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Hellraiser Blu-Ray Transfer Anchor Bay vs. Image Entertainment vs. King Records
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Hellraiser II looks like an upscale to me, either that or the best DVD ever made
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ess=#vergleich
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ess=#vergleich
No one yet knows what Image's Hellbound will look like. To my knowledge no early caps or reviews have surfaced. The dvdbeaver review of Image's Hellraiser re-release just went up today. It's bare bones save for the trailer and, going by the specs, has an inferior video encode to Anchor Bay's (19.97Mbps avg/Image vs. 27.96Mbps avg/Anchor Bay). Also, the color scheme has been seriously reddened. I would snag either the US or UK Anchor Bay disc (identical, but I prefer the UK cover art) and for Hellbound, keep your fingers crossed the Image release doesn't look as ****** as the German one in that caps-a-holic comparison above.
Also, (Japanese) customer feedback over on Amazon JP seems to indicate that the films in the King Records set are cut. This is going by comments in the thread for the King Records set over on blu-ray.com.
Also, (Japanese) customer feedback over on Amazon JP seems to indicate that the films in the King Records set are cut. This is going by comments in the thread for the King Records set over on blu-ray.com.
Starz = Anchor Bay. Starz bought them out a few years back, and all BD/DVD releases now contain both Anchor Bay/Starz insignias. I'm still in the habit of just calling em Anchor Bay. The UK disc is identical - same transfer, same audio, same extras, and region free.
Edit: ok, took a look at the amazon listing. What's happened is this is now OOP (like the U.S. Anchor Bay disc), so it's no longer available through amazon directly but only marketplace sellers. If you click where it says "12 new from..." on the product page it will show the list of all dealers selling through amazon. Only the sellers that list "international & domestic delivery rates" in the seller info blurb to the right of each listing offer shipping to the U.S. For example, if you sort by "price + delivery", the very first (cheapest) listing from 'Artdedemains' appears to offer international shipping. So you would just add that copy into your basket and checkout like you would with Amazon U.S. If for some reason you get the message "cannot be delivered to address given", then try the next one in the list that says international shipping.
Starz = Anchor Bay. Starz bought them out a few years back, and all BD/DVD releases now contain both Anchor Bay/Starz insignias. I'm still in the habit of just calling em Anchor Bay. The UK disc is identical - same transfer, same audio, same extras, and region free.
Edit: ok, took a look at the amazon listing. What's happened is this is now OOP (like the U.S. Anchor Bay disc), so it's no longer available through amazon directly but only marketplace sellers. If you click where it says "12 new from..." on the product page it will show the list of all dealers selling through amazon. Only the sellers that list "international & domestic delivery rates" in the seller info blurb to the right of each listing offer shipping to the U.S. For example, if you sort by "price + delivery", the very first (cheapest) listing from 'Artdedemains' appears to offer international shipping. So you would just add that copy into your basket and checkout like you would with Amazon U.S. If for some reason you get the message "cannot be delivered to address given", then try the next one in the list that says international shipping.
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I will buy Hellbound regardless of the transfer (as long as it bests the DVD). Many ways better than the first, and the first is an absolute classic.
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Pretty certain Anchor Bay dumped a bunch of their licenses on Image given all the once AB titles upcoming from Image.
Echo Bridge's Hellraiser 3 DVD is basically LaserDisc quality heavily processed and stretched/squeezed (it's actually taken from Top Ten Media's illegal DVD release in the format's early days)...
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) DVD Comparison - Paramount US vs. Echo Bridge US vs. Anchor Bay UK
Both the Paramount and Anchor Bay crush its quality.
Pretty certain Anchor Bay dumped a bunch of their licenses on Image given all the once AB titles upcoming from Image.
Echo Bridge's Hellraiser 3 DVD is basically LaserDisc quality heavily processed and stretched/squeezed (it's actually taken from Top Ten Media's illegal DVD release in the format's early days)...
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) DVD Comparison - Paramount US vs. Echo Bridge US vs. Anchor Bay UK
Both the Paramount and Anchor Bay crush its quality.
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Laserdisc?? More like vhs!
Laserdisc?? More like vhs!
I read that the Echo Bridge Hellraiser 3 release may have been a copyright infringement because Paramount owns that one in the US. This would explain why they didn't get a better source than an old bootleg DVD. EB's legal department is just as stellar as their transfers.
I read that the Echo Bridge Hellraiser 3 release may have been a copyright infringement because Paramount owns that one in the US. This would explain why they didn't get a better source than an old bootleg DVD. EB's legal department is just as stellar as their transfers.
Yeah, what happened was Image acquired the rights to all New World Pictures-owned titles which had been previously distributed by Anchor Bay. Amongst these in addition to Hellraiser 1/2 are Dead Heat, Heathers, C.H.U.D., Children of the Corn, The Stuff, House 1/2, Creepshow 2, Return To Horror High, Elvira, Slugs, and Return of the Killer Tomatoes--basically all New World titles from 1984-onward. Of those I believe Dead Heat/Heathers are the only two with confirmed upcoming BD releases (re-release in Heathers' case). Shout Factory has the rights to some of their pre-1984 stuff, a few of which they've already released (e.g. Forbidden World, Galaxy of Terror)
Edit: Looks like Children of the Corn also has an Image re-release...due out Tuesday.
Yeah, what happened was Image acquired the rights to all New World Pictures-owned titles which had been previously distributed by Anchor Bay. Amongst these in addition to Hellraiser 1/2 are Dead Heat, Heathers, C.H.U.D., Children of the Corn, The Stuff, House 1/2, Creepshow 2, Return To Horror High, Elvira, Slugs, and Return of the Killer Tomatoes--basically all New World titles from 1984-onward. Of those I believe Dead Heat/Heathers are the only two with confirmed upcoming BD releases (re-release in Heathers' case). Shout Factory has the rights to some of their pre-1984 stuff, a few of which they've already released (e.g. Forbidden World, Galaxy of Terror)
Edit: Looks like Children of the Corn also has an Image re-release...due out Tuesday.
Bought the Hellraiser UK disc cheap just now from play to be sure to have the best transfer (live in europe so free shipping is nice)
I think the Image Hellbound will look almost or just as soft as the german one and that is hideous
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Last hope for 2-3 is the japanese discs!!
I think the Image Hellbound will look almost or just as soft as the german one and that is hideous
Last hope for 2-3 is the japanese discs!!
The USA Anchor Bay Hellraiser is still available new via Ebay and Amazon marketplace sellers.
It's still possible to find the Anchor Bay Hellraiser DVDs on Ebay, including the UK 4-disc Collectors edition (even new) and generally the prices aren't ridiculous yet.
It's still possible to find the Anchor Bay Hellraiser DVDs on Ebay, including the UK 4-disc Collectors edition (even new) and generally the prices aren't ridiculous yet.
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The best Hellraiser 3 solution is get an HD satalite rip like me.
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So an upscale like the German one above then?
So an upscale like the German one above then?
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I want to see screen comparisons. If this is true I'll be sending it back to Amazon, I still have the UK cube set.
This shot is from the US BD:
http://forum.cinefacts.de/attachment...hellbound2.jpg
This one is an upscaled shot of the AB Tin Box:
http://forum.cinefacts.de/attachment...iser2-ntsc.jpg
http://forum.cinefacts.de/attachment...hellbound2.jpg
This one is an upscaled shot of the AB Tin Box:
http://forum.cinefacts.de/attachment...iser2-ntsc.jpg
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That site wants me to register to see anything, and I no savvy German.
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