Carrie (1976) (Collector's Edition)

[codysame]

Incredible Art Work, I'd love to keep seeing more art like this. Tired of their normal shit.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by Eman910

Pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition!

Same here...my wallet is killing me right now, but I'd be kicking myself to miss out on those posters.

[MifuneFan]

Knew it'd be Scream

[balthazar_bee]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

no kidding... it's like 2 or 3 people made fun of this art concept a few years back and now 90% of people have to complain about "floating heads" ....

Well, to be fair, floating head artwork has been the bane of many home video enthusiasts for a lot longer than one might think. I don't remember ever being personally offended by it until Universal decided to turn this...

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...into this...

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And that was almost twenty years ago.

[BlurayForumUser]

Great announcement.
This film has deserved special treatment for a long time.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by JohnnyF

This is great news. Can we now pester The Warner Archive to put out Femme Fatale?

Just that and Casualties Of War and I'll have all of the HDe Palma I need.

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Fact that this is going to be a 4K scan makes me believe that this was scanned with the intention of being released during the MGM 90th anniversary a couple of years back (like the Rain Man, Fargo, and Robocop discs), but for whatever reason they backed out. Carrie was actually one of the films shown in the MGM 90 trailer that played in front of those discs.

I was hoping they would have remastered Silence of the Lambs too for the 90th ann.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by balthazar_bee

Well, to be fair, floating head artwork has been the bane of many home video enthusiasts for a lot longer than one might think. I don't remember ever being personally offended by it until Universal decided to turn this...

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...into this...

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And that was almost twenty years ago.

Clooney's head is FAR bigger on the original poster.

[tob]

Nice artwork and extras.

[Iamspartacus]

As for DePalma, still need Sisters and Obsession too.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by Iamspartacus

As for DePalma, still need Sisters and Obsession too.

Hopefully, Sisters will be released in October from Criterion. No rumors, but there's always a chance.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by Iamspartacus

As for DePalma, still need Sisters and Obsession too.

Both have excellent releases from Arrow in the UK (region-free, too).

[Worship.my.wreck]

I would get the LE, but I'm not a fan of the "Floating heads" either. So I'll just get the standard version which looks great. I think mainly the reason why people don't like the floating heads thing is because we're all tired of seeing it on every release. It kind of ruins creativity.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Both have excellent releases from Arrow in the UK (region-free, too).

I believe Sisters is now Region B.

[PowellPressburger]

I have to give Scream / Shout some applause for getting Carrie, since it is a new 4K scan of the original negative I wonder who paid for that since from what was said years ago it would require some restoration. Wonder how expensive it was... esp if Criterion possibly passed on it ... or if they were never an option. Sound like Scream won the bidding war if there was one.

I don't care much for the floating heads Limited...so I'm fine with the standard with SLIP. Curious what the reverse cover art will look like.

[johnmccabe]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Both have excellent releases from Arrow in the UK (region-free, too).

Obsession is listed as ABC but Sisters and most all of the other DePalma films are listed as Region B. They're all on sale for under $11. I'd pick them up if they were region free.

[balthazar_bee]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Clooney's head is FAR bigger on the original poster.

But it's attached to his body.

The fundamental gripes with floating head artwork are that it tends to be (a) unimaginative and (b) aesthetically blah. I don't think anyone can say that about the original poster, in this case.

The practice seems to have originated when studios decided (probably with some cause) that potential customers would be more likely to rent and/or buy a movie if they could see who's in it. VHS boxes weren't big enough to simply transfer poster artwork and have this be assured.

[jtu128]

Originally Posted by brettxwt

Disappointing this wasn't picked up by Criterion instead

Me too, Criterions have a much higher quality feel IMO than Scream at the same price point.

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by johnmccabe

Obsession is listed as ABC but Sisters and most all of the other DePalma films are listed as Region B. They're all on sale for under $11. I'd pick them up if they were region free.

Go for Obsession. Sisters is a fantastic release, but all second pressing copies are B locked (as the first one was supposed to be). You might luck out and get one of the first pressing if you ordered from some reseller, but from Arrow direct there's no way it wouldn't be B locked.

I am sure Criterion will release Sisters sooner or later. They have it on Hulu (or at least, they used to).

Regarding the other Arrow De Palma releases, I don't think you're missing out on much by going with the Region A, besides "The Fury" which looks FAR, FAR better than the Twilight Time did and has great extras to boot. Phantom of the Paradise has better compression than Shout's, Dressed to Kill has the best compression of any disc using the older master with the non-blue color timing, I don't really know about Blow Out but know the Criterion release is very nice, and that's all they have IIRC. I only have Obsession, The Fury, and Dressed to Kill (I got it before the Criterion came out, but I also like the look of the old transfer a lot more than the new, cooler one). I'm happy enough with the Region A versions of Phantom & Blow Out. If I was going to import Phantom, I'd probably go for a version with the less oppressive color scheme (Arrow has the same one as Shout).

[GasmaskAvenger]

Eh, I actually like the regular cover art this time around, so i'm passing on the Deluxe Limited Edition.

The alt. slip is a little too generic for my tastes.