The Mothman Prophecies (2002) - March 31, 2021 - Imprint Films - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

Monterey Jack · 05-06-2021, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Hope my DD copy ships out soon.

Squeaky wheel, meet grease...scheduled for delivery Monday.

Member-222782 · 05-06-2021, 10:13 AM

I was waiting to see if Diabolik would have a Preorder available but I guess they're not planning on stocking this one. Had to order from Deep Discount and they've already shipped - estimated delivery on Monday. Pretty impressed by that; I've heard horror stories about them (DD) being slow to ship stuff but that has NOT been the case with the 3 or so orders I've placed so far. Can't wait to revisit this in HD. Nice-looking release too.

OceanBlue · 05-06-2021, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinema84

I was waiting to see if Diabolik would have a Preorder available but I guess they're not planning on stocking this one. Had to order from Deep Discount and they've already shipped - estimated delivery on Monday. Pretty impressed by that; I've heard horror stories about them (DD) being slow to ship stuff but that has NOT been the case with the 3 or so orders I've placed so far. Can't wait to revisit this in HD. Nice-looking release too.

I've found Deep Discount reliable with their shipping. Have had orders shipped quickly (it's only been items on backorder which have obviously taken longer to arrive).

I'm waiting to see if a UK label announces a release of The Mothman Prophecies. I remember liking it on the whole when I saw it at the cinema (at the time I was very much into The X-Files).

Member-222782 · 05-06-2021, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by OceanBlue

I've found Deep Discount reliable with their shipping. Have had orders shipped quickly (it's only been items on backorder which have obviously taken longer to arrive).

I'm waiting to see if a UK label announces a release of The Mothman Prophecies. I remember liking it on the whole when I saw it at the cinema (at the time I was very much into The X-Files).

I don't know if Sony controls worldwide rights, if so, your best best would be Powerhouse/Indicator. Bit of a long shot, though - this doesn't really seem up their alley. Just ordered the original Scarface from Deep Discount as well. Disappointed in Diabolik - they're missing the boat on these.

recS-12 · 05-07-2021, 04:46 AM

Still no shipping notice from Deep Discount.

THS · 05-07-2021, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by recS-12

Still no shipping notice from Deep Discount.

I got mine a few hours ago. Hopefully others start to get their's soon.

ThisKid · 05-07-2021, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by THS

I got mine a few hours ago. Hopefully others start to get their's soon.

I was rather lucky to obtain this release through a giveaway by Imprint themselves. Having been impressed with their edition of Breakdown, I look forward to what the release and film has to offer.

Count Orlok · 05-07-2021, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by recS-12

Still no shipping notice from Deep Discount.

Just received my shipping email yesterday. It should be here Saturday.

Monterey Jack · 05-07-2021, 01:38 PM

Got my copy!

Sadly, big wrinkle and slight indentiation at the bottom of the slip.

Hope to watch over the next few days.

Count Orlok · 05-08-2021, 02:50 AM

Mine made it a day early! About to slide it into my player.

The Indrid Cold phone call stills creeps me out, especially when he says 'chapstick'.

Monterey Jack · 05-09-2021, 12:50 AM

-The Mothman Prophecies (2002): A-

Re-visiting this on the fine new Aussie Via Vision Blu release reminded me anew of just what an impeccable slow-burn freakshow this is. Showing little in terms of overt violence or monster effects, director Mark Pellington and screenwriter Richard Hatem nevertheless sift through John Keel's based-on-fact book and craft a movie that casts a pall of directionless unease over the viewer that is sustained with eerie effectiveness. Richard Gere has one of his best roles as John Klein, a Washington Post columnist who finds himself drawn -- by possibly supernatural means -- to the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where a series of sightings of a mysterious, red-eyed figure are haunting the populace. Assisted by the local sheriff (Gere's Primal Fear co-star Laura Linney, in France McDormand Fargo garb), they investigate the sightings by interviewing the locals (Will Patton is terrific as a man driven to quiet insanity by his encounters with the inexplicable), and find themselves drawn into a web of inexplicable coincidences, portentous omens, and possible connections with what lies beyond.

