Physical & Digital EST: The Future of Home Video Discussion Thread

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by The_Donster

I vote CV19 be the pro physical spokesperson. You kept it brief and made some fine points without making it personal. Which I’m guilty of too. My wife and I literally came across our old Blockbuster and local video stores when purging for the move Dustin44. It has been so long I can’t remember when ours closed their doors.

I consider CV a true online friend. He is a absolute gent. Having said that, too many egos in here for that to work!

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by CV19

Yes, horror is my favourite genre closely followed by sci-fi. You're absolutely right about the cover art - I recall getting Driller Killer one night which had that very famous image on the cover and remember the film not being anywhere near as gory as the image would have indicated. I'm guessing the video was a heavily cut version of the film, as back in those days the BBFC (British Film Censors) were cracking down on so-called 'video nasties'.

Hammer horror especially if I remember correctly? My fave Christopher Lee film is The Wicker Man. Think I might have mentioned it!

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by CV19

Yes, horror is my favourite genre closely followed by sci-fi. You're absolutely right about the cover art - I recall getting Driller Killer one night which had that very famous image on the cover and remember the film not being anywhere near as gory as the image would have indicated. I'm guessing the video was a heavily cut version of the film, as back in those days the BBFC (British Film Censors) were cracking down on so-called 'video nasties'.

As a horror film fan, what do you think of A Quiet Place? I am curious what a fan, any fan, of classic horror thinks of this most recent release.

[CV19]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Hammer horror especially if I remember correctly? My fave Christopher Lee film is The Wicker Man. Think I might have mentioned it!

I love the Hammer films too. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Boris Karloff are definitely my favourites of the British actors, and out of the many American actors I admire, Vincent Price has to be the very best for me. It's a coincidence they all happen to be well known horror actors.

[CV19]

Originally Posted by Vilya

As a horror film fan, what do you think of A Quiet Place? I am curious what a fan, any fan, of classic horror thinks of this most recent release.

I'm afraid I haven't got round to seeing that one yet Vilya. In fact in all honesty, there's quite a few recent horror films that I have yet to catch up on, and there are a number of them which have come highly recommended. As I now only work part-time, I'll have more opportunity.

[Wendell R. Breland]

IIRC, in the early 2000's there was a Blockbuster board member (with a lot of shares) that had a background in kiosk and tried to get Blockbuster to move in the direction of kiosk. I believe MacDonald’s already had some in place.

Redbox purchased the MacDonald’s kiosk business and did a great job of expanding it to most of the US. Blockbuster tried to get into the by-mail and kiosk business but it was to little and way too late. Last I looked Redbox had > 41,000 kiosk. Never used them, Netflix delivers BD to my mailbox .

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Vilya

As a horror film fan, what do you think of A Quiet Place? I am curious what a fan, any fan, of classic horror thinks of this most recent release.

I really enjoyed it. Second half was pretty much non stop tension. It could have been the third Cloverfield movie as it somewhat fits that universe. One of the better Atmos mixes for those who are interested and have that in their setup.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by CV19

I love the Hammer films too. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Boris Karloff are definitely my favourites of the British actors, and out of the many American actors I admire, Vincent Price has to be the very best for me. It's a coincidence they all happen to be well known horror actors.

Yep, Love Vincent Price. His first big film was ‘House Of Wax’ which I own on 3D Blu-ray. Masterful transfer with some superb depth.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by CV19

I'm afraid I haven't got round to seeing that one yet Vilya. In fact in all honesty, there's quite a few recent horror films that I have yet to catch up on, and there are a number of them which have come highly recommended. As I now only work part-time, I'll have more opportunity.

It’s a cracker CV19.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Yep, Love Vincent Price. His first big film was ‘House Of Wax’ which I own on 3D Blu-ray. Masterful transfer with some superb depth.

I bought that 3D blu-ray recently; I need to watch it. I have never seen House Of Wax in 3D.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I bought that 3D blu-ray recently; I need to watch it. I have never seen House Of Wax in 3D.

Watch it man, it’s great.

[The_Donster]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Having said that, too many egos in here for that to work!

