Best Hammer Horror Film - Blu-ray Forum

CJackson · 10-03-2009, 03:47 AM

For me it's:

Horror of Dracula
Brides of Dracula
Plague of Zombies
Taste the Blood of Dracula

mikejet · 10-03-2009, 03:53 AM

WORD

Rblu-Dblu · 10-03-2009, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

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haha thought that was a television movie. Didnt know they actually put it on dvd.

Mr.White · 10-03-2009, 04:27 AM

"The Toolbox Murders" (the 1977 original of course, coming to blu ray in Jan. 2010 from Blue Underground) A great "hammer" horror film!

quirkmanly · 10-03-2009, 10:44 AM

Quatermass and the Pit
Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter
The Curse of the Werewolf

Classic Saturday night TV viewing from when I was about 11.

Mr.White · 10-03-2009, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by quirkmanly

Quatermass and the Pit
Captain Krono - Vampire Hunter
The Curse of the Werewolf

Classic Saturday night TV viewing from when I was about 11.

Might have to pick up "Captain Kronos-Vampire Hunter", my local grocery store has it for 5.99 on DVD, not even sure if it will make it to blu?! John Carson kinda reminds me of Christopher Lee!

quirkmanly · 10-03-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.White

Might have to pick up "Captain Kronos-Vampire Hunter", my local grocery store has it for 5.99 on DVD, not even sure if it will make it to blu?! John Carson kinda reminds me of Christopher Lee!

Thanks for helping me pick out my typo!!

I'd love to think that the Hammer (and Amicus) catalogues would be given a run out on BD, but I can't see them releasing some of the lesser known titles, at least not for a while. I do think we will see the Dracula titles before too long though.

Pick up Kronos, you know you need to!

Mr.White · 10-03-2009, 02:55 PM

Other great Hammer horror films: The Reptile, The Witches, Rasputin The Mad Monk, The Mummy's Shroud, Plague of the Zombies, The Abominable Snowman, Four Sided Triangle, X The Unknown, and The Devils Rides Out. Plus any of the Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing Hammer films!

madmojo · 10-03-2009, 03:04 PM

Vampire Circus is great, and still isn't available in the US, even on DVD.

I love pretty much all Hammer horror, but more favorites are The Devil Rides Out, Curse of The Werewolf, Frankenstein Created Woman, To The Devil A Daughter, and Captain Kronos.

The big problem is that so many studios own the movies. It gets confusing with the rights issues.

Mr.White · 10-03-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by madmojo

Vampire Circus is great, and still isn't available in the US, even on DVD.

I love pretty much all Hammer horror, but more favorites are The Devil Rides Out, Curse of The Werewolf, Frankenstein Created Woman, To The Devil A Daughter, and Captain Kronos.

The big problem is that so many studios own the movies. It gets confusing with the rights issues.

Is Vampire Circus the film that had Roderick Shaw in it, the actor who played Kevin on The Adventures of Black Beauty?

AKORIS · 10-03-2009, 03:30 PM

HORROR OF DRACULA
BRIDES OF DRACULA
CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF
DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE
DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS
CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN
PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES

..........so many good ones-- don't really have a favorite.... what I wouldn't give just to see one of these released on blu-ray..... sigh.

and to the comments a few posts back as far as different studios--
there are several but UNIVERSAL owns the rights to many of them, others
are currently owned by MGM (now FOX as far as video rights go) so at least some of them could be released in the hopefully near future

Mr.White · 10-03-2009, 03:41 PM

Hemmer also did some other great films on other generes too: such as: She, One Million Years BC, The Viking Queen, Prehistoric Women, The Vengence of She, and Shatter.

trans22 · 10-03-2009, 04:15 PM

Doctor Jekyl & Sister Hyde
Countess Dracula

Kryptonic · 10-03-2009, 04:27 PM

Horror of Dracula reigns supreme.

Mr.White · 10-04-2009, 03:07 AM

Picked up Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter on DVD for $5.99 brand new at my local Giant Food grocery store ,and was at Target and saw a Dracula 4 film DVD collection from Warner Bros., It has The Horror of Dracula, Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Taste The Blood of Dracula, and Dracula AD 1972, all 4 are Hammer Dracula films starring Christopher Lee, I had to pick it up since it was only 9.99 for 4 movies( 2 "flipper" DVD's with one movie per side), plus I had my 10% discount as well! It will be A LONG time before any of these Hammer classics get the blu treatment, if ever!

quirkmanly · 10-04-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr.White

Picked up Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter on DVD for $5.99 brand new at my local Giant Food grocery store ,and was at Target and saw a Dracula 4 film DVD collection from Warner Bros., It has The Horror of Dracula, Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Taste The Blood of Dracula, and Dracula AD 1972, all 4 are Hammer Dracula films starring Christopher Lee, I had to pick it up since it was only 9.99 for 4 movies( 2 "flipper" DVD's with one movie per side), plus I had my 10% discount as well! It will be A LONG time before any of these Hammer classics get the blu treatment, if ever!

Very nice purchase!!

Mr.White · 10-04-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by quirkmanly

Very nice purchase!!

Thanks, I'm guessing that "One Million Years BC" will be the first Hammer Film on Blu-ray here in the states, Fox had it wonderfully restored for the DVD a few years ago. And I've got that one plus many from Anchor Bay that are now out of print, I plan on buying the Universal and Sony "Hammer" sets next.