Thrown away as a "January Horror Movie" in the winter of 2002 (has it been nearly twenty years since then...?! :shock: ), The Mothman Prophecies is a film that uses Fred Murphy's innovative camerawork and atmospheric sound design (I wouldn't want to listen to "Tomandandy"'s score by itself, but it works effectively within its context) to create an almost suffocating sense of dread, with glimmers of authentic anguish (like Gere's attempts to figure out if his late wife, played briefly but hauntingly by Debra Messing, is trying to contact him) and buoyed by fine performances. It all culminates in a bravura climax where all of the film’s collections of oblique clues and allusions come together in a sequence boasting some superb miniature work (at the tail end of the era when you’d still see miniatures utilized in movies) and a shivery denouement. It’s like The X-Files in its early days, before it became puffed up with pretentiousness and had no allusions other than scaring the dickens out of the viewer. Shame that Pellington’s career never amounted to much after this (and his previous thriller, the tense, underrated Arlington Road), because this film is an absolute beaut, and one of the best and most overlooked post-2000 horror movies.

Zorba · 05-09-2021, 02:18 AM

I got my copy from Deep Discount yesterday and watched it today.

It is my first Imprint blu ray. Excellent packaging.

It looks good, sounds good and the movie itself is the right kind of creepy.

Good time. Why I collect.

JR Ewing · 05-09-2021, 02:21 AM

Can anyone help? I've the original Via Vision 2016 release that had burnt in German titles. Is this new release the same transfer in terms of picture quality and compression?

silverlakephil · 05-09-2021, 12:31 PM

Wow. Great movie, quite creepy throughout. Transfer looks great to me. DVD Beaver has a review up if you’re curious.

“Chap...Stick”

Alister_M · 05-09-2021, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JR Ewing

Can anyone help? I've the original Via Vision 2016 release that had burnt in German titles. Is this new release the same transfer in terms of picture quality and compression?

No German subs on this one, not sure if it's the same scan but it's a BD-50 this time so the compression should be a lot better.

Katatonia · 05-11-2021, 12:43 AM

Mine arrived today from DD...

Comparisons are up with the German Blu-ray: https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=15863&d2=15865&c=6027

recS-12 · 05-11-2021, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Katatonia

Mine arrived today from DD...

Comparisons are up with the German Blu-ray: https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=15863&d2=15865&c=6027

STILL waiting for mine. This is painful.

daycity · 05-11-2021, 01:41 AM

This looks so much better than the ugly edge enhanced / filtered German transfer.

https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=3&x...9&l=0&i=4&go=1

Ordered.

Spartan21 · 05-11-2021, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by daycity

This looks so much better than the ugly edge enhanced / filtered German transfer.

https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=3&x...9&l=0&i=4&go=1

Ordered.

But the AU version also looks too soft and has lack of detail. Only a brand new transfer would make this movie look really good.

DawnShadow · 05-11-2021, 02:37 AM

I could not possibly choose the AU version over the German one if I was going off those comparisons...

05-06-2021, 10:13 AM	#62
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	I was waiting to see if Diabolik would have a Preorder available but I guess they're not planning on stocking this one. Had to order from Deep Discount and they've already shipped - estimated delivery on Monday. Pretty impressed by that; I've heard horror stories about them (DD) being slow to ship stuff but that has NOT been the case with the 3 or so orders I've placed so far. Can't wait to revisit this in HD. Nice-looking release too.

05-07-2021, 04:46 AM	#65
recS-12 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Tucson, Az USA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:1373 DVD collection:257 MA collection:286 Digital collection:175 iTunes collection:269 Trading Score:75	Still no shipping notice from Deep Discount.

05-07-2021, 01:38 PM	#69
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:710	Got my copy! Sadly, big wrinkle and slight indentiation at the bottom of the slip. Hope to watch over the next few days.

