Day of the Dead. - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

DJ Manyak · 10-24-2010, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by psychofire

So I am a fan of zombie movies.
And while at Borders today.
I picked up Day of the Dead.
However I had intended to grab Dawn of the Dead.
But I thought it seemed wrong but was in a bit of a hurry so did not really think about it till I got home and pulled up the blu-ray.com review of this movie.
Should I return this for the movie I had originally intended to get, or should I just keep it and get the other one as well?

Ooooor should I throw out all my blurays and get me some hddvds?

get some HD-DVDS

Army Of Dorkness · 10-24-2010, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kza_wu

I'm pretty sure City of the Living Dead is on blu.

That post is 2 years old.

Rob71 · 10-24-2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ Blend

get some HD-DVDS

Ties in nicely with the zombie theme of this thread. Well, not really. HD DVD was never reanimated.

kza_wu · 10-24-2010, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Army Of Dorkness

That post is 2 years old.

HAHA oh wow, i didnt even notice that,oops....

Dreemworx · 10-25-2010, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by kza_wu

I'm pretty sure City of the Living Dead is on blu.

I own that one...rent it first imo.

Ite · 08-02-2011, 06:28 AM

So for those who own this how is it quality wise? Really interested in adding this ti my collection.

KrugerIndustrial · 08-03-2011, 10:19 PM

Which one has a better video quality this or the Arrow one?

dvdmike · 08-03-2011, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by KrugerIndustrial

Which one has a better video quality this or the Arrow one?

They are all but identical

Post Prod · 08-03-2011, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by KrugerIndustrial

Which one has a better video quality this or the Arrow one?

The US release is slightly sharper, the arrow version is also slightly stretched. Very slightly. Very close, but the US one is the superior one.

I own both, I'm a sucker for the packaging.

buck135 · 08-03-2011, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Post Prod

The US release is slightly sharper, the arrow version is also slightly stretched. Very slightly. Very close, but the US one is the superior one.

I own both, I'm a sucker for the packaging.

I agree that the Anchor Bay version has a slight edge when it comes to the picture quality, however the Arrow version has much better extras and packaging.

OrchidClub · 08-03-2011, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

That's the best they're going to ever look..

I wouldn't say that. The Blu of Dawn of the Dead has some major smearage going on (which I assume is due to DNR), and the Blu of Day is a bit on the dull side. But right now they're the best thing out there for these movies, and they look much better than the DVDs so it's acceptable to me.

Post Prod · 08-03-2011, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by buck135

I agree that the Anchor Bay version has a slight edge when it comes to the picture quality, however the Arrow version has much better extras and packaging.

Yup! that's why I had to have both

Comparisons:
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...on=1#vergleich

psicon · 08-04-2011, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Post Prod

The US release is slightly sharper, the arrow version is also slightly stretched. Very slightly. Very close, but the US one is the superior one.

This gif takes one of the caps-a-holic screens and an old dvd screenshot.

Compared to the DVD it's the Anchor Bay that's squished.
The Caps-a-holic blu/dvd comparrison supports this, too...
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...less=0#auswahl

Edit: The Anchor Bay picture is slightly better, though. The opposite for the Dawn of the Dead releases imo.

Jompa · 08-04-2011, 01:12 PM

The 5.1 audio tracks on the Anchor Bay BD is has also censored some cursing, but the Mono track is untouched. The 5.1 track and Mono on the Arrow BD is uncensored

joltman · 08-04-2011, 01:14 PM

I got the Arrow release for the awesome packaging and exclusive extras, now I'm convinced I need the Anchor Bay release for the better PQ!

KrugerIndustrial · 08-04-2011, 01:20 PM

Why did I even ask. Now I can't decide.

Post Prod · 08-04-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by psicon

This gif takes one of the caps-a-holic screens and an old dvd screenshot.

Compared to the DVD it's the Anchor Bay that's squished.
The Caps-a-holic blu/dvd comparrison supports this, too...
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...less=0#auswahl

Edit: The Anchor Bay picture is slightly better, though. The opposite for the Dawn of the Dead releases imo.

The OAR is 1.85 for this film. The Anchor Blu-ray is the correct one. The Arrow is 1.78, it stretches the 1.85 picture to fill the full frame.

psicon · 08-04-2011, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Post Prod

The OAR is 1.85 for this film. The Anchor Blu-ray is the correct one. The Arrow is 1.78, it stretches the 1.85 picture to fill the full frame.

Ah, you're right. I never noticed that the Arrow disc wasn't 1.85:1
I just checked the DVD that shot in the gif came from. I forgot it, too, was an arrow release. Guess it was stretched for DVD, too.
I guess that makes Arrows Dawn of the Dead the wrong Aspect ratio, too. Although with that one the picture is opened up a bit rather than stretched.

StoogeFan1118 · 10-11-2012, 07:15 PM

Sorry if this has been asked before but is the Day of the Dead blu-ray from Anchor Bay have better PQ than the following one from the UK(costs $30 from Amazon). thanks for the help as I am looking into which one to buy on blu-ray.

http://www.amazon.com/Day-of-the-Dea.../dp/B002XT38BE

Jompa · 10-11-2012, 07:39 PM

Yes, the US has less DNR and better colours, but it also have the dialogue overdubbed by different actors and brief alterations to language. The UK version has much more extra features if you enjoy that.

http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...less=1#auswahl

Here it is:

*0:09:15 - "It's crazy" provided by a different voice
*0:09:35 - "Shit" to "Right"
*0:58:48 - Gunshot is partially missing
*1:01:33 - "It's the Spic" provided by a different voice
*1:11:20 - "Oh, Jesus" to "I can't look"
*1:20:30 - "Jesus" to "Stuck"

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08-02-2011, 06:28 AM	#26
Ite Banned Member since:May 2010	So for those who own this how is it quality wise? Really interested in adding this ti my collection.

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Jompa Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Location:Bodø, Norway Blu-ray collection:409 Blu-ray reviews:74	The 5.1 audio tracks on the Anchor Bay BD is has also censored some cursing, but the Mono track is untouched. The 5.1 track and Mono on the Arrow BD is uncensored

08-04-2011, 01:14 PM	#35
joltman Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Blu-ray collection:748 DVD collection:4	I got the Arrow release for the awesome packaging and exclusive extras, now I'm convinced I need the Anchor Bay release for the better PQ!

10-11-2012, 07:15 PM	#39
StoogeFan1118 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 DVD collection:30 Trading Score:1	Sorry if this has been asked before but is the Day of the Dead blu-ray from Anchor Bay have better PQ than the following one from the UK(costs $30 from Amazon). thanks for the help as I am looking into which one to buy on blu-ray. http://www.amazon.com/Day-of-the-Dea.../dp/B002XT38BE

10-11-2012, 07:39 PM	#40
Jompa Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Location:Bodø, Norway Blu-ray collection:409 Blu-ray reviews:74	Yes, the US has less DNR and better colours, but it also have the dialogue overdubbed by different actors and brief alterations to language. The UK version has much more extra features if you enjoy that. http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...less=1#auswahl Here it is: 0:09:15 - "It's crazy" provided by a different voice 0:09:35 - "Shit" to "Right" 0:58:48 - Gunshot is partially missing 1:01:33 - "It's the Spic" provided by a different voice 1:11:20 - "Oh, Jesus" to "I can't look" 1:20:30 - "Jesus" to "Stuck"