Dawn of the Dead (1978) - OUT OF PRINT

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by Zillamon51

There was also a skeletonized female zombie crawling towards Daryl and Aaron under the truck that was very reminiscent of the one tied down on the embalming table in The Return of the Living Dead.

Last season, the zombie that rose from the mud to take a bite out of the Governor's surrogate daughter was like the iconic cover for Fulci's Zombie, and the mob encountered by Glenn and Tara in the tunnel included a dead ringer for Day of the Dead's Bub.

Any other zombie cameos on the show?

You bet, here's a few:
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/747...horror-movies/

[stuartalex]

Originally Posted by takeasneededforpain

Is the Australian import version of this any good in terms of audio and visual quality??? I noticed Diabolik have a bunch and I still don't have this yet.

http://www.diabolikdvd.com/category/Horror-[sl]-Thriller/Dawn-of-the-Dead-(Australian-Import)-(Blu~Ray-All-Region.html

Thoughts?

Yes. It's the theatrical version only but it's more than adequate if you don't have the Anchor Bay or Arrow sets.

The German Mediabooks are 3 separate releases , one for each version.
The Argento cut is nice but none of the bonus features are English friendly. The 75 minute making of from the US , Arrow and Oz discs is dubbed into German on their disc with no English option

[Jay Mammoth]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

Eh, might as well be hopeful for a fullblown properly 4K AVC insane bitrate (where it looks as they grabbed a fresh print from 1978/proper color timings!) with all original audio and remixes in lossless, subtitles, tons of extras and more for a multi-disc release from either Arrow UK (oh the snazzy booklet and packaging!) and possibly even Scream Factory. But if it came down to it, I'd more than likely import the Arrow UK release.
It's one of my most wanted Ultimate/Comprehensive Editions movies in my wishlist. I want the entire package instead of a single disc with only one cut. All Three Official Cuts and even possibly the Unofficial Ultimate Cut too.
I love this movie.

I too would love a scream factory release of Dawn.

[Nocturnaloner]

Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

You bet, here's a few:
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/747...horror-movies/

I remember yelling "airport zombie!" when the plaid shirt guy appeared. I have issues.

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by Nocturnaloner

I remember yelling "airport zombie!" when the plaid shirt guy appeared. I have issues.

I yelled Bub when he showed up and Werewolf when the puppet from AWiL popped up. I've caught all of them except for the Jaws dude in the fishtank, even though a couple I had to ask myself, "was that?...". Makes the show even more fun to look for them IMO.
Still waiting for Tarman to show up!

[oddbox83]

Still no.

[Randall Flagg]

Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

You bet, here's a few:
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/747...horror-movies/

Oh my God I can't believe there is a Creepshow reference haha awesome.

[Takeshi666]

Originally Posted by oddbox83

Still no.

You know, if I had a dollar every time someone asks if the UE has been ported to blu-ray yet, I could afford to buy it

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

You bet, here's a few:
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/747...horror-movies/

Problem is that is the definition of "suffers by comparison"

[Gardenofstone10]

I hope we get an awesome release of this one soonish.

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by Gardenofstone10

I hope we get an awesome release of this one soonish.

Me too. To be honest Dawn of the Dead deserves a Criterion Collection release!!!!!!!

[kidglov3s]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

Me too. To be honest Dawn of the Dead deserves a Criterion Collection release!!!!!!!

TBH for the best presentation Shout! or Criterion would be second tier choices.

[Spire]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

Me too. To be honest Dawn of the Dead deserves a Criterion Collection box set!!!!!!!

Fixed

[Monterey Jack]

This is the only one of Romero's first four Dead movies (i.e. the good ones) I don't own on Blu...come on, SOMEONE release that excellent four-disc DVD set on Blu already!

[Mrlovkim]

I need you guys opinion, if I can get the out of print Anchor bay edition for under 40 bucks, should I get it?

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by Mrlovkim

I need you guys opinion, if I can get the out of print Anchor bay edition for under 40 bucks, should I get it?

Yes. There's no hint at all anyone's ever going to release a proper version on bluray and it's an incredible set. I still watch the extras regularly, both the commentaries and the featurettes. I haven't even bothered with any of the blurays.

[kidglov3s]

Originally Posted by Mrlovkim

I need you guys opinion, if I can get the out of print Anchor bay edition for under 40 bucks, should I get it?

I would not recommend anyone spend any money on the awful ghosting AB disc when there's a perfectly good disc from Happinet out there.

[Mrlovkim]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

Yes. There's no hint at all anyone's ever going to release a proper version on bluray and it's an incredible set. I still watch the extras regularly, both the commentaries and the featurettes. I haven't even bothered with any of the blurays.

Thank you very much for answering.

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by kidglov3s

I would not recommend anyone spend any money on the awful ghosting AB disc when there's a perfectly good disc from Happinet out there.

I thought he was referring to the Ultimate DVD Box, not the Anchor Bay Bluray. If going for blurays then yeah, Happinet!

[PowellPressburger]

with discussion of the Umbrella BLU release and the U.S. OOP

does Anchor Bay still retain US rights?

I know we as fans want the best Ultimate box set possible for all
Cuts of the film on BLU. if AB still owns the rights I hope they make this a definitive top notch set.

No offense to AB at all but as of late their catalog BLU output isn't the greatest. But it would be awesome if Synapse got their hands on it. or at least a company would would treat each cut with kid gloves down to the encode and compression/ mastering to disc.