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Released to tie in with the 30th Anniversary of the Video Recordings Act, July 1984 and limited to 6,666 individually numbered sets, each comes with postcards featuring the DPP Section 3 cover art and Graham Humphrey’s original cover art. The Video Nasties continue to be a major source of interest to this day, and after the crtical and sales success of Video Nasties 1, comes the return! Video Nasties 2 is released to tie-in with the establishment of the Video Recordings Act. Disc One: “Video Nasties: Draconian Days” Nucleus Films' critically acclaimed follow-up documentary to 'VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP AND VIDEOTAPE' (2010) from Director Jake West and producer Marc Morris who continue to uncover the shocking story of home entertainment following the introduction of the 1984 Video Recordings Act. The United Kingdom was plunged into a new Dark Age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self-aggrandizing moral guardians, and the film charts the consequences of this, including subversive social culture that sprung up around it. With fascinating interviews and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice on the passing of a turbulent time. Discs Two and Three: "The Section 3 List" Presents the official additional 82 titles that were officially designated under "Section 3" of the Obscene Publications Act by the Director of Public Prosecutions. These titles were liable for seizure and forfeiture by the police, removed from sale or hire and then destroyed; although they were not ultimately prosecuted. This amazing list was discovered whilst researching legal paperwork for the original "VIDEO NASTIES: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE" and finally clears up why so many additional titles were historically considered to be "Video Nasties". Titles include: 'Blood Lust' , 'Brutes & Savages', 'Cannibals', 'Dead Kids', 'Deep Red', 'Death Weekend', 'Demented', 'Eaten Alive', 'Headless Eyes', 'Hell Prison', 'Love Butcher', 'Mark of the Devil', 'Massacre Mansion', Savage Terror', 'Scream for Vengeance' 'Suicide Cult , "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre', 'Xtro' and 'Zombie Holocaust'. Every shocking Section 3 title is presented with its original trailer and a newly filmed featurette that includes a wide range of notable genre journalists and acclaimed media academics that explore and uncover the sordid history of each release.
A**R
which provides a lot of useful information. Most of these films are now available ...
In the 1980s the British Director of Public Prosecutions went after a number of videos which it deemed obscene, mainly because of their violence. The most famous were the 72 films prosecuted under Section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act, followed by another 82 that could be seized and destroyed under Section 3 of the OPA. I already have Volume 1 covering the Section 2 films, this follow-up covers the Section 3 films. There is a general history of the films and the era, followed by an introduction to each film in alphabetical order, and the trailer. This is a big help if you have not yet seen all the films. You really do need to know the history of the Video Nasty era to get the most out of this three-disc set, which provides a lot of useful information. Most of these films are now available on DVD, usually uncut, and can be added to your shopping list of Video Nasties.
A**S
Indispensable guide to the Section 3 Video Nasties
Batten down the hatches, fire up the VCR and sit back and get depraved and corrupted all over again! Part two of Jake West's lovingly produced Nasty documentaries, crammed with trailers for all the 82 Section 3 DPP nasties plus newly filmed intros to each film.Lots of this stuff of course is now freely available, but not everything. Gems you might have forgotten like the filmed on video G.B.H, Canuxploitation classic Death Weekend and cult Italian thriller Street Killers crop up here, two of which are still unreleased since the early eighties VHS boom in the UK.Many of the reviewers return from the first film, which you'll be glad to hear include the likes of Stephen Thrower, Kim Newman and Alan Jones.
R**N
Good Sequel
As with the first 'Definitive Guide', this is a fascinating documentary for those interested in the history of home movie rental, the BBFC and the fall out from the 'Video Nasties' scare of the 1980's
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which are not the famous video nasty movies but other infamous films like Abducted, pigs
value for money here. 3 discs, trailers and intros for the 82 section 3 video nasties, which are not the famous video nasty movies but other infamous films like Abducted, pigs, alien prey and so forth.
W**L
Great
Great
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BRILL
BRILL VIEWING FOR A HORROR BUFF
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Five Stars
Superb ... Thank You ***** (Five Stars)
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Five Stars
Fascinating and informative
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