BLOODY PIT OF HORROR - Continental version, Blu-ray

BLOODY PIT OF HORROR - Continental version, Blu-ray

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Post4:22 PM - 5 days ago#1

German label Ostalgica's recent Blu-ray release of Massimo Pupillo's BLOODY PIT OF HORROR contains--I believe for the first time ever--an alternate continental nude sequence.

The sequence starts at about 18m20s, where the models are changing into costumes for the photo shoot, and Femi Benussi and two other models are shown fully topless, at first as they undress, and then when Alfredo Rizzo walks in on them by surprise, as they cover themselves with their hands.

As you may know, BLOODY PIT has been released on disc in different countries umpteen times, but afaik, all other releases, including Severin's recent BD, contain only the clothed version of this scene.  The Ostalgica BD allows you to watch the full length Italian cut (87m), in Italian with English subs, either with the sequence clothed or unclothed.

There are details and photo comparisons on this page here--pics are NOT SAFE FOR WORK.  The continental version is accessible from the main menu, when you hit PLAY. The picture quality of the spicier footage looks like the same PQ as the rest of the film, at least to my eyes, not lesser quality as the page indicates.

The Ostalgica disc is available here at Amazon Germany.  The back says "Region B" but when I put it in my Sony all region player, it played no problem with the player set to Region A.

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Post5:03 PM - 5 days ago#2

There was a brief Continental easter egg on the French Artus Films PAL DVD.  That is the only Continental footage that I've ever seen from BLOODY PIT.    I guess I'll have to order this release.   Severin's otherwise excellent US Blu-ray did not have the Continental scene.

Ostalgica is the same label that released the Continental version of THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE that I mentioned in another thread.

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Post5:11 PM - 5 days ago#3

I never bought the Artus disc, so thanks, I wasn't aware of that.  It sounds like this Ostalgica BD is the first time that the continental footage has been included in the film proper, and in HD quality.

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Post5:32 PM - 5 days ago#4

Mike Mariano wrote:
5:11 PM - 5 days ago
I never bought the Artus disc, so thanks, I wasn't aware of that.  It sounds like this Ostalgica BD is the first time that the continental footage has been included in the film proper, and in HD quality.
I agree that this is a premiere release of the Continental footage in BLOODY PIT.  The Artus easter egg's Continental footage only ran for about 18 seconds and it was silent, with no music or dialog.

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Post7:02 PM - 5 days ago#5

Jobla wrote:
5:32 PM - 5 days ago
Mike Mariano wrote:
5:11 PM - 5 days ago
I never bought the Artus disc, so thanks, I wasn't aware of that.  It sounds like this Ostalgica BD is the first time that the continental footage has been included in the film proper, and in HD quality.
I agree that this is a premiere release of the Continental footage in BLOODY PIT.  The Artus easter egg's Continental footage only ran for about 18 seconds and it was silent, with no music or dialog.
Dialogue and music are intact in the continental scene in Ostalgica's Blu.  Only clothes are missing.🙂  

In the extras, the Ostalgica Blu also includes the shorter US version (about 74min) in HD, but it has only German audio with no English subs.

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Post10:18 PM - 4 days ago#6

I am a big fan of this movie and had zero clue this version existed until now.