The Blood Trilogy 1963-1965 (Blood Feast, Two Thousand Maniacs, Color Me Blood Red) - Blu-ray Forum

Leterface · 09-12-2011, 06:59 PM

The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray

The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray Review

The release date for The Blood Trilogy is the 27th of September. Now at Amazon only $12.99 + shipping. Not bad for 3 classic Gore flicks.

Blood Trilogy DVD review from 2002.

Blood Feast trailer. This has to be one of the first Gore films ever.

Two Thousand Maniacs trailer.

Color Me Blood Red trailer.

davidthenikonuser · 09-20-2011, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Leterface

The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray

The release date for The Blood Trilogy is the 27th of September. Now at Amazon only $12.99 + shipping. Not bad for 3 classic Gore flicks.

Blood Trilogy DVD review from 2002.

Blood Feast trailer. This has to be one of the first Gore films ever.

Two Thousand Maniacs trailer.

Color Me Blood Red trailer.

Think I'll pick this up. $12.99 is a great price for 3 flicks.

Aristide Massaccesi · 09-20-2011, 05:26 PM

My copy shipped yesterday, together with Basket Case. I hope Something Weird keep releasing blu's, they have a massive catalogue of all sorts of wonderful exploitation movies.

HuggyBear73 · 09-20-2011, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Leterface

The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray

The release date for The Blood Trilogy is the 27th of September. Now at Amazon only $12.99 + shipping. Not bad for 3 classic Gore flicks.

Blood Trilogy DVD review from 2002.

Blood Feast trailer. This has to be one of the first Gore films ever.

Two Thousand Maniacs trailer.

Color Me Blood Red trailer.

Wow! How did I miss this? Thanks for the heads-up! Geez, another purchase for the SEPT/OCT slate.

Dean L · 09-23-2011, 04:12 AM

Glad to see this thread! Pre ordered mine as well. If the masses really liked good/fun movies, this thread would have more replies than the latest stupid Transformers film coming to Blu-ray.
Basket Case is included in my pre order as well.

DarknessBDJM · 09-23-2011, 05:01 AM

Nice to know it's already shipped. Can't wait to watch 2,000 Maniacs.

blufellas · 09-23-2011, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DarknessBDJM

Nice to know it's already shipped. Can't wait to watch 2,000 Maniacs.

Thanks OP! I'll be ordering this soon.

Crimson King · 09-26-2011, 11:12 PM

I hope the films don't the famous SW burned in on the bottom right of the films when you watch them.

I have a couple of SW dvd's that do just that, one is called the Something Wierd Sampler, and other is called "Axe!"(the 2nd film: called The Electric chair has that dreaded SW on the bottom for the whole damn film!

)

Kentai · 09-30-2011, 12:36 AM

Blacks are washed out, seemingly set to IRE 7.5 (analog NTSC black) instead of IRE 0 ("digital" black for video)... not a deal breaker, but really strange to see none the less. The bitrates are also a bit low (17 Mb/s) and it leaves the grain looking a bit 'patchy', if you follow - it certainly doesn't look terrible, but I wouldn't be surprised if having split the films across 2 discs would have made it even better.

The aspect ratio going to 16:9 is weird, to say the least, but overall I'm quite happy with the discs. Color reproduction and detail on Blood Feast was better than I could have ever asked for. The disc has some really odd, relatively minor issues, but I doubt they'll ever look any better.

bgart13 · 09-30-2011, 01:15 AM

HG has said that they were meant to be projected at 1.78:1. Although, I did find it odd that the titles for TWO THOUSAND MANIACS are at 1.66.

Kentai · 09-30-2011, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by bgart13

HG has said that they were meant to be projected at 1.78:1. Although, I did find it odd that the titles for TWO THOUSAND MANIACS are at 1.66.

COLOR ME BLOOD RED's title card wouldn't even be readable at 1.78:1.

I seriously think a lot of old-school independent film makers honestly didn't know any better and just shot using the 1.37:1 viewfinder, only to realize much later that theaters would crop them anyway. ~~But if HG's said that's what he likes, hey, it's his movie...~~

Edit: A recent interview on Dead Central makes it clear that Lewis had nothing to do with the new Blu-ray...