05-08-2021, 02:50 AM	#70
Count Orlok Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2012 Location:41.7325° N, 49.9469° W Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:383 Blu-ray collection:2416 DVD collection:88 MA collection:212 Digital collection:421 iTunes collection:6 Blu-ray reviews: 10 Trading Score:182	Mine made it a day early! About to slide it into my player. The Indrid Cold phone call stills creeps me out, especially when he says 'chapstick'.

05-09-2021, 12:50 AM	#71
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:710	-The Mothman Prophecies (2002): A- Re-visiting this on the fine new Aussie Via Vision Blu release reminded me anew of just what an impeccable slow-burn freakshow this is. Showing little in terms of overt violence or monster effects, director Mark Pellington and screenwriter Richard Hatem nevertheless sift through John Keel's based-on-fact book and craft a movie that casts a pall of directionless unease over the viewer that is sustained with eerie effectiveness. Richard Gere has one of his best roles as John Klein, a Washington Post columnist who finds himself drawn -- by possibly supernatural means -- to the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where a series of sightings of a mysterious, red-eyed figure are haunting the populace. Assisted by the local sheriff (Gere's Primal Fear co-star Laura Linney, in France McDormand Fargo garb), they investigate the sightings by interviewing the locals (Will Patton is terrific as a man driven to quiet insanity by his encounters with the inexplicable), and find themselves drawn into a web of inexplicable coincidences, portentous omens, and possible connections with what lies beyond. Thrown away as a "January Horror Movie" in the winter of 2002 (has it been nearly twenty years since then...?! :shock: ), The Mothman Prophecies is a film that uses Fred Murphy's innovative camerawork and atmospheric sound design (I wouldn't want to listen to "Tomandandy"'s score by itself, but it works effectively within its context) to create an almost suffocating sense of dread, with glimmers of authentic anguish (like Gere's attempts to figure out if his late wife, played briefly but hauntingly by Debra Messing, is trying to contact him) and buoyed by fine performances. It all culminates in a bravura climax where all of the film’s collections of oblique clues and allusions come together in a sequence boasting some superb miniature work (at the tail end of the era when you’d still see miniatures utilized in movies) and a shivery denouement. It’s like The X-Files in its early days, before it became puffed up with pretentiousness and had no allusions other than scaring the dickens out of the viewer. Shame that Pellington’s career never amounted to much after this (and his previous thriller, the tense, underrated Arlington Road), because this film is an absolute beaut, and one of the best and most overlooked post-2000 horror movies.

05-09-2021, 02:18 AM	#72
Zorba Active Member Member since:Feb 2010 4K collection:535 Blu-ray collection:1996 DVD collection:108	I got my copy from Deep Discount yesterday and watched it today. It is my first Imprint blu ray. Excellent packaging. It looks good, sounds good and the movie itself is the right kind of creepy. Good time. Why I collect.

05-09-2021, 02:21 AM	#73
JR Ewing Senior Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Ireland 4K collection:143 Blu-ray collection:772 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Can anyone help? I've the original Via Vision 2016 release that had burnt in German titles. Is this new release the same transfer in terms of picture quality and compression?

05-09-2021, 12:31 PM	#74
silverlakephil Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2011 Location:The Bay Area 4K collection:99 Blu-ray collection:2292 DVD collection:13 Trading Score:18	Wow. Great movie, quite creepy throughout. Transfer looks great to me. DVD Beaver has a review up if you’re curious. “Chap...Stick”

05-11-2021, 12:43 AM	#76
Katatonia Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Missouri, USA 4K collection:930 Blu-ray collection:8254 DVD collection:3655 Digital collection:33 Prime collection:106 Blu-ray reviews: 30 Trading Score:156	Mine arrived today from DD... Comparisons are up with the German Blu-ray: https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=15863&d2=15865&c=6027

05-11-2021, 01:41 AM	#78
daycity Active Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Cheshire, England Trading Score:4	This looks so much better than the ugly edge enhanced / filtered German transfer. https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=3&x...9&l=0&i=4&go=1 Ordered.

05-11-2021, 02:37 AM	#80
DawnShadow Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2014 4K collection:103 Blu-ray collection:851 DVD collection:181 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:223	I could not possibly choose the AU version over the German one if I was going off those comparisons...

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