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

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by mars396

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Ah, I see what the problem is. Savini watched the Blue-ray, not the Blu-ray

Just got this note from Tom Savini! Made my day. #NOTLD
Tom Savini :Hey Sweetie, I just watched the Blue Ray of our NOTLD90 cause there was a complaint it looked blue. My copies are excellent and look fantastic...BUT i just want to say while watching it again, and somewhat objectively.....you were fabulous.

[Mr Kite]

Originally Posted by Don May Jr

I also just learned that there is an HD version of NOTLD90, with the original timings, on Vudu. If you have Vudu, and the Blu, take it into Walmart and have the HDX 1080p version of the film added to your account for $2. I think I'll be doing this tonight.

I would have loved the new TT version Don but being in the UK with import duties and all i missed out, look like i will have to stick with my DVD version.

[odriley]

Originally Posted by Don May Jr

I also just learned that there is an HD version of NOTLD90, with the original timings, on Vudu. If you have Vudu, and the Blu, take it into Walmart and have the HDX 1080p version of the film added to your account for $2. I think I'll be doing this tonight.

Ive never heard of this with walmart. What exactly is the deal? Im definitely interested if its only 2 bucks.

[Ill_Be_Back]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Ah, I see what the problem is. Savini watched the Blue-ray, not the Blu-ray

[whitesheik]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

People where not going to return it anyways .

You are more correct than you know. My guess is that no one is returning anything and despite SAE getting a whopping ten people who INQUIRED about refunds, to date they have received 0 returns.

[BluPat]

I didn't buy this but, just wanted to say maybe there will be a release sometime in the near future in the UK that will be Region Free for half the price (if not less than that) and better looking color (according to the screenshots).

[Irongod2112]

[QUOTE=ravenus;6549641]Can any one speak about how good the HD version of NOLD90 available on Amazon is? If it's significantly better than upscaled DVD, I might consider having that as an alternative to the TTBD.

I bought this off Amazon to check out and even though it's the same as the DVD color and brightness wise it's HD video is WAY to pixelated even on a smaller 32 inch LCD. I wound up getting a refund from Amazon

[Mr Kite]

Pleased all this bickering is over (i hope) i tried and tried again to calm it down with some of you guys..........i bet some feel a little embarrassed now.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by whitesheik

You are more correct than you know. My guess is that no one is returning anything and despite SAE getting a whopping ten people who INQUIRED about refunds, to date they have received 0 returns.

They're not? Well they should, after doing all that murmuring and complaining. That was just a waste of time.

[whitesheik]

There is no winning here. Even when Mr. Savini makes a comment, we get the typical "Source?" Someone posted the damn post, THAT'S the source.

So, now people have to either disappear into the good and overly blue night or they have to back-pedal or they have to take the even more predictable route, "I don't care what the filmmakers say, I want it the way it is on DVD." One can only reiterate the same points so many times - DVD and VHS used low-cons for their transfers - those are exactly what the name implies and the resulting image is far brighter than any theatrical print, because TVs in those days could not handle theatrical contrast in any way, shape, or form.

The one thing that is abundantly clear - well, there are many things that are abundantly clear - is that many people damned this transfer without having seen it. Many people slung mud at Twilight Time and its owners, and in a completely offensive manner. They are due an apology that will, of course, never be forthcoming. I'm sure there will be more information coming, too, and it will be amusing to read the posts that follow. I, for one, had no interest whatsoever in this film, but will now watch on Thursday just so I can chime in.

[Clark Kent]

I'm so glad Don May made Tom Savini aware of this situation and we now have clarity on the matter from the director himself.

I am very happy I have the Twilight Time Blu-ray in my collection and feel no need to hunt down a Vudu copy of the original color timing.

[HyperRealist]

lol now TT deserves an apology. Bruce, did you ever apologize to the members of Blu-ray.com for saying nobody here knows anything about film?

[Yojimbo68]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

What I don't get, are the people who say "Well if Savini is happy with it, then I am too". Are these people sheep, who just blindly follow the filmmakers vision regardless of whether it's right or not? You have eyes for a reason people, just because Savini supposedly approves of it, in no way means you have to as well. A prime example of this is The French Connection, which Friedkin completely changed with a new color timing. That was director approved mind you, but most fans of the movie considered him off his rocker and disagreed completely with the change. I'm not going to say Savini is off his rocker, but this surely is not how he intended the film to look originally, or even on the BD for that matter since he doesn't appear to have been involved directly. I respect his views, but I also respectfully disagree with him,

I agree with this. The original release of The French Connection on Blu was a gut punch to me, so I know how some of you feel. I'm so glad they reissued the film on Blu-ray close to the original color timing. Perhaps this will happen someday with NOTLD90.

[Stinky-Dinkins]

It looks awful, Savini 70" Sharp TV approval or not. It is so divorced from the theatrical color timing, and so horrendously distracting (way, way too dark to the point of obliterating detail in the darkest areas) and color-shifted that I can't imagine anyone preferring it over the original.

Can we expect the same horrendous shift in color timing and brightness for Christine? Makes me not want to pre-order, honestly.

[BJQ1972]

Originally Posted by tele1962

I would have loved the new TT version Don but being in the UK with import duties and all i missed out, look like i will have to stick with my DVD version.

It's been mentioned a few times that screen archives are customs friendly. I got my copy today and didn't get any additional charges.

[Don May Jr]

Originally Posted by xiaNaix

I look forward to your thoughts after viewing it. I know the colors are what we've all become used to but I suspect the encoding will present other issues.

Yeah... I've noticed this with a few Vudu titles, but for $2, I'll give it a shot. I actually got a refund on LETHAL WEAPON 2's Vudu version because it was just awful, and not in the proper aspect ratio.

[DMRI2006]

Director approved after all.

Let's see some of you people go back and apologize now for the dozens upon dozens of outraged, ill-founded "Twilight Time sucks" posts that ended up trashing the company for something TOM SAVINI did himself.

Ridiculous, just like this thread.

[Mr Kite]

Originally Posted by BJQ1972

It's been mentioned a few times that screen archives are customs friendly. I got my copy today and didn't get any additional charges.

[nateynate87]

Originally Posted by DMRI2006

Director approved after all.

Let's see some of you people go back and apologize now for the dozens upon dozens of outraged, ill-founded "Twilight Time sucks" posts that ended up trashing the company for something TOM SAVINI did himself.

Ridiculous, just like this thread.

No where did it say he did it himself. He watched it and didn't have any complaints.

[Whirlygig]

So, now everyone is in full-on "I told you so" mode...rapid-smug mode is basically as bad as rapid-indignation mode. Let me know when they have that out of their systems... I for one had been hoping to at least hear the why of the matter (and whether there was any chance of correction - which at this point there surely isn't), not whether people like it or not, whether refunds will be issued or not, or whether TT or Sony is to blame or not. I wasn't especially waiting for the director to say one way or another, although if he had said the opposite it might at least mean we would be more likely to find out why it was done and a correction may have been more likely as well.