Hammer Horror Blu-ray Releases - Page 39 - Blu-ray Forum

Ste7en · 10-30-2015, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by chip75

I got my set this morning from Amazon.fr. It's a red box closed on all sides, so I'll have to be careful opening the top and bottom.

Thanks for the heads up, Erasmus Craven!

Tip for opening / storing. Slide a flat, blunt knife (like a butter knife) into the gap at the top and wiggle it towards the opening edge / flap. I done this and the flap just popped open.

Once you get the discs out tuck the little side flaps inside the box and keep them like that when you put the discs back in. Now it should just pop open with a little shake (like when the cool kids who smoked at school opened their cigarette packets)

Mr. Thomsen · 10-30-2015, 11:38 AM

Phew! Got THE MUMMY and FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL in there mail today from amazon.co.uk. I have hold off the latter a year and a half because of the issue of getting a copy with the corrected disc. Amazon still has two listings for the title, so I made sure to order the one that had the latest release date.

I just opened the disc to check whether the it had the correct number as mentioned earlier in this thread, and my heart almost skipped a beat when I discovered the old number for the faulty one! I was all set to write a stern email to amazon when luckily I realized the old number was only present on the DVD copies, and the BD has the number for the corrected version.

chip75 · 10-30-2015, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ste7en

Tip for opening / storing. Slide a flat, blunt knife (like a butter knife) into the gap at the top and wiggle it towards the opening edge / flap. I done this and the flap just popped open.

I use a flat tweezers to similar affect. Amusingly I have the Inception set and I can't open the case, it just won't budge, I've tried forcing it but it actually ripped the thick plastic, so it's stuck in the box!

I watched most of both films and I enjoyed them, they look great.

Hard Times Chaney · 11-07-2015, 04:14 PM

Of the titles I mentioned on the previous thread, I've seen Plague of the Zombies, The Reptile and The Devil Rides Out, which so far is easily my favorite of the bunch.

RetroAlarm · 11-13-2015, 09:40 PM

There is a Kickstarter for a documentary about the Warner Bros years. It has some great people involved in it.

Spiderwalk · 11-13-2015, 11:19 PM

I watched the Maddie Smith interview on the Shout release of The Vampire Lovers the other day, and I have to say what an absolutely charming and self-effacing lady she is... wonderful!.

drterror666 · 02-10-2016, 01:22 PM

Have these releases hit a bit of a stand still? There's still plenty more to release? What about SHE, for instance?

mharrison56 · 02-12-2016, 03:42 PM

crossing my fingers for a good CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN blu-ray also - hopefully this year!

Ste7en · 02-22-2016, 01:07 PM

Not BD but very, very welcome:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/ar...-horror-comics

tob · 02-22-2016, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ste7en

Not BD but very, very welcome:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/ar...-horror-comics

I would like to collect them for collectable purposes but will they be easy available in any big newsagent's for example or will we have to order online.

Ste7en · 02-22-2016, 01:17 PM

I still have an almost complete collection of the original series at home.

When I was a kid I asked my mam to get me issue 1 when I was off school ill. She had a look through it and refused to get me it

I started to buy it from issue 9 onwards. I quickly picked up the ones I missed out on.

Great magazine with beautiful artwork.

drterror666 · 02-22-2016, 02:08 PM

I've got 1000s of comics. I'll keep my on Previews to see what these may be like. They need some good comic talent to pull this off.

nastiesexpert · 02-28-2016, 09:10 PM

It seems the cancelled Australian Bluray of The Nanny has actually been released in a very basic disc with no extras and only Play Movie on the menu.
I've ordered it so I'm hoping Shock have not caved in and released an upscale as the lack of a decent HD master was the reason given for the lack of the original release

petrified-eye · 02-29-2016, 03:56 AM

The Mummy is currently £8.99 on Amazon. I patiently waited it to drop under ten pounds but it sure took some time.

Latheofheaven · 02-29-2016, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by petrified-eye

The Mummy is currently £8.99 on Amazon. I patiently waited it to drop under ten pounds but it sure took some time.

I like your 'HARDWARE' Avatar...

Pecker · 02-29-2016, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by nastiesexpert

It seems the cancelled Australian Bluray of The Nanny has actually been released in a very basic disc with no extras and only Play Movie on the menu.
I've ordered it so I'm hoping Shock have not caved in and released an upscale as the lack of a decent HD master was the reason given for the lack of the original release

I seem to remember the implication was that there was a HD master, but they couldn't access it.

Perhaps they've managed to access it now. Or perhaps they've scanned a print.

Steve W

nastiesexpert · 02-29-2016, 10:13 PM

Not horror as such but reported elsewhere that Studio Canal seem to be promising One Million Years BC coming soon.
Not one of my favourites even though I'm a collector of Hammer and Harryhausen but as long as they don't screw it up and release the short version I'll get it for completeness I think.

cakefactory · 03-01-2016, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nastiesexpert

Not horror as such but reported elsewhere that Studio Canal seem to be promising One Million Years BC coming soon.
Not one of my favourites even though I'm a collector of Hammer and Harryhausen but as long as they don't screw it up and release the short version I'll get it for completeness I think.

