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

[davidthenikonuser]

Got an email today stating mine shipped with Enemy Mine.

Should get it tomorrow.

[jjdpw50]

To whoever gets it first,

View immediately! You should wait outside for the mailman so no time is wasted sitting in the mailbox. (If you know his route, find him and get it sooner.) Post a quick review during the movie, don't wait until it's over.

[rafaelsalguero]

My order just shipped to MEXICO with "Enemy Mine" !!!

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

It's a sad day to see Sony relegate it's catalog titles to this but it's also exciting to see that at least some of the titles are getting new life through smaller distributors. Now only if Sony and Fox would also license existing features to third-parties since they have no interest in releasing such catalog titles themselves.

New Life? It's more like a single gasp for breath before dying. Now it's sold out and locked away for another couple decades, and it hasn't even been released yet. Another titles 99.9% of people won't ever see anywhere. Yeah, great news.

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by STD

Can people stop posting the stupid "my order has shipped"? By now we KNOW they started shipping. Its annoying having to scroll past all those worthless posts. I wonder about the maturity level of some people posting here.

Wait a sec...Ed, is that you?

My order shipped, buddy!! Today is a most glorious day!!!

[ucfmatt]

Hello. My order has shipped. I will let everyone know as soon as it arrives. Thank you.

[Member-222782]

To the people who are pouting because they didn't get in on this, are you upset because you missed out or because you thought the price was too high? Now I'm confused.

[Majin Blu]

The expected delivery date for me is Monday, but I'm hoping it'll arrive tomorrow.

[Yankees0222]

Originally Posted by mar3o

New Life? It's more like a single gasp for breath before dying. Now it's sold out and locked away for another couple decades, and it hasn't even been released yet. Another titles 99.9% of people won't ever see anywhere. Yeah, great news.

As long as I have my copy to enjoy, that's all I care about

[evoxturbo]

Does the USPS tracking just stop after the package is shipped from the main facility?

[MrClarke]

Mine is scheduled to be here tomorrow. I live in southern VA so I figured today or tomorrow. And my wife will be working tomorrow night so I can have a cool little movie night to myself :P

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by evoxturbo

Does the USPS tracking just stop after the package is shipped from the main facility?

No, but it's only updated when it's been transfered to a new facility or step in the delivery process. So when it changes hands from one state postal office to another it should be scanned in, or when it's scanned for delivery, or again when it's been delivered. Unfortunately (at least in my experience) these notices sometimes don't show up online until midnight the following day even if they took place much earlier in the morning.

[Ryanjb56]

I just received mine in the mail..sound and picture quality are absolutely fantastic. You folks out there in bluray land will not be dissapointed....I have long awaited this release!

[2manyblus]

just got mine!!

[madlost1]

I'm scheduled to get mine tommorow but I'll be at work most of the day. If no one posts any screen shots by the time I get home I'll be happy to get some up.

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[Ned Schneebly]

should get mine early next week (I'm in KY) if you guys posted up screens and reviews that'd be awesome

[jjdpw50]

Originally Posted by Ryanjb56

I just received mine in the mail..sound and picture quality are absolutely fantastic. You folks out there in bluray land will not be dissapointed....I have long awaited this release!

Thanks for the quick review!

Is the dirt/specs cleaned up in the beginning during the cemetery scene?

Originally Posted by 2manyblus

just got mine!!

[shamus]

Originally Posted by Ryanjb56

I just received mine in the mail..sound and picture quality are absolutely fantastic. You folks out there in bluray land will not be dissapointed....I have long awaited this release!

thanks! where can I order one?

[Clark Kent]

I have now watched this BD. The audio is a real surprise, I had forgotten how well-designed the mix on NOTLD90 is for a 1990 production. It sounds great in 5.1 DTS-HD MA. The original theatrical trailer has also been included.

The 88 minute movie is encoded in AVC on a BD-25. Given how dark this film is in many scenes, I would have wished the AVC encode had averaged closer to 30 Mbps than what we get here, which is likely closer to 20 Mbps. It's not common, but a few walls in the house produce chroma noise, which is usually a compression problem. Spots of banding in one or two shots are also evident.

If you've seen any of Sony's catalog Blu-rays released between 2007 to 2010, you'll have a pretty good sense of how the transfer looks. There is a modicum of edge enhancement, though I doubt most will be bothered by it, especially on smaller screens under 50". Grain is largely left untouched, though some of the establishing shots are clearly second-unit stuff with heavier grain. My guess is the film elements were scanned at 2K by Sony, around 2006 to 2008. There's virtually no sign of print damage or debris.

What impressed me the most was the visible resolution for a catalog title. Every ounce of the horror effects can be plainly seen, from the oozing blood to white pus. The inky black levels help to establish the mood, though the contrast is a bit limited. It appears the color timing has remained similar to the original DVD. If I had my druthers, I think this might have been a case where marginally brightening the image (changing the gamma or something else) would have slightly improved clarity and definition.

Overall NOTLD90 looks better than I expected and a substantial increase in video quality over the DVD. This is now the definitive version of the movie and fans will be upset they missed out on the pre-order. Under a 10-point scale for picture quality, I'd assign it a 7.5 or 8.

[TauHeel05]

Originally Posted by Ryanjb56

I just received mine in the mail..sound and picture quality are absolutely fantastic. You folks out there in bluray land will not be dissapointed....I have long awaited this release!

Mine is scheduled for Monday delivery! I can't wait.