Speaking of which, are some of you trolling one another at this point? I went to see where alchav21’s posts in the forum and saw some familiar faces in every thread they post in

[CV19]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Yep, Love Vincent Price. His first big film was ‘House Of Wax’ which I own on 3D Blu-ray. Masterful transfer with some superb depth.

A terrific film mate. I've always liked Price's non-horror films too, which he made in the 1940's such as Laura and Dragonwyck which I also have on Blu-ray. A versatile actor, he was excellent in dramas and comedies - I love the one he did with Peter Lorre called Comedy Of Terrors. If you haven't seen that one, check it out.

My favourite series of Vincent Price's films are the Edgar Allan Poe adaptations he made with Roger Corman in the 1960's. Brilliant gothic horror films.

Originally Posted by Steedeel

It’s a cracker CV19.

Thanks for the recommendation. I think it's out on disc next month, so I'm having that one. Somehow I know I'm going to enjoy it.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by CV19

A terrific film mate. I've always liked Price's non-horror films too, which he made in the 1940's such as Laura and Dragonwyck which I also have on Blu-ray. A versatile actor, he was excellent in dramas and comedies - I love the one he did with Peter Lorre called Comedy Of Terrors. If you haven't seen that one, check it out.

I recently bought Dragonwyck, too. I have yet to watch it. I sense a Vincent Price marathon coming soon.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by The_Donster

Speaking of which, are some of you trolling one another at this point? I went to see where alchav21’s posts in the forum and saw some familiar faces in every thread they post in

Not at all, I’m ashamed to say I include myself in that. Something I’m working on.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by CV19

A terrific film mate. I've always liked Price's non-horror films too, which he made in the 1940's such as Laura and Dragonwyck which I also have on Blu-ray. A versatile actor, he was excellent in dramas and comedies - I love the one he did with Peter Lorre called Comedy Of Terrors. If you haven't seen that one, check it out.

My favourite series of Vincent Price's films are the Edgar Allan Poe adaptations he made with Roger Corman in the 1960's. Brilliant gothic horror films.




Thanks for the recommendation. I think it's out on disc next month, so I'm having that one. Somehow I know I'm going to enjoy it.

Yeah, comedy of terrors was very good. I actually prefer Price to the also excellent Cushing and Lee.

[CV19]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I recently bought Dragonwyck, too. I have yet to watch it. I sense a Vincent Price marathon coming soon.

Excellent. I would also like to have added Leave Her To Heaven which I saw many years ago, and Twilight Time did release it on Blu-ray but I gather it's now unavailable.

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Yeah, comedy of terrors was very good. I actually prefer Price to the also excellent Cushing and Lee.

To tell you the truth when I first signed up on this forum, I was trying to decide whether to have Price for my avatar or Lee. I would have been perfectly happy to have Price, but in the end I settled for Lee because with me being a Brit, I thought it was more appropriate to have a Brit actor too.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by CV19

Excellent. I would also like to have added Leave Her To Heaven which I saw many years ago, and Twilight Time did release it on Blu-ray but I gather it's now unavailable.

Amazon.es has Leave Her To Heaven for 12.99 euros. It is region free, English audio, but it only has Spanish subtitles, apparently.

https://www.amazon.es/Leave-Her-to-H...A1AT7YVPFBWXBL

[CV19]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Amazon.es has Leave Her To Heaven for 12.99 euros. It is region free, English audio, but it only has Spanish subtitles, apparently.

https://www.amazon.es/Leave-Her-to-H...A1AT7YVPFBWXBL

Thanks for that link Vilya. The only issue I have with Blu-rays from Spain is that they are usually on burnt discs rather than original pressed ones. In saying that, it's a reasonable price as I think the Twilight Time disc was around $30 with shipping on top of that.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by CV19

Thanks for that link Vilya. The only issue I have with Blu-rays from Spain is that they are usually on burnt discs rather than original pressed ones. In saying that, it's a reasonable price as I think the Twilight Time disc was around $30 with shipping on top of that.

It is being sold directly from amazon.es, so that might lessen the likelihood of getting a burned disc.