Possum (2018) - Blu-ray Forum

Dickieduvet · 02-13-2019, 07:03 PM

Released 4th March

Positively reviewed, directed by Matthew Holness.

Anyone else looking forward to this?

Anyone seen it?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Possum-Blu-...=possum+bluray

Foggy · 02-13-2019, 07:35 PM

A lot of people on the forum who have seen it don’t seem to rate it too highly, but I’m excited to check it out.

Shingster · 02-13-2019, 07:37 PM

Yup, it's excellent. From Garth Marenghi himself. Don't expect a comedy though, this is bleak, dark, twisted psychological horror.

Dickieduvet · 02-13-2019, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Shingster

Yup, it's excellent. From Garth Marenghi himself. Don't expect a comedy though, this is bleak, dark, twisted psychological horror.

I've watched the trailer about 20 times now, looks fascinating. Like something from an M.R. James nightmare. Cant wait.

Shingster · 02-13-2019, 09:59 PM

Yeah there is some imagery in this film that reminded me of James's The Ash Tree, it wouldn't surprise me if it was an influence because Holness is a big horror buff and obviously the film is an adaptation of one of his short stories. One think I would advise people planning to watch this is to watch it at a time when you can crank the volume up because the score from The Radiophonic Workshop creates this really effective, ominous, creepy soundscape that drives the film just as much as the excellent performances. In fact without the score much of the film would just be shots of Sean Harris walking around a council estate and the surrounding countryside!

BigNickUK · 02-14-2019, 07:23 AM

Sean Harris is one of the best actors around. Had this locked in when it dropped to £9.99 on amazon in November

Shingster · 02-15-2019, 12:08 AM

Yup, so is Alun Armstrong tbf so this features two spectacular central performances.

The Beast Within · 02-15-2019, 10:09 AM

The trailer and soundtrack are definitely my cup of tea. I'll be checking this out.

Dickieduvet · 03-03-2019, 11:07 PM

Okay, just watched this. Holy crap!

Pretty unique and just what I wanted it to be.

Not trying to put a label on this but if tried to describe if I'd go for:

Avant-garde Jamesian nightmare on steroids with a touch of scary 1970's Public Infomercial, add to that a Soundtrack that truly enhanced and amped up the dread & foreboding tenfold as everything unravels...

One of those really rare flicks I just want to watch again as soon as it had finished. Looking forward to the commentary track, only gripe on this one is that they neglected to put the trailer on the disc. Not usually bothered about such things but the trailer for this is epic.

CavebobSpongeman · 03-03-2019, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

Okay, just watched this. Holy crap!

Pretty unique and just what I wanted it to be.

Not trying to put a label on this but if tried to describe if I'd go for:

Avant-garde Jamesian nightmare on steroids with a touch of scary 1970's Public Infomercial, add to that a Soundtrack that truly enhanced and amped up the dread & foreboding tenfold as everything unravels...

One of those really rare flicks I just want to watch again as soon as it had finished. Looking forward to the commentary track, only gripe on this one is that they neglected to put the trailer on the disc. Not usually bothered about such things but the trailer for this is epic.

Can't wait to watch this, probably tomorrow. Any other extras beside commentary?

Dickieduvet · 03-03-2019, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CavebobSpongeman

Can't wait to watch this, probably tomorrow. Any other extras beside commentary?

There's an art gallery and a Matthew Holness short 'Gordon Gets A Gun'

The DVD gets a nice slipcover but the BD gets nowt, shame as the cover art is fantastic, it's a bit of card but...y'know

CavebobSpongeman · 03-03-2019, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

There's an art gallery and a Matthew Holness short 'Gordon Gets A Gun'

The DVD gets a nice slipcover but the BD gets nowt, shame as the cover art is fantastic, it's a bit of card but...y'know

Cool, short films are always good.
Love it when British actors become directors (see also Gareth Tunley, Paddy Considine) more often than not they make good movies.

Dickieduvet · 03-04-2019, 12:11 AM

I'll just add this, I watched it with the Mrs, when it ended she looked at me and said "what the **** did I just watch" ha!

It's not for everyone I guess

Jamieeee · 03-04-2019, 11:27 AM

Thanks for the info Dickieduvet!
I was wondering what the extras are. This film was an amazing surprise for me, it wonderfully captures the bleak, dreary and dismal landscape of rural Norfolk (where I'm from!).

Am currently sitting here frustrated as despite pre-ordering with Amazon and having Prime, they say it won't arrive for another five days.

JimRockford · 03-04-2019, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

There's an art gallery and a Matthew Holness short 'Gordon Gets A Gun'

The DVD gets a nice slipcover but the BD gets nowt, shame as the cover art is fantastic, it's a bit of card but...y'know

Is the short 'A Gun for George'? I think that was the film from a few years back.

Dickieduvet · 03-04-2019, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JimRockford

Is the short 'A Gun for George'? I think that was the film from a few years back.

