Maniac (1980) 4K remaster coming from Blue Underground - Page 11 - Blu-ray Forum

GasmaskAvenger · 12-03-2018, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Watching my copy. I havent see the film a lot in the past but when Frank shows up at Caroline’s apt there is almost a freeze as she is going to open the door. And another freeze soon after. I couldn't tell if that is the way it has always been or if it is a disc error.

That scene was always edited weird. William Lustig and company actually explain why on their commentary track. It had something to do with accidentally editing the master or something.

JohnCarpenterLives · 12-03-2018, 08:50 PM

The lenticular is awesome!
Maniac arrived fine from Diabolik, but somehow my local post office still managed to dent Night of the Demon. I don't want to email Diabolik since what else could they have done?! I hate my local post office.

josephga · 12-03-2018, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnCarpenterLives

The lenticular is awesome!
Maniac arrived fine from Diabolik, but somehow my local post office still managed to dent Night of the Demon. I don't want to email Diabolik since what else could they have done?! I hate my local post office.

I agree amazon over the last 2 years has refunded me close to 400.00 due to lost packages. every time I go to that mailbox he is on the phone. they get paid to deliver mail not run their mouths on the phone.

hype88 · 12-04-2018, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by josephga

I agree amazon over the last 2 years has refunded me close to 400.00 due to lost packages. every time I go to that mailbox he is on the phone. they get paid to deliver mail not run their mouths on the phone.

I just moved to a new place last year and the way I met most of my neighbors is basically playing secret santa and getting each others packages.. I just got a neighbors package yesterday that I opened up thinking it was mine and it was about $800+ in rare coins that were professionally graded lol.. I gave it back to them but I know a lot of people are going to keep that without thinking twice which has happened to a few of my things already. It's pretty pathetic for sure how consistently it happens not to mention how they just throw packages that have "FRAGILE!" in massive letters with no effs whatsoever. They're going to have to start putting the body cams on them soon

Gory · 12-04-2018, 04:26 AM

My copy arrived today and I watched it tonight and I agree it looks amazing. I also love the 16mm outtakes in the extras.

HallowedSZ · 12-04-2018, 05:23 AM

Arg....what's with the lossy audio listed on this? Anyone that has a copy have any thoughts on the sound?

JackSkellington · 12-04-2018, 05:40 AM

Watched my copy tonight. Gorgeous! They did a fantastic job on this.

Rockercub · 12-04-2018, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by HallowedSZ

Arg....what's with the lossy audio listed on this? Anyone that has a copy have any thoughts on the sound?

I'm pretty sure that's for the non-English languages. If you go to the movie's page on the BU site, as referenced in the note, it only says "Dolby Digital 2.0," not "English Dolby Digital 2.0." The back of the slipcover says "Castellano, Francais, Italiano, Deutsch Dolby Digital 2.0."

SegaSaturnSNK · 12-04-2018, 03:30 PM

You can always mute me from speaking. Actual up close starts at 1:18

Shemp · 12-04-2018, 08:22 PM

Great video, SegaSaturnSNK. Thank you

OgamiittoMcJ · 12-04-2018, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by HallowedSZ

Arg....what's with the lossy audio listed on this? Anyone that has a copy have any thoughts on the sound?

it still has the DTS-HD 7.1 lossless, like last BU release

Bobbyjoe766 · 12-05-2018, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by SegaSaturnSNK

You can always mute me from speaking. Actual up close starts at 1:18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0pQ...ature=youtu.be

Are there comic book adaptations available for Zombie and Maniac?

Ray0002 · 12-05-2018, 07:03 AM

Consider me a dumb@$$ and explain why a film is restored to 4K using old negatives gets released on 1080p Bluray.

I'm scratching my head like a chimp trying to figure this out.

4K is four times the pixel resolution, or twice the line resolution (2160p), of 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels).

So why bother restoring a film to 4K if you are only able to output 1080p at the max resolution blu-ray has to offer.

LordCrumb · 12-05-2018, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray0002

Consider me a dumb@$$ and explain why a film is restored to 4K using old negatives gets released on 1080p Bluray.

I'm scratching my head like a chimp trying to figure this out.

4K is four times the pixel resolution, or twice the line resolution (2160p), of 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels).

So why bother restoring a film to 4K if you are only able to output 1080p at the max resolution blu-ray has to offer.

Because a 2K restoration @1080p wouldn't look as good as a 4k restoration @ 1080p?

Spire · 12-05-2018, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray0002

Consider me a dumb@$$ and explain why a film is restored to 4K using old negatives gets released on 1080p Bluray.