"I would definitely agree that it seems rather unusual to have a Blu-Ray release for a trio of movies like these but ultimately, the decision wasn't up to me," explained Lewis. "I no longer own the rights and I guess the powers that be decided now was a good time to release these in this kind of format so we'll see how it goes. Honestly, I don't really know what to think about Blu-Ray; I'm still not entirely convinced it's another kind of fad. Will it last? Probably, but it's hard to tell. I was one of the first people who said back in 2008/2009 that 3D was going to be a flash in the pan fad and sure enough, I was right on that one. So who knows about Blu-Ray? But regardless, if this latest disc introduces new fans to the films, then that's great."

He was actually around to do the commentaries and the like for the 4:3 DVD, so I'm calling BS on him "preferring" the 1.78:1 version, unless someone can point me to an interview where he actually says it.

Kevin Coed · 11-05-2011, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kentai

He was actually around to do the commentaries and the like for the 4:3 DVD, so I'm calling BS on him "preferring" the 1.78:1 version, unless someone can point me to an interview where he actually says it.

From an interview with Herschell in Video Watchdog #60

"Another thing about the DVD outtakes: Occasionally, when the clapboard is shown we can see the screen ratio of 1.85:1 posted on it. I presume this means that the fullscreen transfers on the DVDs are cropped?

Yes, we shot in the 1.85-to-1 ratio and had the aperture matching that ratio"

bgart13 · 11-05-2011, 07:14 PM

Aw snap! ;P

I'd read that HG talked about OARs in that VW issue but didn't have it to quote. Thanks!

Kentai · 11-05-2011, 09:15 PM

Snap indeed!

However, that's not entirely true. The 4:3 version isn't cropped, for one thing. The trailers for Blood Feast and Color Me Blood Red both have overlaid text that'd be completely unreadable at 1.85:1 with a center crop. As WTF-Films review stated, the framing on Two Thousand Maniacs swaps regularly from center, top and bottom depending on the individual shot - if it really was shot for 1.85:1, the camerawork is so bad it needs all the help it can get, and "accurate" or not I'd rather have the full 4:3 frame with all the chin room it can spare.

Still, if Lewis really says 1.85:1 is a-okay... well, I'm not gonna fight with him about it.

Dean L · 10-05-2011, 03:27 AM

This IS THE Blu-ray bargain of the year!
Belongs in every genre fans collection.
Kind of related, lets get Gore Gore Girls on Blu now, click this thread I started!

The Smell of Brains · 10-05-2011, 07:02 PM

I think the widescreen framing looks weird. A lot of shots look very tight while others show way too much headroom.

Fulci · 10-05-2011, 11:27 PM

I know what you mean about the framing.

The pessimist in me (no offense intended to Herschell Gordon Lewis/fans) thought it was just one of those old b-movie, no budget things were it was just bad cinematography to begin with.

You're explanation sounds more likely so I'll go with that.

opterasis · 10-01-2011, 11:55 AM

I couldn't make it past the first sentence of the The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray Review.

Fulci · 10-01-2011, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by opterasis

I couldn't make it past the first sentence of the The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray Review.

Seriously. Can the director of the Descent really be lumped in as a torture porn director?

On another note, not sure if it was mentioned by anyone but did anyone notice the odd low pitch of the audio during the barrel roll scene in Two Thousand Maniacs? Was that in the DVD? Still a great blu none the less. The low pitch actually made in seem kinda creepier like demonic voices.

bgart13 · 10-01-2011, 09:09 PM

The sound issue during the barrel scene is actually discussed in the HGL doc, GODFATHER OF GORE. If I recall correctly, it is due to an audio recording mistake and they had to monkey with it to get the sound relatively correct. Just part of the fun of low budget indie horror movies from the 60's!

09-12-2011, 06:59 PM	#1
Leterface Power Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:92 Blu-ray reviews:1	The Blood Trilogy 1963-1965 (Blood Feast, Two Thousand Maniacs, Color Me Blood Red) The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray Review The release date for The Blood Trilogy is the 27th of September. Now at Amazon only $12.99 + shipping. Not bad for 3 classic Gore flicks. Blood Trilogy DVD review from 2002. Blood Feast trailer. This has to be one of the first Gore films ever. Two Thousand Maniacs trailer. Color Me Blood Red trailer. Last edited by Deciazulado; 10-01-2011 at 01:54 PM.

09-26-2011, 11:12 PM	#8
Crimson King Blu-ray Prince Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray reviews: 19 Trading Score:683	I hope the films don't the famous SW burned in on the bottom right of the films when you watch them. I have a couple of SW dvd's that do just that, one is called the Something Wierd Sampler, and other is called "Axe!"(the 2nd film: called The Electric chair has that dreaded SW on the bottom for the whole damn film!)

