Top Ten Is it Uncut? Movies

As a fun thing we thought it a good idea to let you know which films the writers from IS IT UNCUT? rate as their favourite films that come under the heading
"Worldwide Video Weirdness". The process was very difficult for all and after much careful thought this is what we came up with...

1. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
2. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
3. THE THING (1982)
4. SUSPIRIA (1976)
5. DEEP RED (1975)
6. SHOGUN ASSASSIN (1980)
7. THE EXORCIST (1973)
8. PAN'S LABYRINTH (2007)
9. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981)
10. PSYCHO (1960)

Followed by (in no particular order): All the LONE WOLF & CUB Films (1972 - 1974), TAXI DRIVER (1976), DRACULA (1958), ENTER THE DRAGON (1973), MILAN CALIBRE 9 (1972), THE INNOCENTS (1961), HIGH CRIME (1973), BASKET CASE (1982), RE-ANIMATOR (1985), THE DEVILS (1971), THE HAUNTING (1963), THE SHINING (1980), THE LIVING DEAD AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE (1974), KING KONG (1933), ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS (1979), THE EVIL DEAD (1982), BLADE RUNNER (1982), A LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN (1971), DIABOLIK (1968), THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974), HAROLD & MAUDE (1971), GRIMM (2003), TRUE ROMANCE (1993), HAUTE TENSION (2003), BAY OF BLOOD (1971), DELLLAMORTE DELLAMORE (1994), OLDBOY (2003), GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMUARI (1999), CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1960), LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008)... and what about the films I haven't seen!?

NIGEL J. BURRELL

1. WRONY (CROWS) (1994)
2. LAWN DOGS (1997)
3. HANSEL AND GRETEL (2007)
4. DARK WATER (2002)
5. A WHISPER IN THE DARK (1976)
6. ALICE (Jan Svankmajer - 1988)
7. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
8. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
9. DEEP RED (Export version) (1975)
10. THE LIVING DEAD AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE (1974)

MARK BARTHOLOMEW

1. DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
2. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
3. AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL (1964)
4. All the LONE WOLF & CUB Films (1972 - 1974)
5. THE FLY (1986)
6. MILAN CALIBRE 9 (1972)
7. TENEBRAE (1982)
8. DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING (1972)
9. COMBAT SHOCK (1986)
10. INSIDE (2007)

FRANCIS BREWSTER

1. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968)
2. DRACULA (1958)
3. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
4. THE THING (1982)
5. DEEP RED (1975)
6. THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)
7. ENTER THE DRAGON (1973)
8. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (1969)
9. THE EVIL DEAD (1982)
10. CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (1980)

CHRIS BRYANT

1. THE HAUNTED HOUSE OF HORROR (1969)
2. TOWER OF EVIL (1972)
3. CRUCIBLE OF TERROR (1971)
4. HORROR EXPRESS (1972)
5. EXPOSE (1975)
6. SECRETS OF THE PHANTOM CAVERNS (1985)
7. PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961)
8. TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970)
9. MIRAGE (1989)
10. ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS (1979)

HAUNTED HOUSE OF HORROR

TIM GREAVES

1. BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)
2. THE EXORCIST (1973)
3. DON'T LOOK NOW (1973)
4. THE BURNING (1981)
5. VAMPYRES (1974)
6. THE JACKET (2005)
7. MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001)
8. HAUTE TENSION (2003)
9. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981)
10. THE DEAD ZONE (1983)

Followed by (in no particular order): THE SENTINEL (1977), OLDBOY (2003), THE MAN WHO LAUGHS (1928), FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980), DRESSED TO KILL (1980), TENEBRAE (1982), ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS (1979), ESPRIT D'AMOUR (1983), JACOB'S LADDER (1990), SIN CITY (2005).

