Curse of the Undead (1959) Kino

[PuppetMasterBlu]

So I know there aren't a ton of people that bought this one but for those who did is anyone else having an audio issue of some distortion under dialogue? It's not super noticeable at first. You mostly hear it when people are yelling. All the reviews I read don't mention it, they refer to crisp clean sound so....is it possible I just have a bad disc? Because I have never heard of light distortion being a "one bad disc" problem. This tends to be the type of thing to exists on all copies. Let me know.

[charlieray1]

Originally Posted by PuppetMasterBlu

So I know there aren't a ton of people that bought this one but for those who did is anyone else having an audio issue of some distortion under dialogue? It's not super noticeable at first. You mostly hear it when people are yelling. All the reviews I read don't mention it, they refer to crisp clean sound so....is it possible I just have a bad disc? Because I have never heard of light distortion being a "one bad disc" problem. This tends to be the type of thing to exists on all copies. Let me know.

I don't have it handy to check right now, but I've watched the disc twice and never noticed any problems.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Then I don't know whats going on. Can it really be just my disc?

[PuppetMasterBlu]

So I played it on my bedroom TV. Didn't notice it through the speakers but when I plugged headphones in you could hear it again. Distortion is the wrong word. It's more of a....whoosh sound? It's hard to explain but it follows the dialogue.

[ravenus]

Didn't notice anything distracting when I watched the film.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

I don't want to ask too much of anyone but if someone could put it in, crank up the volume and listen on a sound system I would really appreciate it.

[JupiterMission]

I watched a DVD from the library, so I can't speak to PuppetMasterBlu's issue, but I did want to bump this thread to say that this movie was surprisingly good! Given the blend of genres, I figured it would be more of an interesting oddity, but it was actually a pretty solid b-western with good horror atmosphere.

[Hammerlover]

A nice little curio in Universal's horror oeuvre.

[tangerinewolf]

I didn't notice any audio issues after a fourth replay.

[Mikezilla3k]

Side note, but watching this on the Universal Monsters Pluto TV channel and for some reason, they use a VHS rip of the film even though they already have a HD Widescreen transfer.

No joke, it straight up began with the MCA Universal Home Video logo. I can't wrap my head around it.

[lilboyblu]

Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

Side note, but watching this on the Universal Monsters Pluto TV channel and for some reason, they use a VHS rip of the film even though they already have a HD Widescreen transfer.

No joke, it straight up began with the MCA Universal Home Video logo. I can't wrap my head around it.

It’s Pluto. Everything I’ve ever seen them run is always old as hell. Sometimes Full Frame pan and scan too.

[Mikezilla3k]

Originally Posted by lilboyblu

It’s Pluto. Everything I’ve ever seen them run is always old as hell. Sometimes Full Frame pan and scan too.

The other films they show on it like Creature Walks Among Us and Tarantula were in HD Widescreen though. And Svengoolie even had it in widescreen a few years ago.

Still......I can't lie, the MCU/Universal opening did give me a rush of nostalgia from the good old days.

[Richard--W]

Originally Posted by PuppetMasterBlu

I don't want to ask too much of anyone but if someone could put it in, crank up the volume and listen on a sound system I would really appreciate it.

I cranked the volume up and it sounded fine.

No whoosh, no distortion, just good old mono sound.

You must have a defective disc.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

I cranked the volume up and it sounded fine.

No whoosh, no distortion, just good old mono sound.

You must have a defective disc.

Well that took a long time but thank you very much.

[Jajuka89]

Originally Posted by PuppetMasterBlu

Well that took a long time but thank you very much.

I just got this one and I do hear some audio hissing when dialog is spoken. It sounds almost like a dusty record hiss. Is that just normal for a title this old ?

I'm also asking because the review on here says "The dialog is crystal-clear, clean, and stable".

[WaverBoy]

This is a great f***ing movie

[Jaymole]

Originally Posted by WaverBoy

This is a great f***ing movie

Absolutely agree...whenever I have sex with my wife I always have this movie playing in the background.

[filmlover22]

no problem with audio on my end either. HOwever, there are a lot of ambient sound for effects throughout the movie. Not sure if that is what you are hearing.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

no problem with audio on my end either. HOwever, there are a lot of ambient sound for effects throughout the movie. Not sure if that is what you are hearing.

Nope it is a slight distortion/hiss when people are talking. I bought my copy a couple years ago but the fact that someone else is mentioning it who just bought it proves something is up. I couldn't hear it on TV speakers, only a surround system and headphones.Tried it on 2 different players and TVs.