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

[MifuneFan]

Blu-ray.com Review is up

(has this been mentioned already? Hard to keep track of everything but I didn't see it mentioned)

[insomniac013]

Originally Posted by EddieLarkin

Are they popular? It's true that plenty of their releases are "mediocre" films, but I doubt they'll ever sell out of any of those. They're certainly not popular (stuff like Roots of Heaven, Wayward Bus, Desiree).

They've only sold out of 4 releases (out of 33!), all "good" to "great" films.

I didn't mean the films necessarily, i was referring to the AV quality and extras - Most of them seem to lack in both aspects.

[UNCMT9]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Blu-ray.com Review is up

(has this been mentioned already? Hard to keep track of everything but I didn't see it mentioned)

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but did he mention anything being blue in his picture review? Seems like his complaint has to do with an extremely dark image.

[HyperRealist]

is the director of photography responsible for the botched audio?

[JMK]

You're wrong. From my review:

Things are now filtered with a dusky blue
cast (see screencap 2 for a good example).

Originally Posted by UNCMT9

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but did he mention anything being blue in his picture review? Seems like his complaint has to do with an extremely dark image.

[EddieLarkin]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

I didn't mean the films necessarily, i was referring to the AV quality and extras - Most of them seem to lack in both aspects.

All of their releases have received a 7/10 or higher for image quality from this site, bar 3 (Demetrius, Cover Girl, NOLTD)

[bboisvert]

Originally Posted by UNCMT9

I do find it odd that people who hate this are reselling it somewhere (check the poll that was created) rather than sending it back to TT. Yes, you'd make more money, but would your point not be better illustrated if you sent them directly back to TT?

What point? I think TT is well aware that most everyone was surprised by the change and that a decent number of folks are also unhappy with the end result.

How does sending them my copy "illustrate" that more than the dozens of threads out there or posts on their FB? And to what end? Sending it back to them doesn't mean that they're going to start doing the transfers themselves -- their model isn't going to change, even if all 3000 of them come back.

Nor should it, really... it's been fine bordering on great IMO other than this one snafu. And, while disappointing on a personal level since I wanted a good copy of the film, I'll come out of this ultimately making a profit, given the whole silly 'rarity' thing. So... it doesn't make much sense to send it back.

[Yankees0222]

Originally Posted by EddieLarkin

All of their releases have received a 7/10 or higher for image quality from this site, bar 3 (Demetrius, Cover Girl, NOLTD)

Yea, majority of them score at least a 4/5 for PQ. Pretty solid score if you ask me

[retablo]

Originally Posted by sheldo

He just prefers less of it onscreen

And back in the 1.33:1 days, it made sense.

[UNCMT9]

Originally Posted by JMK

You're wrong. From my review:

Things are now filtered with a dusky blue
cast (see screencap 2 for a good example).

I see it now. It wasn't in the review for the picture quality.

[Irrob]

Originally Posted by JMK

You're wrong. From my review:

Things are now filtered with a dusky blue
cast (see screencap 2 for a good example).

Very level headed article man, well done.

[UNCMT9]

Originally Posted by bboisvert

What point? I think TT is well aware that most everyone was surprised by the change and that a decent number of folks are also unhappy with the end result.

How does sending them my copy "illustrate" that more than the dozens of threads out there or posts on their FB? And to what end? Sending it back to them doesn't mean that they're going to start doing the transfers themselves -- their model isn't going to change, even if all 3000 of them come back.

Nor should it, really... it's been fine bordering on great IMO other than this one snafu. And, while disappointing on a personal level since I wanted a good copy of the film, I'll come out of this ultimately making a profit, given the whole silly 'rarity' thing. So... it doesn't make much sense to send it back.

I am not specifically pointing you or anyone out. I think it's hilariously sad that people were wanting something done on a Sunday and started with the accusations and stone throwing before anyone had any knowledge of what happened. I've heard everything from poor customer service, quality control, etc but a lot of these people are keeping the blu ray. Seems very hypocritical to me is all. They can do whatever they see fit.

