Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Releases - Blu-ray Forum

Atari Charles · 10-22-2010, 04:55 PM

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Releases
These are posted as I discover them, not by quality.
Thank you to the people reading and commenting on this post.

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Network
- U.K. Region Free. Not cropped but some film Damage. From print. Missing ~35 seconds of footage. Extras: Theatrical trailer.

DISC INFO:

[Show spoiler]

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Optimum
- U.K. Region B. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: the 83 minute "One For The Fire" documentary.

DISC INFO:

[Show spoiler]

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Forgotten Films
-1st Printing U.S.A. Region A. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Missing 30 seconds of footage. Atari Charles a long time ago says, "Best U.S. Release So Far!"

-2nd Printing U.S.A. Region A. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. No missing footage. Atari Charles says, "I contacted FFs about the missing footage, so they did a 2nd printing fixing this issue."

SPOILER is for first printing of DISC.

DISC INFO:

[Show spoiler]

Night Of The Living Dead Blu-ray Happinet
- Japan. Region A. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: 2 commentary tracks, the 83 minute "One For The Fire" documentary, a 17 minute audio interview with Duane Jones, and a theatrical trailer.

DISC INFO:

[Show spoiler]

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Umbrella
- Australia. Region Free. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: Reflections on the Living Dead - 80 Mins - An exclusive documentary on the making of Night of the Living Dead, featuring interviews with Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper and Sam Raimi. TV Spot. Theatrical Trailer.

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Umbrella
- Australia. Region Free. Double Feature of Night of the Living Dead(1968)[Disc 2] and Night of the Living Dead(1990)[Disc 1]. Reversible cover.
Night of the Living Dead(1968): Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: Reflections on the Living Dead - 80 Mins - An exclusive documentary on the making of Night of the Living Dead, featuring interviews with Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper and Sam Raimi. TV Spot. Theatrical Trailer.
Night of the Living Dead(1990): No Smurf-Blue Tint. Audio Commentary with Tom Savini. The Dead Walk Featurette. Behind-The-Scenes Featurette. Tom Savini Interview (All-New). John Vulich & Everrett Burrell Interview (All-New). Patricia Tallman Interview (All-New).

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Aventi
- France. Region B. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: 2 commentary tracks, the 83 minute "One For The Fire" documentary, a 17 minute audio interview with Duane Jones, and a theatrical trailer.

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Elephant Films
- France. Region B. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: # The Dead Walk : 24'50", AVC, DD 2.0. Torrente writes, "It[The Dead Walk] is the making of the remake by Tom Savini! (yes I know it's strange but french editors can be sneaky at times ahah) # Trailer.... of the remake by Tom Savini (yes I know I know... sneaky!)"

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Enjoy Movies
-Italy. Region B. Unknown Quality. Extras: None

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Raro Video
-Italy. Region B. Unknown Quality. Extras: None

Night of the Living Dead / Dawn Of The Dead / Day of the Dead Blu-ray Intergroove
- Germany

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Power Station
- Germany

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Knm Home Entertainment
- Germany. Unknown Quality. Extras: None.

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Best Entertainment
- Germany. Region Free. 50HZ. Unknown Quality. Extras: One for the Fire - 01:23:53 - 1080/50i; Duane Jones Interview - 00:16:47 - 1080/50i; George Romero Interview - 00:15:48 - 1080/50i; NOTLD English Trailer - 00:01:49 - 1080/50i; and Dementia 13 movie(VHS Quality). The movie has 2.0 tracks in English, German, and two commentary tracks. Orlando Eastwood states, "The release I have, from Best Entertainment, is all upscaled from SD and it's 1080/50i. The German dub sounds new and has a new techno-ish score, however one scene in the German is missing so it goes over to English with German subs. The subs are removable but are automatically on even if you have the film set to English. So, mid way during the film, German subs will pop up for that one scene. Now, onto Fright Night aka Dementia 13, the film is upscaled to 1080/50i and only has German dubbing on the disc. Even Dementia 13 is 4:3 non-anamorphic widescreen transfer that has the black bars on the top and bottom and then upscaled so it has bars on all sides. Also, Dementia 13 only has German dubbing. No English audio is present for the film. It's horrible quality."

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Splendid Film
-Germany. Region B. Unknown Quality. Extras: - Making-Of (24:49 min) - Original Trailer (01:44 min) - Theatrical Trailer German Version (01:50 min) - Gallery - 28 pages Booklet - Documentation "Fan Of the Dead" (51:50 min)

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Marketing Films
- Germany

[Show spoiler]

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray UNKNOWN COMPANY
- Germany. Region B. Unknown Quality. Extras: Unknown.

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Suevia/Crest Films
- Spain. Region B. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: the 72 minute "Reflections of Night of the Living Dead" documentary.

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Tribanda Pictures
- Spain. Region B. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: 2 commentary tracks, the 83 minute "One For The Fire" documentary, a 17 minute audio interview with Duane Jones, and a theatrical trailer.

