On 2 Mar 2016 03:36:14 GMT, rlSolly@REMOVEshaw.ca (Solly) wrote:
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>Shaw.ca (my ISP) stopped providing access to usenet so have
>not been able to access the group. I signed-up with newsguys.
>Will see how that goes.
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>This is a repost of my 2007 post. Although the box sez 16:9, it
>is actually a letterbox 4:3 DVD. I did do a 16:9 movie only version
>but it does not have the special features which are worth seeing.
Thanks Solly for the repost!
It's a shame that the "original" X-rated version does not appear to be available.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068595/
Hardcore sequences were seized by police in a raid. The director was forced to view the
film in the judge's chambers and all hardcore material was removed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh_Gordon
According to Ziehm's DVD audio commentary, the film was originally shot using scenes of
straight and gay hardcore pornography. These were cut after Ziehm found himself in legal
trouble: Producing pornography in Los Angeles was legally viewed as pandering at that
time. The X-rated footage was surrendered to L. A. vice police. Although some explicit
shots can be briefly seen during Wang's throne room orgy scenes, the "collector's edition"
video, labelled "the original, uncensored version", is no more explicit than any of the
earlier video releases.
http://www.stomptokyo.com/badmoviereport/reviews/F/flesh_gordon.html
Hen's Tooth Video has released a "Collector's Edition" , which, it says, adds 10 minutes
BACK to the film. For years, Flesh Gordon was available only in a version that had been
cut for an 'R' rating, which is how I first encountered it, at a science-fiction
convention. Most of the cuts, while noticeable, didn't hurt too much; but there were
several instances when the flow of the story was reduced to a "What the f..." state. This
version corrects a lot of that, but I still don't think it's entirely an unedited cut...
the money shots are simply not there, the shots the grindhouse audience would have
insisted on (and we're not taking this discussion any farther in that direction, either).
What is left is barely more explicit that what's on HBO after 10PM. The tape is also
letterboxed and taken from a print in excellent condition, making this Collector's Edition
infinitely preferable to any earlier video versions, either on tape or laserdisc, and will
probably remain so unless Hen's Tooth is goofy enough to release this on DVD with some
audio commentary.
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