The Punisher (1989)

[Bringer Of Funerals]

Anyone got the blu now and is it any good please?

[Jani]

I can only recommend the Koch Media release,as it has the unrated footage inserted.

[Jox]

And the non-negligible extras (audio commentary, quality workprint version, behind the scenes/gag reel, trailers and extensive gallery).

[zane]

Keep in mind though that the Koch Media Version does NOT contain the complete Unrated cut but misses some frames.

[Jox]

Subliminal frames really, you can't really notice it unless you watch the film frame by frame. Pointing that out is pushing. I've seen the movie 4 times in theatres back then + dozens of times on VHS and DVD over the past 24 years and it doesn't bother me.

[bronx ratnik]

i recently got the japanese laserdisc of The Punisher, this is the only version which is unrated.
found it brand new in Japan.

I also have the Koch Media 3 disc reliese, haven't seen these cuts yet.
someone here mentioned Koch edition is not full uncut?
is that correct?

I have an old reliese from austrian XT-Video, cover says uncut, movie is missing a few frames when the nanny was shot to death and body slides down.

please share some intel on this.

[Jani]

Avoid the Anchor Bay UK release,R-version and it's DTS-HD MA mix pretty much sucks.I think the same transfer is circulating in Scandinavia now,though I haven't bothered to see that.Maybe we'll see unrated US release some day,who knows...from Shout! Factory perhaps? They've put out some of Lundgren's films of late.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bronx ratnik

i recently got the japanese laserdisc of The Punisher, this is the only version which is unrated.

found it brand new in Japan.



I also have the Koch Media 3 disc reliese, haven't seen these cuts yet.

someone here mentioned Koch edition is not full uncut?

is that correct?



I have an old reliese from austrian XT-Video, cover says uncut, movie is missing a few frames when the nanny was shot to death and body slides down.



please share some intel on this.

I heard someone say that the Koch version was missing something, but I have no idea what it is. The frames from the Nannies death are in it though.

[bronx ratnik]

this site says Koch Media is uncut.

Rewind @ www.dvdcompare.net - Punisher (The) (Blu-ray) (1989)

looking at german site, it says unrated version is missing 1.08 seconds
OFDb - Blu-ray Disc: Koch Media (Mediabook Blu-ray + DVD) (Österreich), Freigabe: ungeprüft von Punisher, The (1989)

what the hell!?

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bronx ratnik

this site says Koch Media is uncut.



Rewind @ www.dvdcompare.net - Punisher (The) (Blu-ray) (1989)



looking at german site, it says unrated version is missing 1.08 seconds

OFDb - Blu-ray Disc: Koch Media (Mediabook Blu-ray + DVD) (Österreich), Freigabe: ungeprüft von Punisher, The (1989)



what the hell!?

It says missing 1.08 seconds (26 frames) in 5 scenes? So maybe 5 frames missing in each scene? which could be 1/5 of a second in each one. I find that very strange that someone could even see that! I didn't notice anything missing. I'd still say the Koch disc is still the best version to own.