The Devils (1971) (Ken Russell) Discussion Thread

[Demoncrat]

quibble quibble. its the fricking Devils for christs sake (no pun intended).
finally on a official english language dvd. once the sales bypass Avaturd ( i can but dream) THEN we'll get the 3 disc dvd/BD ETC (didnt i say I CAN DREAM CANT I?) ahem.

Mate had the Warner tape, bought from exrental box in Elgin i think.
we watched this to death.
he big Ken fan (had The Boyfriend etc)
me hate religion etc.

who remembers when it was last on TV btw?

[Wes]

I think the last time it was on TV was the Kermode Restoration, on C4, before that it was shown on BBC2 in the late 90's, in a slightly longer version than the current VHS edition, included as part of Forbidden Weekend (a Moviedrome spin-off hosted by Alex Cox. I seem to remember a slightly longer version of Performance was on that w/end as well - again longer than the current VHS edition).

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by Wes

I think the last time it was on TV was the Kermode Restoration, on C4, before that it was shown on BBC2 in the late 90's, in a slightly longer version than the current VHS edition, included as part of Forbidden Weekend (a Moviedrome spin-off hosted by Alex Cox. I seem to remember a slightly longer version of Performance was on that w/end as well - again longer than the current VHS edition).

aye, its the BBC2 showing i remember, still have that on tape. watched the kermode programme, but not the film if i remember due to having it already cough cough, cest la vie

[Wes]

I'm not surprised with the scarcity of TV showings. Last Temptation of Christ has never been shown on Irish TV and I'm sure it never will. I think C4 showed it at one stage, but rare enough for TV...

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Paul@Lovelockandload

I have the official Spanish and Korean releases and neither of those are worth a w***! Really, really looking forward to this one

I STILL haven't watched the Spanish version....is it really that bad?

If so then this BFI release will be most welcome.

It's just a pity that a film of this magnitude is available on a longer bootleg and not available legit.

So,tell me Paul what advantages does the X rated version have over the Spanish one?

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

The shittist British film ever made. Discuss.

Stephen an I had words after this comment.......

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Reaper@Cult Labs

Stephen an I had words after this comment.......

Haha, I'm surprised it took so long for someone to have me burned at the stake!

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Just picked up on it mate!

[Paul@TheOverlook]

Originally Posted by Reaper@Cult Labs

I STILL haven't watched the Spanish version....is it really that bad?

If so then this BFI release will be most welcome.

It's just a pity that a film of this magnitude is available on a longer bootleg and not available legit.

So,tell me Paul what advantages does the X rated version have over the Spanish one?

It's about four minutes longer. Almost anything that's dodgy is cut or trimmed in the R-rated (which is the print on both the Spanish and Korean releases). Both are also letterboxed and look like shit. BFI disc will be anamorphic

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Maybe a little simplistic, but if the BFI disc doesn't sell well then Warners will never release the full version.