced censorship is improbable. I wish they'd put some kind of note on the box or something when pixelation is used!
I just found a review of the first volume which suggests it is Miike's doing: /www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=56838
sorry if I've contradicted myself at some points I just found this after I started typing.
I rented this, and there is a notice on the back of the DVD case which says:
"Please note: Since MPD PSYCHO was filmed for television, the violent footage has bwen digitally masked with static. Through we attempted to find the footage uncut, it no longer exists"
~faith in chaos~
I rented this, and there is a notice on the back of the DVD case which says:
"Please note: Since MPD PSYCHO was filmed for television, the violent footage has bwen digitally masked with static. Through we attempted to find the footage uncut, it no longer exists"
~faith in chaos~
Whoever wrote that note was either stupid or covering their backs. The Japanese DVDs include some of the scenes unpixellated, and it's quite clear that they were never intended to be viewed that way - the pixellation was deliberate by Miike, partly to comment on Japanese censorship, partly because the viewer's imagination can produce far more realistic (and disturbing) images than his budget could.
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I do think it's kinda weird they blurred out the brain flowers, Grissoms witnessed worse than that! I don't think it takes away from the series, in fact it better because now my incredibly squeemish boyfriend can watch it too! :P
Yes I've seen 'House of the Dead' - Best Comedy of all time.
I bought this on eBay a while ago and just got around to starting it. I have the Australian Siren Visual boxset rated R and I found the pixilation very distracting. Yes, at first I thought it was just nudity because of Japanese weirdness towards showing pubic hair, but then when the gore is covered I thought "wtf'? To learn that Miike did this himself, to me, kind of defeats the whole point and makes the show a waste of time.
Why not have an uncut version for international distribution (although usually the Japanese are far more lenient than western countries). Also what ratio is it meant to be in? The Australian box claims 1.85 widescreen but it's presented with 4:3 transfer.
Generally I like Miike's stuff, but I think the excuse of "use your imagination" is a bit of a cop-out. Maybe if it was made in 1960, but not these days, and not from a filmmaker renowned for extremity.
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