Blood And Black Lace (1964) (VCI Entertainment) - October 23, 2018

[CineSicko]

Originally Posted by JohnCarpenterFan

VCI have the potential to correct the framing and present it in the original aspect ratio. I doubt they have the original negative to work with but if it looks at least decent and has the proper aspect ratio/framing then I'll take it over the Arrow any day.

I read somewhere that the previous video versions, in 1.85:1, were showing too much information on either side of the frame, exposing portions of the image that weren't initially intended to be seen, much like the first release of Criterion's DRESSED TO KILL. After I read that, I compared the Arrow BD to the VCI DVDs (both versions) and felt that the Arrow framing looked much more deliberate in terms of composition. Regardless, I'm personally a big fan of the Arrow release, and can't imagine that anyone will ever out-do it in terms of image quality.