Bad Taste
Marketing Reissue Germany RC2
Anchor Bay US RC0
Astro Germany RC2

 

Only the US transfer presents the film in its original aspect ratio of 1,66:1 (while the other anamorphic transfer, the Marketing transfer, is presented in ~ 1,73:1). Anchor Bay also features the most detailed image (bushes in pic#1). The full screen Astro transfer differs from the original theatrical presentation and is very grainy (pic#4) with undersaturated colors (pic#1). The Marketing transfer suffers from a steep contrast level (pic#5) , bad coloring (too cold, window in pic#2, pic#3; too warm, pic#4), dirt (sky, pic#5) and compression artefacts (pic#4).

transfer ranking:
Anchor Bay US RC0
Marketing Reissue Germany RC2
Astro Germany RC2


Bad Taste - Marketing Re-Issue Germany - RC2 (PAL)

Bad Taste - Anchor Bay US - RC0 (NTSC)

Bad Taste - Astro Germany - RC2 (PAL) 4:3



Bad Taste - Marketing Re-Issue Germany - RC2 (PAL)

Bad Taste - Anchor Bay US - RC0 (NTSC)

Bad Taste - Astro Germany - RC2 (PAL) 4:3



Bad Taste - Marketing Re-Issue Germany - RC2 (PAL)

Bad Taste - Anchor Bay US - RC0 (NTSC)

Bad Taste - Astro Germany - RC2 (PAL) 4:3



Bad Taste - Marketing Re-Issue Germany - RC2 (PAL)

Bad Taste - Anchor Bay US - RC0 (NTSC)

Bad Taste - Astro Germany - RC2 (PAL) 4:3



Bad Taste - Marketing Re-Issue Germany - RC2 (PAL)

Bad Taste - Anchor Bay US - RC0 (NTSC)

Bad Taste - Astro Germany - RC2 (PAL) 4:3

screen captures by ralf huerter