Salem's Lot (1979) DVD Re-Release - April 29th, 2014 - Blu-ray Forum

zbinks · 03-17-2014, 02:54 AM

deepbreathsanddeath · 03-17-2014, 03:02 AM

Awesome. Now I can sell my current DVD and upgrade to this... DVD.

MrClarke · 03-17-2014, 03:39 AM

Dammit. I saw Salem's Lot 1979 and got excited. A DVD re-release means jack on here.

BouCoupDinkyDau · 03-17-2014, 03:45 AM

I am almost to the point where I'm going to pick up a DVD of this. Waiting for the blu-ray is becoming irritating.

dsman71 · 03-17-2014, 04:57 AM

Havent seen it but now I have a reason to rent it

sukraj · 03-17-2014, 09:32 AM

I remember watching this when I was a kid its very scary.

davidthenikonuser · 04-26-2014, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

Awesome. Now I can sell my current DVD and upgrade to this... DVD.

Was wondering why you would sell the old DVD for the new one? Is there something special about the new version? Extras maybe?

AKORIS · 04-26-2014, 05:44 AM

favorite TV movie of all time...bring on the blu... please??????

sukraj · 04-28-2014, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

favorite TV movie of all time...bring on the blu... please??????

I love this movie lol

luv2shop · 08-02-2014, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by akoris

favorite tv movie of all time...bring on the blu... Please??????

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Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

typically when a blu-ray is announced people will be happy to get rid of their dvd copy. My comment was sarcastic because it's silly that it's getting a dvd re-release when this mini-series/movie is a beloved horror classic. Who's going to care about a new dvd release? Lol

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Originally Posted by l.j.

besides christine, salem's lot is my favorite stephen king adaptation. Already have the dvd, hope one day will see a blu.

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Originally Posted by sukraj

i love this movie lol

++++1

Also it doesn't make sense why WB won't release this when they have it in HD running on their WB streaming service.

deepbreathsanddeath · 04-26-2014, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

Was wondering why you would sell the old DVD for the new one? Is there something special about the new version? Extras maybe?

Typically when a blu-ray is announced people will be happy to get rid of their DVD copy. My comment was sarcastic because it's silly that it's getting a DVD re-release when this mini-series/movie is a beloved horror classic. Who's going to care about a new DVD release? Lol

skyofcrack · 04-26-2014, 06:42 AM

I think the reason WB is re-releasing the DVD is the fact that the original is OOP and it was a snap case. The new one is a keep case but still listed at 183 min.

Hopefully, WB will spend the money to restore the film elements needed to make a BD. After all, this November will mark the 35th Anniversary of the original airing of the Mini-Series. Centipede Press has just released a 300-page book on the making of the film. It's time to honor this classic with more than just a truncated re-released DVD.

L.J. · 04-26-2014, 11:57 AM

Besides Christine, Salem's Lot is my favorite Stephen King adaptation. Already have the DVD, Hope one day will see a Blu.

the blob · 04-26-2014, 12:52 PM

Somewhere along the lines, the DVD runtime has got mixed up. I have the UK PAL DVD and I imagine it's the same source as the US DVD as they're both Warner. It has prologues and all credits intact and a full runtime of 183'57" which would give an NTSC runtime of approx 191 - 192 mins. If the US DVD is 183 mins then the only thing I can imagine is that Warner used a PAL source and it wasn't properly converted, which would be very bizarre!

It's a long long while since I saw the original UK TV airing which was in two parts as well but I can't recall anything cut for this DVD so I'm mystified by the additional runtime discrepancy. I'm guessing there may have been cuts to the UK version possibly? I've never seen them mentioned anywhere before. The impaling scene always looked like it could have been cut for one. Now, if there are cuts, then that could lean even more to Warner using a cut PAL source for the DVD.

Cortiz · 04-26-2014, 03:21 PM

Sadly, if WB is re-releasing this on DVD only at this point, it is safe to say that for whatever reasons, they are not interested in releasing a BD. Othwersie they would have announce it by now.

