Children of the Corn I-III (Mediabook Capelight) - Blu-ray Forum

Bumblefeet · 01-08-2015, 06:28 PM

This release includes the first three (and IMO best) of the COTC series, and I think this marks Children of the Corn II's first time on blu-ray?

http://shop.dtm.at/product_info.php?products_id=57035

These transfers come supposedly uncut in 1080p and with English DTS HD 5.1 from Capelight, only the first movie has extras (audio commentary and featurettes).

Leslie Dame · 01-09-2015, 06:15 AM

Maybe a Mod can merge these threads https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...light=children

Bumblefeet · 01-09-2015, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Leslie Dame

Maybe a Mod can merge these threads https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...light=children

Yes by all means do so, I presumed wrongly that there had been no thread on this one sorry. I have it on order, did you end up getting one?

Leslie Dame · 01-09-2015, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bumblefeet

Yes by all means do so, I presumed wrongly that there had been no thread on this one sorry. I have it on order, did you end up getting one?

I had forgotten about it until your thread. I'm planning to get that set next week.

wesslan · 01-10-2015, 09:37 AM

New transfers for all or just 2-3? First looks good from 25th anniversary Anchor Bay disc already.

MrBrown · 01-10-2015, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by wesslan

New transfers for all or just 2-3? First looks good from 25th anniversary Anchor Bay disc already.

The first one is a bit filtered compared to the 25th anniversary Disc.

wesslan · 01-10-2015, 10:16 AM

Strange with compression issues even with higher bitrate on DE disc.

Bumblefeet · 01-15-2015, 09:30 AM

I just received the I-III mediabook and it looks amazing. Annoyingly one of the disc holders of part III is broken off (I suspect before it was sealed as it's missing altogether) and the disc doesn't hold in place. I ordered at Beyond-Media so I'm going to request a replacement.

wesslan · 01-15-2015, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Bumblefeet

I just received the I-III mediabook and it looks amazing. Annoyingly one of the disc holders of part III is broken off (I suspect before it was sealed as it's missing altogether) and the disc doesn't hold in place. I ordered at Beyond-Media so I'm going to request a replacement.

How is the PQ and AQ on 2-3?

Member-222782 · 01-15-2015, 10:44 AM

I collect Mediabooks and happen to enjoy some of the Children of the Corn films but this set just doesn't do it for me. The second film is terrible IMO, while the 3rd is enjoyable but I already have it on Blu-ray and this transfer doesn't appear to be an improvement over the Miramax/Echo Bridge US release. The first film has been re-released so many times it's turned into one of those movies you're starting to get tired of, like The Evil Dead. Not that the films are bad, just that you're tired of the constant reissues. When someone puts together a complete series box set that's as definitive as it can be I'll buy it.

Bumblefeet · 01-15-2015, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by wesslan

How is the PQ and AQ on 2-3?

I just tested both discs and the second looks amazingly good, solid amount of detail and only the occasional spec here and there. The third one less so, it has varying levels of digital noise as well as edge enhancement and shows signs of compression. But still the best I've seen both sequels look (and I doubt they'll ever look better).

BTW I wasn't aware that the first COTC had that many releases on Blu? It only had a standard release in the US and then later on the anniversary edition (which this mediabook seems to equal in terms of extras). I'm glad this mediabook came around as I was looking to get the original on blu-ray from the US and to have parts II & III is for me more than enough corn to stomach.

Bumblefeet · 01-22-2015, 10:00 PM

Received my replacement today from beyond-media (very fast!) and just finished the first COTC, hadn't seen it in a while. I was generally impressed by the transfer, there are some soft shots here and there but intentional for the prologue, less so for some of the later shots which were obviously shot out of focus. The movie holds up well aside from the 'out of money' end sequence and I liked the extra features on this (same as the 25th ann version).

Even though this adaptation changes around a lot of the King story (the aiding brother and sister, Malachi taking on Isaac), it is lightyears better than the 2009 tv version.

Mikezilla3k · 02-15-2019, 12:32 AM

Region free?

