Classic Horror (20's, 30's, 40's) - Blu-ray Forum

sskclickgeneral · 02-21-2011, 03:37 AM

I am very patiently waiting for these gems to be released on bd, and I'm hoping they begin soon

- The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari
- Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
- Nosferatu
- The Phantom Of The Opera
- The Cat And The Canary
- Dracula
- Frankenstein
- Freaks
- The Mummy
- White Zombie
- The Invisible Man
- The Black Cat
- Maniac
- The Bride Of Frankenstein
- Dracula's Daughter
- Revolt Of The Zombies
- King Of The Zombies
- The Wolf Man
- Cat People
- Frankenstein Meets The Wolf-Man
- I Walked With A Zombie
- Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein

Yojimbo68 · 02-21-2011, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by sskclickgeneral

I am very patiently waiting for these gems to be released on bd, and I'm hoping they begin soon

- The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari
- Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
- Nosferatu
- The Phantom Of The Opera
- The Cat And The Canary
- Dracula
- Frankenstein
- Freaks
- The Mummy
- White Zombie
- The Invisible Man
- The Black Cat
- Maniac
- The Bride Of Frankenstein
- Dracula's Daughter
- Revolt Of The Zombies
- King Of The Zombies
- The Wolf Man
- Cat People
- Frankenstein Meets The Wolf-Man
- I Walked With A Zombie
- Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein

I'm all in...except for Freaks. That movie creeps me out!

And let's hope they get it right and correct the spanish Dracula with proper subtitles and NOT only a closed caption option. Also lets have the right aspect ratio on Bride of Frankenstein. I love B&W horror movies in HD! It's cinematic nirvana!

sskclickgeneral · 02-21-2011, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Yojimbo68

I'm all in...except for Freaks. That movie creeps me out!

And let's hope they get it right and correct the spanish Dracula with proper subtitles and NOT only a closed caption option. Also lets have the right aspect ratio on Bride of Frankenstein. I love B&W horror movies in HD! It's cinematic nirvana!

Freaks is rather... freaky. Is crazy because you know all of those people are real

Completely agree with the black and white

The Theory · 02-21-2011, 04:16 AM

I'd get 'em all.
C'mon!

Plus throw in Vampyr. Because that's a pretty sexy movie.

The Blu Knight · 02-21-2011, 04:24 AM

Seriously what's the holdup with these? When Universal included the original Wolfman as an extra on the remake's blu via BD-Live I wasn't sure whether it meant these classics were on their way or weren't a high enough priority to simply warrant blu-ray releases all their own. I'm starting to think it's the latter, but I sure hope I'm proven wrong sooner than later.

m1k5 · 02-21-2011, 09:57 AM

just give me frankenstein, bride of frankenstein and dracula and id be happy

sskclickgeneral · 02-22-2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by The Blu Knight

Seriously what's the holdup with these? When Universal included the original Wolfman as an extra on the remake's blu via BD-Live I wasn't sure whether it meant these classics were on their way or weren't a high enough priority to simply warrant blu-ray releases all their own. I'm starting to think it's the latter, but I sure hope I'm proven wrong sooner than later.

all I know is that i've never seen the original wolfman and im waiting patiently to see it in hd

dana martin · 02-25-2011, 12:32 PM

Pretty diverse list, and all outstanding choices, the only problem is that it really runs the gambit of studios.

The Universal Classics, well there are titles that haven’t been released on DVD as of yet (Island of Lost Souls). But Universal has always gone to that aspect of there catalog, it’s just that these will be so scrutinized that they need to get it right. Remember reading that a few years ago that someone found a lavender print of Lugosi’s Dracula, so hopefully better elements exist to give a stunning picture.

Some of the other titles mentioned, I could see coming form Kino, they have a good rep for tackling the German silent’s, and once they are done with this run of Keaton’s maybe we will get something great, I am hoping that it would be Nosferatu, by possibly this Halloween timeframe, but no half-assing it. Other titles that Kino has done in the past might be a good indication.

