DAGON (Stuart Gordon, 2001) - Vestron Video, July 24th, 2018 - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

P-Rock · 05-20-2018, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ravenus

It's a different tone of film, like someone said more straight, and doesn't have the 80's outrageous animatronics. But it's an excellent contemporary adaptation of a classic Lovecraft story (Shadows over Innsmouth), and I don't have any problem with the performances.

It's funny that everything that happens in the Lovecraft short story is crammed into the first 5 minutes of the movie. Everything after that is an expansion on it.

badfingerboogie · 05-20-2018, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Marv Inc.

LG always lock there release's these days.

Except they confirmed Beyond Re-Animator will be region free.

MovieHermit · 05-30-2018, 03:17 PM

I love this movie...one of my favorites actually... but pre order is $39.99 Canadian on Amazon?!! Hopefully it drops.

splintersan · 05-30-2018, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MovieHermit

I love this movie...one of my favorites actually... but pre order is $39.99 Canadian on Amazon?!! Hopefully it drops.

Considering the other titles in the Vestron line go for between $25-$35 Canadian, it's safe to say it will drop some.

bb8977 · 05-30-2018, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MovieHermit

I love this movie...one of my favorites actually... but pre order is $39.99 Canadian on Amazon?!! Hopefully it drops.

They briefly had it listed for $35 which is when I ordered but that was swiftly cancelled so I'm now trying to get them to honour that price.

Hawkmonger · 06-08-2018, 02:45 PM

Disappointed this appears to be Region A only, hopefully woth a bit of the the UK edition is announced soon now the Vistron library is being released in the UK.

bigrob · 06-08-2018, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawkmonger

Disappointed this appears to be Region A only, hopefully woth a bit of the the UK edition is announced soon now the Vistron library is being released in the UK.

Umbrella Entertainment (Australia) is also releasing it

Robojaws · 07-04-2018, 06:00 AM

Since there is no thread for the Umbrella release of Dagon... or at least I could not find any, here is some good news directly from Umbrella.
I asked them about the master Dagon was struck from and if DNR was used like they did with Beyond Re-Animator. They answered "Hi Xxxx, we have not applied any DNR to our release of Dagon."
Too bad they did not say anything about the master.

Sorry for posting in the wrong thread....

dwk · 07-10-2018, 03:57 AM

R!S!P! has a review of DAGON and it isn't looking good

TripleHBK · 07-10-2018, 04:07 AM

Pretty decent review. Sounds like a pretty typical 3.0 - 3.5 Blu Ray release that has become customary from the Vestron line. Those early screen grabs look worse than the later ones so I imagine this will be a mixed bag in terms of presentation. I wish the reviewers would have confirmed that the release was uncut, but I'm sure we'll be hearing that soon enough. The interviews sound very entertaining and I can't wait to check them out. I'm still looking forward to this despite the average sounding picture quality.

dullboy · 07-10-2018, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dwk

R!S!P! has a review of DAGON and it isn't looking good

Ugh, that looks waxy af. I wonder if the Australian release from Umbrella is using the same master.

RiFiFi1955 · 07-10-2018, 04:44 PM

Yeah I dig this movie a lot but it is pricey for a subpar presentation.

sanjuro_61 · 07-10-2018, 06:41 PM

Looks like an upscale.

Edit: not an upscale, but heavy use of DNR

Catastrophe · 07-10-2018, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Pretty decent review. Sounds like a pretty typical 3.0 - 3.5 Blu Ray release that has become customary from the Vestron line.

No way. Those screenshots look more like a 2.0 to 2.5.

I'm usually very lenient when it comes to video quality from any releasing company but this just looks BAD.

I think I'll cancel my pre-order.

splintersan · 07-10-2018, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dwk

R!S!P! has a review of DAGON and it isn't looking good

Well that's good to know. It seems my German disc is what I'm sticking with until we see some info on the Australian release from Umbrella.

1234567? · 07-11-2018, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by splintersan

Well that's good to know. It seems my German disc is what I'm sticking with until we see some info on the Australian release from Umbrella.

I been looking over the Australian release. Imo it looks like a decent release. It list features that are slightly different but I imagine they will be some the same as far as interviews go. It does list teaser and tv spots that Vestron doesn't. I'm thinking about ordering this soon. Might wait a week more to get the consensus on the Vestron release. I doubt the Aussie release would have an upgrade in PQ over the Vestron.