LOVELY JON

(in no particular order)

1. BLUE EYES OF THE BROKEN DOLL (1973)
2. THE BIG RACKET (1976)
3. HEAD (1972)
4. MATALO! (1971)
5. Ms 45 - ANGEL OF VENGEANCE (1981)
6. BLUEBERRY (2004)
7. JIGOKU (1960)
8. THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN (1976)
9. DEEP END (1971)
10. THE MAD FOXES (1981)

Followed closely by (also in no particular order): FEMALE CONVICT SCORPION JAILHOUSE 41 (1972), THE BOSS (1973), VILLAIN (1971), FIVE DOLLS FOR AN AUGUST MOON (1969), SIEGE (1982), GOLDEN QUEEN COMMANDOS (1983), BLINDMAN (1971), APHRODISIAC (1973), VENUS IN FURS (1970), THE MECHANIC (1972)

DAVID MELVILLE

1. THE HUNGER (1983)
2. 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE (1971)
3. THE WHIP AND THE BODY (1963)
4. TRAGIC CEREMONY (1972)
5. COBRA WOMAN (1944)
6. THE FALL (2006)
7. SALON KITTY (1976)
8. THE MYSTERIOUS MR. X (1948)
9. FOOTPRINTS (1974)
10. BORDELLO (1984)

DANIEL STILLINGS

1. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
The cinema’s greatest zombie movie, and along with MARTIN, Romero’s best film.
2. THE THING (1982)
Claustrophobic sci-fi horror movie that set the standard for special effects make up. Carpenter has never come close to equalling this masterpiece.
3. ERASERHEAD (1976)
One of the greatest genre debuts ever, though LOST HIGHWAY, BLUEVELVET, TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME or MULHOLLAND DR. would be equally worthy additions to the list.
4. LE SAMOURAI (1967)
Featuring Alain Delon in his defining performance stars as a contract killer who lives in an unfurnished one-room apartment with just a bed and a pet budgie. Without this movie some of the great American films of the 70s simply wouldn’t exist.
5. EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1959)
One of the most poetic and dreamlike movies the horror genre has produced, and it’s also one of the great classics of French cinema.
6. THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974)
A perfect exercise in how to torture the audience without recourse to graphic gore, though it’s still no picnic.
7. ONIBABA (1964)
A terrifying blend of eroticism and horror, and its influence can be felt in everything from THE EXORCIST to the current cycle of Japanese horror movies.
8. VIDEODROME (1982)
You have to have one Cronenberg film, but you could just as easily pick THE BROOD, DEAD RINGERS or CRASH.
9. POSSESSION (1981)
This is an unforgettable film, seemingly inspired by THE BROOD, but this is outré even by David Cronenberg’s standards. It’s totally bonkers!
10. QUE LA BÊTE MEURE (1969)
Just one of several great pictures directed by Chabrol in the late 60s/early 70s. If this had been made in Italy, we’d have every frame memorized.

Honourable Mentions: AUDITION (1999), DARK WATER (2002), DEEP RED (1975), DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE (1993), DON’T LOOK NOW (1973), FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION (1972), HOUR OF THE WOLF (1968), INFERNO (1980), IRREVERSIBLE (2002), KILL BABY KILL (1966), KWAIDAN (1964), LA MADRE MUERTA (1993), LE FRISSON DES VAMPIRES (1970), MALPERTUIS (1972), OLDBOY (2003), SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS (1971), THE BLIND BEAST (1969), THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY (1981), THE ORPHANAGE (2006), THE SHINING (1980), THE VANISHING (1988), THE WICKER MAN (1973), TOKYO DRIFTER (1966), WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO SOLANGE? (1971), WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968), MS. 45 (1980), LOST HIGHWAY (1996), STREET TRASH (1987), VENGEANCE IS MINE (1979)

TRISTAN THOMPSON

1. VIDEODROME (1983)
2. MEAN STREETS (1973)
3. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
4. JACKIE BROWN (1997)
5. CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1979)
6. DANGER DIABOLIK (1968)
7. THE DEVILS'S REJECTS (2005)
8. THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
9. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968)
10. OLDBOY (2003)

Close: PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959)

STEVEN WEST

1. THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974)
2. HALLOWEEN (1978)
3. THE BEYOND (1981)
4. MARTYRS (2008)
5. THE NINTH CONFIGURATION (1980)
6. PAN'S LABYRINTH (2007)
7. THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943)
8. INSIDE (2007)
9. EVIL DEAD II (1987)
10. FRIGHTMARE (1974)

Closely followed by: PIECES (1982), SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II (1987)

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