CZAR · 10-04-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

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I need that movie! Didnt even know it was on dvd!! Got Em!!

Mr.White · 10-15-2009, 08:01 PM

Just bought the "Countess Dracula" and "Vampire Hunters" MGM 2-fer DVD for 5.00 from DeepDiscount. Also bought "Wild in the Streets" and "Gas-s-s-s" MGM 2-fer DVD for 5.00, had to buy 2 dvd's to get the 10.00 total.

I doubt these will be on blu anytime soon, if ever.

FakeShemp · 10-16-2009, 02:48 AM

Ah the films that made me a horror fanatic. Even though Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing are two of my favorite actors, my favorite Hammer films are the Quatermass Xperiment (not available on DVD), Quatermass II, Quatermass and the Pit and X the Unknown. Because I missed Quatermass and the Pit's US release (and now it goes for $70 plus ugh), I bought the 21 DVD Hammer set from Amazon UK for $58 shipped (Warning it does require a region 2 or region free player). Currently I have 58 Hammer movies (which is way more than I have Blu-Rays). I also love all of Christopher Lee's Draculas, Peter Cushing's Frankensteins, and the Gorgon.

10-03-2009, 03:47 AM	#1
CJackson Member Member since:Sep 2008 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:58	Best Hammer Horror Film For me it's: Horror of Dracula Brides of Dracula Plague of Zombies Taste the Blood of Dracula

10-03-2009, 10:44 AM	#5
quirkmanly Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:277 Trading Score:78	Quatermass and the Pit Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter The Curse of the Werewolf Classic Saturday night TV viewing from when I was about 11. Last edited by quirkmanly; 10-03-2009 at 12:48 PM.

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10-03-2009, 03:53 AM	#2
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	WORD

10-03-2009, 04:27 AM	#4
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	"The Toolbox Murders" (the 1977 original of course, coming to blu ray in Jan. 2010 from Blue Underground) A great "hammer" horror film!

10-03-2009, 02:55 PM	#8
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	Other great Hammer horror films: The Reptile, The Witches, Rasputin The Mad Monk, The Mummy's Shroud, Plague of the Zombies, The Abominable Snowman, Four Sided Triangle, X The Unknown, and The Devils Rides Out. Plus any of the Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing Hammer films!

10-03-2009, 03:04 PM	#9
madmojo Expert Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Virginia 4K collection:147 Blu-ray collection:2011 DVD collection:717	Vampire Circus is great, and still isn't available in the US, even on DVD. I love pretty much all Hammer horror, but more favorites are The Devil Rides Out, Curse of The Werewolf, Frankenstein Created Woman, To The Devil A Daughter, and Captain Kronos. The big problem is that so many studios own the movies. It gets confusing with the rights issues.

10-03-2009, 03:30 PM	#11
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3655 Blu-ray reviews:19	HORROR OF DRACULA BRIDES OF DRACULA CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES ..........so many good ones-- don't really have a favorite.... what I wouldn't give just to see one of these released on blu-ray..... sigh. and to the comments a few posts back as far as different studios-- there are several but UNIVERSAL owns the rights to many of them, others are currently owned by MGM (now FOX as far as video rights go) so at least some of them could be released in the hopefully near future

10-03-2009, 03:41 PM	#12
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	Hemmer also did some other great films on other generes too: such as: She, One Million Years BC, The Viking Queen, Prehistoric Women, The Vengence of She, and Shatter.

10-03-2009, 04:15 PM	#13
trans22 Active Member Member since:May 2009 Location:united kingdom 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:87 Blu-ray reviews:9	Doctor Jekyl & Sister Hyde Countess Dracula

10-03-2009, 04:27 PM	#14
Kryptonic Suspended Member since:Jul 2009 Trading Score:45	Horror of Dracula reigns supreme.

10-04-2009, 03:07 AM	#15
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	Picked up Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter on DVD for $5.99 brand new at my local Giant Food grocery store ,and was at Target and saw a Dracula 4 film DVD collection from Warner Bros., It has The Horror of Dracula, Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Taste The Blood of Dracula, and Dracula AD 1972, all 4 are Hammer Dracula films starring Christopher Lee, I had to pick it up since it was only 9.99 for 4 movies( 2 "flipper" DVD's with one movie per side), plus I had my 10% discount as well! It will be A LONG time before any of these Hammer classics get the blu treatment, if ever!

10-15-2009, 08:01 PM	#19
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	Just bought the "Countess Dracula" and "Vampire Hunters" MGM 2-fer DVD for 5.00 from DeepDiscount. Also bought "Wild in the Streets" and "Gas-s-s-s" MGM 2-fer DVD for 5.00, had to buy 2 dvd's to get the 10.00 total. I doubt these will be on blu anytime soon, if ever.

10-16-2009, 02:48 AM	#20
FakeShemp Active Member Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray collection:215 Trading Score:69	Ah the films that made me a horror fanatic. Even though Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing are two of my favorite actors, my favorite Hammer films are the Quatermass Xperiment (not available on DVD), Quatermass II, Quatermass and the Pit and X the Unknown. Because I missed Quatermass and the Pit's US release (and now it goes for $70 plus ugh), I bought the 21 DVD Hammer set from Amazon UK for $58 shipped (Warning it does require a region 2 or region free player). Currently I have 58 Hammer movies (which is way more than I have Blu-Rays). I also love all of Christopher Lee's Draculas, Peter Cushing's Frankensteins, and the Gorgon.

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