The Blood Trilogy 1963-1965 (Blood Feast, Two Thousand Maniacs, Color Me Blood Red) - Blu-ray Forum

Leterface · 09-12-2011, 06:59 PM

The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray

The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray Review

The release date for The Blood Trilogy is the 27th of September. Now at Amazon only $12.99 + shipping. Not bad for 3 classic Gore flicks.

Blood Trilogy DVD review from 2002.

Blood Feast trailer. This has to be one of the first Gore films ever.

Two Thousand Maniacs trailer.

Color Me Blood Red trailer.

davidthenikonuser · 09-20-2011, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leterface

The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray

The release date for The Blood Trilogy is the 27th of September. Now at Amazon only $12.99 + shipping. Not bad for 3 classic Gore flicks.

Blood Trilogy DVD review from 2002.

Blood Feast trailer. This has to be one of the first Gore films ever.

Two Thousand Maniacs trailer.

Color Me Blood Red trailer.

Think I'll pick this up. $12.99 is a great price for 3 flicks.

Aristide Massaccesi · 09-20-2011, 05:26 PM

My copy shipped yesterday, together with Basket Case. I hope Something Weird keep releasing blu's, they have a massive catalogue of all sorts of wonderful exploitation movies.

HuggyBear73 · 09-20-2011, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leterface

The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray

The release date for The Blood Trilogy is the 27th of September. Now at Amazon only $12.99 + shipping. Not bad for 3 classic Gore flicks.

Blood Trilogy DVD review from 2002.

Blood Feast trailer. This has to be one of the first Gore films ever.

Two Thousand Maniacs trailer.

Color Me Blood Red trailer.

Wow! How did I miss this? Thanks for the heads-up! Geez, another purchase for the SEPT/OCT slate.

Dean L · 09-23-2011, 04:12 AM

Glad to see this thread! Pre ordered mine as well. If the masses really liked good/fun movies, this thread would have more replies than the latest stupid Transformers film coming to Blu-ray.
Basket Case is included in my pre order as well.

DarknessBDJM · 09-23-2011, 05:01 AM

Nice to know it's already shipped. Can't wait to watch 2,000 Maniacs.

blufellas · 09-23-2011, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DarknessBDJM

Nice to know it's already shipped. Can't wait to watch 2,000 Maniacs.

Thanks OP! I'll be ordering this soon.

Crimson King · 09-26-2011, 11:12 PM

I hope the films don't the famous SW burned in on the bottom right of the films when you watch them.

I have a couple of SW dvd's that do just that, one is called the Something Wierd Sampler, and other is called "Axe!"(the 2nd film: called The Electric chair has that dreaded SW on the bottom for the whole damn film!

)

bgart13 · 09-26-2011, 11:36 PM

As I posted in the BASKET CASE thread, and in the case of the BLOOD TRILOGY disc, there's no SWV bug in the features. The only time they've used the bug was for VHS, trailers occasionally, and their DVD-rs.

Darkthrone · 09-27-2011, 06:19 PM

To those who has gotten this...how does it look/sound?

HyperRealist · 09-27-2011, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Darkthrone

To those who has gotten this...how does it look/sound?

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/50163/blood-trilogy-the/

bgart13 · 09-27-2011, 06:27 PM

I'm very happy with the disc. BLOOD FEAST fairs the best (pretty significantly, in fact), TWO THOUSAND MANIACS looks much better but the print is not as crisp or colorful as the other two, and COLOR ME BLOOD RED looks good too (second best). Extras appear to be the same format (480p or i, not sure which since my player is set to 1080p for everything).

I first saw BLOOD FEAST on vhs, back in junior high I think. Fuad's eyes got me then and it became one of my faves. I think it's obscene to have it in HD and I'm so happy for it! A real treat for cult movie fans.

Shemp · 09-27-2011, 06:34 PM

Anyone know if this is region free? I wrote to SW asking the same question but they didn't seem to know what I was on about.

bgart13 · 09-27-2011, 06:38 PM

I think it's been reported as region A, but I'm not 100% sure. I don't think my player can tell me that info (I suppose I could set it for rB and find out...).

Russhole · 09-28-2011, 07:23 AM

Blood Feast looks great. Havent watched the other two yet.

