Vinegar Syndrome

[Susan Foreman]

'Killer Condom' (1996) - 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo available from Vinegar Syndrome direct - £28.55

Release date: August

"In one of the seediest parts of Midtown, Manhattan, strange things are going down at the aptly-named Hotel Quickie. The male patrons, who use the establishment as a playground for their every sexual whim, are mysteriously getting their genitals bitten off, with bizarre claims abounding about a carnivorous condom on the loose. Assigned to the peculiar case, Sicilian-born cop Luigi Mackeroni is initially skeptical - but the matter soon becomes intensely personal when, during an encounter at the hotel with a young rent boy, he himself is attacked by one of the man-eating prophylactics, losing a testicle in the process. It quickly transpires that the Big Apple is being besieged by an entire army of ravenous rubbers, and Mackeroni must work to crack the case before the emasculation epidemic escalates!

Based on the best-selling adult comic books by Germany’s Ralf König, Martin Walz’s KILLER CONDOM is a delirious horror-comedy in the vein of Frank Henenlotter by way of film noir, and featuring gag-inducing special effects by notorious splatter master Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik, Schramm) along with Academy Award-winner H. R. Giger (Alien, Species) serving as creative consultant. Finally unleashed in its never-before-released director’s cut (in addition to the theatrical version) and newly restored in 4K from its original camera negative by the mad celluloid scientists at Vinegar Syndrome, KILLER CONDOM crawls up from the sewers in its worldwide UHD debut - endowed with a girthy array of both brand new and archival extras, offering film fans plenty to sink their teeth into!"

Special features and specs:

• 3-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray x2
• 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
• Presented in two versions: 118-minute director's cut (4K UHD & Blu-ray) along with the 108-minute theatrical cut (Blu-ray only)
• Brand new commentary track with co-writer/director Martin Walz and special effects supervisor Jörg Buttgereit (Director's Cut)
• Archival commentary track with Martin Walz and Jörg Buttgereit (Theatrical Cut)
• "A Rough Ride" - a brand new interview with co-writer/director Martin Walz
• "This Is What We Built!" - a brand new 'show and tell' with co-writer/director Martin Walz
• "Severed Parts" - a brand new interview with special effects supervisor Jörg Buttgereit
• "Rubber and Rushes" - a brand new interview with editor Simone Klier
• "Holy Mackeroni!" - a brand new interview with co-writer/director Martin Walz and actor Udo Samel
• "What Is This?" - a brand new interview with actor Adriana Altaras
• "It's Just a Movie" - a brand new interview with actor Peter Lohmeyer
• "Really Special Items" - a brand new interview with prop collector Roman Güttinger
• "Ich hätt's ihm früher sagen sollen..." - a 2003 short film directed by Martin Walz
• Archival making-of featurette
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• Archival on-set interviews
• "Would You Use This Condom?" - an archival featurette
• Original theatrical trailer
• Original video trailer
• Reversible cover artwork
• Newly translated English subtitles
• 118 min
• 1.85:1
• German 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo

[Dave]

Dark Star have just announced ‘Hitman’s Hero’ as an OCN Partner Label Release. Not sure why they didn’t go with the original title of ‘Sensitive New Age Killer’. I have been waiting years to upgrade the Subversive Cinema DVD from the Savage Sinema Collection so I jumped on it straight away.

Originally Posted by Vinegar Syndrome

A family man who witnessed a hit-man carry out a killing as a child decides to carry out contract executions in the suburbs of Melbourne, but soon finds himself also working as a hit-man, making his life far more complicated.

directed by: Mark Savage
starring: Paul Moder, Kevin Hopkins, Helen Hopkins, Carolyn Bock, Frank Bren
2000 / 87 min / 1.85:1 / English Stereo

Additional info:
Region Free Blu-ray
Trailer
Commentary with Writer/Director Mark Savage & DP David Richardson
Press Clippings
Video Storyboards
English SDH subtitles

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[Trashforcash]

Hey all, what's this 10 disc box set all about then? Do we know anything yet?

[Susan Foreman]

"VINEGAR SYNDROME 2024 CALENDAR

"In 2024, we're confident your mind will be blown even further as we dig deeper into the rarest, weirdest, craziest, and most unexpected genre cinema ever made! By now you've hopefully checked out the January slate and have a good idea of what's to come, with the world 4K UHD debut of Riccardo Freda's landmark color gothic, THE HORRIBLE DR. HICHCOCK, our latest Forgotten Gialli collection, featuring new and exclusive 4K restorations of DEATH CARRIES A CANE, THE BLOODSTAINED SHADOW, and NAKED YOU DIE, presented on disc with its English language cut intact for the first time, plus our first dive into the unlike-anything-else world of Indonesian horror, with the Suzzanna starring duo, SANTET 1&2! As the year continues, look forward to Saul Bass' landmark sci-fi masterpiece, PHASE IV on UHD, and presented in multiple cuts for the first time on video, the incredible Greek art-horror, SINGAPORE SLING on Blu-ray and featuring a brand new 4K restoration of its 35mm camera negative, the actual, final confirmed, definitely-not-being-delayed-again disc debut of INTRÉPIDOS PUNKS and LA VENGANZA DE LOS PUNKS, along with even more Forgotten Gialli, more Home Grown Horror, featuring HAUNTEDWEEN among others, more outrageous action and horror from Hong Kong, including CORPSE MANIA on UHD, along with at least a couple HUGE titles from Paramount, plus more "major" attractions from MGM."

