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Beastmaster (The) (Blu-ray) (1982)
Born with the courage of an eagle, the strength of a black tiger, and the power of a god.Director: Don Coscarelli
Year of Copyright: 1982
Year of Production: 1981-82
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The US release includes 2 versions of the film from a 4K restoration and many additional extras, but only the original 2.0 audio is lossless.
The Australian releases have lossless 5.1 audio, but an older transfer and fewer extras. Only region-coding differences.
Versions:
The film was also released on video at some point in a 90 minute version. The original American theatrical cut at 118 minutes, was released theatrically in most other territories but was often subjected to local censor cuts for nudity and violence.
Also note the original American theatrical cut is sometimes referred to the "Director's Cut" but this is incorrect. Director Don Coscarelli was blocked from the post-production process by the producers and was never able to make a full director's cut, though he has stated that the theatrical cut is structurally close to what was originally planned.
A detailed analysis of the differences between the shorter video version and the theatrical cut can be found at Movie-Censorship. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Vinegar Syndrome - No cuts - Includes the Original Version (118:27) and the New VFX Version (118:27)
- Blu-ray ALL Re-issue Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - Original Version (118:27).
- Blu-ray B Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - Original Version (118:27).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Cargo Records - No cuts - includes the Original Version (118:27) and the German Theatrical Version (94:00).
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 04/08/15
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 02/04/22UPDATE LOG:
04/08/15: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
09/12/15: Added film and documentary runtimes, corrected aspect ratio, and updated commentary.
20/12/15: Corrected regarding the 90 min US 'Theatrical' version.
01/04/17: Added Caps-a-holic link.
03/06/18: Added Germany.
13/06/18: Updated Australia.
23/06/18: Updates about cuts.
25/01/20: Added 'the' to title.
14/12/20: Added US, updated notes on 2018 Australia release, updated Winner notes.
19/12/20: Updated Caps-a-holic link.
02/04/22: Dates.
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