DuncanChrist · 09-29-2011, 01:06 AM

Watched the Blood Feast trailer and decided to blind buy this. It seems like the kind of movie I'd really enjoy, and 3 for $12 is worth the risk. The trailer seemed entertaining enough. It should arrive tomorrow

nocomments87 · 09-29-2011, 01:42 AM

I got to watch the disc yesterday. Of the three movies, Blood Feast does indeed look the best, although Color Me Blood Red isn't too far behind. There's no DNR or EE to be found. Two Thousand Maniacs has quite a bit of print damage and the colors look faded...has a grindhouse look and feel to it, so some people may find a certain charm in that one just for the presentation. All 3 movies are in 1.78:1, although the titles and credits on the last two movies are in 1.66:1 for some reason. All 3 movies were fun to watch. If you like gore and exploitation films, you'll enjoy the Blood Trilogy. Also, there's no burned-in logo or anything, so no worries there. It's locked to Region A, though.

Shemp · 09-29-2011, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by nocomments87

I got to watch the disc yesterday. Of the three movies, Blood Feast does indeed look the best, although Color Me Blood Red isn't too far behind. There's no DNR or EE to be found. Two Thousand Maniacs has quite a bit of print damage and the colors look faded...has a grindhouse look and feel to it, so some people may find a certain charm in that one just for the presentation. All 3 movies are in 1.78:1, although the titles and credits on the last two movies are in 1.66:1 for some reason. All 3 movies were fun to watch. If you like gore and exploitation films, you'll enjoy the Blood Trilogy. Also, there's no burned-in logo or anything, so no worries there. It's locked to Region A, though.

Thanks for region info. Very disappointed to hear that as I would've loved to own a copy.

Kentai · 09-30-2011, 12:36 AM

Blacks are washed out, seemingly set to IRE 7.5 (analog NTSC black) instead of IRE 0 ("digital" black for video)... not a deal breaker, but really strange to see none the less. The bitrates are also a bit low (17 Mb/s) and it leaves the grain looking a bit 'patchy', if you follow - it certainly doesn't look terrible, but I wouldn't be surprised if having split the films across 2 discs would have made it even better.

The aspect ratio going to 16:9 is weird, to say the least, but overall I'm quite happy with the discs. Color reproduction and detail on Blood Feast was better than I could have ever asked for. The disc has some really odd, relatively minor issues, but I doubt they'll ever look any better.

bgart13 · 09-30-2011, 01:15 AM

HG has said that they were meant to be projected at 1.78:1. Although, I did find it odd that the titles for TWO THOUSAND MANIACS are at 1.66.

09-12-2011, 06:59 PM	#1
Leterface Special Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:92 Blu-ray reviews:1	The Blood Trilogy 1963-1965 (Blood Feast, Two Thousand Maniacs, Color Me Blood Red) The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray Review The release date for The Blood Trilogy is the 27th of September. Now at Amazon only $12.99 + shipping. Not bad for 3 classic Gore flicks. Blood Trilogy DVD review from 2002. Blood Feast trailer. This has to be one of the first Gore films ever. Two Thousand Maniacs trailer. Color Me Blood Red trailer. Last edited by Deciazulado; 10-01-2011 at 01:54 PM.

09-23-2011, 04:12 AM	#5
Dean L Active Member Member since:Jun 2010 Blu-ray collection:238 DVD collection:14 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:5	Glad to see this thread! Pre ordered mine as well. If the masses really liked good/fun movies, this thread would have more replies than the latest stupid Transformers film coming to Blu-ray. Basket Case is included in my pre order as well. TV-Panasonic Viera Plasma 42px80u, Blu-ray/DVD-Panasonic DMP-BD75, X-Box 360-250 GB Slim, Pre Amp Processor-Yamaha RX-A820, Power Amp-Carver Premiere AV-705x, Laserdisc-Pioneer DVL700, CD player/Component CD burner-Marantz DR700, Turntable-Harman Kardon t-45 w/Ortofon Super OM 10 Cartridge, Phono PreAmp-Music Fidelity XLP, Front Left/Right Speakers-Definitive Technology BP8, Rear Left Right Speakers Definitive Technology BP2X, Center Speaker-Definitive Technology C1, Subwoofer-Eosone RSP 912

09-26-2011, 11:12 PM	#8
Crimson King Blu-ray Champion Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray reviews: 19 Trading Score:9	I hope the films don't the famous SW burned in on the bottom right of the films when you watch them. I have a couple of SW dvd's that do just that, one is called the Something Wierd Sampler, and other is called "Axe!"(the 2nd film: called The Electric chair has that dreaded SW on the bottom for the whole damn film!)

