Night of the Living Dead (1990) - Out of Print

[HyperRealist]

everybody that says they will never order from TT again will be first in line to order Christine.

[JYokogawa]

Originally Posted by darklightzg

NOTLD90 was my first buy from TT as I tend not to pay over £10 - £12 for standard releases, plus the fact none of the other release from their catalogue interested me enough, to even consider spending more.
I've seen a lot of people stating they are finished with TT but I thought that up until this release the majority of their releases have been fairly good. Granted the price tag versus what you're getting still doesn't add up but as soon as to produce a release with a limited run, you will evidently create a demand.
I for one won't be saying I will never order from them again as I'm seriously considering Christine. Partly because of their previous releases prior to NOTLD and also as I believe they have learned something from this. I mean they are offering refunds, opened or not so I can't see how they can do better, as a remaster is probably out of the question.
In saying all that if I do purchase Christine and it turns out to be another controversial release in the say vain as NOTLD, and they haven't mentioned about itprior to release, like they have stated them will, it would definitely stop me in the future until at least review of the particular release is available. Of course this means you more than likely won’t be able to purchase due to the limited run which at that point will probably be sold out, even though everybody said they would never order from TT again

I completely understand that and that's totally cool.

It's not that I despise the company, and I wish them the best, but just looking at their catalog, there just aren't many titles they come out with that have my interest. NOTLD 90 was, is, and will always be a film that I watch multiple times a year. Christine and films like Fright Night are great and all, but I hardly ever reach for my DVD, or yearn to have a Blu-ray release.

I can't even get myself to pony up and buy the Indiana Jones Blu-ray set, it's mostly a value thing for me. It was the first time I spent that much on a single release that didn't come stuffed with extras. I don't mean to turn this into a Shout VS Twilight Time debate, but I feel much more satisfied with a release like Shout does where they at least show they put a lot of effort into the release.

Regardless, I'll be keeping my Blu-ray, but they'll just have one other person getting their Blu-ray releases, not me. Honestly wish them the best though, I hope they gained a lot from this release.

[John The Grudge]

I'm sorry but the darkness in the screenshots above is just retarded. I'm happy to stick with my DVD. How on earth could they think that darkening it would make it better? Crazy. "Herp derp horror dark scary durrrr". Those amateurs.

Arrow limited their fantastic limited edition release of Battle Royale to 10000. So these jokers limiting this half-assed release to 3000 copies is laughable.

[Eve6insideandout]

I personally think the alteration works in some areas and not others. Obviously it's a stretch when it's daytime out for it to be that dark. I do like it for the fact that it's a horror movie and the color gives it that cold feeling, zombie feeling to me. I especially like it better with the zombie picture above as it just looks like she's cold and hideous rather then some vibrant zombie. I personally don't like screen shots too much though as the picture is constant through the movie. If it changed back and forth that would be one thing but it doesn't. Has it's back and forth with if the color really fits but overall I'm OK with it.

[BluRayFiend]

What is the point of everyone showing screen shots anymore its so pointless now. Some people have this tv an some people have this player so no matter what gets posted they are all going to look different.

Some calibrated some not we don't know, cause the funny thing of the hole thread is no one ever says what player or what tv their using .An those that do seem to have proper calibration really don't have a problem with the disc an they acknowledge that yes their is a slight color change .You can tell by these horrible screens two basic things possible A )calibration is off somewhere an B) The picture option chose is obviously the wrong one chose so with that being said yup sweep it under the rug like some of the other logical posts on this thread

[sheldo]

Originally Posted by John The Grudge

Arrow limited their fantastic limited edition release of Battle Royale to 10000. So these jokers limiting this half-assed release to 3000 copies is laughable.

Kind of a bad comparison; Arrow have released the hell out of Battle Royale, steelbook version just gone up for pre-order, regardless of packaging it's still the same movie.

[Canuck21]

Originally Posted by kinkyqueen

You really don't see it? Take a look at my comparison. The grass for instance is darker on the left

LOL. Your screenshot is barely brighter than the old one so therefore it is not supporting your argument very well.

[Forever Knight]

Am I wrong to think that the color change gives the film a darker/scarier look to it?.

I really wanna watch this.

[BJQ1972]

Originally Posted by Forever Knight

Am I wrong to think that the color change gives the film a darker/scarier look to it?.

I really wanna watch this.

You have to assume that that was the whole reason for the change.

[Forever Knight]

Originally Posted by BJQ1972

You have to assume that that was the whole reason for the change.

That's the vibe I got from all the screen caps. I really don't have an issue with it but then again I haven't seen it yet with my own 2 eyes.


Would some of you consider the darker color to be similar to the Green Lantern BR release?. It had a much darker color tone than it should have but still really didn't affect the PQ.

[thephantomcat]

Originally Posted by #Darren

I hope this doesn't get deleted for "insulting" people...

but there are only two options for what they are doing.

1) They are trolling
2) They are not very intelligent.

