Halloween 4K UHD (1978)

[Covcraig]

Has it been confirmed if these five releases will have hdr or dolby vision?

I know it may be a stupid question but most 4k release announcements tout one or the other, if not both in their press release/features list. Haven't heard anything in the posts from Shout about them though

[SleazyForWeasley]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Love the covers for the Soundtrack Vinyl’s!

They should have used the White on Black version for the UHD covers too.

[grodd]

Originally Posted by Covcraig

Has it been confirmed if these five releases will have hdr or dolby vision?

I know it may be a stupid question but most 4k release announcements tout one or the other, if not both in their press release/features list. Haven't heard anything in the posts from Shout about them though

They will all have HDR and Dolby Vision.

[El Sleezo]

All five up on Bullmoose now. My wallet will be crying soon.

[ldeaf2]

Originally Posted by El Sleezo

All five up on Bullmoose now. My wallet will be crying soon.

Does anybody know if Bullmoose charges when shipped or when pre-ordered?

[brainofj72]

Originally Posted by ldeaf2

Does anybody know if Bullmoose charges when shipped or when pre-ordered?

When they ship.

[ldeaf2]

Originally Posted by brainofj72

When they ship.

Thank you!! Ordered for $150.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by BorisKarloffice

Blue Underground's 4K restoration of House by the Cemetery had its titles rebuilt (the text itself might have been digitally created in the original font, not sure) and they forgot to include one of the location titles.

And that's the problem. Any time things like titles are re-built, we have to trust that they won't mess it up somehow, and they often do. Plus at the point it's a recreation, not the original titles.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by bobbyh64

A box would be strange in my opinion. It would make it seem like part 5 is where the series ended (which would be pretty funny if that were the case. People would be debating that ending for decades).

Paramount just announced Star Trek 1-4 on UHD in a box. Nice art too, but it's a box with only the first 4 films, as 2-4 sort of make a trilogy. So sometimes studios do release partial box sets.

[d3nt0n]

Originally Posted by mar3o

And that's the problem. Any time things like titles are re-built, we have to trust that they won't mess it up somehow, and they often do. Plus at the point it's a recreation, not the original titles.

Would be nice if they gave us some kind of option on the disc. Branching exists for more then just making it slightly more annoying to rip discs.

[BorisKarloffice]

Originally Posted by mar3o

And that's the problem. Any time things like titles are re-built, we have to trust that they won't mess it up somehow, and they often do. Plus at the point it's a recreation, not the original titles.

I'm generally of the opinion that films shouldn't be tampered with in this way. Even if the recreation is very faithful, is it such a bad thing for opticals to look a little grainier? That's how they looked in theaters.

Original aspect ratio? Got it. Original sound mix? Yeah. Original color timing? Well...that's a whole other rant I'll spare you, but let's say it's at least in the right ballpark in a good restoration.

That's all in the name of accuracy...so why futz with the opticals? I don't like what Paramount has done with removing matte lines and re-doing composites in the new Indiana Jones UHDs. Artists at ILM worked long hours creating the originals with the technology of the time; the flaws aren't "mistakes" to be corrected, they're a part of the history.

[BobSimms]

Originally Posted by SpaceBlackKnight

I believe this new 4k HDR resto redid all the text inserts digitally but sourced the hard to recreate FX stuff from the IP.

Text inserts like the one “Haddonfield / Halloween” establishing shot, or all the opening credits, too? And what other “hard to recreate FX” shots are there besides the “mask frame” in the opening sequence? And how do you know all this?

I’m definitely waiting to order this until after I find out for certain what all was done. Maybe the 2007 and 2014 BDs will end up being my “definitive” releases.

[stvn1974]

Decided that I only need the original film. I might cave as it gets closer to Halloween and get the others but I have a feeling they will be backordered most places then.

[Brian81]

Sometimes you get really bad PQ with the original titles. I am totally cool with redone titles if it means better underlying PQ, under the condition that the font and sizing is IDENTICAL. No “close”.

[Herofromthesky]

I’m guessing the blu-ray’s will be region locked, right?

[KenHurd]

Originally Posted by Telemachus

What on Earth should we make of the disc 3 description?

"DISC THREE (Blu-ray):
Original Color Timing Presentation"

Does this mean it's the old 2007 BD? Or is it the old 2013 BD? Or is it a new BD with the DVD era color timing added?

Disc 3 won’t be the same disc that’s been released before because it includes the extended TV cut of Halloween, which was only available on Disc 15 of the box set. I’m guessing that the original color timing presentation is the transfer that was on the 2007 BD, but it sounds like the audio may be a DTS-HDMA 5.1 track instead of the PCM track that was on the 2007 BD. The press release didn’t mention any other audio options for disc 3.

[Karosanyo]

"Halloween" and "Halloween II" are already "back-ordered" at Diabolik DVD. Will they be back in stock for their release in September?

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by Herofromthesky

I’m guessing the blu-ray’s will be region locked, right?

Most likely.

[BorisKarloffice]

Originally Posted by Karosanyo

"Halloween" and "Halloween II" are already "back-ordered" at Diabolik DVD. Will they be back in stock for their release in September?

I think it always says that for preorders. You can still place an order.

[cuzzin]

Originally Posted by cuzzin

To bundle or not to bundle? I am very back and forth as to whether the posters and vinyls are worth the extra $96 over Diabolik's price. When I boil it down, in an effort to convince myself, it doesn't seem as bad. ($8 per poster and ~$19 per vinyl.) This is my favorite horror series, after all. Hmm...

I caved. Vinyl bundle ordered. An unexpected points accumulation on one of my credit cards made this decision much easier. (Put a nice $125 dent into that price tag.) I have never ordered one of these "vinyl" sets from Shout! before, so I had to go and research how they've been presented in past Carpenter releases; those black boxes do look pretty sleek. So why the hell not. You only live once.