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Writers: Dick Randall & Roberto Loyola (as John Shadow).

Soundtrack CD featuring the entire original score.

CollectorвЂ™s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Michael Gingold.

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Marc Schoenbach.

Audio Interview with producer Steve Minasian.The Reddest Herring вЂ“ extensive interview with actor Paul Smith, including a discussion of Pieces.Pieces of Juan вЂ“ a career-spanning interview with director Juan Piquer SimГіn.Brand new interview with art director Gonzalo Gonzalo.ItвЂ™s Exactly What You Think It Is! вЂ“ brand new featurette offering up an appreciation of Pieces by various filmmaker fans.Brand new audio commentary with The Hysteria Continues.Alternate Re-score by composer Umberto.Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.Original English and Spanish Mono Audio.High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations.Two versions of the feature: Pieces, the US theatrical version, and Mil Gritos Tiene La Noche, the original uncensored directorвЂ™s cut, presented in Spanish with original score by Librado Pastor.Brand new 4K transfer from the original camera negative.

We all need a little schlock in our lives. ThereвЂ™s plenty of time to watch something more highbrow.

Just sit back, wait for the blood to flow, and raise a few smiles at the ridiculousness of it all. Having watched more horrors over the years than I care to admit to, I was pleasantly surprised to find Pieces is an enjoyable experience that succeeds in its modest aim. Between the audio commentary, featurette, and interviews, thereвЂ™s something for everyone and youвЂ™ll know Pieces inside out after gorging yourself on the bonus materialsвЂЉ-вЂЉand I havenвЂ™t even mentioned the accompanying collectorвЂ™s booklet that Arrow are known for. With a new 4K transfer, Pieces has never looked better, and there are options for a Theatrical Cut and an Uncensored DirectorвЂ™s Cut, as well as the original score by Librado Pastor and a music-only re-score by UmbertoВ together with a soundtrack CD. Yet, somehow, Arrow deliver a top class package once again that will totally satisfy fans of low-budget вЂ™80s horror. In fact, if the film was released by itself then itвЂ™d be a highly questionable purchase.

Pieces 1982 cast movie#

This is exactly the type of movie designed to evolve into a cult classic.ДЄs with many Arrow Films releases, this Limited Edition Blu-ray set is much more than just the movie. SimГіn feels like he knows heвЂ™s directing more of a schlocky gore-fest than a tale with true emotional connection. ThereвЂ™s nobody likeable in Pieces, and no one you really want to see survive, but thatвЂ™s not necessarily a problem. Much like other franchises like Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Friday the 13th, Pieces relies heavily on showing memorable kills over good storytelling holding everything together. If crazy and outrageous horror is your thing then Pieces delivers, and while there are many other movies out there worthy of your time, itвЂ™s worth a watch just to see how unbelievable and absurd things get. As they say, it really is exactly what one would expectвЂ¦ and thatвЂ™s no bad thing. With the tagline вЂItвЂ™s exactly what you think it is!вЂ™ the story is directed by Juan Piquer SimГіn ( Slugs), who brings to life an unflinching and uncompromising vision of a maniac with a chainsaw who likes to collect body parts. Originally released in 1982, this movie is often missed out in horror discussion, yet remains a curious and strangely popular tale simply because it has a complete lack of shame over what it is. ItвЂ™s a well-known approach, especially in Italian cinema over the years, and Arrow FilmsвЂ™ latest release, Pieces, takes much of its influence from there. The exploitation trend in horror movies often ignores all attempts at telling an interesting or even logical story, instead throwing as much sex and violence at the audiences as possible in an attempt to appall and excite them. ItвЂ™s a genre that never dies through telling new stories, retelling old ones, or adapting foreign releases, and there are plenty of bloodthirsty fans waiting for their next fix. The slasher sub-genre, in particular, has been done to death since Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and Jason Voorhees carved up dozens of sequel between them. Fans are spoilt for choice, although you have to approach most horror titles with low expectations a lot of the time. Horror is a competitive film genre, simply because of how many releases there are each year.