Hedji · 05-28-2016, 03:01 PM

There's a discussion going on on another message board about a memory of a scene of Barlow floating inside the Marsten House. Someone said they were 95% certain that scene was included on the UK dvd. Anyone know anything about this? False memory, or editing casualty?

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03-17-2014, 03:02 AM	#2
deepbreathsanddeath Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brisbane, Australia Blu-ray collection:1077 Blu-ray reviews: 109 Trading Score:38	Awesome. Now I can sell my current DVD and upgrade to this... DVD.

03-17-2014, 03:39 AM	#3
MrClarke Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Location:South Hill, VA 4K collection:709 Blu-ray collection:2394 DVD collection:38 iTunes collection:182 Blu-ray reviews: 16 Trading Score:52	Dammit. I saw Salem's Lot 1979 and got excited. A DVD re-release means jack on here.

03-17-2014, 03:45 AM	#4
BouCoupDinkyDau Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Zeta II Reticuli 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:313 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:7	I am almost to the point where I'm going to pick up a DVD of this. Waiting for the blu-ray is becoming irritating.

03-17-2014, 04:57 AM	#5
dsman71 Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:569 Blu-ray collection:2844 DVD collection:665	Havent seen it but now I have a reason to rent it

03-17-2014, 09:32 AM	#6
sukraj Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2011 Location:UK 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:154 DVD collection:18	I remember watching this when I was a kid its very scary.

04-26-2014, 05:44 AM	#8
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3656 Blu-ray reviews:19	favorite TV movie of all time...bring on the blu... please??????

04-26-2014, 06:42 AM	#12
skyofcrack Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Isn't this where...we came in? 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:1159 DVD collection:1324 Trading Score:1	I think the reason WB is re-releasing the DVD is the fact that the original is OOP and it was a snap case. The new one is a keep case but still listed at 183 min. Hopefully, WB will spend the money to restore the film elements needed to make a BD. After all, this November will mark the 35th Anniversary of the original airing of the Mini-Series. Centipede Press has just released a 300-page book on the making of the film. It's time to honor this classic with more than just a truncated re-released DVD.

04-26-2014, 11:57 AM	#13
L.J. Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 Location:South Carolina 4K collection:251 Blu-ray collection:754 DVD collection:23 Blu-ray reviews: 145 Trading Score:56	Besides Christine, Salem's Lot is my favorite Stephen King adaptation. Already have the DVD, Hope one day will see a Blu.

04-26-2014, 12:52 PM	#14
the blob Power Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:1	Somewhere along the lines, the DVD runtime has got mixed up. I have the UK PAL DVD and I imagine it's the same source as the US DVD as they're both Warner. It has prologues and all credits intact and a full runtime of 183'57" which would give an NTSC runtime of approx 191 - 192 mins. If the US DVD is 183 mins then the only thing I can imagine is that Warner used a PAL source and it wasn't properly converted, which would be very bizarre! It's a long long while since I saw the original UK TV airing which was in two parts as well but I can't recall anything cut for this DVD so I'm mystified by the additional runtime discrepancy. I'm guessing there may have been cuts to the UK version possibly? I've never seen them mentioned anywhere before. The impaling scene always looked like it could have been cut for one. Now, if there are cuts, then that could lean even more to Warner using a cut PAL source for the DVD.

04-26-2014, 03:21 PM	#15
Cortiz Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Out there, past them trees Trading Score:489	Sadly, if WB is re-releasing this on DVD only at this point, it is safe to say that for whatever reasons, they are not interested in releasing a BD. Othwersie they would have announce it by now.

05-28-2016, 03:01 PM	#16
Hedji Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2015 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:944 DVD collection:73 Trading Score:17	There's a discussion going on on another message board about a memory of a scene of Barlow floating inside the Marsten House. Someone said they were 95% certain that scene was included on the UK dvd. Anyone know anything about this? False memory, or editing casualty?

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