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Release: Oct 29, 2021 - Author: Eiskaltes Grab - Translator: Mike Lowrey
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At the end of the 80s, the then unknown German director Olaf Ittenbach shot his first amateur splatter film Black Past, where he also wrote the script, created masks and gore effects and even took the lead role. Since relatively little budget was available, he asked friends, acquaintances and family members to participate as actors, while most of the money went into the effects and they are the main focus here and of course in his other films. With a lot of love and skillful craftsmanship, Ittenbach created extremely neat splatter effects by amateur standards, with all sorts of brutalities captured on camera in great detail. So it's no wonder that Ittenbach's films didn't have an easy time on the German market and were severely cut. In the 90s, Ittenbach then shot his two films Premutos and Burning Moon. As with Black Past, the professionalism of these two works lies exclusively in the brutal gore scenes. It was not until early 2000 that Ittenbach slowly shed his amateur image and, thanks to a larger budget and growing experience, was able to develop his films further, where he later became internationally known. Sometimes more, sometimes less good are his films and in the end they are of course not for everyone, yet one cannot doubt that there is a large and loyal fan community. As for the versions, Black Past came out uncut and unrated on VHS and DVD in Germany. Later, a heavily cut FSK 18 version was released on DVD for German department stores. But it gets interesting with the uncut version, because it comes in two different versions, the "Old Version" and the "Director's Cut". The old version was released on video and later on DVD in the Olaf Ittenbach Collection. The Director's Cut was also released on VHS as a reissue in the early 2000s and on various DVD editions by Laser Paradise. The differences between the old version and the Director's Cut are immense, as a close comparison between the two versions has now shown that there are a whopping 429 changes in total. In the complete course of the film, there are completely new shots every second in the Director's Cut, but also in the old version. Whole scenes, or even just short shots, were shot differently in both versions, or are partly shown at different playback speeds. Besides some changes in the plot, the Director's Cut also offers much more gore and for that reason alone, this version is highly recommended. Fortunately, the Director's Cut is the dominant version on the market. The Old Version was compared with the Director's Cut. Both versions are in the Olaf Ittenbach Collection by Laser Paradise. There are a total of 429 differences. They are new scenes or shots in the old version as well as in the Director's Cut. There are also alternatively shot scenes in both versions with slight variations, extended or shortened shots, and scenes with different playback speeds.
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Different credit insertions in both versions. OV: 9 sec DC: 14 sec
0 min There are more landscape shots in the old version. 17 sec
0 min Different shot of the statue in both versions. No time difference
0 min In the old version, an additional cast: "Andrea Arbter" is inserted. 4 sec
0 min Longer tracking shot of the cross in the old version. 4 sec
0 min The two shots of the living room cabinet and the ceiling lamp, are shown in reverse order in both versions. No time difference 0 min The old version shows an additional credit insert. In the DC, the name "Andre Stryl" is shown instead as the camera moves over the old man. 4 sec 0 min In the DC, the shot of the couch and the book lying on it was extended by 1 second. In exchange, the shot of the mirror in the old version is a little longer. No time difference
1 min The man looks longer in the mirror in the old version. Also, the DC is missing the beginning of the next shot of the girl leaving the house. 6 sec
1 min In the DC, the girl walks on to the doghouse and feeds the dog there. This is immediately followed by various shots of the man and his brutal visions of the girl covered in blood with the cleaver in her head and how she lies dead on the ground afterwards. In the old version, there are additional credit inserts. OV: 14 sec DC: 32 sec
1 min The book on the couch and the shot of the man, run in a different order in both versions. No time difference 1 min Both versions show different shots of the girl feeding the dog. OV: 12 sec DC: 4 sec
1 min The shot of the girl was extended by 1 second in the DC. 1 sec
1 Min In the DC, the shot of the father's bleeding hands is a little longer, while shortly after that you see the girl by the doghouse again. In the old version there is an alternate shot of the girl at the doghouse. In addition, there is a credit insertion and a longer shot of the cleaver on the table. OV: 11 sec DC: 3 sec
2 min In the old version, the man opens the front door. 3 sec 2 min In the DC, there is a side shot of the man going to the girl with the cleaver. In the old version, you see instead from the man's point of view as he walks toward the girl. OV: 5 sec DC: 4 sec
2 min The scene where the girl turns to the man and then screams out loud in fright is slightly alternate in both versions. No time difference