White Zombie, where to start, first I am a Lugosi nut, and totally love this movie, the other two (King and Revolt) not so much. But the question is who has the distribution rights. Yes I know PD title, so who ever can do what they want, years back the Roan Collection did a restoration and a decent DVD via Troma, that wouldn’t hold up in 1080p, don’t know that last time this was looked at and restored, but if it was done properly, I think this could really surprise a lot of people

Phantom of the Opera, ok so are we talking Lon Chaney, or Claude Rains? 1925 or 1929 reissue? Image Entertainment (Milestone Films) possibly, I don’t think Milestone had done a blu yet.

The rest of your list pretty much lie at WB, which is to say, outstanding at catalog releases, so there is hope.

02-21-2011, 03:37 AM	#1
sskclickgeneral Active Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Freehold, NJ Blu-ray collection:223 Trading Score:1	Classic Horror (20's, 30's, 40's) I am very patiently waiting for these gems to be released on bd, and I'm hoping they begin soon - The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari - Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde - Nosferatu - The Phantom Of The Opera - The Cat And The Canary - Dracula - Frankenstein - Freaks - The Mummy - White Zombie - The Invisible Man - The Black Cat - Maniac - The Bride Of Frankenstein - Dracula's Daughter - Revolt Of The Zombies - King Of The Zombies - The Wolf Man - Cat People - Frankenstein Meets The Wolf-Man - I Walked With A Zombie - Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein

02-21-2011, 04:16 AM	#4
The Theory Senior Member Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Lancaster, PA Blu-ray collection:369	I'd get 'em all. C'mon! Plus throw in Vampyr. Because that's a pretty sexy movie.

02-21-2011, 04:24 AM	#5
The Blu Knight Special Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Chicago 4K collection:52 Blu-ray collection:472 DVD collection:212 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:11	Seriously what's the holdup with these? When Universal included the original Wolfman as an extra on the remake's blu via BD-Live I wasn't sure whether it meant these classics were on their way or weren't a high enough priority to simply warrant blu-ray releases all their own. I'm starting to think it's the latter, but I sure hope I'm proven wrong sooner than later.

02-21-2011, 09:57 AM	#6
m1k5 Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:USA Blu-ray collection:721	just give me frankenstein, bride of frankenstein and dracula and id be happy

02-25-2011, 12:32 PM	#8
dana martin Active Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Norfolk,VA 4K collection:339 Blu-ray collection:5192 DVD collection:724	Pretty diverse list, and all outstanding choices, the only problem is that it really runs the gambit of studios. The Universal Classics, well there are titles that haven’t been released on DVD as of yet (Island of Lost Souls). But Universal has always gone to that aspect of there catalog, it’s just that these will be so scrutinized that they need to get it right. Remember reading that a few years ago that someone found a lavender print of Lugosi’s Dracula, so hopefully better elements exist to give a stunning picture. Some of the other titles mentioned, I could see coming form Kino, they have a good rep for tackling the German silent’s, and once they are done with this run of Keaton’s maybe we will get something great, I am hoping that it would be Nosferatu, by possibly this Halloween timeframe, but no half-assing it. Other titles that Kino has done in the past might be a good indication. White Zombie, where to start, first I am a Lugosi nut, and totally love this movie, the other two (King and Revolt) not so much. But the question is who has the distribution rights. Yes I know PD title, so who ever can do what they want, years back the Roan Collection did a restoration and a decent DVD via Troma, that wouldn’t hold up in 1080p, don’t know that last time this was looked at and restored, but if it was done properly, I think this could really surprise a lot of people Phantom of the Opera, ok so are we talking Lon Chaney, or Claude Rains? 1925 or 1929 reissue? Image Entertainment (Milestone Films) possibly, I don’t think Milestone had done a blu yet. The rest of your list pretty much lie at WB, which is to say, outstanding at catalog releases, so there is hope.

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