Got The Blu-Ray But Still Keeping The DVD

[LordCrumb]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

Some dvd's I've kept so far and why:

[Show spoiler]House of 1000 corpses
The amazing animated menu.

American Psycho
I have the amazing looking Australian blu-ray release (convenient for me since I am Australian) which contains two audio commentaries a featurette and Deleted Scenes which aren't on the dvd release, however the dvd release contains the following special features that aren't on the blu-ray release:
-Behind the Scenes featurette on the making of the movie with Cast and crew interviews
-Isolated track of songs and John Cale's music score
-Original movie trailer
-Talent Profiles (hardly worth mentioning but the next is even worse...)
-Picture Disc (I know, how lame is that. They counted the fact that the disc has artwork as a special feature!)

Saw II
My UK blu-ray release looks and sounds great and even contains a few special features not present on my dvd copy but the dvd contains a couple that aren't on the blu-ray too:
-Audio Commentary with director Darren Lynn Bousman and stars Donnie Wahlberg and Beverley Mitchell
-Storyboard to final film comparisons

The Evil Dead 3-disc ultimate edition
2x audio commentaries. The blu-ray comes with an all new recorded one but doesn't include these two.

Evil Dead 2 limited edition Anchor Bay tin
-Evil Dead: Hail to the King Video Game Preview
-48 Page 5" x 7" booklet featuring rare photos, film information and linear notes by Bruce Campbell

Dawn of the Dead (1978) 4-disc ultimate edition
While I own the 3-disc Arrow release that contains a good deal of special features, it doesn't contain everything among them is a comic book, map and...
-Audio Commentary with Actors David Emge, Ken Foree, H. Reinger and Gaylen Ross (on the Argento Cut)
-Poster and Advertising gallery
-George A. Romero Bio
-Comic Book Preview
-International Poster and Advertising Gallery
-International Pressbook Gallery
-Home Video & Soundtrack Artwork
-Dario Argento Bio
-Monroeville Mall Commercial
-Behind-the-scenes Photo Gallery
-Memorabilia Gallery
-Production Stills

Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Alright, I don't want to hear any jokes about this one. I know, apart from special features, this blu-ray contains a lot the dvd doesn't in terms of it's visual presentation. That stuff doesn't need to be pointed out :P
But the dvd release does contain a couple of things the blu-ray does not:
-"Making Of" Featurette: The Dead Walk
-Filmographies (hardly even worth a mention but the fact is that it isn't on the blu-ray release)

Cabin Fever
-5x audio commentaries (that's right... FIVE).
The blu-ray comes with an all new recorded one but the 5 that were on the dvd didn't make it to the blu-ray.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Due to the bizarre nature of the blu-ray+dvd release of this (the audio commentary is on the dvd version of the movie, not on the blu-ray), I opted for the cheaper, blu-ray only edition that doesn't contain the audio commentary which is already on the dvd I own.

Marilyn Manson: Guns, God and Government World Tour
The audio for this dvd is from the L.A show but the picture is cut up footage of plenty of different shows. The blu-ray release is just the L.A concert as a whole. The dvd version contains the same audio track but contains a completely different visual experience.

Return of the Living Dead
I got the marvelous UK steelbook release by Second Sight that contains Nearly 5 hours worth of bonus features aswel as a 20-page booklet not on the collectors edition dvd release, however the steelbook also doesn't contain the special features on that dvd release which are:
-Audio Commentary with Cast, Crew and Undead
-Audio Commentary with Director Dan O'Bannon and Production Designer William Stout
-The Decade of Darkness featurette
-Return of the Living Dead - The Dead have Risen featurette
-Designing the Dead featurette
-Zombie subtitles for the film

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Creepshow
Now... I don't own the blu-ray YET but when I do, I won't be getting rid of my region 2, 2-disc special edition dvd release because all the blu-ray has is the theatrical trailer. In saying that, if a re-release or a UK release with all of them was announced, I would get rid of it. Until that day, I'm keeping it. This dvd release contains:
-An audio commentary with George A. Romero and Tom Savini
-"Just Deserts: The Making of Creepshow" (a feature length retrospective chock full of cast and crew interviews)
-Deleted Scenes
-Tom Savini's behind-the-scenes-footage
-Still Galleries.

Rosemarys Baby
Like Creepshow, I don't own the Rosemarys Baby blu-ray yet, but unlike Creepshow, I intend to purchase it very soon. I won't get rid of my dvd though since I contains a couple of special features that don't appear to be on the new Criterion release (the dvd contains nothing from the Criterion release). Chances are whatever is in the special features on the dvd will probably be covered in the special features for the Criterion release in a more up to date manner, or even in the booklet for it but I'll still keep my dvd based on the fact that those specific special features weren't ported over to the Criterion release, and those special features are:
-"Making of" Featurette
-Exclusive retrospective interviews with Director Roman Polanski, Production Executive Robert Evans and Production Designer Richard Sylbert.

Halloween 4 & 5
Again, I don't own these on blu-ray yet, but I will and I won't be getting rid of these divimax dvd's for the following special features:
-Audio Commentary with Writer Alan B. McElroy (for Halloween 4)
-The Making of Halloween 4: The Final Cut (for Halloween 4)
-Introduction by stars Danielle Harris and Ellie Cornell (for Halloween 5
-Inside Halloween 5: Documenrary featuring rare behind the scenes footage, a cut scene and interviews with Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Don Shanks, Executive Producer Moustapha Akkad and Cinematographer Rob Draper (for Halloween 5)

Not to forget, the DVD also includes the Open Matte version (US).