Although I fully admit that the opening of the movie has always taken place during the day as fas as my experiece with the VHS and DVD releases, I strongly agree that memory is subjective and not terribly reliable. That does not make me a troll or unintelligent if you are referring to me. It makes me informed.

From University of Illinois psychology professor Daniel Simons:

"Numerous people in the U.S. - in some cases a significant majority, believe memory is more powerful, objective and reliable than it actually is, a new survey revealed. Their beliefs contradict decades of scientific investigation."

"People tend to place greater faith in the accuracy, completeness and vividness of their memories than they probably should."

"We've known since the 1930s that memories can become distorted in systematic ways, We've known since the 1980s that even memory for vivid, very meaningful personal events can change over time."

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232246.php

[JYokogawa]

Originally Posted by Forever Knight

Am I wrong to think that the color change gives the film a darker/scarier look to it?.

I really wanna watch this.

I'd buy it if the sun weren't still beaming off their foreheads and there wasn't a montage 10 minutes later showing sundown.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by BluRayFiend

The thread is going to close I think when we get official word from TT what is going to happen with the disc.

Well then let me save you some time. Your not getting any replacements. Either sell your disc, return it to SA or keep it, the end.

[thephantomcat]

Originally Posted by JYokogawa

I'd buy it if the sun weren't still beaming off their foreheads and there wasn't a montage 10 minutes later showing sundown.

I've noticed this brought up as a reason the changes don't make sense. It actually makes plenty of sense. During dusk the sky is a darker shade of blue in the east and the shades of yellow, red, and orange we associate with sunset are limited to the horizen in the west. While we do know the scenes were filmed during the day, it doesn't mean that changing it to day for night, or in this case day for dusk, doesn't make sense. Most Hollywood movies are lit by all sorts of lamps and reflectors, but that shouldn't negate the validity of the final product.

[sheldo]

Originally Posted by thephantomcat

I've noticed this brought up as a reason the changes don't make sense. It actually makes plenty of sense. During dusk the sky is a darker shade of blue in the east and the shades of yellow, red, and orange we associate with sunset are limited to the horizen in the west. While we do know the scenes were filmed during the day, it doesn't mean that changing it to day for night, or in this case day for dusk, doesn't make sense. Most Hollywood movies are lit by all sorts of lamps and reflectors, but that shouldn't negate the validity of the final product.

It would of been much better had they removed the choir of birds from these scenes!

[thephantomcat]

Originally Posted by sheldo

It would of been much better had they removed the choir of birds from these scenes!

birds chirping at dusk - YouTube

[beadelf]

Originally Posted by thephantomcat

birds chirping at dusk - YouTube

my thoughts exactly. Although ill judge when my copy arrives.

[thephantomcat]

Originally Posted by beadelf

my thoughts exactly. Although ill judge when my copy arrives.

Hope you enjoy it!

[beadelf]

Originally Posted by thephantomcat

Hope you enjoy it!

im sure I will

[lcummins]

Originally Posted by Uncontrol

...Shout Factory, Synapse, BU, Criterion, Olive Films and plenty of even smaller labels release even more obscure titles not only better, but cheaper too. If they can do all of that AND do in-house transfers, what excuse does TT have?

Originally Posted by Kentai

Blue Underground has no new releases announced for 2013, and are re-releasing bargain bin packs of unsold DVDs for the foreseeable future. Until further notice, I think we can put a fork in BU... they're done.

Synapse's only upcoming Blu-ray is a "Limited to 1,500" edition of DOCUMENT OF THE DEAD explicitly based on Twilight Time's 'website only' $30 business model. They're also going DVD-only on BASKET CASE 3 despite there being a UK Blu-ray just on the horizon. Hardly a reassuring sign.

Olive who? Oh yeah, the guys who did a hard-subtitled transfer of LOVE EXPOSURE and a release of 1900 that looks pretty terrible. Look, I wish these guys the best of luck, but they've released a few discs that are not worth getting excited over...

Criterion charges more than Twilight Time - $40 MSRP for a typical release, and up from there if it's a two disc set! At best they're comparably priced, though I'll give them that they typically produce releases overflowing with bonus content. Criterion also does their own in-house mastering, which includes encoding, authoring and (source depending) independant restoration work, although most of their HD materials are provided by the producers who actually own the film; for every GODZILLA they hunt 35mm prints down themselves for, there's got to be at least two Universal titles where most of the expensive work was actually done for them.

Shout Factory is more or less in the same boat; they license an HD master, play around with it as they see fit, and create new bonus features. They're a bit cheaper than Criterion (street prices included), but their model is quite similar. They've only just begun, though... I'm curious exactly how many copies of THE VIDEO DEAD they think they can sell? I'm in on principle, but man, when SEASON OF THE WITCH is your flagship title...

Also, keep in mind the Criterion is owned by Image Entertainment and really isn't a "small" independent label like Twilight Time.


http://www.image-entertainment.com/all-brands