Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone 3-D (1983) - Blu-ray Forum

filmmusic · 08-01-2012, 02:28 PM

With Enemy Mine being released in October (I've never seen this) from Twilight Time, I thought of another 80s sci-fi that I would like to see in a Bluray release (either from them or another label).
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

I watched that as a kid once, and I rediscovered it last year. Some scenes were stuck in my mind from my childhood.
I know it's cheesy, not a good movie, but I like it a lot.

any other here that loves the movie?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=z351Gqxiv8E

rickah88 · 08-01-2012, 04:40 PM

A classic 80's sci-fi flick! I defintiely saw this when I was my family was stationed on Ramstein AFB. I watched the movie, in it's entirety, on VHS on one of the floor model tv's in the BX! Great memories...man were my legs tired from standing!

Dubstar · 08-08-2012, 05:14 AM

in 3D please!

Seymour · 08-08-2012, 05:29 AM

It's possible that Twilight Time or Mill Creek could rescue this from extinction. I wouldn't mind seeing it, along with Krull, and even Yor, the Hunter from the Future (!) all make the trek to blu.

deltatauhobbit · 03-19-2014, 02:29 PM

I just proposed on Twilight Time's facebook that they should look into releasing a 3D version of this film. I'm also a big fan of it, total 80's Sci-Fi cheese! I can't imagine what it would be like in 3D since I never got a chance to seeing in theaters (cause like, I was being born that year).

I agree with the previous poster about Krull as well, that needs to be on blu. Considering Enemy Mine sold out, I can't imagine Krull wouldn't for Twilight Time. Spacehunter maybe less so but if it had the advantage of being a 3D release, it very well might.

slimdude · 03-19-2014, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by deltatauhobbit

I just proposed on Twilight Time's facebook that they should look into releasing a 3D version of this film. I'm also a big fan of it, total 80's Sci-Fi cheese! I can't imagine what it would be like in 3D since I never got a chance to seeing in theaters (cause like, I was being born that year).

I agree with the previous poster about Krull as well, that needs to be on blu. Considering Enemy Mine sold out, I can't imagine Krull wouldn't for Twilight Time. Spacehunter maybe less so but if it had the advantage of being a 3D release, it very well might.

Twilight Time has never released their blu-ray movies in 3D because, their movies are released under a limited contractual licensing agreement, from other major studios, in their original presentation.

filmmusic · 03-19-2014, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by slimdude

Twilight Time has never released their blu-ray movies in 3D because, their movies are released under a limited contractual licensing agreement, from other major studios, in their original presentation.

This is 3d!

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Man-i...Blu-ray/91344/

slimdude · 03-19-2014, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

This is 3d!

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Man-i...Blu-ray/91344/

They must've just begun because, they didn't before. Certain movies, I would have no desire or need to see in 3D, and this is one of them.

filmmusic · 03-19-2014, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by slimdude

They must've just begun because, they didn't before. Certain movies, I would have no desire or need to see in 3D, and this is one of them.

Just a clarification:
They don't convert to 3D whatever movie.. (as eg. Predator was converted to 3D)
If a movie was presented theatrically as 3D too, then they could present it like this in the Bluray too.
So a 3d Bluray presentation of a 3D movie, is still an "original presentation" as you put it.

Man in the Dark was released also in 3D.
Spacehunter was also released in 3D.

s7ereo · 05-04-2014, 10:45 PM

I'm in! Its the best kind of cheesy...

GundarkHunter · 08-26-2014, 09:15 PM

This was the first movie I saw in 3D, and I would love to see it again that way. It was shot dual camera and printed for release in the SpaceVision format (over/under 35mm). A properly mastered Blu-ray should be excellent.

AnamorphicWidescreen · 08-27-2014, 03:53 PM

Definitely onboard for a Blu release of Spacehunter. Nice cheesy '80's sci-fi flick with a young MR....I remember this came out the same year as ROTJ.

I didn't see Spacehunter in the theater, but did see another 3D movie that year - the even cheesier Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared Synn

I don't think this has even been released to regular DVD, let alone Blu...

ryanasaurus0077 · 09-09-2014, 09:57 PM

Now that another Ivan Reitman production, Ghostbusters, has seen its second theatrical re-release in three years, what are the odds of Spacehunter getting a 3D theatrical re-release before Blu-ray 3D?

BTW Spacehunter did get a DVD release from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment on December 4, 2001.

rickah88 · 09-09-2014, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ryanasaurus0077

Now that another Ivan Reitman production, Ghostbusters, has seen its second theatrical re-release in three years, what are the odds of Spacehunter getting a 3D theatrical re-release before Blu-ray 3D?

BTW Spacehunter did get a DVD release from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment on December 4, 2001.

I would be one happy camper if this did happen.

filmmusic · 01-20-2015, 06:08 PM

Oh, no.

Mill Creek has Spacehunter and it released it on DVD!

http://www.examiner.com/review/dvd-r...double-feature

deltatauhobbit · 01-20-2015, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

Oh, no.

Mill Creek has Spacehunter and it released it on DVD!

http://www.examiner.com/review/dvd-r...double-feature

They put Krull out on blu but if they also have rights for Spacehunter, I highly doubt it will ever get a (decent) 3D release, let alone a 2D release anytime soon. It's a shame the 80's 3D flicks aren't getting any respect. Maybe if the golden age 3D blu's continue to sell well that might change.

