The Official Odeon Entertainment Thread

[Ste7en]

They are, he gets a bit whizzy with the Photoshop

[derek_1999]

Interesting that more were sent in standard mailers, seems BAKA's copy was one of the few in normal steelbook packing.

Maybe something to do with Amazon having to get more stock (mine was sent Weds and arrived Friday, so presume that was new stock).

Anyway, pleased with this release - great cover and an enjoyable film from a simpler time

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

I got 2035

Really enjoyed it, thought there was a fair bit of DNR used in a few sections. Nothing too troubling though.

The Christopher Lee story is easily my favourite of the bunch.

No DNR at all by the look of it. The issues seem to stem from compression - restored Techniscope needs a bit more than it was allowed on a disc packed with HD material. It does look a bit weird though. It resolves as a weird shifting pattern in the grain doesn't it as the encoder is struggling to resolve it all at the bitrate allowed.

[the blob]

To be honest, I only really found obvious issues in the first segment which seemed the most grain-intense. I described it as blocky, where you can just tell it's not all resolved well so you see more the movement of chunks of grain rather than a natural field movement. Even still, I wouldn't say it was distracting.

Personally, once I got to the more well-lit and bold-coloured segments, with Lee and Sutherland especially I thought it looked great.

[OgamiittoMcJ]

expecting some new announcements soon, here's some FB posts

sept2015
This has probably been asked dozens of times, but do Odeon have any plans to release Pete Walker's THE FLESH AND BLOOD SHOW, FRIGHTMARE and THE COMEBACK on Blu ray?

We'll definitely release The flesh and blood show and Frightmare on Bluray by Autumn next year

oct2015
Anyone know if there are plans to release further Pete Walker films?

We are gradually working through HD remastering on almost all Pete Walker films and updating some existing HD masters from the US.
Die Screaming Marianne is next on the list for Spring 2016.

dec2015
and we will be announcing some exciting release news in January for the first half of 2016!

feb2016
Is it true that Screenbound will be releasing a Blu of SATAN'S SLAVES? I heard a rumor about this but wasn't sure if the source was correct. Thanks!

Happy to say it's in the planning process! Just assessing the negatives next month and then looking at new extras

[Show spoiler]

[BarnDoor]

Be nice if we got a few of Norman J Warren's output from Screenbound. Hopefully they can get their hands on Inseminoid and Terror (unless Arrow beat them to the punch).

[Ste7en]

Satan's Slave! Fantastic news

[the blob]

Originally Posted by OgamiittoMcJ

feb2016
Is it true that Screenbound will be releasing a Blu of SATAN'S SLAVES? I heard a rumor about this but wasn't sure if the source was correct. Thanks!

Happy to say it's in the planning process! Just assessing the negatives next month and then looking at new extras

[Show spoiler]

I wonder if they'll try the stronger version. I know Warren prefers the softer version but it would nice to have it as a branched option or something if they can get it through the BBFC.

[CrockettandTubbs]

I missed out on this Norman J Warren coffin dvd boxset (it was coffin-shaped despite this picture):



I loved these releases, even if the disc holders weren't very good

[Pecker]

Originally Posted by CrockettandTubbs

I missed out on this Norman J Warren coffin dvd boxset (it was coffin-shaped despite this picture):



I loved these releases, even if the disc holders weren't very good

I still have 'em all.

Steve W

[OgamiittoMcJ]

yeh I had them too, but cashed them in before Blu-ray launched
seem to still be worth quite a bit

[Ste7en]

I still have mine

[OgamiittoMcJ]

Originally Posted by Ste7en

I still have mine

your rich, sell em quick

[oddbox83]

News of new releases is all great and that, but is anyone else has annoyed as me they've just brushed the issues with Dr Terror's House of Horrors under the carpet? Not even an apology, they left it on some very terse words from Alan Byron on Facebook along the lines of (and I'm paraphrasing from memory) they're releasing it so they can grade and sound mix how they please... It leaves me very wary of them, which is very sad as I should be excited for more.

I repeat. Not even an apology. People buying niche releases can sympathise with tight budgets, but not what appears to be a totally uncaring attitude towards the fans. If Screenbound don't listen to their fans with genuine grievances about their releases (and concerns about the yellow-biased grades by Pinewood across many of their releases too which are being shrugged off without any satisfactory explanation. If there's a reason that holds water, tell us then everyone can move on!), then they've probably plateaued and won't get any better.

