Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) - Blu-ray Forum

Arkadin · 07-16-2012, 11:19 PM

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Blu-ray

OMG!! the all-time cult classic is coming to Blu-ray from Kino!!
release date is now set for Dec 4th.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...usConquers.JPG

WJWS Channel 13:Amity · 07-16-2012, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Arkadin

OMG!! the all-time cult classic is coming to Blu-ray from Kino!!
release date is set for October 30th
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Santa...Blu-ray/50553/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...usConquers.JPG

Santa Claus Conquers The Martians trailer - YouTube

perfect timing i just traded in my dollar store dvd copy of it yesterday, at best buy to get the steelbook of Dark Knight!

deadmonkey · 07-17-2012, 02:25 PM

Definitly awesome news. I usually end up watching this 3 times every christmas. Once on its own, once with the MST3K version, and finally the Cinematic Titanic version.
Now only if someone would release Santa Claus and the Ice Cream Bunny on blu I could be in bad Christmas movie heaven.

Monterey Jack · 07-17-2012, 02:36 PM

"Droppo, you're the laziest man on Mars!"

silverlakephil · 07-17-2012, 02:44 PM

"Hoo-Ray For Santy-Claus!"

doroc784 · 07-17-2012, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

OMG!! the all-time cult classic is coming to Blu-ray from Kino!!
release date is set for October 30th
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Santa...Blu-ray/50553/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...usConquers.JPG

Santa Claus Conquers The Martians trailer - YouTube

Actually, SCCtM is already out on Blu-ray! It's included as a extra on
"Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale", which is a teriffic Fininsh Christmas film from 2010 with a great twist. I would HIGHLY recommend you pick up "Rare" as I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised by it. And, chances are that you'll only have to pay a few more bucks for it than you would for SCCtM by itself.

Here's the link to "Rare" https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Rare-...Blu-ray/27535/

zeze · 07-17-2012, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by doroc784

Actually, SCCtM is already out on Blu-ray! It's included as a extra on
"Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale", which is a teriffic Fininsh Christmas film from 2010 with a great twist. I would HIGHLY recommend you pick up "Rare" as I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised by it. And, chances are that you'll only have to pay a few more bucks for it than you would for SCCtM by itself.

Here's the link to "Rare" https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Rare-...Blu-ray/27535/

Yes, but it is only in SD on that release, and apparently the transfer looks awful.

doroc784 · 07-17-2012, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by zeze

Yes, but it is only in SD on that release, and apparently the transfer looks awful.

Yes, fair enough--I now realize that it wasn't cleaned-up after just looking at several other reviews of "Rare" on cinemasquid.com. My apologies. I didn't actually watch the extra of SCCtM on my copy of "Rare". Let's hope Kino does their usual great job with the new disc of SCCtM. Still, I highly recommend "Rare" on its on merits, for what it's worth.

EricJ · 07-17-2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by zeze

Yes, but it is only in SD on that release, and apparently the transfer looks awful.

Probably because it's in public domain--
Which explains why the quotable MST3K version is also on SD:

bgart13 · 08-22-2012, 06:43 PM

mchalebk · 08-22-2012, 08:59 PM

I actually saw this in the theater when it first came out (yes, I'm that old). I was probably 7 at the time and, even then, I think I realized what a horrible movie it was. We rented it a few years ago and I realized I had no idea just how bad it truly was.

Part of me would like to own a good copy of it and part of me never wants to watch it again.

Nailwraps · 11-13-2012, 04:25 PM

Wonderful news: the new release date is December 4th 2012!:

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Blu-ray

Special thanks goes to Horrordvds.com forum member Zbinks for the news.

deadmonkey · 11-13-2012, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Nailwraps

Wonderful news: the new release date is December 4th 2012!:

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Blu-ray

Special thanks goes to Horrordvds.com forum member Zbinks for the news.

I'm I supposed to reorder this? Or can I keep the preorder I had since July?

Monkeker · 06-17-2017, 05:36 PM

Did this release originally come with a slipcover?

bgart13 · 06-17-2017, 07:28 PM

No.

Dollar Colonel · 12-19-2020, 04:53 PM

No subtitles on the Kino release.

