The scene called "Cued Up" appears to be missing eight minutes of footage. In title 1, chapter 21 at 01:17:30 elapsed time, the picture begins to blur and disintegrate at the edges. A dark band of variable thickness appears at the right side of the screen. When my player clock reads 7:58 minutes remaining, the DVD skips to title 2, chapter 1. In "Hot and Hard" (title 2, chapter 10 at 00:40:44 elapsed time), the picture briefly breaks into three kaleidoscopic images, but corrects itself within 22 seconds.

I also noticed that all animations in the "Jump to a Scene" chapter menu display clips that are actually included in the movie. All except one: the "Cued Up" clip shows a vaginal penetration that's definitely missing from the feature.

I have described my problems to tech support at VCA. They were kind enough to answer very promptly, but they claim there is no missing footage (just a variation in time code from one title set to the next). They also say the black edge results from a camera angle shot through a closet door, and the kaleidoscopic effect is an intentionally prismed set piece.

I love this movie and want to review it for ADT. Since no one else has mentioned the above issues, I'm wondering if a quality control problem has recently developed in the DVD transfer process. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Edited by - YogaGrrl on Dec 15 2001

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I got to talk with Ginger earlier this evening, and she said that she will be doing another Veronica Hart feature for release in 2002, this time with Ashlyn Gere. In short, she'll be continuing to do hardcore movies for a while.

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Back on topic... Zatoichi, do you remember if the pool table scene on your copy of Torn had any obvious disc errors? Or was it intact?

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New Wave Hookers 6 is excellent, perhaps the best of the three movies Ginger's made since her return to porn. Trivia bit: Ginger told me that parts of New Wave Hookers 6 were shot in Joey Buttafuoco's garage, and that he hung around on the set, watching as it was being shot.

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I don't remember any flaws on my copy of Torn - and I just read a few other people's reviews (on iafd.com) who also didn't note any problems.

Have you tried your copy in another player? Are you using a DVD-ROM or a set top player?

btw - Excellent review of Snow Leopard!

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No, I haven't tried my disc in another player (I live in a small town, and I'm too shy to ask if I can borrow anyone else's player). I'm running an Apple DVD Player on an iMac G3/500. It plays Cafe Flesh 2 (a VCA release of similar length) just fine. And since the good folks at VCA tech support were able to see the same "flaws" as I did, but explained them away as "artistic effects," I believe this problem is completely unrelated to my player. I've asked them to try to track down an older print and compare the two; I'll let you know if I get a satisfactory answer.

The "Cued Up" scene on my disc lasts under three minutes; that can't be right.

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I did previously check the reviews at that site, however, and two of them refer to specific sexual action that is absent on my copy. John Murryhill wrote the first one on 2/11/2000: "...he strips her and shows her what the rails are really for on the table. For a little change, he rolls her over and pounds her doggy-style for awhile...." [ invalid url ] wrote the second one on 5/31/2000: "John goes to work on Ginger with his tongue and four fingers before giving her a fuck on the pool table." In my e-mail to VCA, I explained that can't find any of this on my disc.

I truly appreciate the interest you've taken in this issue. You've already written a fantabulous review of Torn , and I don't think I can add much to it. I do want to find out if a quality control problem has in fact developed, though, so we can let people know (especially since that is my only disappointment with this disc, which is otherwise perfect).

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Although you claim to not have much to add, I hope we see your review of Torn (as well as many more). Some people are more confident of buying a movie when they see mulitple reviews, but more so, I thought your Snow Leopard review was great and want to see more of your reviews! Welcome to Adult DVD Talk!

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I'm currently in the process of writing a review for Cafe Flesh 2 . I might be having...umm...a little too much fun watching it all over again, but I should have my comments ready for posting in a day or two.

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(1) I went to the Apple support site to search for updated driver downloads. There were none for my Apple DVD Player 2.2.1.

(2) I allocated 50 percent more memory to my DVD application.

(3) I turned off AppleTalk, File Sharing and Virtual Memory.

None of this had any impact whatsoever. I am still planning to review this disc in the near future. VCA, are you out there? Any further suggestions?

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