I really like both art on both the releases too. Also Aussie disc is listed as region b. So some won't be able to play this one as an option. I may end up getting both eventually.

The Great Owl · 07-11-2018, 05:54 PM

I still need to place my order for Dagon.

Vestron Video has never really impressed me with regard to picture quality, but their presentations are still far from unwatchable, and I’m just happy that folks remember these particular films enough to put them in the format in the first place.

RedHarvest · 07-11-2018, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I still need to place my order for Dagon.

Vestron Video has never really impressed me with regard to picture quality, but their presentations are still far from unwatchable, and I’m just happy that folks remember these particular films enough to put them in the format in the first place.

^ this

splintersan · 07-11-2018, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 1234567?

I been looking over the Australian release. Imo it looks like a decent release. It list features that are slightly different but I imagine they will be some the same as far as interviews go. It does list teaser and tv spots that Vestron doesn't. I'm thinking about ordering this soon. Might wait a week more to get the consensus on the Vestron release. I doubt the Aussie release would have an upgrade in PQ over the Vestron.

I really like both art on both the releases too. Also Aussie disc is listed as region b. So some won't be able to play this one as an option. I may end up getting both eventually.

Umbrella hasn't been region locking their discs lately, they will list Region B as they are supposed to legally but the discs play just fine on Region A. I can't confirm all of their releases but I know Silver Bullet, Night of the Living Dead (90) and Orca all play on Region A players.

Robojaws · 07-11-2018, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Robojaws

Since there is no thread for the Umbrella release of Dagon... or at least I could not find any, here is some good news directly from Umbrella.
I asked them about the master Dagon was struck from and if DNR was used like they did with Beyond Re-Animator. They answered "Hi Xxxx, we have not applied any DNR to our release of Dagon."
Too bad they did not say anything about the master.

Sorry for posting in the wrong thread....

Just in case this was not noticed before...

07-04-2018, 06:00 AM	#68
Robojaws Active Member Member since:Jan 2017 Location:Germany 4K collection:348 Blu-ray collection:2188 DVD collection:6 Blu-ray reviews: 13	Since there is no thread for the Umbrella release of Dagon... or at least I could not find any, here is some good news directly from Umbrella. I asked them about the master Dagon was struck from and if DNR was used like they did with Beyond Re-Animator. They answered "Hi Xxxx, we have not applied any DNR to our release of Dagon." Too bad they did not say anything about the master. Sorry for posting in the wrong thread.... Last edited by Robojaws; 07-04-2018 at 10:15 AM.

05-30-2018, 03:17 PM	#63
MovieHermit Senior Member Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Toronto, Canada 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:2	I love this movie...one of my favorites actually... but pre order is $39.99 Canadian on Amazon?!! Hopefully it drops.

06-08-2018, 02:45 PM	#66
Hawkmonger Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2015 Trading Score:1	Disappointed this appears to be Region A only, hopefully woth a bit of the the UK edition is announced soon now the Vistron library is being released in the UK.

07-10-2018, 03:57 AM	#69
dwk Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2010	R!S!P! has a review of DAGON and it isn't looking good

07-10-2018, 04:07 AM	#70
TripleHBK Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Lincoln, NE Home Theater Gallery:52 4K collection:249 Blu-ray collection:3649 DVD collection:742 Blu-ray reviews: 17 Trading Score:47	Pretty decent review. Sounds like a pretty typical 3.0 - 3.5 Blu Ray release that has become customary from the Vestron line. Those early screen grabs look worse than the later ones so I imagine this will be a mixed bag in terms of presentation. I wish the reviewers would have confirmed that the release was uncut, but I'm sure we'll be hearing that soon enough. The interviews sound very entertaining and I can't wait to check them out. I'm still looking forward to this despite the average sounding picture quality.

07-10-2018, 04:44 PM	#72
RiFiFi1955 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Albany, NY 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:1930	Yeah I dig this movie a lot but it is pricey for a subpar presentation.

07-10-2018, 06:41 PM	#73
sanjuro_61 Active Member Member since:Jun 2013	Looks like an upscale. Edit: not an upscale, but heavy use of DNR

07-11-2018, 05:54 PM	#77
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	I still need to place my order for Dagon. Vestron Video has never really impressed me with regard to picture quality, but their presentations are still far from unwatchable, and I’m just happy that folks remember these particular films enough to put them in the format in the first place.

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