John Pemble

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** @UnViewInc has released a statement about their release of #Caligula: The "Ultimate" Cut. The statement can be read on @Diabolikdvd who is JUST THE MESSENGER. #DiabolikDVD has nothing to do with this error. From #UnobstructedView: To the DiabolikDVD Community, As president and owner of Unobstructed View, I feel the time is right to address the concerns and complaints to DiabolikDVD regarding the provenance of our edit of the original version of Caligula on our release of Caligula The Ultimate Cut on Blu-ray and the upcoming 4K LimitedEdition. Many of you inferred from our promotional material that we would be providing an “Uncut” version of the film as a bonus feature. While we have a legitimate theatrical cut of the original, nowhere in our descriptions did we imply that ours was uncut. However we do apologize for the confusion and we will amend our digital metadata to include the running time of the original feature. On that note I would like to take a minute to talk about what we felt we achieved here, in conjunction with Giant and Drafthouse, specifically with regard to the 4K Limited Edition coming at the end of the month. After over 30 years in the business, mostly in Canada, this is our first venture into 4K and we are proud of what we are offering. In the middle of working on their theatrical release last spring, Giant took it upon themselves to source, in the absence of any available film stock at Penthouse, a print of the original from a Boston distributor that played in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts during the film’s original run as the markings on the canisters would indicate. Those who go back that far might remember that community standards in that state back in the day were a little more Puritanical so to speak. They then went on to restore the print to 4K, at great expense, for its singular use as a bonus feature for this release. I think we can all agree that short is the list of studios that would go to the trouble of restoring a full-length feature for a very limited edition. Further to that, those concerned about the edited scenes can take comfort in the fact that the project was bounced out of two 4K manufacturing facilities for offensive content. Ergo the postponed release date. To that point, some of those deletes can be seen in the accompanying featurette. One thing is for certain – after this initial run is gone, our version of the original will never appear on 4K again. Finally, if we pull back to a wider view, there is a tremendous value proposition in the 4-disc set featuring an incredible slip cover and individual numbering in Roman Numerals. It provides tremendous background material to support the film that is on the cover of the sleeve – Caligula The Ultimate Cut. There is enough exclusive content, including an invaluable contribution from the producer Thomas Negovan, to give cinephiles an insightful look into the creative process that led to this landmark release. One reviewer mentioned that our edit of the original is a better guide track than longer versions because it begins the process of reconstituting the film. Whatever, you might have different opinions. In closing we hope you will purchase Caligula The Ultimate Cut from our friends at DiabolikDVD and we will remember your attention to detail on our next project! Sincerely, Jonathan Gross diabolikdvd.com/important-info… #BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected