The Church (1989)

[wesslan]

Originally Posted by ScorpionReleasing

I am having a new 2k scan done, to be color corrected here in the States.

Nice, will we see that in 2016? And what elements are you using, original negatives I hope?

[spanky87]

Originally Posted by ScorpionReleasing

I am having a new 2k scan done, to be color corrected here in the States.

Thanks for the update.

I'll DVR this on TCM and wait for the North American blu.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by Kriztoffer Swank

This is one movie I'll be happy to see in better quality than the DVD which was horrible even by DVD standards. There's too much lovely photography to be caked in vaseline.

The haziness is likely something inherent in the photography and thus nothing can be done about it.

So is the fact that yet another scan will be done for The Church a sign that there's already potential issues cropping up with these acquisitions?

[Akijama]

Originally Posted by ScorpionReleasing

I am having a new 2k scan done, to be color corrected here in the States.

Sweet.

[Kriztoffer Swank]

Originally Posted by cine74

The haziness is likely something inherent in the photography and thus nothing can be done about it.

So is the fact that yet another scan will be done for The Church a sign that there's already potential issues cropping up with these acquisitions?

(Edit: You know what, for some reason I was thinking of The Sect even though this is the thread for The Church.)

I don't know of any HD scan for The Church besides the one Walt Olsen is handling. Apparently the Happinet BD is an upconvert. If there is any existing HD master it likely looks like every other cult Blu-ray scanned in Rome (scanner noise, poor detail). I'm always happy to hear when another label decides to shell out for a new scan like what Arrow did for Zombi 2.

[Rockercub]

Originally Posted by spanky87

I was checking the TCM schedule and noticed this was airing tomorrow.

Me too! I'm looking forward to finally watching this one (and seeing if I like it enough to pick up the blu-ray).

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by wesslan

Ahh that sounds a little sketchy indeed. Hopefully only a few scenes, maybe the gory ones if they were cut before. Like other titles where they had to add lower quality inserts. I can be ok with that if the rest looks good.

No, looks like that whole Japanese BD is an upconvert, not just a couple scenes. Definitely wait for this (code red or scorpion? not sure anymore!).

[nighthawk07]

Never heard of Code Red before the last couple of months. And they're for sure releasing Opera, The Church & La Setta? AWESOME. will be buying all 3. Code red has definitely made me take notice.

[Akijama]

It seems that Bill's favorite super hero is Bananaman.

[Rich Pure Doom]

Originally Posted by Akijama

It seems that Bill's favorite super hero is Bananaman.

Can't wait for this to be released.

[Nailwraps]

All Anchor Bay/Blue Underground had was the trailer (which no doubt will get port over) and some filmographies.

[Oscar Rothman]

Originally Posted by Nailwraps

All Anchor Bay/Blue Underground had was the trailer (which no doubt will get port over) and some filmographies.

Bill was being sarcastic

[Dubstar]

with all the hype over this - I finally watched the TCM broadcast of this this afternoon - I have to say it had a great premise, but by the third act it started to fall apart - what 'Demons' redux (without all the graphic gore?) (if I were the director I would have fun filming all those bratty kids' deaths) - it wasn't bad, and I enjoyed it to a point, but this had so much unfilmed potential.

[Rich Pure Doom]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

with all the hype over this - I finally watched the TCM broadcast of this this afternoon - I have to say it had a great premise, but by the third act it started to fall apart - what 'Demons' redux (without all the graphic gore?) (if I were the director I would have fun filming all those bratty kids' deaths) - it wasn't bad, and I enjoyed it to a point, but this had so much unfilmed potential.

The Demons films are child's play when compared with The Church. The Church is real cinema and Michele Soavi is ten times the director Lamberto Bava is.

[Trekkie313]

This gonna be a limited release isn't it? Low production numbers...

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

The Demons films are child's play when compared with The Church. The Church is real cinema and Michele Soavi is ten times the director Lamberto Bava is.

obviously to the second Demons, but the first was a classic ferocious death romp splatter pic; and from the wiki entry, Soavi wanted the film not to be associated with said films, which he referred to as "pizza schlock". Here Soavi has a great story, but for the third act cheaps out and introduces annoying extras soley for the mere purpose of knocking off, which he doesn't really do to spectacular effect (which was a staple of 80's Italian horror films). The last thirty minutes is so badly hacked with many of the characters just completely disappearing and implied to have died but just comes across as the filmmakers didn't have the budget or time to actually show their deaths - if he wanted the film to be more "sophisticated" he shouldn't have included more ancillary characters so late in the game - don't get me wrong, I really was quite impressed with the movie, there were only a few bewildering choices that I felt deflated the intended tone of the story.

[dubious]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

This gonna be a limited release isn't it? Low production numbers...

This is Code Red we're talking about. Doesn't matter how popular the movie, will never sell more than 1500 copies. Will take at least a year for Bill to get out of the red if this is a bestseller.

[Trekkie313]

Originally Posted by dubious

This is Code Red we're talking about. Doesn't matter how popular the movie, will never sell more than 1500 copies. Will take at least a year for Bill to get out of the red if this is a bestseller.

Guess I'll never own this in HD

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

Guess I'll never own this in HD

Why? Are you boycotting it because they aren't making enough copies for your liking?

[dubious]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

Why? Are you boycotting it because they aren't making enough copies for your liking?

He's boycotting it because 1500 copies won't be limited enough to sell out immediately I guess, that's like a 2-year supply for Bill.