Night of the Living Dead / Hellrasier Blu-ray Tribanda Pictures
- Spain. Region B. - NOTLD: Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Hellraiser: Unknown quality. Extras: Unknown.

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray NSM
- Austria.

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray NSM 3 variations
- Austria. Blu-ray Hartbox Release. Limited Edition 131 Copies. Region B. Unknown Quality. Extras: Easter Egg Hidden Feature.

Trilogy of the Dead Blu-ray NSM
- Austria.

Night of the Living Dead: 50th Anniversary Edition Mill Creek Entertainment
-U.S.A. Region A. New transfer but worn print used for transfer. Limited and dull tin can audio range. Extras: None

Night of the Living Dead Criterion
-U.S.A. Region A. Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, George Romero's Night of the Living Dead arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. Brand new MoMA4K transfer. "It hasn't been mentioned very much, but the MoMA restoration of Night of the Living Dead, the source used for the Criterion blu-ray, is the first and only restoration of the film that George Romero was able to review and approve prior to its being released. He also oversaw the restoration of the film's soundtrack together with Gary Streiner, which was also the first time that original sound elements could be located and utilized. Romero was not involved with nor approved any restorations of NOTLD prior to the MoMA restoration. Any "director approved" labels were simply marketing hype, since the restorations were indeed authorized by Image Ten. The MoMA restoration is also the first high definition transfer of the original 35mm camera negative." - Jim Cirronella.

The following text appears inside the leaflet provided with this Blu-ray release:
"This restoration by the Museum of Modern Art and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation and the Celeste Bartos Fund for Film Preservation, was undertaken from a new digital transfer created in 4K resolution on Cineric's wet-gate film scanner, primarily from the original 35mm camera negative. For the few seconds that proved impossible to scan from this element -- approximately 1 percent of the feature film -- a 35mm fine-grain from 1968 was used. The transfer was supervised by director George A. Romero, coscreenwriter John A. Russo, sound engineer Gary R. Streiner, and producer Russell W. Streiner. After the evaluation of eighteen separate source elements, the original monaural soundtrack was remastered under the supervision of Romero and Gary Streiner from the original quarter-inch mix masters, quarter-inch premix audio tape, a final composite 16mm magnetic track, and the 16mm magnetic mix units. The restoration was performed at Audio Mechanics, led by John Polito.

Transfer supervisors: Eric Nyari/Cineric, New York; George A. Romero; John A. Russo; Gary R. Streiner; Russell W. Streiner; Katie Trainor/Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Colorist: Daniel DeVincent/Cineric."

The film boasts the type of consistently pleasing delineation and fluidity that very high-quality 4K restorations are known to deliver. Even the tiny portion of footage that was sourced from the fine-grain will be practically indistinguishable to trained eyes because density levels remain very solid. The biggest improvements are introduced by the wide range of vastly superior nuances, which make both the darker indoor/nighttime and daylight outdoor footage look terrific (see screencaptures #2, 4 and 18). Rather predictably, grain exposure is excellent and there is an overall tightness that comes with it that gives the film an excellent organic appearance. There are no traces of compromising sharpening adjustments. The grading is very convincing -- the blacks are very stable and lush but not boosted, while the grays and whites have wonderful ranges of rich nuances. Additionally, it is clear that extensive cleanup work was performed to remove all traces of age-related imperfections because the film looks spotless. Image stability is excellent. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).

Extras: George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the disc include original trailers; multiple archival interviews with cast and crew members;' two archival audio commentaries; previously unseen footage; and lot more. The release also arrives with an illustrated leaflet/poster featuring critic Stuart Klawans' essay "Mere Anarchy is Loosed" and technical credits. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature.

Criterion | 1968 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 97 min | Not rated | Feb 13, 2018
Video
Codec: MPEG-4 AVC (35.67 Mbps)
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1

Audio
English: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)

Subtitles
English SDH

Discs
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BD-50)

Packaging
Slipbox
DigiPack

Playback
Region A (locked)

Deadset · 10-22-2010, 05:04 PM

I still just have this version:

Zippyfan · 10-22-2010, 05:11 PM

Can someone tell me why Romero doesnt give the original prints to a proper film studio to release? For example Arrrow or Anchor bay?

KrugStillo · 10-22-2010, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zippyfan

Can someone tell me why Romero doesnt give the original prints to a proper film studio to release? For example Arrrow or Anchor bay?

I don't think he has any real control over that to this day. When they did the Elite transfer back in the day they copyrighted that to him and Elite but maybe he needs Elite's permission to use that as well. The whole thing with Night is weird, it may in fact be owned by the Wiensteins at this point and that would be tricky because of their legal issues. However we may get lucky and get a Vivendi release since it seems they are handling the Wiensteins catalog. Who knows?

steve_dave · 10-22-2010, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zippyfan

Can someone tell me why Romero doesnt give the original prints to a proper film studio to release? For example Arrrow or Anchor bay?

Anchor Bay did release this on DVD in the US, twice.

