Devil's Island Lovers / Night of the Skull DVD set UPDATED

[Darrel_Griffin]

Devil's Island Lovers / Night of the Skull (Night of the Assassins) - 2 movie DVD set:

R0 United Kingdom - Tartan Video UK [2007 Release]

https://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/ ... p?fid=8001
https://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/ ... ?fid=10862

These need a bit of tidying up.

On the "Devil's Island Lovers" page, for the 2 movie Tartan Video set:

1. It does not have the release year: [2007 Release]
2. The second movie is listed as: "Night of the Assassins", but this title is not included as an AKA on the other page. Therefore this title should probably be added as an AKA in the main title of the following pages for the DVD and Blu-ray:

https://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/ ... ?fid=10862
https://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/ ... ?fid=67878

since it is included as a title variant on IMDb (and is also a literal translation of the original Spanish title):
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074971/re ... tt_ov_rdat

and it is on the cover of the Tartan release, as can be seen on Amazon.co.uk:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Devils-Island- ... B000F6IIL2

I do note that this title variant is included in the "Notes:" section of the Tartan release, but I think it is confusing to have this title listed on one page, but to not yield any results when searched for using the search tool.

Alternatively, the title could be changed on the "Devil's Island Lovers" page for the Tartan release DISC TWO (e.g. from "Night of the Assassins" to "Night of the Skull"), but personally I think the former route is the best way to go, especially since that is how it is on the DVD cover.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Are the subtitles optional for the film?

2. The second movie is listed as: "Night of the Assassins", but this title is not included as an AKA on the other page. Therefore this title should probably be added as an AKA in the main title of the following pages for the DVD and Blu-ray:

Looks like that was fixed before I could take a look.

[Darrel_Griffin]

Yes, I think Eric updated it, but didn't reply to this post!

As for the subtitles, I will have to check, but since there are apparently 2 options for both movies in the set, I doubt they are forced. I will report back...

[Darrel_Griffin]

Devil's Island Lovers + Night of the Assassins
Jess Franco Double Bill Volume 2

I have provided full specs for both movies in the box set, with various corrections and improvements.


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DISC ONE

Title: Devil's Island Lovers
Country: United Kingdom
Region: 0 (already in database, and stated on back of case, but not confirmed by me)
Releasing Studio: Tartan Video [2006 Release]
Jess Franco Double Bill Volume 2
Case Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: 2.44:1 (black border on left, but image height is substantially less than a 2.35:1 image)
Anamorphic?: Yes
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks: Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles: English, English HoH (optional)
Cuts: No known cuts - Spanish version (77:15 PAL) - with 0:07 of black silence at end, net runtime 77:08 PAL (equivalent to 80:21)
Commentaries: none
Extras: Deleted & Alternative Scenes (from the French version, in French with optional English subtitles) (31:38)
Notes:

Onscreen title: Los amantes de la isla del diablo
The deleted scenes are from a faded, 2.16:1 letterboxed VHS source that was originally in a 1.33:1 frame but which has been zoomed in to 1.78:1.
Comes with two double sided promo poster reproductions.

Easter Eggs: none known
Amazon ASIN: B000F6IIL2
Source: I own it


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DISC TWO

Title: Night of the Assassins
Country: United Kingdom
Region: 0 (already in database, and stated on back of case, but not confirmed by me)
Releasing Studio: Tartan Video [2006 Release]
Jess Franco Double Bill Volume 2
Case Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Anamorphic?: Yes
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks: Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles: English, English HoH (optional)
Cuts: No known cuts (78:39 PAL) - with 0:04 of black silence at end, net runtime 78:35 PAL (equivalent to 81:51)
Commentaries: none
Extras: Alternative Title Sequence (1:51)
Notes:

Onscreen title: La noche de los asesinos
The extra "Alternative Title Sequence" has the German title "Im Schatten des Mörders" with the rest of the credits in Spanish.
Comes with two double sided promo poster reproductions.

Easter Eggs: none known
Amazon ASIN: B000F6IIL2
Source: I own it


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Additional notes:

1. For: Devil's Island Lovers (DVD page) the Spanish AKA title should be:

Los amantes de la isla del diablo

i.e. all lower case except for the first letter.


2. For: Night of the Assassins (both DVD and Blu-ray pages) the Spanish AKA title should be:

La noche de los asesinos

i.e. all lower case except for the first letter.


3. For Night of the Assassins, Tartan Video release, the onscreen title is:

"La noche de los asesinos"

below it is written in smaller fonts:

"basada en la obra de Edgar Allan Poe
el Gato y el Canario"

However, I do not believe these latter parts are intended as part of the title, hence my changing of the "Notes:" section (which also incorrectly had "del" instead of "de").


4. This Tartan Video double bill appears to have been released in 2006, not 2007. I have not been able to definitively confirm this, but it is dated 2006 on the back of the case, and they were classified by the BBFC in June and July of 2006.


5. My copy of the Tartan Video release does not include the "two double sided promo poster reproductions". I bought it new in September 2014, but it was from a marketplace seller, so it may not have been genuinely new. However, the back of the case does mention "Original Promotional Art Reproductions", and my copy of the "Tartan Video Jess Franco Double Bill Volume 1" DOES include 2 double sided art cards, so it is reasonable to assume that this Volume 2 normally includes 2 art cards too.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Updated

[Darrel_Griffin]

1. As mentioned before, I reckon the onscreen title (in the Notes section) should be written as just:

"La noche del los Asesinos"

as the rest of the text is not really intended as part of the title, more an explanation (it is in 2 other, much smaller, fonts than the main title). Or do you think otheriwse?


2. The AKA title on the Blu-ray page still needs updating:

La Noche de los asesinos -> La noche de los asesinos

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Fixed

[Darrel_Griffin]

Thanks James, all looks good now.