Mikezilla3k · 04-21-2019, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

Region free?

bump

Tobi_R · 04-22-2019, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

Region free?

according to bluray-disc.de, which is usually a very reliable source, it´s locked to Region B

The Mole · 05-27-2020, 11:13 AM

Found out a few days ago from a German forum that the HD master of Part 3 is cut. There are approx. 2 minutes missing from the films finale compared to the old VHS and DVD releases.
This concerns EVERY Blu-ray of this title worldwide!

The Mole · 06-22-2020, 12:08 PM

Cutting report (German version):

https://www.schnittberichte.com/schn....php?ID=856610

German label Capelight promoted the release as "Uncut for the first time in Germany" and even printed a big "Uncut" tag on the cover. And they must have known about the cuts from the beginning because they had the German press tape as their source for the German audio. The press tape was the uncut version which means the had to cut the audio in order to fit it to the cut HD master.

01-08-2015, 06:28 PM	#1
Bumblefeet Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:827	Children of the Corn I-III (Mediabook Capelight) This release includes the first three (and IMO best) of the COTC series, and I think this marks Children of the Corn II's first time on blu-ray? http://shop.dtm.at/product_info.php?products_id=57035 These transfers come supposedly uncut in 1080p and with English DTS HD 5.1 from Capelight, only the first movie has extras (audio commentary and featurettes). Last edited by Bumblefeet; 01-08-2015 at 06:42 PM.

01-09-2015, 06:15 AM	#2
Leslie Dame Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Germany Blu-ray collection:1003 DVD collection:1857 Blu-ray reviews: 7	Maybe a Mod can merge these threads https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...light=children

01-10-2015, 09:37 AM	#5
wesslan Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Sweden Blu-ray reviews:1	New transfers for all or just 2-3? First looks good from 25th anniversary Anchor Bay disc already.

01-10-2015, 10:16 AM	#7
wesslan Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Sweden Blu-ray reviews:1	Strange with compression issues even with higher bitrate on DE disc.

01-15-2015, 09:30 AM	#8
Bumblefeet Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:827	I just received the I-III mediabook and it looks amazing. Annoyingly one of the disc holders of part III is broken off (I suspect before it was sealed as it's missing altogether) and the disc doesn't hold in place. I ordered at Beyond-Media so I'm going to request a replacement.

01-15-2015, 10:44 AM	#10
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	I collect Mediabooks and happen to enjoy some of the Children of the Corn films but this set just doesn't do it for me. The second film is terrible IMO, while the 3rd is enjoyable but I already have it on Blu-ray and this transfer doesn't appear to be an improvement over the Miramax/Echo Bridge US release. The first film has been re-released so many times it's turned into one of those movies you're starting to get tired of, like The Evil Dead. Not that the films are bad, just that you're tired of the constant reissues. When someone puts together a complete series box set that's as definitive as it can be I'll buy it.

01-22-2015, 10:00 PM	#12
Bumblefeet Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:827	Received my replacement today from beyond-media (very fast!) and just finished the first COTC, hadn't seen it in a while. I was generally impressed by the transfer, there are some soft shots here and there but intentional for the prologue, less so for some of the later shots which were obviously shot out of focus. The movie holds up well aside from the 'out of money' end sequence and I liked the extra features on this (same as the 25th ann version). Even though this adaptation changes around a lot of the King story (the aiding brother and sister, Malachi taking on Isaac), it is lightyears better than the 2009 tv version.

02-15-2019, 12:32 AM	#13
Mikezilla3k Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Richmond, CA 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:268 DVD collection:305 MA collection:56 Digital collection:19 Trading Score:2	Region free?

05-27-2020, 11:13 AM	#16
The Mole Power Member Member since:May 2014	Found out a few days ago from a German forum that the HD master of Part 3 is cut. There are approx. 2 minutes missing from the films finale compared to the old VHS and DVD releases. This concerns EVERY Blu-ray of this title worldwide!

06-22-2020, 12:08 PM	#17
The Mole Power Member Member since:May 2014	Cutting report (German version): https://www.schnittberichte.com/schn....php?ID=856610 German label Capelight promoted the release as "Uncut for the first time in Germany" and even printed a big "Uncut" tag on the cover. And they must have known about the cuts from the beginning because they had the German press tape as their source for the German audio. The press tape was the uncut version which means the had to cut the audio in order to fit it to the cut HD master.

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