January 2024: 3 releases Including: THE HORRIBLE DR. HICHCOCK (UHD/BD combo), FORGOTTEN GIALLI Vol. 6 (feat. DEATH CARRIES A CANE, THE BLOODSTAINED SHADOW, NAKED YOU DIE), and SANTET 1 & 2

February 2024: 3 releases Including: PHASE IV (UHD/BD combo), Never-on-blu early 60s Italian horror, 3-film Spanish Giallo Set

March 2024: 3 releases Including: UHD debut of an acclaimed 60s horror anthology, SINGAPORE SLING on BD (exclusively restored by VS), Never-on-Disc 80s Italian Horror double feature

April 2024: 3 releases Including: Never on disc slasher, UHD (and English friendly BD) debut of 80s Italian horror, 80s Hong Kong Action

May 2024: 4 releases Including: 80s Hong Kong Action UHD double feature, Home Grown Horror Vol. 3 featuring HAUNTEDWEEN and two other regional rarities, plus two secret surprise UHDs!

June 2024: No releases planned

July 2024: 3 releases Including: INTRÉPIDOS PUNKS/LA VENGANZA DE LOS PUNKS BD double feature, plus two other horror and action releases.

August 2024: 3 releases Including: 70s Drive-In horror classic on UHD, sleazy Hong Kong Cat 3 film, wild Paramount eurosleaze rarity

September 2024: 3 releases Including: 80s horror classic on UHD, Giallo classic on UHD, grimy Mexican horror

October 2024: 4 releases Including: 70s "horror" masterpiece on UHD, Forgotten Gialli (late 80s edition), never-on-disc slasher, CORPSE MANIA (UHD/BD Combo)

November 2024: 4 releases Including: A horror box set and an epic UHD/BD debut, plus two Secret Surprise titles

December 2024: No releases planned"

[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'Killer Condom' (1996) - 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo available from Vinegar Syndrome direct - £28.55

Release date: August

"In one of the seediest parts of Midtown, Manhattan, strange things are going down at the aptly-named Hotel Quickie. The male patrons, who use the establishment as a playground for their every sexual whim, are mysteriously getting their genitals bitten off, with bizarre claims abounding about a carnivorous condom on the loose. Assigned to the peculiar case, Sicilian-born cop Luigi Mackeroni is initially skeptical - but the matter soon becomes intensely personal when, during an encounter at the hotel with a young rent boy, he himself is attacked by one of the man-eating prophylactics, losing a testicle in the process. It quickly transpires that the Big Apple is being besieged by an entire army of ravenous rubbers, and Mackeroni must work to crack the case before the emasculation epidemic escalates!

Based on the best-selling adult comic books by Germany’s Ralf König, Martin Walz’s KILLER CONDOM is a delirious horror-comedy in the vein of Frank Henenlotter by way of film noir, and featuring gag-inducing special effects by notorious splatter master Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik, Schramm) along with Academy Award-winner H. R. Giger (Alien, Species) serving as creative consultant. Finally unleashed in its never-before-released director’s cut (in addition to the theatrical version) and newly restored in 4K from its original camera negative by the mad celluloid scientists at Vinegar Syndrome, KILLER CONDOM crawls up from the sewers in its worldwide UHD debut - endowed with a girthy array of both brand new and archival extras, offering film fans plenty to sink their teeth into!"

Special features and specs:

• 3-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray x2
• 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
• Presented in two versions: 118-minute director's cut (4K UHD & Blu-ray) along with the 108-minute theatrical cut (Blu-ray only)
• Brand new commentary track with co-writer/director Martin Walz and special effects supervisor Jörg Buttgereit (Director's Cut)
• Archival commentary track with Martin Walz and Jörg Buttgereit (Theatrical Cut)
• "A Rough Ride" - a brand new interview with co-writer/director Martin Walz
• "This Is What We Built!" - a brand new 'show and tell' with co-writer/director Martin Walz
• "Severed Parts" - a brand new interview with special effects supervisor Jörg Buttgereit
• "Rubber and Rushes" - a brand new interview with editor Simone Klier
• "Holy Mackeroni!" - a brand new interview with co-writer/director Martin Walz and actor Udo Samel
• "What Is This?" - a brand new interview with actor Adriana Altaras
• "It's Just a Movie" - a brand new interview with actor Peter Lohmeyer
• "Really Special Items" - a brand new interview with prop collector Roman Güttinger
• "Ich hätt's ihm früher sagen sollen..." - a 2003 short film directed by Martin Walz
• Archival making-of featurette
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• Archival on-set interviews
• "Would You Use This Condom?" - an archival featurette
• Original theatrical trailer
• Original video trailer
• Reversible cover artwork
• Newly translated English subtitles
• 118 min
• 1.85:1
• German 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo

I love that they give films like this such treatment never seen it but im sure it worthy of a slipcase

[peter alex]

it even as the disgraced porn star Ron Jeremy in it and he gets killed as well.

[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by peter alex

it even as the disgraced porn star Ron Jeremy in it and he gets killed as well.

Spoiler Alert

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by peter alex

it even as the disgraced porn star Ron Jeremy in it and he gets killed as well.

Have you seen One Eyed Monster starring Jeremy?

Utter dross but i really enjoyed it. He has great screen chemistry with Veronica Hart. I guess they know each other inside out though.

[Dave]

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[Susan Foreman]

"We have seen a number of comments and questions regarding an audio mix anomaly in the English language versions of THE HORRIBLE DR HICHCOCK. The anomaly is in the form of a piece of dialogue which is repeated. We are fully aware of it and can confirm that this is in fact a defect in the original English mix, created in 1962! It has been present in all released English language versions, including previous home video releases, and was present on the sound elements we sourced for our restoration. We did not feel that it was our place to change any portion of the sound mix and have retained this "flaw" in our presentation."