Don't get me wrong, I love what they're doing and the sort of genre cinema they release. Which is probably why this is still eating at me. I had similar concerns about Arrow a few years ago, and look what happened there when they listened. Dwindling physical media sales make a good relationship with the core customer base all the more important. Worst that could happen is people don't pre-order future restorations, then they'll stop. Like the Hammer Blu-rays from Studiocanal, where fans were understandably wary after several errors and mistakes of judgement and they've ended up being cancelled.

[OgamiittoMcJ]

Originally Posted by oddbox83

[Show spoiler]News of new releases is all great and that, but is anyone else has annoyed as me they've just brushed the issues with Dr Terror's House of Horrors under the carpet? Not even an apology, they left it on some very terse words from Alan Byron on Facebook along the lines of (and I'm paraphrasing from memory) they're releasing it so they can grade and sound mix how they please... It leaves me very wary of them, which is very sad as I should be excited for more.

I repeat. Not even an apology. People buying niche releases can sympathise with tight budgets, but not what appears to be a totally uncaring attitude towards the fans. If Screenbound don't listen to their fans with genuine grievances about their releases (and concerns about the yellow-biased grades by Pinewood across many of their releases too which are being shrugged off without any satisfactory explanation. If there's a reason that holds water, tell us then everyone can move on!), then they've probably plateaued and won't get any better.

Don't get me wrong, I love what they're doing and the sort of genre cinema they release. Which is probably why this is still eating at me. I had similar concerns about Arrow a few years ago, and look what happened there when they listened. Dwindling physical media sales make a good relationship with the core customer base all the more important. Worst that could happen is people don't pre-order future restorations, then they'll stop. Like the Hammer Blu-rays from Studiocanal, where fans were understandably wary after several errors and mistakes of judgement and they've ended up being cancelled.

btw not having a dig just trying to discuss

ok so you were upset by Dr Terror's then
you mention similar concern's with Arrow a few year's ago, and say look what happened when they listened,
have you seen the Hellraiser, Shivers and Deep Red thread's
even Arrow are not Perfect

Screenbound haven't released many Blu-rays, and look how long it took for Arrow to sort themselves out, and they're still making mistakes
so I would say, they, like every label have some QC problems, but hopefully they get better with more releases and experience

[the blob]

Originally Posted by OgamiittoMcJ

btw not having a dig just trying to discuss



ok so you were upset by Dr Terror's then

you mention similar concern's with Arrow a few year's ago, and say look what happened when they listened,

have you seen the Hellraiser, Shivers and Deep Red thread's

even Arrow are not Perfect



Screenbound haven't released many Blu-rays, and look how long it took for Arrow to sort themselves out, and they're still making mistakes

so I would say, they, like every label have some QC problems, but hopefully they get better with more releases and experience

One of the biggest problems though isn't just the QC, it's the denial of any issues and disdain to the customers. Like odd box said, at least an apology would have helped.

Getting back to the QC though, Arrow had released DVD's before but nowhere near on the scale that Odeon had. A new format shouldn't have any bearing on something like the mistakes on Dr Terror's being caught.

I was a big supporter of their releases. They seem to have a lack of (or want of) review PR which means a customer has to put extra faith in them but I suggest that's something else they fix as I'm a bit less willing now to dive in.

[oddbox83]

Thanks theblob, that's the nail in the head. The restoration mistakes are unfortunate but it's the lack of admittance that's the big deal for me. What's to put customers minds at rest that any effort will be taken to prevent it happening again?

[OgamiittoMcJ]

Originally Posted by oddbox83

Thanks theblob, that's the nail in the head. The restoration mistakes are unfortunate but it's the lack of admittance that's the big deal for me. What's to put customers minds at rest that any effort will be taken to prevent it happening again?

as far as I'm aware they did make a response regarding this,
although the response doesn't mention the missing scream or missing music

http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=34516

[Show spoiler]If anyone is saying that the US version has extra footage in it, then they are either mistaken, or the US distributor has chosen to insert footage that was not from the original camera negative scan and not what the director signed off."

so I take it you don't agree with what they said ?
and did the original theatrical version have the missing scene ? and/or previous DVD release ?

[drterror666]

Originally Posted by OgamiittoMcJ

missing scream or missing music

Did I miss something? What missing scream and music?

[OgamiittoMcJ]

Originally Posted by drterror666

Did I miss something? What missing scream and music?

see above link