I wouldn't think there'd be the faintest chance of that since the studiocanal DVD was the full version. If FOX was releasing it in the US then maybe we should be worried.

Latheofheaven · 03-01-2016, 04:02 AM

Quote:

(Originally Posted by nastiesexpert)

It seems the cancelled Australian Bluray of The Nanny has actually been released in a very basic disc with no extras and only Play Movie on the menu.
I've ordered it so I'm hoping Shock have not caved in and released an upscale as the lack of a decent HD master was the reason given for the lack of the original release

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pecker

I seem to remember the implication was that there was a HD master, but they couldn't access it.

Perhaps they've managed to access it now. Or perhaps they've scanned a print.

Steve W

Man, I sure hope so! I frigg'n LOVE that movie. All this time here I thought that there WAS indeed an actual Blu-ray release...

nastiesexpert · 03-01-2016, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cakefactory

I wouldn't think there'd be the faintest chance of that since the studiocanal DVD was the full version. If FOX was releasing it in the US then maybe we should be worried.

Hopefully , but Studio Canal have released so many Hammer titles with errors of one kind or another and all their own making I won't believe it until I see it

10-30-2015, 11:38 AM	#762
Mr. Thomsen Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Denmark 4K collection:257 Blu-ray collection:3193 DVD collection:293	Phew! Got THE MUMMY and FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL in there mail today from amazon.co.uk. I have hold off the latter a year and a half because of the issue of getting a copy with the corrected disc. Amazon still has two listings for the title, so I made sure to order the one that had the latest release date. I just opened the disc to check whether the it had the correct number as mentioned earlier in this thread, and my heart almost skipped a beat when I discovered the old number for the faulty one! I was all set to write a stern email to amazon when luckily I realized the old number was only present on the DVD copies, and the BD has the number for the corrected version.

11-07-2015, 04:14 PM	#764
Hard Times Chaney Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 Blu-ray collection:821 Trading Score:3	Of the titles I mentioned on the previous thread, I've seen Plague of the Zombies, The Reptile and The Devil Rides Out, which so far is easily my favorite of the bunch.

11-13-2015, 09:40 PM	#765
RetroAlarm Active Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2013 Location:UK 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:2016	There is a Kickstarter for a documentary about the Warner Bros years. It has some great people involved in it.

11-13-2015, 11:19 PM	#766
Spiderwalk Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2013 Location:UK 4K collection:293 Blu-ray collection:2363 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:1	I watched the Maddie Smith interview on the Shout release of The Vampire Lovers the other day, and I have to say what an absolutely charming and self-effacing lady she is... wonderful!.

02-10-2016, 01:22 PM	#767
drterror666 Special Member Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Bristol, UK 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:229 DVD collection:45	Have these releases hit a bit of a stand still? There's still plenty more to release? What about SHE, for instance?

02-12-2016, 03:42 PM	#768
mharrison56 Member Member since:Sep 2011	crossing my fingers for a good CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN blu-ray also - hopefully this year!

02-22-2016, 01:07 PM	#769
Ste7en Blu-ray Baron Member since:Apr 2013 Location:Durham, UK 4K collection:910 Blu-ray collection:7816 DVD collection:68 Trading Score:4	Not BD but very, very welcome: http://www.comicbookresources.com/ar...-horror-comics

02-22-2016, 01:17 PM	#771
Ste7en Blu-ray Baron Member since:Apr 2013 Location:Durham, UK 4K collection:910 Blu-ray collection:7816 DVD collection:68 Trading Score:4	I still have an almost complete collection of the original series at home. When I was a kid I asked my mam to get me issue 1 when I was off school ill. She had a look through it and refused to get me it I started to buy it from issue 9 onwards. I quickly picked up the ones I missed out on. Great magazine with beautiful artwork.

02-22-2016, 02:08 PM	#772
drterror666 Special Member Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Bristol, UK 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:229 DVD collection:45	I've got 1000s of comics. I'll keep my on Previews to see what these may be like. They need some good comic talent to pull this off.

02-28-2016, 09:10 PM	#773
nastiesexpert Banned Member since:Feb 2016	It seems the cancelled Australian Bluray of The Nanny has actually been released in a very basic disc with no extras and only Play Movie on the menu. I've ordered it so I'm hoping Shock have not caved in and released an upscale as the lack of a decent HD master was the reason given for the lack of the original release

02-29-2016, 03:56 AM	#774
petrified-eye Senior Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Finland Blu-ray collection:535 Blu-ray reviews:1	The Mummy is currently £8.99 on Amazon. I patiently waited it to drop under ten pounds but it sure took some time.

02-29-2016, 10:13 PM	#777
nastiesexpert Banned Member since:Feb 2016	Not horror as such but reported elsewhere that Studio Canal seem to be promising One Million Years BC coming soon. Not one of my favourites even though I'm a collector of Hammer and Harryhausen but as long as they don't screw it up and release the short version I'll get it for completeness I think.

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