I'm scratching my head like a chimp trying to figure this out.

4K is four times the pixel resolution, or twice the line resolution (2160p), of 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels).

So why bother restoring a film to 4K if you are only able to output 1080p at the max resolution blu-ray has to offer.

Partly about "future-proofing", but probably primarily about working with the best elements possible. Working in 4K gives you that much more ability to work with color and detail before scaling it down to a consumer level. Just like music, the quality/resolution the general public listen at is considerably lower than whats going on in the studio.

DarknessBDJM · 12-05-2018, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray0002

Consider me a dumb@$$ and explain why a film is restored to 4K using old negatives gets released on 1080p Bluray.

I'm scratching my head like a chimp trying to figure this out.

4K is four times the pixel resolution, or twice the line resolution (2160p), of 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels).

So why bother restoring a film to 4K if you are only able to output 1080p at the max resolution blu-ray has to offer.

Oversampling. A blu-ray scanned and mastered in 4K from the negative will look better than one with a neg scanned and mastered in 2K. This is partly due to the bit rate limit of blu-ray as a 2K scan at much higher bit rates would look better than a 4K scan at the usual 30 mbps or so.

Nafoty · 12-08-2018, 02:59 PM

Popped in the 4K release last night. WOW! This is a massive upgrade visually from Blue Underground's 30th Anniversary release (2010).

Mr. Thomsen · 12-09-2018, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobbyjoe766

Are there comic book adaptations available for Zombie and Maniac?

Yes. Check out Eibon Press (I believe it is run by Shawn Lewis, who also runs the excellent horror-tee company Rotten Cotton).

Haven't ordered any myself yet, but there's a hardbound limited edition of Zombie coming out, which I am seriously considering getting.

CSM101 · 12-09-2018, 09:24 AM

Remember this promo sheet for Hostel?

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Socko · 12-09-2018, 03:24 PM

Good price compared to Zombi (1979)

12-03-2018, 08:50 PM	#202
JohnCarpenterLives Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 4K collection:232 Blu-ray collection:993 DVD collection:419 Trading Score:5	The lenticular is awesome! Maniac arrived fine from Diabolik, but somehow my local post office still managed to dent Night of the Demon. I don't want to email Diabolik since what else could they have done?! I hate my local post office.

12-04-2018, 04:26 AM	#205
Gory Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Chicago, IL 4K collection:634 Blu-ray collection:3730	My copy arrived today and I watched it tonight and I agree it looks amazing. I also love the 16mm outtakes in the extras.

12-04-2018, 05:23 AM	#206
HallowedSZ Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2016 Location:Pennsylvania Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:826 Blu-ray collection:2760 DVD collection:4 Digital collection:764 Trading Score:49	Arg....what's with the lossy audio listed on this? Anyone that has a copy have any thoughts on the sound?

12-04-2018, 05:40 AM	#207
JackSkellington Special Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2016 Location:California 4K collection:49 Blu-ray collection:395 DVD collection:105 Digital collection:5	Watched my copy tonight. Gorgeous! They did a fantastic job on this.

12-04-2018, 08:22 PM	#210
Shemp Expert Member Member since:May 2010 Blu-ray collection:416 Blu-ray reviews:1	Great video, SegaSaturnSNK. Thank you

12-05-2018, 07:03 AM	#213
Ray0002 Member Member since:Jan 2012 Blu-ray reviews: 10	Consider me a dumb@$$ and explain why a film is restored to 4K using old negatives gets released on 1080p Bluray. I'm scratching my head like a chimp trying to figure this out. 4K is four times the pixel resolution, or twice the line resolution (2160p), of 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels). So why bother restoring a film to 4K if you are only able to output 1080p at the max resolution blu-ray has to offer.

12-08-2018, 02:59 PM	#217
Nafoty Active Member Member since:Sep 2014 Location:Toronto, Ontario 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1447 DVD collection:483	Popped in the 4K release last night. WOW! This is a massive upgrade visually from Blue Underground's 30th Anniversary release (2010).

12-09-2018, 09:24 AM	#219
CSM101 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2012 4K collection:1696 Blu-ray collection:5450 DVD collection:507 Digital collection:8 iTunes collection:20 Prime collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 14 Trading Score:6	Remember this promo sheet for Hostel? D25AE609-BC45-4C6D-8D66-DD524AD0908B.jpg

12-09-2018, 03:24 PM	#220
Socko Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Netherlands Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:314 Blu-ray collection:1016 DVD collection:46 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:10	Good price compared to Zombi (1979)

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