Village of the Damned 4K UHD (1995) (Collector's Edition) (Scream Factory)

[jwb]

It's clear the the previous scan was adequate, just over sharpened. That's why I consider this a subtle upgrade, because there is no real big revelations with the new version.

This is probably the best its ever gonna look. Shout should have recalled the original blu-ray with its bad audio track.

The commentary on the new disc is alright. Would have been better if Carpenter was there, but I don't think he really cares about this film since the only reason he made it was so they would let him make another film he really wanted, which never happened.

If you don't own the original disc, this is a clear buy. If you already own it, I'd wait for a sale.

[brainofj72]

Uhhhhh yeah that upgrade looks anything but subtle

[BlazinJesus]

@reviewer. It was not an electrical blackout. It was called a "blackout" because the people in the town blacked out. So yes, it does make sense that the lights were on in the school and stores.

[SpacemanDoug]

Originally Posted by Matt89

Yeah I'm also not much of a fan of his later stuff. I enjoy Vampires, but Ghosts of Mars has never sat well with me. Village of the Damned is like mid-tier Carpenter. Haven't decided yet if I'm gonna grab the UHD.

Absolutely love Christine, though. And In the Mouth of Madness is fantastic, can't believe we didn't get a UHD this year for the film's 30th. Seems like they should've released that this year for its anniversary and Village of the Damned next year for its 30th. But whatever.

Well, technically In the Mouth of Madness didn't get its wide domestic release until 1995, it only premiered in Italy in late 1994

[Telemachus]

inb4 Ruined says the old Blu ray is more accurate

[balthazar_bee]

Few things I hate more than shimmering edges from excessive sharpening, so I'm glad I ordered this, even though it's a Carpenter I rarely revisit. I've probably seen Ghosts of Mars ten times and Vampires twenty times in comparison to this one's twice.

[Matt89]

Originally Posted by SpacemanDoug

Well, technically In the Mouth of Madness didn't get its wide domestic release until 1995, it only premiered in Italy in late 1994

2025 it is then!

[DaylightsEnd]

Originally Posted by Matt89

2025 it is then!

OMFG it's really been 30 years......


edit: I didn't get a chance to dig into this transfer very deeply because my house is in the middle of some major remodeling and my theater room is being used to store some furniture while new marble floors are going in elsewhere. I did, however, get to watch a few scenes of the Village of the Damned uhd briefly on my oled, and it looks surprisingly filmic with excellent depth and color. I think it smokes the old blu. I'll have to scrutinize the encode later when I get to sit down and watch the whole feature soon, but as it stands, I'm fairly happy so far with the upgrade from the portions I've previewed. Sure, it's no Arrow or Synapse jam, but absent any glaring errors I'm unaware of, if this is the only uhd release the film ever gets, I think I could be ok with that.

[Resident Evil Labs]

Might be double dipping on this and Shocker. Both underrated imo

[ko8ebryant24]

BD (2016) vs UHD BL+FEL

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=2197

[bokes]

Did the latest 4k release drop the old commentary on this?
I thought it had Carpenter talking with his cinematographer?
or am I thinking of some other release?

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by bokes

Did the latest 4k release drop the old commentary on this?
I thought it had Carpenter talking with his cinematographer?
or am I thinking of some other release?

In the Mouth of Madness? Village didn't have one before this release.

[DaylightsEnd]

The uhd shows a very nice bump in fine detail. More filmic with decent grain. Solid, conservative color palette and great skin tones. I remain pleased with the 4k upgrade. Shame the film doesn't seem to have a few more fans. I hope Shout continues to up its game like this on the format. Hopefully they give the same attention to detail and solid encodes to the upcoming Vampires and Ghosts of Mars uhd releases.

If Assault on Precinct 13 and ItMoM get solid uhds soon, and The Thing 4k can eventually get a definitive uhd release with OG audio (maybe Arrow?), Carpenter's filmography can close out on a real high note on the format.

[bondfooll]

I saw this in the Going OOP sale Shout’s having. Anyone know if it’s just the two posters and a bonus slipcover package or have they somehow lost the rights to the whole movie?

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by bondfooll

I saw this in the Going OOP sale Shout’s having. Anyone know if it’s just the two posters and a bonus slipcover package or have they somehow lost the rights to the whole movie?

It's just the package with the posters and slip, same as Bubba Ho-Tep and ROTLD.

[cheez avenger]

Finally watched this on 4K and it was great. The best it has ever looked and sounded. Gonna dig into the special features on the Blu-ray now.

[Martoto]

Not sure where this belongs if anywhere.

But the Master of Horror paying tribute to another GOAT, and Luke Skywalker reacting to it , means quite a lot to me.

[Martoto]

It's like seeing God paying tribute to Buddha and Jesus agreeing with him.

[gotBlu]

Shout has the deluxe collector's ed with all the posters and extra slip, vinyl, etc on blow-out sale for $24.50

[Nosferatu31]

Originally Posted by gotBlu

Shout has the deluxe collector's ed with all the posters and extra slip, vinyl, etc on blow-out sale for $24.50

That's a steal at that price. Keep the 4K and sell everything else and you could easily get your money back.