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New Dawn Of The Dead And Night Of The Living Dead Release In October (UK)

post #1 of 108
9/26/09 at 10:56am
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Dawn will be a HMV exclusive until March 2010

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Disc One (Blu Ray)
■Theatrical cut of the feature in 1080p High Definition
■DTS HD and Stereo audio options
■Audio commentary by director George A Romero, special effects artist Tom Savini and assistant director Chris Romero
■Audio commentary by producer Richard P. Rubinstein
■"Document of the Dead" documentary
■"Document of the Dead: The Lost Interview" and deleted scenes
■"Fan of the Dead" documentary

Disc Two (DVD)
■Director's cut of the feature
■"The Dead Will Walk" documentary

Disc Three (DVD)
■Dario Argento's cut of the feature
■"Scream Greats" documentary
■Publicity Vault containing US and German trailers, TV and Radio spots, reviews, Arrow Video's Giallo trailers ("Macabre", "Sleepless" and "The House by the Cemetery")




I can find very little on Night info bar this ad :

And this cover art shot


It is a Network release and the ad says a new master, but then so did the old Uk BRD

I will be double dipping on them both (as always the guinea pig)
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post #2 of 108
9/26/09 at 11:05am
Hmm. Well hopefully the new Night of the Living Dead is region free, and without the slight cropping / odd framing of the Optimum release.
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post #3 of 108
9/26/09 at 11:08am
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I have no real problems with the Optimum disc, now AB's Dawn disc don't get me started
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post #4 of 108
9/26/09 at 12:41pm
Too bad that 2 out of 3 of Dawn's discs are DVDs.
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post #5 of 108
9/26/09 at 12:54pm
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They could not get HD masters and it would have cost too much, but they did try.
I just hope its not the AB transfer
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post #6 of 108
9/26/09 at 12:55pm
Any chance at all these are region free???
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post #7 of 108
9/26/09 at 4:40pm
If I it's like Arrow's prior Dawn DVD, it's the Anchor Bay master.
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post #8 of 108
10/5/09 at 12:13pm
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Night is a new disc
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...ing-dead5.html

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Network Releasing has announced the Blu-ray release of Night of the Living Dead for the 26th of October, priced at around £14.99. The film will be presented in 1.33:1 with Mono audio, and the disc will include a trailer. Here's the artwork.

The extras are missing so may be a new master, its def not a reprint
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post #9 of 108
10/5/09 at 1:02pm
I own the uber Dawn of the Dead DVD box and the AB Blu-Ray so it looks like I have everything already.
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post #10 of 108
10/5/09 at 2:04pm
yes, but will it be region free this time around?
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post #11 of 108
10/5/09 at 2:47pm
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I own the uber Dawn of the Dead DVD box and the AB Blu-Ray so it looks like I have everything already.

Unless its a new master for dawn, not the horrible mess AB put out
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post #12 of 108
10/6/09 at 5:37am
It's funny how many crap on the AB transfer.
I seem to remember, at the time, it was pretty well received.
I have no issue with it. It is fairly representative of the master I think.
It is not like Halloween where they changed the color timing.

Something tells me with this release, they are just reusing what is already available.
The fact that the other versions are regular DVDs speak volumes.

I don't know the contract lengths but I bet Anchor Bay reissues the box set for Blu-Ray.
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post #13 of 108
10/6/09 at 7:49am
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The levels of DNR are apalling in dawn and day, also evil dead 2



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3a8IRGZ5Co
HD clip from the new Night disc, looks to be a diff master
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post #14 of 108
10/6/09 at 7:52am
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The levels of DNR are apalling in dawn and day, also evil dead 2



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3a8IRGZ5Co
HD clip from the new Night disc, looks to be a diff master

And there are major scratches throughout that clip. How does this compare to the BD that's already out (and region-locked so I can't make use of it, grrr)? Either way, this Network release is an easy pass for me now.
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post #15 of 108
10/6/09 at 8:02am
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The Optimum disc did not have the scratches afaik, but this is region feee
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post #16 of 108
10/6/09 at 2:52pm
Hah, The artist who did the boxart (is it final?) used assets from a video game made by Capcom. Resident Evil Outbreak, infact the arm was on the UK cover for the game. Pretty blatant.

http://pici.se/482397/
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post #17 of 108
10/6/09 at 3:01pm
Is the new Dawn of the Dead transfer better than the one currently out? and will it come to the US?
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post #18 of 108
10/6/09 at 3:07pm
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Originally Posted by dvdmike007 View Post

The levels of DNR are apalling in dawn and day, also evil dead 2



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3a8IRGZ5Co
HD clip from the new Night disc, looks to be a diff master

Wow, seems kinda contrasty with blown out whites, or is it just me?

The Weinstein DVD could still be the best region A/1 option
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post #19 of 108
10/6/09 at 4:55pm
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Wow, seems kinda contrasty with blown out whites, or is it just me?