10-05-2011, 03:27 AM	#15
Dean L Active Member Member since:Jun 2010 4K collection:323 Blu-ray collection:1528 DVD collection:119 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:5	This IS THE Blu-ray bargain of the year! Belongs in every genre fans collection. Kind of related, lets get Gore Gore Girls on Blu now, click this thread I started! Last edited by Dean L; 10-06-2011 at 03:27 PM.

10-05-2011, 07:02 PM	#16
The Smell of Brains Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Tennessee Blu-ray collection:683 DVD collection:6 Digital collection:3	I think the widescreen framing looks weird. A lot of shots look very tight while others show way too much headroom. Last edited by The Smell of Brains; 10-05-2011 at 08:10 PM.

09-20-2011, 05:26 PM	#3
Aristide Massaccesi Senior Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Netherlands Blu-ray collection:1245 DVD collection:6	My copy shipped yesterday, together with Basket Case. I hope Something Weird keep releasing blu's, they have a massive catalogue of all sorts of wonderful exploitation movies.

09-23-2011, 04:12 AM	#5
Dean L Active Member Member since:Jun 2010 4K collection:323 Blu-ray collection:1528 DVD collection:119 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:5	Glad to see this thread! Pre ordered mine as well. If the masses really liked good/fun movies, this thread would have more replies than the latest stupid Transformers film coming to Blu-ray. Basket Case is included in my pre order as well.

09-23-2011, 05:01 AM	#6
DarknessBDJM Power Member Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:6	Nice to know it's already shipped. Can't wait to watch 2,000 Maniacs.

09-30-2011, 12:36 AM	#9
Kentai Expert Member Member since:Aug 2009	Blacks are washed out, seemingly set to IRE 7.5 (analog NTSC black) instead of IRE 0 ("digital" black for video)... not a deal breaker, but really strange to see none the less. The bitrates are also a bit low (17 Mb/s) and it leaves the grain looking a bit 'patchy', if you follow - it certainly doesn't look terrible, but I wouldn't be surprised if having split the films across 2 discs would have made it even better. The aspect ratio going to 16:9 is weird, to say the least, but overall I'm quite happy with the discs. Color reproduction and detail on Blood Feast was better than I could have ever asked for. The disc has some really odd, relatively minor issues, but I doubt they'll ever look any better.

09-30-2011, 01:15 AM	#10
bgart13 Power Member Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:34 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:2	HG has said that they were meant to be projected at 1.78:1. Although, I did find it odd that the titles for TWO THOUSAND MANIACS are at 1.66.

11-05-2011, 07:14 PM	#13
bgart13 Power Member Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:34 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:2	Aw snap! ;P I'd read that HG talked about OARs in that VW issue but didn't have it to quote. Thanks!

11-05-2011, 09:15 PM	#14
Kentai Expert Member Member since:Aug 2009	Snap indeed! However, that's not entirely true. The 4:3 version isn't cropped, for one thing. The trailers for Blood Feast and Color Me Blood Red both have overlaid text that'd be completely unreadable at 1.85:1 with a center crop. As WTF-Films review stated, the framing on Two Thousand Maniacs swaps regularly from center, top and bottom depending on the individual shot - if it really was shot for 1.85:1, the camerawork is so bad it needs all the help it can get, and "accurate" or not I'd rather have the full 4:3 frame with all the chin room it can spare. Still, if Lewis really says 1.85:1 is a-okay... well, I'm not gonna fight with him about it.

10-05-2011, 11:27 PM	#17
Fulci Member Member since:Jan 2011 Blu-ray collection:245 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 3	I know what you mean about the framing. The pessimist in me (no offense intended to Herschell Gordon Lewis/fans) thought it was just one of those old b-movie, no budget things were it was just bad cinematography to begin with. You're explanation sounds more likely so I'll go with that.

10-01-2011, 11:55 AM	#18
opterasis Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:6	I couldn't make it past the first sentence of the The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray Review.

10-01-2011, 09:09 PM	#20
bgart13 Power Member Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:34 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:2	The sound issue during the barrel scene is actually discussed in the HGL doc, GODFATHER OF GORE. If I recall correctly, it is due to an audio recording mistake and they had to monkey with it to get the sound relatively correct. Just part of the fun of low budget indie horror movies from the 60's!

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