Ha! Yeah that's the one, no idea where Gordon Gets A Gun came from

cubanlinx · 03-05-2019, 12:48 PM

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Foggy · 03-05-2019, 06:11 PM

I like A Gun For George when I caught it a couple years ago, an added bonus to picking this up.

smokebelch · 03-05-2019, 07:07 PM

Looking forward to seeing this. Just found 3 of his short films (Including 'A gun for George') are up on Vimeo if anyone is interested. I'm assuming that Matt himself upped them there given they have production info at the start.
https://vimeo.com/user27002607

AL. · 03-08-2019, 02:29 PM

Is there a Region A compatible Blu available for this... or do you need a player that can play Region B discs?

02-13-2019, 07:35 PM	#2
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3591 DVD collection:47	A lot of people on the forum who have seen it don’t seem to rate it too highly, but I’m excited to check it out.

02-13-2019, 07:37 PM	#3
Shingster Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009	Yup, it's excellent. From Garth Marenghi himself. Don't expect a comedy though, this is bleak, dark, twisted psychological horror.

02-13-2019, 09:59 PM	#5
Shingster Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009	Yeah there is some imagery in this film that reminded me of James's The Ash Tree, it wouldn't surprise me if it was an influence because Holness is a big horror buff and obviously the film is an adaptation of one of his short stories. One think I would advise people planning to watch this is to watch it at a time when you can crank the volume up because the score from The Radiophonic Workshop creates this really effective, ominous, creepy soundscape that drives the film just as much as the excellent performances. In fact without the score much of the film would just be shots of Sean Harris walking around a council estate and the surrounding countryside!

02-14-2019, 07:23 AM	#6
BigNickUK Moderator Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Leek, Staffordshire 4K collection:1344 Blu-ray collection:5195 DVD collection:64 Blu-ray reviews: 40 Trading Score:3	Sean Harris is one of the best actors around. Had this locked in when it dropped to £9.99 on amazon in November

02-15-2019, 12:08 AM	#7
Shingster Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009	Yup, so is Alun Armstrong tbf so this features two spectacular central performances.

02-15-2019, 10:09 AM	#8
The Beast Within Active Member Member since:Sep 2018 Location:Cork, Ireland 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:382	The trailer and soundtrack are definitely my cup of tea. I'll be checking this out.

03-03-2019, 11:07 PM	#9
Dickieduvet Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:England 4K collection:638 Blu-ray collection:3909 DVD collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:7	Okay, just watched this. Holy crap! Pretty unique and just what I wanted it to be. Not trying to put a label on this but if tried to describe if I'd go for: Avant-garde Jamesian nightmare on steroids with a touch of scary 1970's Public Infomercial, add to that a Soundtrack that truly enhanced and amped up the dread & foreboding tenfold as everything unravels... One of those really rare flicks I just want to watch again as soon as it had finished. Looking forward to the commentary track, only gripe on this one is that they neglected to put the trailer on the disc. Not usually bothered about such things but the trailer for this is epic.

03-04-2019, 12:11 AM	#13
Dickieduvet Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:England 4K collection:638 Blu-ray collection:3909 DVD collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:7	I'll just add this, I watched it with the Mrs, when it ended she looked at me and said "what the **** did I just watch" ha! It's not for everyone I guess

03-04-2019, 11:27 AM	#14
Jamieeee Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2017 Location:UK 4K collection:144 Blu-ray collection:354 DVD collection:10 Digital collection:13	Thanks for the info Dickieduvet! I was wondering what the extras are. This film was an amazing surprise for me, it wonderfully captures the bleak, dreary and dismal landscape of rural Norfolk (where I'm from!). Am currently sitting here frustrated as despite pre-ordering with Amazon and having Prime, they say it won't arrive for another five days.

03-05-2019, 12:48 PM	#17
cubanlinx Member Member since:Aug 2013	Disc Size: 17,553,812,795 bytes Protection: AACS Extras: 50Hz Content BDInfo: 0.7.5.3 (compatible layout created by DVDFab 11.0.1.7) PLAYLIST REPORT: Name: 00039.MPLS Length: 1:25:28.166 (h:m:s.ms) Size: 15,200,729,088 bytes Total Bitrate: 23.71 Mbps VIDEO: Codec Bitrate Description ----- ------- ----------- MPEG-4 AVC Video 18988 kbps 1080p / 24 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1 / AUDIO: Codec Language Bitrate Description ----- -------- ------- ----------- DTS-HD Master Audio English 1853 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1853 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 448 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps DTS-HD Master Audio English 974 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 974 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 16-bit) SUBTITLES: Codec Language Bitrate Description ----- -------- ------- ----------- Presentation Graphics English 11.018 kbps

03-05-2019, 06:11 PM	#18
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3591 DVD collection:47	I like A Gun For George when I caught it a couple years ago, an added bonus to picking this up.

03-05-2019, 07:07 PM	#19
smokebelch Member Member since:Mar 2013 Location:U.K.	Looking forward to seeing this. Just found 3 of his short films (Including 'A gun for George') are up on Vimeo if anyone is interested. I'm assuming that Matt himself upped them there given they have production info at the start. https://vimeo.com/user27002607

03-08-2019, 02:29 PM	#20
AL. Active Member Member since:Feb 2012 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:1057 Trading Score:1	Is there a Region A compatible Blu available for this... or do you need a player that can play Region B discs?

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