Buscemi · 01-20-2015, 10:55 PM

If this ever hits Blu, it has to be in its original aspect ratio. The DVD used a cropped print (Columbia released the film in different aspect ratios, the 3-D version in 2.39 and the flat version in 1.85).

filmmusic · 01-20-2015, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Buscemi

If this ever hits Blu, it has to be in its original aspect ratio. The DVD used a cropped print (Columbia released the film in different aspect ratios, the 3-D version in 2.39 and the flat version in 1.85).

You're talking about the current DVD?
Because the 2001 DVD isn't cropped.
It's in the original aspect ratio (1.85:1)

Buscemi · 01-20-2015, 11:36 PM

The DVD case might say 1.85 is correct but it was filmed in 2.39 (3-D cameras at this time could only film 2.39). The flat prints were cropped (or used different camera angles, depending on whose story you believe) to 1.85. Many viewers of the film during its original release will also confirm the 3-D version was in 2.39.

filmmusic · 01-20-2015, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Buscemi

The DVD case might say 1.85 is correct but it was filmed in 2.39 (3-D cameras at this time could only film 2.39). The flat prints were cropped (or used different camera angles, depending on whose story you believe) to 1.85. Many viewers of the film during its original release will also confirm the 3-D version was in 2.39.

Yes, but I meant the original aspect ratio of the 2D film is 1.85:1 (you said it yourself) and that is the ratio on the DVD.

08-01-2012, 02:28 PM	#1
filmmusic Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:5	Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone 3-D (1983) With Enemy Mine being released in October (I've never seen this) from Twilight Time, I thought of another 80s sci-fi that I would like to see in a Bluray release (either from them or another label). Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) I watched that as a kid once, and I rediscovered it last year. Some scenes were stuck in my mind from my childhood. I know it's cheesy, not a good movie, but I like it a lot. any other here that loves the movie? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=z351Gqxiv8E

08-01-2012, 04:40 PM	#2
rickah88 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Columbia, MD 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:93	A classic 80's sci-fi flick! I defintiely saw this when I was my family was stationed on Ramstein AFB. I watched the movie, in it's entirety, on VHS on one of the floor model tv's in the BX! Great memories...man were my legs tired from standing!

08-08-2012, 05:14 AM	#3
Dubstar Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:down at Fraggle Rock Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:201 Blu-ray collection:1953 DVD collection:304 MA collection:4 Digital collection:33 Trading Score:29	in 3D please!

08-08-2012, 05:29 AM	#4
Seymour Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Blu-ray collection:3231 DVD collection:360	It's possible that Twilight Time or Mill Creek could rescue this from extinction. I wouldn't mind seeing it, along with Krull, and even Yor, the Hunter from the Future (!) all make the trek to blu.

03-19-2014, 02:29 PM	#5
deltatauhobbit Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Maine, USA Home Theater Gallery:29 4K collection:297 Blu-ray collection:7832 DVD collection:224 Digital collection:976 Prime collection:80 Trading Score:6	I just proposed on Twilight Time's facebook that they should look into releasing a 3D version of this film. I'm also a big fan of it, total 80's Sci-Fi cheese! I can't imagine what it would be like in 3D since I never got a chance to seeing in theaters (cause like, I was being born that year). I agree with the previous poster about Krull as well, that needs to be on blu. Considering Enemy Mine sold out, I can't imagine Krull wouldn't for Twilight Time. Spacehunter maybe less so but if it had the advantage of being a 3D release, it very well might.

05-04-2014, 10:45 PM	#10
s7ereo New Member Member since:Apr 2014 Location:Camano Island Washington 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:-	I'm in! Its the best kind of cheesy...

08-26-2014, 09:15 PM	#11
GundarkHunter Junior Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Lacombe AB Canada Blu-ray collection:294	This was the first movie I saw in 3D, and I would love to see it again that way. It was shot dual camera and printed for release in the SpaceVision format (over/under 35mm). A properly mastered Blu-ray should be excellent.

08-27-2014, 03:53 PM	#12
AnamorphicWidescreen Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2014	Definitely onboard for a Blu release of Spacehunter. Nice cheesy '80's sci-fi flick with a young MR....I remember this came out the same year as ROTJ. I didn't see Spacehunter in the theater, but did see another 3D movie that year - the even cheesier Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared Synn I don't think this has even been released to regular DVD, let alone Blu...

09-09-2014, 09:57 PM	#13
ryanasaurus0077 Member Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Knoxville, TN 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:215	Now that another Ivan Reitman production, Ghostbusters, has seen its second theatrical re-release in three years, what are the odds of Spacehunter getting a 3D theatrical re-release before Blu-ray 3D? BTW Spacehunter did get a DVD release from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment on December 4, 2001.

01-20-2015, 06:08 PM	#15
filmmusic Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:5	Oh, no. Mill Creek has Spacehunter and it released it on DVD! http://www.examiner.com/review/dvd-r...double-feature

01-20-2015, 10:55 PM	#17
Buscemi Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:3842	If this ever hits Blu, it has to be in its original aspect ratio. The DVD used a cropped print (Columbia released the film in different aspect ratios, the 3-D version in 2.39 and the flat version in 1.85).

01-20-2015, 11:36 PM	#19
Buscemi Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:3842	The DVD case might say 1.85 is correct but it was filmed in 2.39 (3-D cameras at this time could only film 2.39). The flat prints were cropped (or used different camera angles, depending on whose story you believe) to 1.85. Many viewers of the film during its original release will also confirm the 3-D version was in 2.39.

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