2 min Longer shot of the floor in the old frame before the girl's plate shatters there. 1 sec 3 min The film title and credits have been visually changed in the DC. OV: 86 sec DC: 64 sec
3 min Shortened shot in DC of the house and driveway. 2 sec
3 min Different shot in both versions of the father standing by the trunk of his car. No time difference
3 min In the DC, the father runs up the stairs, in the old version, the daughter Maria is seen sitting at the kitchen table making a sandwich. OV: 5 sec DC: 9 sec
3 min The father is minimally longer in the picture in the old version. 1 sec 3 min In the old version, the father walks to the coffee maker, in the DC, Maria cuts herself a piece of butter. No time difference
4 min The DC shows Mary making bread and the father pouring himself some coffee. In the old version, the close-up view of Maria is longer instead. OV: 2 sec DC: 4 sec
4 min In the DC, there are two more seconds of the daughter drinking coffee. 2 sec
4 min Only in the DC does the daughter get up and run upstairs to wake Tommy. The father stays in the kitchen and reaches for the newspaper. 6 sec
4 min Different shots of Tommy getting out of bed freshly rested. In the DC, he also lights up a cigarette OV: 10 sec DC: 26 sec
5 min In the DC, Tommy stands naked in the frame while his sister walks longer towards his room in the old version. No time difference
5 min DC: Tommy lies longer on the moving box he fell on. 2 sec
5 min DC: Tommy stands up. 1.5 sec
5 min DC: Again, there is a shot of Tommy. 1.5 sec
6 min In the DC, Tommy is reaching for food while the old version shows his sister fading in. She then gets upset with him for taking a slice of toast from her plate. The scene has been shot slightly differently in the two versions. afterwards, Tommy cuts the slice of toast in the old version. OV: 8 sec DC: 5 sec
6 min Before Tommy gets up at the kitchen table, there is an intercut of the nurse in the DC. 2 sec
6 min Tommy leaves the kitchen, while the father is briefly shown in the old version. In the next scene, the outside view of the school and how several students make their way there, has alternate shots in both versions. OV: 20 sec DC: 12 sec
7 min In the classroom, both versions show different shots of the teacher, the students, and Tommy and his girlfriend Petra. The DC is longer in this and shows Petra turning to Tommy and smiling at him. Tommy smiles back in love. OV: 33 sec DC: 64 sec
8 min The teacher looks over her students shoulder longer in the old version. Then, again, Petra is seen turning and looking at Tommy. In the next scene, Petra is seen standing outside talking with two friends. In both versions, the scene plays out alternatively. OV: 35 sec DC: 14 sec
8 min Guy grabs Tommy's buddy in the old version. 0.5 sec
8 min How Tommy gets punched in the stomach and his buddy gets pushed backwards plays out in a different order in both versions. No time difference 8 min Different shots of Tommy falling to the ground after being punched and the other students looking to him. OV: 6 sec DC: 3 sec
8 min after the belly kick, Tommy is seen lying on the ground longer in the old version. In the DC, there is an alternate shot of a student. No time difference
8 min DC: Tommy screams in pain and writhes to the side on the ground. 1 sec
9 min OV: The goons run away longer as Petra pisses them off. 1 sec
9 min Extended shot of Tommy on the ground in the old version. Also, again in both versions, there are alternate shots of the two thugs and Petra shouting at them. One of the guys insults her in response. No time difference
9 min DC: Petra and Frankie reach out to Tommy. The old version shows a schoolgirl for this. No time difference
9 min OV: Frankie tries to help Tommy up. 3 sec
10 min In the old version, Tommy, Frankie and Petra walk even further to the car. In the DC, Tommy is driven home by Frankie on his scooter. OV: 7 sec DC: 17 sec
11 min How Tommy takes off his bloody shirt, then slips on a fresh sweater, and then reads a magazine on the bed is shot slightly differently in the two versions. OV: 47 sec DC: 35 sec
11 min In the old version, there are two more seconds of Tommy on the bed. 2 sec 11 min Tommy gets up in the DC and walks to the phone, annoyed. In the old version, the latter is faded in longer. OV: 1 sec DC: 4 sec
11 min OV: Tommy is on the phone with a buddy for a longer time. 3 sec
12 min Different shots of Tommy talking on the phone. No time difference
12 min In the old version, Tommy closes the door and walks out of the room. 2 sec 12 min Slightly different in both versions as Tommy walks through the attic. OV: 18 sec DC: 22 sec
12 min Also, the scene where Tommy discovers the mysterious chest in the attic is slightly alternative. Only in the DC does he then carry it to a table and try to open it. OV: 11 sec DC: 46 sec
13 min How Tommy talks to his sister plays alternatively in both versions. OV: 10 sec DC: 4 sec
13 min Tommy leaves again and his sister turns back to her activity. Again, this plays out in different shots in both versions. OV: 5 sec DC: 3 sec
13 min DC: Tommy tries to cut the chain on the crate. 2 sec
13 min In the DC, Tommy is briefly in the shot after cutting the chain. 1.5 sec
14 min In the old version, you can see Tommy's legs longer, in the DC he takes the chain off the box. OV: 1 sec DC: 3 sec
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