Planet of the Vampires (1965)

[MifuneFan]

Awesome. I've never seen this one, but I really haven't been disappointed by one of his films yet.

[MechaGodzilla]

Awesome, I've been waiting for this.

[hagios]

Joe Dante on PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES - YouTube

[RandyK]

Yep, I'll get this.

[wormraper]

I'm so in for this one....

random question. does Kino ever have sales like scream/shout and Olive does? I usually can get those for about $12.99 if I look hard enough (I've just never had much interest in Kino titles till recently now that JW and Bronson titles are being added + this of course)

[Gerby]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Awesome. I've never seen this one, but I really haven't been disappointed by one of his films yet.

Dr Goldfoot & The Girl Bombs might change that opinion.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Gerby

Dr Goldfoot & The Girl Bombs might change that opinion.

I don't know, with a title like that it has to be amazing

[bgart13]

It's looks excellent in HD. Approximates the theatrical experience very well (saw both around the same time a few years back).

[NoirFan]

One of my all-time favorites. Can we assume this will be AIP cut only? In any case, happy to see Tim Lucas on board, a Bava commentary from him is almost a requirement!

[cakefactory]

Awesome news. I've been on a Bava kick recently and this and Kill Baby Kill were the two that I was the most interested in, but both only have OOP dvds available on amazon for way too much. This will be the first Kino disc I buy!

[Akijama]

The exact release date is Oct. 28, btw.

Coming October 28th on DVD and Blu-ray From Kino Lorber - Mario Bava's PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES - Starring BARRY SULLIVAN - Recommended to Kino Lorber by Scorpion Releasing - DVD/BLU and Special Features Produced by Scorpion Releasing.

Scorpion is working with Tim Lucas on the EXTRAS and we will announce them soon.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...if_t=notify_me

[montyb]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

Awesome news. I've been on a Bava kick recently and this and Kill Baby Kill were the two that I was the most interested in, but both only have OOP dvds available on amazon for way too much. This will be the first Kino disc I buy!

I have been holding out on purchasing Kino discs for their less than stellar transfers. I read all these so-so reviews on Blu-Ray.com website and do not give Kino high marks. I have several Scorpion Releasing (Kino is branched from them) that look better because of remastering and Kino is known for "as is" transfers. Planet of the Vampires is from a MGM restoration and I hear it is good looking transfer. This will be my first Kino title as well. Prefer waiting to see what the UK has to offer.

[davidthenikonuser]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

One of my all-time favorites. Can we assume this will be AIP cut only? In any case, happy to see Tim Lucas on board, a Bava commentary from him is almost a requirement!

If I remember right the midtnight movie DVD wasn't the AIP version which had restored footage and the Italian music soundtrack. So I'm guessing Kino will use the same print/neg from the DVD. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[solaris72]

Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

If I remember right the midtnight movie DVD wasn't the AIP version which had restored footage and the Italian music soundtrack. So I'm guessing Kino will use the same print/neg from the DVD. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Originally Posted by DVD Savat

MGM went back to original Italian elements and had to sort out a complex puzzle between the original Terrore nello spazio cut and AIP's American version, which had trimmed some scenes while recutting others longer. As a result, this DVD is somewhere between the Italian and American cut, adding as much non-dialogue footage as possible.

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