# Forbidden Zone has been colorized!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-zone-has-been-colorized/464205>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 18, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-zone-has-been-colorized/464205 "2008-09-18T20:40:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-zone-has-been-colorized/464205/1 "2008-09-18T20:40:10Z")

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I was writing about the odd film **Forbidden Zone** in another thread, and idly looked it up.  
The film has just been released in a colorized version (!) This is either:

a.) a cynical attempt to cash further in on the flick (not that it doesn’t deserve a wider audience)

b.) the realization of a long-held dream by the creators, who (they say) always intended to colorize it, but lacked the bucks.  
Trailer:

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTcBLS2l6gY)

Reviews:

[http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/34239/forbidden-zone-in-color/](http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/34239/forbidden-zone-in-color/)

[http://www.collider.com/dvd/reviews/article.asp/aid/8695/tcid/3](http://www.collider.com/dvd/reviews/article.asp/aid/8695/tcid/3)

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**Author:** ![Skylark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Skylark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skylark)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-zone-has-been-colorized/464205/2 "2008-09-19T01:12:58Z")

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Hot damn! Zee Sixth Dimension!

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-zone-has-been-colorized/464205/3 "2008-09-19T02:07:59Z")

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Saw it on the big screen when it came out? Check.  
VHS from some movie channel back in the '80s? Check.  
VHS bootleg? Check.  
DVD? Check. (Finally.)

Looks like I’ll be getting yet another copy.

I love this film.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-zone-has-been-colorized/464205/4 "2008-09-19T02:13:56Z")

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Hey, that trailer’s got boobies!

(oh, come on, \*someone \*was going to point it out)