[EddieLarkin]

Originally Posted by Yankees0222

Yea, majority of them score at least a 4/5 for PQ. Pretty solid score if you ask me

I couldn't resist counting

2 releases: 5/5
9 releases: 4.5/5
7 releases: 4/5
2 releases: 3.5/5
3 releases: 2.5/5

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by UNCMT9

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but did he mention anything being blue in his picture review? Seems like his complaint has to do with an extremely dark image.

In addition to him saying it in the review, his sub-header for the review is "It isn't easy being blue."

[bboisvert]

Originally Posted by UNCMT9

I am not specifically pointing you or anyone out. I think it's hilariously sad that people were wanting something done on a Sunday and started with the accusations and stone throwing before anyone had any knowledge of what happened. I've heard everything from poor customer service, quality control, etc but a lot of these people are keeping the blu ray. Seems very hypocritical to me is all. They can do whatever they see fit.

Definitely doesn't apply to me.

I watched it Monday, thought it looked like poo... and then came here to see if people were chatting about it or if I was crazy. Only then did I notice that this thread had exploded. I waited to see if there was going to be a recall/replacement. There isn't. So I'm going to get rid of it. I'm not "sending a message" or anything. I just will not personally watch this version -- I think it looks terrible. So there's no reason to hang onto it.

I don't see how it's hypocritical to sell it to someone else, rather than send it back to the company? It, frankly, seems a little stupid to send it back for just $30 or whatever...

[Yojimbo68]

Originally Posted by whitesheik

Apparently you missed the other posts - they have never taken credit for a transfer, not from day one. They have acknowledged every step of the way that the transfers are done by the studios and have nothing to do with them - and that includes the great transfers that get nothing but universal praise. I suspect you knew that.

Part of a review from this very site for Bye Bye Birdie..."This is yet another revelatory transfer from Columbia-Sony and Twilight Time."

I'm sure TT sent an email to the reviewer to let them know they had nothing to do with the transfer. Right?

[UNCMT9]

Originally Posted by bboisvert

Definitely doesn't apply to me.

I watched it Monday, thought it looked like poo... and then came here to see if people were chatting about it or if I was crazy. Only then did I notice that this thread had exploded. I waited to see if there was going to be a recall/replacement. There isn't. So I'm going to get rid of it. I'm not "sending a message" or anything. I just will not personally watch this version -- I think it looks terrible. So there's no reason to hang onto it.

I don't see how it's hypocritical to sell it to someone else, rather than send it back to the company? It, frankly, seems a little stupid to send it back for just $30 or whatever...

Difference of opinion is all. To each their own.

[Whirlygig]

Originally Posted by UNCMT9

I am not specifically pointing you or anyone out. I think it's hilariously sad that people were wanting something done on a Sunday and started with the accusations and stone throwing before anyone had any knowledge of what happened. I've heard everything from poor customer service, quality control, etc but a lot of these people are keeping the blu ray. Seems very hypocritical to me is all. They can do whatever they see fit.

To me it appears you are making a generalization in order to garner agreement ("right on, man!"). Which is fine, if you have actual examples in mind. But I think if you went through this and the other thread trying to piece together who reacted with "accusations and stone throwing" and is now keeping their copy "hypocritically", you would have a tough time of it. You would have to find someone who said they were returning it and now aren't.

[klauswhereareyou]

How's the quality of the DVD? This was one film that I never really watched all the way through way back when, but now with all the hubub I might give it another chance and buy the DVD if it looks decent.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by Yojimbo68

Part of a review from this very site for Bye Bye Birdie..."This is yet another revelatory transfer from Columbia-Sony and Twilight Time."

I'm sure TT sent an email to the reviewer to let them know they had nothing to do with the transfer. Right?

Maybe they did?

Just because a mis-informed reviewer posted an inaccurate fact - which should be a reviewer's job to get the facts right, if he/she wants validity as a critic - doesn't mean they "took credit" for a transfer. C'mon, reaching for an argument doesn't mean one exists.