The Weinstein DVD could still be the best region A/1 option

Yeah, that looks like ass compared to the other Blu-Ray out.

Compare this screenshot from the MKV 720p rip to the video



You can actually see the faces and details compared to the pure white in the trailer.
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post #20 of 108
10/7/09 at 2:15am
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Yeah, that looks like ass compared to the other Blu-Ray out.

Compare this screenshot from the MKV 720p rip to the video

You can actually see the faces and details compared to the pure white in the trailer.

Funny thing is it looks as if it's taken from a solid source, but the contrast is way too high.

Think there is any chance it's just how it's looking on this YouTube clip & that the actual Blu-ray won't be blown out like that?
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post #21 of 108
10/7/09 at 5:15am
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Funny thing is it looks as if it's taken from a solid source, but the contrast is way too high.

How do you define "solid source"? Again, there are major scratches evident throughout that clip. For all intents and purposes, this looks like just any old public domain print slapped on a BD and labeled "high def".
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post #22 of 108
10/7/09 at 2:26pm
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How do you define "solid source"? Again, there are major scratches evident throughout that clip. For all intents and purposes, this looks like just any old public domain print slapped on a BD and labeled "high def".

I define it as a source taken from a original neg or first generation 35mm print, scratch are issues of condition not image fidelity.

To me this does not look like some multi-generational 16mm dupe was used, and it looks like the source could have provided more detail and levels of contrast, but someone messed up in the mastering or post-techline process. It doesn't have the soft, smeary, look of a multi-generation source. For instance, I can see the subtle pattern on the shirt of the zombie who's eating the intestines, that detail would not have made it through on a source that wasn't pretty close to the neg and didn't have decent range to begin with.
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post #23 of 108
10/7/09 at 6:47pm
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Originally Posted by Timothy Ramzyk View Post

scratch are issues of condition not image fidelity.

Okay, but again, a scratched print, to me, negates the label "solid source". You never said "strictly from an image fidelity point of view"...
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post #24 of 108
10/7/09 at 10:01pm
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Okay, but again, a scratched print, to me, negates the label "solid source". You never said "strictly from an image fidelity point of view"...

and honestly a small scratch, a speck here and there, even a reel-change mark have never sent me off the deep end nearly so much as a dupey, faded, or heavily manipulated image. I used to collect films on film, so within reason I don't mind tiny reminders that this was once emulsion on acetate.
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post #25 of 108
10/8/09 at 7:51am
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and honestly a small scratch...have never sent me off the deep end nearly so much as a dupey, faded, or heavily manipulated image.

But let's be fair, I'm not talking about a tiny scratch, I'm talking about two separate, sizable scratches that alternate, running from frame top to bottom, throughout almost the entirety of that clip. It's invasive enough to "send me off the deep end".
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post #26 of 108
10/8/09 at 9:06am
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But let's be fair, I'm not talking about a tiny scratch, I'm talking about two separate, sizable scratches that alternate, running from frame top to bottom, throughout almost the entirety of that clip. It's invasive enough to "send me off the deep end".

Honestly, if I knew this this release was not the high-contrast image I'm seeing, those scratches wouldn't put me off the purchase. They are noticeable, but kinda flickery and faint, nothing like the deep floor-to-ceiling scratches I'd associate with a badly worn print.

If someone were selling the film used for that clip it would be described as in "very good" condition with occasional light lines.
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post #27 of 108
10/8/09 at 9:57am
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Originally Posted by Timothy Ramzyk View Post

Honestly, if I knew this this release was not the high-contrast image I'm seeing, those scratches wouldn't put me off the purchase. They are noticeable, but kinda flickery and faint, nothing like the deep floor-to-ceiling scratches I'd associate with a badly worn print.

If someone were selling the film used for that clip it would be described as in "very good" condition with occasional light lines.

Fair enough, your call. For me, I've seen far better prints of this film used for SD-DVD, so I know the Hi-Def bar for NotLD can go much higher.
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post #28 of 108
10/8/09 at 1:25pm
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Fair enough, your call. For me, I've seen far better prints of this film used for SD-DVD, so I know the Hi-Def bar for NotLD can go much higher.

I've had 2 film prints, 2 VHS, 1 laserdisc, and 4 DVDs of this title. I'm determined to spend $1000 on it before I die.

Seriously though, I am curious about this one, if it were not for the postage Id have a look. Part of me thinks I should just spring for a region-free player and snag the other disk, or wait for the inevitable US release.
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post #29 of 108
10/15/09 at 1:08pm
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My copy got posted a few days ago (dawn) and some screen shots have popped up

Looks like a new master and not the gwad awful AB one.



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post #30 of 108
10/15/09 at 1:15pm
Where is Xylon when you need him? I want to see some comparison shots. The screencaps you posted look better than what my memory recalls from the U.S. version but I can;t tell if its just been manipulated or its a new better master...
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