Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 10:49 pm Post subject: Guinea Pig collector's edition
The Ancient One Joined: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:13 pm Posts: 7871
Guinea Pig Collector's Edition
Without the shadow of a doubt, the most infamous, notorious, gruesome and reviled horror films ever produced come from the land of horror, Japan, under the title of Guinea Pig (or more properly in Japanese, Za Ginipiggu). Encompassing six feature films and two making-of documentaries, this extremest-of-the-extreme series was produced between 1985 and 1991, and the films have a special, unique place in Japanese horror film history, partly due to their reputation, and partly due to the fact that they really are a total anachronism: no film has ever been produced since which can better or even equal the sheer violence and nasty depths which Satoru Ogura, their producer/writer/mad inventor, plumbed so eloquently. In point of fact, it's interesting to note that most of the horror films made in Japan since Guinea Pig have taken the polar-opposite way forward - gore-free, guts-free, exploitation-free psychological chillers that contain no elements or references to Guinea Pig, almost as if the industry is trying to pretend that these strange little videos never existed.
Lovingly made on a miniscule budget with barely enough cash to cover incidental music, and shot extra-cheaply on video for the Japanese home-movie industry, the series gained global notoriety in 1991, all thanks to the American actor Charlie Sheen, who, on viewing some of the films, got the idea that somehow the (obviously) fake snuff movies in the series (such as Devil's Experiment) were actually real snuff movies. He then waged a personal war against the series, reporting the films to the Motion Picture Association of America and the FBI, and taking an active and public part in stopping the export of the series all over the world. Since then, several countries' customs departments have participated in seizing imports of the films, and in one case, prosecuting a horror fan who tried to have a DVD shipped to England (stopping short of jailing him, but slapping him with a £600 GBP fine once it was established in court that the film in question, Flower of Flesh and Blood, was not a real snuff movie).
You may not like what Guinea Pig has to offer you, in which case, we gravely recommend that you just don't watch any of the films!
Watch at your own peril... and don't say you haven't been warned
Navigation: blue = available & verified red = not yet available light blue = unverified
Ok, I've had a look at the dvds and the Hideshi Hino Interviews, Akai Hana Manga, Essay on the history of the films, Gallerys etc. are all out of the question to be ripped as I can't even view them on my pc they only work on my dvd player and xbox as you have to use the remote control to progress through them and they are only text and still pictures, however 'Guinea pigs greatest hits' I can rip but I have also found another video on one of the dvds that wasn't listed on the cover and that is a different version of 'Flowers of Flesh and Blood' that is only 23minutes and 43seconds long and looks like an old 10th generation VHS copy, as in lines going across the screen, very washed out colours etc. not sure why that is even on there ?? anyhow I have that already ripped so I can share it I'm just not sure what it is.
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:09 pm Post subject: Re: Guinea Pig collector's edition
The Ancient One Joined: Sat Sep 20, 2003 9:40 pm Posts: 2523 Location: In a dark room...
Eldin wrote:
I have also found another video on one of the dvds that wasn't listed on the cover and that is a different version of 'Flowers of Flesh and Blood' that is only 23minutes and 43seconds long and looks like an old 10th generation VHS copy, as in lines going across the screen, very washed out colours etc. not sure why that is even on there ??
That's what is known as an 'Easter Egg' (a hidden extra)!
I have also found another video on one of the dvds that wasn't listed on the cover and that is a different version of 'Flowers of Flesh and Blood' that is only 23minutes and 43seconds long and looks like an old 10th generation VHS copy, as in lines going across the screen, very washed out colours etc. not sure why that is even on there ??
That's what is known as an 'Easter Egg' (a hidden extra)!
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Guinea Pig collector's edition
The Ancient One Joined: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:13 pm Posts: 7871
Eldin wrote:
Waiting patiently for someone to scream "BAD CROPPING" etc
Hehe, I love you too. We scream those things to make people better rippers. The source is very, very crappy, it will need zone cropping and some other more advanced stuff to make it a great rip. That's why I advised you to try out with some "clean" sources first
Waiting patiently for someone to scream "BAD CROPPING" etc
Hehe, I love you too. We scream those things to make people better rippers. The source is very, very crappy, it will need zone cropping and some other more advanced stuff to make it a great rip. That's why I advised you to try out with some "clean" sources first
Yea, I ripped that with AutoGK, before I started trying GN, so will give it another go when I've had a bit more practice
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Guinea Pig collector's edition
The Ancient One Joined: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:13 pm Posts: 7871
MCMLXXXVIII wrote:
Slayer wrote:
The source is very, very crappy, it will need zone cropping and some other more advanced stuff to make it a great rip.
No no no! The crappiness is intentional!
Trying to improve the image would defeat the point of the presentation: to make it look more like a genuine snuff flick.
OK, that will go for this one, but since Eldin is a starting GK user, I thought it would be nice if I stated what I thought about the state of the source. All other 9999 movies he is ever gonna rip, are not intentionally crappy, I think
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: Guinea Pig collector's edition
The Ancient One Joined: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:13 pm Posts: 7871
Why not, since this has the intentional crappiness, it seems OK. I didn't watch the entire film, btw. Make sure you explain in your release post why it is so noisy, etc.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum