Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786305281580 Format: Color, NTSC ISBN: 6305281580 Label: TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC. Manufacturer: TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC. Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC. Release Date: April 27, 1999 Running Time: 102 minutes Sales Rank: 67282 Studio: TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Rating: - "I've misssed so much of my life . . ."
A small budget masterpiece driven by another powerhouse performance by "Sir" Dennis Hopper, in my opinion, among the very greatest living actors, and solid acting up and down the line. What we have here is a tragic tale - once again the "have nots" simply crushed under the iron and leather heels of the "haves". A direct and candid visioning of why folks turn to crime and the insensitivity of the brutal wheels of capitalism and the awful legal infrastructure which supports this miserable system of social organization. Perfectly cast Frank Thring (whose claim to fame was that he played Pontius Pilate in Ben Hur) also turns in a massive performance as Morgan's ultimate nemesis - a proud and cynical bureaucrat - a vain capitalist dog-lover, who sanctions torture and killing of his fellow humanity by proxy - while he lines his belly with expensive butchery.
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Rating: - Funky Cutting / Challenging Transfer
Over the years, after seeing "Mad Dog" in the theater, I picked up various VHS versions and (now) DVD versions of this film. While the Troma version here is better than the worst, it's not a good transfer. More, I keep looking for a better edited version of the underlying elements. This Mora flic has always been choppy, but I keep hoping each new release will tell the tale with a bit smoother presentation. Nothing new here. Maybe this is as good as this low-budget flic gets? Perhaps Phillipe Mora could let us know sometime how close this cut is to his vision? Maybe the (somewhat) psychotic cutting style is the best way to communicate the story of this 'rebel-outlaw?' Hopper certainly fits the part; bursts of fury and anger fill the screen at times.
Rating: - ..Is this complete anywhere on dvd???
....I was hugely dissapointed in the Troma release of this film..I thought finally after paying more for company dvd with a little more prestige that the usual bargain bin varieties..I'd be getting a complete version of this film finally on DVD!...NOPE..all the nasty tidbits were cut!..the Head getting blown thru at the beginning in the Chinese opium Den..the more graphics aspects of the prison rape..the bucket of animal guts scene...the [...] scene in the Bar..the old man mooning the Bush Cop...even the mention of the word Scrotum!..All cut in the Troma Release!...I'm sticking with my old Thorn EMI VHS!!!!..I'm Pissed!..cuz I love this movie!
Rating: - Wrong aspect ratio on Troma DVD transfer
The film was originally shot in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio. But this 2005 DVD release from Troma Entertainment presents the film in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio print cropped directly from the "pan and scan" full-screen print that was made for VHS releases. The film has never been seen in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio since its theatrical release.
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