by Darrel_Griffin » 19 Jan 2019 10:04
A few corrections for the US Kino Lorber Blu-ray:
1. featurette name / runtime is "The Revenge of Dr. Death" (10:56)
2. As well as the "Madhouse" and "Tales of Terror" trailers, it also includes these trailers:
"The Oblong Box" (1:56)
"Twice Told Tales" (2:43)
3. Total runtime is 91:57 (database currently says 91:46). At the start there is:
Kino Lorber logo (0:10)
black frames (0:02)
MGM lion (0:09)
black frames (0:03)
Then the movie proper starts at 0:24, beginning with an AIP logo.
The movie also ends with an AIP logo, fading to black at 91:38, with the music ending at 91:40, followed by black frames, then the MGM lion appears again at 91:50 until the end at 91:57.
On the UK Altitude DVD, the movie begins with the AIP logo at 0:00, and at the end fades to black at 87:30, with the music ending at 87:32, followed by a few black frames, then the MGM lion, then more black, ending at 87:38.
Comparing the net runtimes from where the AIP logo starts to where the music ends, we have:
Kino Lorber Blu-ray: 0:24 to 91:40 = 91:16
Altitude DVD: 0:00 to 87:32 = 87:32 PAL, equivalent to 91:11
So the effective difference is about 5 seconds.
This does not really resolve matters, as 5 seconds could be just the odd frame missing from the beginnings/ends of various shots, or it could be actual cuts (e.g. for violence). I haven't watched the Blu-ray yet, but when I do I can look out for shots of burning / impalement and then check on the DVD to see if they are present.
4. I can also confirm that the Kino Lorber Blu-ray is region A locked.