Deranged and Squirm from Arrow!

[Vampix]

I'll definitely pick up Deranged, it's a great little film.I haven't seen Squirm in a long time though and can't remember whether I liked it all that much when I did.I've got the MGM flipper disc with both Deranged and Motel Hell on it.The print of Deranged on that DVD is very nice but, as some have pointed out, slightly cut.I think I would rather have the missing gore footage as an extra on any DVD/BD that's made available, especially if it's in rough shape, than inserted into a nice looking print of the film.I've heard the inserted footage on the German DVD is quite jarring, when compared to the rest of the film.Like Daemonia, I'd love to see Arrow release a special edition of Death Line (aka Raw Meat).

[saw]

Deranged's a cult classic and the only way to do it justice is to present it fully uncut. I don't mind that the brain-scooping scene is from an inferior source, I just want it to be included in the film.

Has anyone from Arrow confirmed whether these films will be (a) uncut and (b) on blu-ray?

[Rik]

I knew they'd release Deranged as soon as Motel Hell was announced. I'll definitely pick it up if it's fully uncut and loaded with extras, otherwise I'll stick with my German DVD

[Susan Foreman]

'Squirm'?

I used to have the novelisation of that. As a child, the front cover really excited and scared me

As an adult, it sickens me, and is laughable!

[Susan Foreman]

As predicted on Jan 19th, 2013:

Originally Posted by suziginajackson

Why can't it be an early Savini, like 'Dead of Night' or 'Deranged'?

http://www.cult-labs.com/forums/313915-post117.html

She shoots, she scores!

[ecc]

Originally Posted by Vampix

I'll definitely pick up Deranged, it's a great little film.I haven't seen Squirm in a long time though and can't remember whether I liked it all that much when I did.I've got the MGM flipper disc with both Deranged and Motel Hell on it.The print of Deranged on that DVD is very nice but, as some have pointed out, slightly cut.I think I would rather have the missing gore footage as an extra on any DVD/BD that's made available, especially if it's in rough shape, than inserted into a nice looking print of the film.I've heard the inserted footage on the German DVD is quite jarring, when compared to the rest of the film.Like Daemonia, I'd love to see Arrow release a special edition of Death Line (aka Raw Meat).

When MGM prepared their HD master, they borrowed the director's print (which I believe was used for the Moore Video US tape release from which the German DVD sourced its cut footage) and retransferred (and cleaned up) the cut footage in HD. It's not part of the HD master but the clip was designed so it could be dropped into the cut version (including some in-context footage before and after to try to smooth over the quality difference).

[saw]

How likely are Arrow to go to the trouble of reinstating the uncensored footage into their MGM HD master? This release will be flawed otherwise.

[ecc]

Originally Posted by saw

How likely are Arrow to go to the trouble of reinstating the uncensored footage into their MGM HD master? This release will be flawed otherwise.

They do have the footage.

[saw]

Originally Posted by ecc

They do have the footage.

But will they reinstate it into the film rather than include it as an extra, ie will their release be fully uncut?

[SilverGunnar Hansen]

Originally Posted by saw

But will they reinstate it into the film rather than include it as an extra, ie will their release be fully uncut?

I'd rather they integrated it into the film, regardless of quality - it's only a brief scene but it's an important one I feel. It's not like Army Of Darkness when there's 15 mins of shoddy quality and iffy content crowbarred in for completion.