09-27-2011, 06:27 PM	#12
bgart13 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:36 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:2	I'm very happy with the disc. BLOOD FEAST fairs the best (pretty significantly, in fact), TWO THOUSAND MANIACS looks much better but the print is not as crisp or colorful as the other two, and COLOR ME BLOOD RED looks good too (second best). Extras appear to be the same format (480p or i, not sure which since my player is set to 1080p for everything). I first saw BLOOD FEAST on vhs, back in junior high I think. Fuad's eyes got me then and it became one of my faves. I think it's obscene to have it in HD and I'm so happy for it! A real treat for cult movie fans. Last edited by bgart13; 09-27-2011 at 06:30 PM.

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09-20-2011, 05:26 PM	#3
Aristide Massaccesi Senior Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Netherlands Blu-ray collection:1223 DVD collection:3	My copy shipped yesterday, together with Basket Case. I hope Something Weird keep releasing blu's, they have a massive catalogue of all sorts of wonderful exploitation movies.

09-23-2011, 05:01 AM	#6
DarknessBDJM Special Member Member since:Sep 2010	Nice to know it's already shipped. Can't wait to watch 2,000 Maniacs.

09-26-2011, 11:36 PM	#9
bgart13 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:36 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:2	As I posted in the BASKET CASE thread, and in the case of the BLOOD TRILOGY disc, there's no SWV bug in the features. The only time they've used the bug was for VHS, trailers occasionally, and their DVD-rs.

09-27-2011, 06:19 PM	#10
Darkthrone Expert Member Member since:Mar 2009 Blu-ray collection:932 Trading Score:2	To those who has gotten this...how does it look/sound?

09-27-2011, 06:34 PM	#13
Shemp Active Member Member since:May 2010 Location:Melbourne, Australia Blu-ray collection:416 Blu-ray reviews:1	Anyone know if this is region free? I wrote to SW asking the same question but they didn't seem to know what I was on about.

09-27-2011, 06:38 PM	#14
bgart13 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:36 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:2	I think it's been reported as region A, but I'm not 100% sure. I don't think my player can tell me that info (I suppose I could set it for rB and find out...).

09-28-2011, 07:23 AM	#15
Russhole Active Member Member since:Dec 2010 Location:California Blu-ray collection:1558 Trading Score:12	Blood Feast looks great. Havent watched the other two yet.

09-29-2011, 01:06 AM	#16
DuncanChrist Senior Member Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Cleveland Blu-ray collection:173 PS3 collection:8 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:26	Watched the Blood Feast trailer and decided to blind buy this. It seems like the kind of movie I'd really enjoy, and 3 for $12 is worth the risk. The trailer seemed entertaining enough. It should arrive tomorrow

09-29-2011, 01:42 AM	#17
nocomments87 Member Member since:Nov 2010 Blu-ray collection:432 DVD collection:211	I got to watch the disc yesterday. Of the three movies, Blood Feast does indeed look the best, although Color Me Blood Red isn't too far behind. There's no DNR or EE to be found. Two Thousand Maniacs has quite a bit of print damage and the colors look faded...has a grindhouse look and feel to it, so some people may find a certain charm in that one just for the presentation. All 3 movies are in 1.78:1, although the titles and credits on the last two movies are in 1.66:1 for some reason. All 3 movies were fun to watch. If you like gore and exploitation films, you'll enjoy the Blood Trilogy. Also, there's no burned-in logo or anything, so no worries there. It's locked to Region A, though.

09-30-2011, 12:36 AM	#19
Kentai Senior Member Member since:Aug 2009	Blacks are washed out, seemingly set to IRE 7.5 (analog NTSC black) instead of IRE 0 ("digital" black for video)... not a deal breaker, but really strange to see none the less. The bitrates are also a bit low (17 Mb/s) and it leaves the grain looking a bit 'patchy', if you follow - it certainly doesn't look terrible, but I wouldn't be surprised if having split the films across 2 discs would have made it even better. The aspect ratio going to 16:9 is weird, to say the least, but overall I'm quite happy with the discs. Color reproduction and detail on Blood Feast was better than I could have ever asked for. The disc has some really odd, relatively minor issues, but I doubt they'll ever look any better.

09-30-2011, 01:15 AM	#20
bgart13 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:36 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:2	HG has said that they were meant to be projected at 1.78:1. Although, I did find it odd that the titles for TWO THOUSAND MANIACS are at 1.66.