88 Films Italian Restoration Project Part 2

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

88 Films is doing some crowdsourcing to restore 11 Days, 11 Nights and Beatrice Cenci.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/8...oject-part-2#/

[s.chivers Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close s.chivers]

So the first tier is £40, which even in a best case scenario will only get you two disks? 88 Films releases don't generally retail at that level, so I'm not inclined to back this. I also note caveats about BBFC certified versions, so I wonder if they're anticipating cuts to one one or both of these. Sadly, I can't ask that on indiegogo without backing the campaign.

[fatboyslim142 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close fatboyslim142]

So the first tier is £40, which even in a best case scenario will only get you two disks? 88 Films releases don't generally retail at that level, so I'm not inclined to back this. I also note caveats about BBFC certified versions, so I wonder if they're anticipating cuts to one one or both of these. Sadly, I can't ask that on indiegogo without backing the campaign.

Eleven Days Eleven Nights was passed UNCUT in 1999 by the BBFC & I reckon the Fulci film will get passed the BBFC UNCUT.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

They're just covering their arses after Massacre in Dinosaur valley from a previous fund raiser had to be cut for animal violence when they had promised that all the films would be uncut.

[bgart13 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bgart13]

Why do they need to do this if Artus in France is also releasing a bd of BEATRICE CENCI and not asking for money like this?

[Wernski Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wernski]

So the first tier is £40, which even in a best case scenario will only get you two disks? 88 Films releases don't generally retail at that level, so I'm not inclined to back this.

Well, I suppose best case is three discs ("Goal 5: We raise £100,000 so we can remaster a MYSTERY film in 2K for you,"), but yeah, can't say I'm inclined either.

[killer must kill again Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close killer must kill again]

easier option: just wait for severin to release them color corrected + uncut half a year later.

[Raf A. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Raf A.]

easier option: just wait for severin to release them color corrected + uncut half a year later.

Absolutely! Learned my lesson after rebuying Severin's Beyond the Darkness, Absurd and Anthropophagus.

[anthony1138 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close anthony1138]

Did Severin produce their own transfers for those titles, or did they license them from 88?

[killer must kill again Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close killer must kill again]

they took them from 88 films I believe, same with burial ground.

[anthony1138 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close anthony1138]

Cool. Hopefully 88's project gets fully funded and Severin eventually puts out US releases too.

[Bogart Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bogart]

I don't get it. So it Could possibly end up costing you £40 for 11 days 11 nights if they don't reach goal 2. There is a lot of people with too. Much money out there.

[anthony1138 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close anthony1138]

According to the plan, £40 gets you a barebones BD of 11 Days, 11 Nights if they only hit the first goal. It's an interesting way to guarantee selling copies of titles that might otherwise be tough to move. They might have better luck fully funding projects with only one title, but I'm sure there's a reason for including two titles per project.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

They're at 79% of their initial goal with 25 days to go. Looks like they'll do ok with this.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

So it looks like, wisely, they've changed the campaign so that the Fulci film is the first to get restored, not the D'Amato.