Doesn't seem like there's any reason not to include subtitles, since subtitles exist on other releases.

moviebuff75 · 11-17-2021, 08:33 PM

I am confused. Are both KINO versions cut?

TheBoss062 · 10-12-2022, 02:31 AM

I saw this movie on TV once. As bad as it was, there’s something wholesome about it that makes it oddly watchable

mar3o · 11-22-2023, 02:43 PM

Lots of questions in this thread and it's very confusing. I guess it's water under the bridge since both versions are out of print/unavailable, but to set the record straight, does anybody know which is the better/newer version? Is it the one that says "Horizon" on the back with the disclaimer about the image quality and listed as 81 minutes?

Röckzilla · 11-22-2023, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mar3o

Lots of questions in this thread and it's very confusing. I guess it's water under the bridge since both versions are out of print/unavailable, but to set the record straight, does anybody know which is the better/newer version? Is it the one that says "Horizon" on the back with the disclaimer about the image quality and listed as 81 minutes?

I do!

Ideally, this is the best edition/version to currently own for Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (1964):

Technically the "2nd" Blu-ray release of the film from Kino Lorber which is easy to identify by the Horizon Movies logo on the front and back.
(It also corrects the errors/missing footage on the initial release.)

This is the best this film has ever looked and will possibly ever look (which is still pretty rough though).

11-22-2023, 02:43 PM	#19
mar3o Banned Member since:Dec 2011 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:2	Lots of questions in this thread and it's very confusing. I guess it's water under the bridge since both versions are out of print/unavailable, but to set the record straight, does anybody know which is the better/newer version? Is it the one that says "Horizon" on the back with the disclaimer about the image quality and listed as 81 minutes? Last edited by mar3o; 11-22-2023 at 03:33 PM.

07-17-2012, 02:25 PM	#3
deadmonkey Active Member Member since:Oct 2010 Blu-ray collection:239 Trading Score:1	Definitly awesome news. I usually end up watching this 3 times every christmas. Once on its own, once with the MST3K version, and finally the Cinematic Titanic version. Now only if someone would release Santa Claus and the Ice Cream Bunny on blu I could be in bad Christmas movie heaven.

07-17-2012, 02:36 PM	#4
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	"Droppo, you're the laziest man on Mars!"

07-17-2012, 02:44 PM	#5
silverlakephil Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2011 Location:The Bay Area 4K collection:99 Blu-ray collection:2292 DVD collection:13 Trading Score:18	"Hoo-Ray For Santy-Claus!"

08-22-2012, 06:43 PM	#10
bgart13 Power Member Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:34 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:2

08-22-2012, 08:59 PM	#11
mchalebk Junior Member Member since:Nov 2010	I actually saw this in the theater when it first came out (yes, I'm that old). I was probably 7 at the time and, even then, I think I realized what a horrible movie it was. We rented it a few years ago and I realized I had no idea just how bad it truly was. Part of me would like to own a good copy of it and part of me never wants to watch it again.

11-13-2012, 04:25 PM	#12
Nailwraps Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:884 DVD collection:1826 Digital collection:3	Wonderful news: the new release date is December 4th 2012!: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Blu-ray Special thanks goes to Horrordvds.com forum member Zbinks for the news.

06-17-2017, 05:36 PM	#14
Monkeker Senior Member Member since:Jan 2015 4K collection:31 Blu-ray collection:410 DVD collection:47 Trading Score:90	Did this release originally come with a slipcover?

06-17-2017, 07:28 PM	#15
bgart13 Power Member Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:34 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:2	No.

12-19-2020, 04:53 PM	#16
Dollar Colonel Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2017 Location:Vacationland 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:- Prime collection:- Trading Score:4	No subtitles on the Kino release. Doesn't seem like there's any reason not to include subtitles, since subtitles exist on other releases.

11-17-2021, 08:33 PM	#17
moviebuff75 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2009 4K collection:119 Blu-ray collection:1499 DVD collection:14	I am confused. Are both KINO versions cut?

10-12-2022, 02:31 AM	#18
TheBoss062 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2016 Location:Florida 4K collection:379 Blu-ray collection:2075 MA collection:519 Digital collection:171 Blu-ray reviews:47	I saw this movie on TV once. As bad as it was, there’s something wholesome about it that makes it oddly watchable

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