Dawn of the Dead (1978) - OUT OF PRINT

[monwobbbo]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

It's solely because Rubenstein foolishly blew about $10 million of his own money on creating a 3D version of the movie just as the fad was fading away again (is it always does), and the only way he can come close to recouping his loses is to region-lock DOTD so that, when the inevitable U.S. comes out in a year or two, he can sell it again to a different group of people, ones who -- foolishly -- refuse to go region-free.

well some of us don't want to end up in divorce court. . if i find a way to spend even more money of this hobby that is where my wife will have me.

[Hedji]

Do we know if the 4k set will also bundle in standard Blu Rays?

[HipsterTrash]

Originally Posted by TM2-Megatron

That's exactly what Second Sight is going to be giving it, though. The quality of their releases has been steadily increasing, and they're now around the same level as Arrow in terms of quality packaging as well as A/V presentation and bonus features.

It won't matter what label, if any, eventually releases this in Region A. Criterion, Shout, Kino.... none of them will outdo Second Sight, and the only way they'll even match SS's video quality is if they're able to license the David M. encode Second Sight is having done.

Even if I knew for a fact a Region A release was on the horizon, I'd go with the upcoming UK one because I know it's going to be the best possible release.

I’m sure that’s the case and we can argue all about transfers and reasons why some are better than others. The Thing releases come to mind as people argue their points for liking either the Arrow version or the Scream version.
But my point is that Dawn of the Dead should get a releases again this side of the globe (North America). Donald has held onto the rights for far too long and he’s been doing this film dirty. Same goes for Martin as that’s unappreciated film that people are finally discovering in the last few years, but mostly in non purchasing ways.
I’m just a huge Romero fan who wants to see this genius’ work get released and out there. Blu-day tends to be the best way, imo. Looking at his work it’s sad to see how little his stuff is even streaming.

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by Hedji

Do we know if the 4k set will also bundle in standard Blu Rays?

Yes. Region B locked, though.

[Grimfrost]

We should be getting more details on Friday March 13th, if I remember Second Sights last social media post correctly

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by Grimfrost

We should be getting more details on Friday March 13th, if I remember Second Sights last social media post correctly

Hopefully some huge announcement and not just "Michael started working on the encode today"...

[Jlouisbarrett]

Frankly I’m expecting a full, proper announcement with full specs, cover art and release date. They’ve been giving little progress updates on the scan and restoration here and there for over a year, so if they took the time to announce that there’s going to be a specific announcement on a specific date about a month or so ahead of time, then I assume it’s pretty substantial.

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by Jlouisbarrett

Frankly I’m expecting a full, proper announcement with full specs, cover art and release date. They’ve been giving little progress updates on the scan and restoration here and there for over a year, so if they took the time to announce that there’s going to be a specific announcement on a specific date about a month or so ahead of time, then I assume it’s pretty substantial.

It better be.

[cakefactory]

They'll announce that Rubinstein cancelled the deal cause he saw a bunch of US customers planning on importing it!

[HipsterTrash]

One more day. Can’t wait. Hope it’s the start to something good.

[Member-222782]

The Brits are, what, 5 hours ahead of us, so anytime soon?

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

The Brits are, what, 5 hours ahead of us, so anytime soon?

4 hours ahead of the eastern time zone.

[DetroitSportsFan]

DAWN OF THE DEAD and MARTIN LIMITED EDITIONS to be released October 26th. Dawn of the Dead will include 3 versions and be available in Blu-ray or UHD formats. Pre-order on our site from March 27th when full content will also be revealed. More news on Martin to follow.

[rickah88]

Oh my.

[BizCat]

Need.

[thatguamguy]

I'm really intrigued by the "more news on Martin" part. Is it possible they found a longer pre-release cut or something like that?

[Worship.my.wreck]

Beautiful!

[badfingerboogie]

In like Flynn.

[balthazar_bee]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

I'm really intrigued by the "more news on Martin" part. Is it possible they found a longer pre-release cut or something like that?

I don't dare hope for that. Oh man, that'd be amazing.

[DukeTogo84]

With Severin producing some of the special features, do you think there is a chance that they might have the US rights to the film?