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Old 16th October 2010, 06:47 PM
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The AWE is £14.98 on e-bay.

MANIAC..2 DISCS....ULTIMATE UNCUT SPECIAL EDITION.. on eBay (end time 13-Nov-10 07:47:42 GMT)

I'd just go for the BD.
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Old 16th October 2010, 06:50 PM
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so around same price

or there is the original AB us 2 disc for £10
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Old 16th October 2010, 09:53 PM
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I bought the Anchor Bay tin version of this a while ago now, one of the line of limited tins AB put out back in the early 2000's, this being the only version of the film that I own.

It's a good watch, not seen it in a while though, I remember it being a good slasher, at least one of the better ones so I will probably pick it up on blu eventually.
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Old 17th October 2010, 06:03 AM
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That's a nice tin. I got it too recently, thankfully I got it at a bargain price on Australian eBay, because I've seen it go for silly money here on the UK eBay. The soundtrack CD in the shape of Joe Spinnel's head was a nice touch!

Love this movie, the Blue Underground BD is a must for me.
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Old 17th October 2010, 06:25 AM
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importing AWE discs can be as expensive as the US blu.
Unless of course you'd live in Scandinavia just like me.
But from a UK perspective that's certainly a valid point.
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Old 17th October 2010, 11:25 AM
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Unless of course you'd live in Scandinavia just like me.
But from a UK perspective that's certainly a valid point.
Yup.

Would the AWE master be the same one as the AB original?
I doubt AWE would pay to remaster it for a standard def release.
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Old 17th October 2010, 11:31 AM
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If DVD and Blu are about the same price I'd definitely go for the Blu cuz even though it looks aweful for HD standards, it might still be slightly better than the DVD.
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Old 17th October 2010, 11:48 AM
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Would the AWE master be the same one as the AB original?
I doubt AWE would pay to remaster it for a standard def release.
Sounds reasonable- though I always thought that the AWE DVD's pq is somewhat better than that of the ABUK DVD (the latter certainly being identical to the ABUS pq-wise?).
Not a sensational difference, but still somewhat clearer and sharper- imho.
One reason just MIGHT be that the AWE edition's extras are all featured on the 2nd disc whereas the ABUK/US DVDs have the film and all the features together on a single disc.
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Old 17th October 2010, 01:10 PM
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MANIAC:
The Bill Lustig and Savini Commentary is very entertaining, one of my favourites.
The Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro scenes in Maniac are hilarious. The Clam restaurant scene has to be seen to be believed. I think Bill Lustig has since cut most of the Munro scenes out now though. I can understand why too.
Jay Chattaways score is the best thing about Maniac. A great score.
Joe Spinell was a fine actor, I really miss not seeing him poping up in these movies these days.

I do prefer the Maniac Cop movies, over Manic though. They are much better movies, which were also directed by Bill Lustic. (More fantastic work by Chattaway!)

Please post your thoughts on the new Maniac Blue-Ray, I may get a copy myself...

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Old 17th October 2010, 01:54 PM
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I also like the Maniac Cop movies, great fun. But Maniac is still a very interesting film, it's like a case study of a psychopath - no real explanations are given and his rationale is all over the place, but that's part of what it makes it all so intriguing. I'll definitely pick this up on BD - I have a soft spot for the film since it was one of the very first 'banned' movies I picked up on bootleg VHS back in the early 90's.
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