Twins of Evil 4K UHD (1971)

[Mariah007]

Originally Posted by oddbox83

You're on speaking terms again?

They apologized by shipping me a few things, and I being the merciful b*tch that I am, accepted

[hagios]

I hope this edition of a film I enjoy comes down in price, please!

[tangerinewolf]

Originally Posted by hagios

I hope this edition of a film I enjoy comes down in price, please!

I doubt this Imprint limited edition of 1500 copies will come down in price. (It’s currently $79.99 at diabolikDVD.) I love the movie, but I think, for the first time in my collecting career, I’m going to wait for the standard edition.

[Pecker]

Originally Posted by Mariah007

Answer

[Show spoiler]
1: the title isn’t misleading, it’s just marketing flair. Not every word in a title is literal.
2: It’s still part of the trilogy because of the themes and atmosphere, not just the lesbian angle. Sometimes less sex/nudity means they’re actually focusing on story and mood for a change
3: Relax, Pecker, not every movie has to stroke your expectations.
Sometimes you’ve just gotta let the plot build up slowly instead of expecting it to get straight to the climax.
Not every scene is going to be a happy ending just for you, sometimes you’ve got to handle the tension yourself.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING PECKER!

Which war was it shot off? Your sense of humour?

I was only kidding. I'm right, though.

[Mariah007]

Originally Posted by Pecker

Which war was it shot off? Your sense of humour?

I was only kidding. I'm right, though.

So am I, you have no sense of humour?
that was friggin hilarious, I was writing it and laughing and my co worker asked me what am I giggling about, and I said ''nothing just bullying some nerds''

I was a b*tch in high school and I am a b*tch now, tis what I do.

[Richard--W]

Why only 1500 copies?

[Mariah007]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

Why only 1500 copies?

Standard for Imprint, it always takes a while for it to sell out anyways.
You can basically wait for release date and see some actual product images before you decide to place an order.

[Pecker]

Originally Posted by sa5150

This may mean nothing , but its all I can find and I don't trust wiki or AI . I'm getting this regardless for the 4K transfer .

The original aspect ratio of the film negatives for Twins of Evil is 1.37:1 (also known as the Academy Ratio). This is sometimes referred to as "open matte" as it refers to the full, uncropped image captured on the film negative.
While the negatives are 1.37:1, Twins of Evil was likely framed for presentation at a theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1 (the European standard) or 1.85:1 (the US standard). Many home video releases, including Blu-ray editions, present the film in the 1.66:1 aspect ratio

I thought I'd posted this, but maybe I didn't click on 'Submit Reply'.

If you want to learn about projection in the UK at the time, there are several projectionists forums and groups out there.

What I learned a few years ago from reading them was that UK cinemas were very 'careless' about masking flat widescreen films. Firstly, whilst there will undoubtedly have been at least some 1.66:1, 1.75:1 and 1.85:1 films projected, the majority of cinemas only had one mask (one size fits all), which they'd use for everything. Very few had separate masks and lenses for each.

Secondly, it also needs to be remembered that, as the projectionist booth was almost always slightly above the screen's centre, the image cast would be a mild trapezoid. You wouldn't notice the slight distortion looking at the image itself, but would if you looked at the sides. The answer was simply to ensure all the edges were projected onto the sides, cropping a small amount.

But the amount lost would be broadly similar to the difference between 1.66:1 and 1.75:1 or 1.75:1 and 1.85:1, and every director and DoP would be aware of that, certainly by the early '70s.

Subsequently, these two facts suggest that the idea that a film was composed for 1.75:1 in any way which would make it artistically invalid at 1.66:1, is specious at best. Directors and DoPs would know that such 'accuracy' was absolutely impossible to attain in UK cinemas.

[EManT2200]

Hope this comes out later without so many extras in the US. Although I would love to have a 4K version of this movie, I don't care to pay such a price.