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

[Bassaholic]

Originally Posted by Atari Charles

I emailed another email to Savini including my story A Smurf Tale....

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Why would anybody do that?

[Atari Charles]

Originally Posted by slimdude

If Tom Savini didn't respond to your last email, what makes you think he'll respond to this one? Sorry to burst your bubble but, I wouldn't be surprise, if your emails are being filtered, and going direct into his spam box.

I agree. He won't respond as he wants to stay as far from this smurfed up release as possible.

[bluknight1]

I don't think that there's anything that can be sone at this point. I didn't buy the BD and I'm content. Plus, the film is young enough that we aren't facing a significant preservation issue of the original version eithout altered color. Maybe in the days of 4k this issue will be rectified. Until then, I'll be content to witness the zombie-killing via the DVD.

[Atari Charles]

Originally Posted by bluknight1

I don't think that there's anything that can be sone at this point. I didn't buy the BD and I'm content. Plus, the film is young enough that we aren't facing a significant preservation issue of the original version eithout altered color. Maybe in the days of 4k this issue will be rectified. Until then, I'll be content to witness the zombie-killing via the DVD.

Great points!

[HotRats]

I see Savini is listed as a cast member for the forthcoming Nazi zombie film The 4th Reich

[Irrob]

Deletions and suspensions in 3,2,1...

Word is Savini cut scenes to avoid an X rating. Where can I find these scenes?

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by Irrob

Deletions and suspensions in 3,2,1...

Word is Savini cut scenes to avoid an X rating. Where can I find these scenes?

Most are on the dvd, or workprints are/were all over the internet. The workprint I saw was very rough, almost impossible to watch. Not sure if better ones are out there or if all the same. Slightly better than Within the Woods for quality. They look better on the dvd and might be youtube.

[vidjunkie]

There are better versions of the WP out there, I have one, it is an extra on my personal BD, even though it is not excellent by any means, it is watchable at least, I have seen much worse.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by tele1962

I still say anyone who is taking screen caps on an internet forum as gospel needs their head looking at, as do the ones who defend it...

lol, well, you can say it all you like but the fact of the matter is that a Blu-ray movie is nothing but a series of still images run at 24fps.

1080p frame grabs or screenshots are PERFECTLY accurate….to analyze static characteristics of the images like color, contrast, sharpening, etc. as I mentioned before. Even if for downloading onto the internet, they are moderately JPEG compressed, they are still very reliable indicators.

Professionals even use higher rez frame grabs all the time for illustrative purposes…. http://www.digital-cinematography.ne...rame-grab.html

P.S.
Following a concussion caused by a crash during a mountain bike excursion, I had my “head looked at” by both an MRI (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...NIMATED%29.gif) and a fMRI….both showed no abnormality.

[Mr Kite]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

lol, well, you can say it all you like but the fact of the matter is that a Blu-ray movie is nothing but a series of still images run at 24fps.

1080p frame grabs or screenshots are PERFECTLY accurate….to analyze static characteristics of the images like color, contrast, sharpening, etc. as I mentioned before. Even if for downloading onto the internet, they are moderately JPEG compressed, they are still very reliable indicators.

Professionals even use higher rez frame grabs all the time for illustrative purposes…. http://www.digital-cinematography.ne...rame-grab.html

P.S.
Following a concussion caused by a crash during a mountain bike excursion, I had my “head looked at” by both an MRI (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...NIMATED%29.gif) and a fMRI….both showed no abnormality.

Depending on we know the exact way in which they were taken as there are so many variables, compression etc, and how they are being viewed. They will be absolutely no use what so ever to analyse colour, contrast etc unless we know this and that they are being viewed on a accurately calibrated display. So i am afraid you are quite wrong in this sweeping statement IMHO.

[Torrente]

Originally Posted by tele1962

Depending on we know the exact way in which they were taken as there are so many variables, compression etc, and how they are being viewed. They will be absolutely no use what so ever to analyse colour, contrast etc unless we know this and that they are being viewed on a accurately calibrated display. So i am afraid you are quite wrong in this sweeping statement IMHO.

You're back from the dead?!?!

(https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=6614)

[#Darren]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

The whole debacle about this situation was that it was put out by Twilight Time with their limited edition method, ensuring that there wouldn't be a recall and possibly a new master made/used for a blu ray. I would guess that if Sony put this thing out, there would've been enough preassure to actually get a different transfer (look how many times it's happened in the past for other titles).

Yes, buy a studio release for 7.99 and get a corrected version.

Buy the TT release for 29.99 and ?

[BLOFELD]

anybody have a used copy their willing to sell me?

[Chet Desmond]

Originally Posted by Torrente

You're back from the dead?!?!

(https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=6614)

Well, it is the "Night of the Living Dead" blu ray we're talkn' about!

[#Darren]

Seems to be drying up on ebay.

[grrrarg]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

1080p frame grabs or screenshots are PERFECTLY accurate….to analyze static characteristics of the images like color, contrast, sharpening, etc. as I mentioned before. Even if for downloading onto the internet, they are moderately JPEG compressed, they are still very reliable indicators.

Happy to hear someone else say this.

I frequently read comments about how screenshots don't accurately represent how a movie looks in motion and it always makes me chuckle.

Screenshots (as long as they are png or reasonably compressed jpg) have always quite accurately shown me what a Blu-ray will look like in motion.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by grrrarg

Happy to hear someone else say this.

I frequently read comments about how screenshots don't accurately represent how a movie looks in motion and it always makes me chuckle.

Screenshots (as long as they are png or reasonably compressed jpg) have always quite accurately shown me what a Blu-ray will look like in motion.

I don't rely on screenshots, to buy my movies period! To me, they're nothing but still photos. If I want that particular movie, I'll buy it regardless. If I solely depend on screenshots as a buying factor, I wouldn't buy any blu-rays at all.

[grrrarg]

Originally Posted by slimdude

I don't rely on screenshots, to buy my movies period! To me, they're nothing but still photos. If I want that particular movie, I'll buy it regardless. If I solely depend on screenshots as a buying factor, I wouldn't buy any blu-rays at all.

I don't rely on screenshots to buy movies, period, as well!

I like to look at them to know what the transfer looks like though. And they are always accurate

[Atari Charles]

Originally Posted by Irrob

Deletions and suspensions in 3,2,1...

Word is Savini cut scenes to avoid an X rating. Where can I find these scenes?

No deletions of the original insulting Stalker and Smurfed in the Head comments directed towards me nor suspensions of the insulting forum members. Methinks favoritism.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...98176&page=332


I'd like a pm from the site manager as I am unable to message him.

[Atari Charles]

Originally Posted by slimdude

I don't rely on screenshots, to buy my movies period! To me, they're nothing but still photos. If I want that particular movie, I'll buy it regardless. If I solely depend on screenshots as a buying factor, I wouldn't buy any blu-rays at all.

Well without the blu-ray in hand to see what the transfer looks like, screenshots are neccesary.

NOTLD 1990 Twilight Time Blu-ray release differs enough from its theatrical release due to the darkening of the transfer, that I will keep my dvd and wait for an accurate release. Besides barebone releases just don't interest me, unless they are $5 specials.