The Stranger (1946): Feb 15th

[Banned User]

really interested in this title, but having never seen a release from this company I'm hesitant to preorder.

The Press Release says:

Digitally restored in high definition from original 35 mm film assets, The Stranger is presented in full screen with an aspect ratio of 4 x 3 and original sound, as well as a new 5.1 surround sound mix. Enclosed is a collectible postcard reproduction of the original movie poster and special features include Spanish subtitles, before-and-after film restoration demo and trailer.

So it sounds like some work has gone into this release. The amount of titles this company has is staggering. http://www.filmchest.com/

The film is being distributed by Virgil Films.

I'm hoping this title gets some attention and sales so the company will release some more of their titles. I'd love to see a lot of the Hammer films get a Bluray release.

[larry47591]

For 11.99 i think its worth the chance

[bigshot]

I preordered. If it's a bad transfer, I'll make Amazon take it back.

[Banned User]

Originally Posted by bigshot

I preordered. If it's a bad transfer, I'll make Amazon take it back.

I may preorder as well. The price scares me though. Is this like the DVD days when someone makes a horrible transfer hopign to lure a few suckers.

[blufellas]

Ill pick this up for sure.

[jonmayo15]

In addition to this, they are also putting out "Kansas City Confidential" and this release "Carnival Magic". https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Carni...Blu-ray/18800/

The prices are good, I hope the transfers are decent.

[rezpekt]

Originally Posted by Banned User

The Press Release says:

It sounds nice but I won't be pre-ordering any public domain titles until I've seen some reviews and screenshots. Koch said similar thing about "Gulliver's Travels" and we all know how that turned out.

[bboisvert]

Originally Posted by rezpekt

It sounds nice but I won't be pre-ordering any public domain titles until I've seen some reviews and screenshots. Koch said similar thing about "Gulliver's Travels" and we all know how that turned out.

Agreed. Anyone can use the terms "remastered" or "restored" or whatever and put out absolute crap. The words themselves are meaningless.

I got burned on way too many shitty PD releases in the early days of DVD. I'm not doing that again at $12 a pop on BD. I'll survive if I have to wait 7 extra days or so before owning The Stranger. I'm not buying without reviews that provide detailed screenshots or directly compare to the better DVD editions (like MGM's).

[rezpekt]

Originally Posted by Banned User

So it sounds like some work has gone into this release. The amount of titles this company has is staggering. http://www.filmchest.com/

Wow, it looks like even more titles are coming from them.
The Terror
Dementia 13
Poor Pretty Eddie
Carnival Magic

Carnival Magic is released next week and should be an indication of what we can expect from other releases.