Limited Edition:

Regular Edition:

And the film is in the public domain in the US so any studio could distribute it.

Zippyfan · 10-22-2010, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve_dave

Anchor Bay did release this on DVD in the US, twice.

Limited Edition:

Regular Edition:

And the film is in the public domain in the US so any studio could distribute it.

How was the PQ on the DVD?

bboisvert · 10-22-2010, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zippyfan

Can someone tell me why Romero doesnt give the original prints to a proper film studio to release? For example Arrrow or Anchor bay?

He has in the past. He worked with Elite Entertainment to put out an "official" laserdisc (and later DVD).

And I the latest (gorgeous) DVD from Weinstein is also authorized:

The question should be "Why doesn't Weinstein have Genius, Sony, or whomever is currently distributing their titles release this on Blu?"

Atari Charles · 10-22-2010, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve_dave

Anchor Bay did release this on DVD in the US, twice.

Limited Edition:

Regular Edition:

And the film is in the public domain in the US so any studio could distribute it.

The 30th Anniversary release of Night of the Living Dead on dvd is not the original release but the original release with new scenes and a new soundtrack. There is the original release included on the DVD but the soundtrack is new. Most Night of the Living Dead fans consider the 30th Anniversary release to be blasphemy. I have the 30th Anniversary on DVD in limited and regular release and for what it was, it is enjoyable, but not true to the original Romero film from 1968.

Some Reviews review:

http://www.mediacircus.net/notld.html
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/review...ivingdead.html

"The disc quality is really good, although when the new scenes are inserted you can tell - how could you not? Another pox on this film is the re-scoring by Scott Vladimir Licina, which is so bad that I'm going to just ignore it. There are two versions of this film included on the DVD, the 30th Anniversary re-edit and the original cut with Licina's new score (which, again, sucks so bad that I'm not even gonna talk about it). I can't believe anyone could make this film suck, but congratulations Mr. Russo - you did it in spades. Russo is credited as the "writer/director" of the new scenes in this version. May zombies eat his liver."

Surely at some point, someone will release the 30th Anniversary release on Blu-Ray as well.

Deadset · 10-22-2010, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atari Charles

The 30th Anniversary release of Night of the Living Dead on dvd is not the original release but the original release with new scenes and a new soundtrack. There is the original release included on the DVD but the soundtrack is new. Most Night of the Living Dead fans consider the 30th Anniversary release to be blasphemy. I have the 30th Anniversary on DVD in limited and regular release and for what it was, it is enjoyable, but not true to the original Romero film from 1968.

Some Reviews review:

[Show spoiler]

Surely at some point, someone will release the 30th Anniversary release on Blu-Ray as well.

I believe the Millennium release to be the one offically approved by Romero himself...which I showed a picture above.

JackStraw · 10-23-2010, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deadset

I still just have this version:

Unless that whole thing gets ported over and a new transfer, that'll probably be the only version I stick with.

Deadset · 10-23-2010, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackStraw

Unless that whole thing gets ported over and a new transfer, that'll probably be the only version I stick with.

Exactly...which is why I still have it. Not everything is superior on bluray...yet....but I hope one day this version gets the bluray treatment.

Dreemworx · 10-23-2010, 12:52 AM

Im gunna get this one for posterity I reckon.

bboisvert · 10-23-2010, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deadset

I believe the Millennium release to be the one offically approved by Romero himself...which I showed a picture above.

Again, the more recent one from Weinstein (which I pictured) is also approved by Romero... and includes slightly better PQ, although some of the Millennium extras didn't make it over. I have both of those on DVD and that'll keep me satisfied until we get an "official" BD release.

SethRex · 01-13-2011, 03:53 AM

What is the best version of this film out there available? I need to know so I can possibly invest in it one of these days.

jrmac2000 · 01-13-2011, 04:17 AM

Great Question. I am unsure of a blu-ray answer, but Elite Entertainment's Millennium Edition DVD is supposed to be the best DVD.

The Blu Knight · 01-13-2011, 04:19 AM

I went with the Happinet release from Japan, and I'm more than happy with it. I narrowed it down to region A compatible releases and from there, due to a lack of info available about the Aussie release, I narrowed it down to the Forgotten Films release in the US and the Japanese one that I ended up getting. Between those 2 the US release is missing footage and is essentially a bare-bones release while the Japanese one contains the complete film and some nice extras, so the choice was obvious. The transfer is also amazing. The only flaw is a couple of very brief vertical lines in one scene. They couldn't be visible for more than a few seconds, and I didn't even see them the first time. Overall I think it's the one.

DetroitSportsFan · 01-13-2011, 04:28 AM

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Night...Blu-ray/14216/

vidjunkie · 01-13-2011, 12:44 PM

Which version of NoTLD is in this?

if it is one that is unknown I could check for the info.

Thanks

frightism · 01-13-2011, 05:10 PM

I still have this fantastic release:

Got it for $7.50 at Walmart near Halloween

Darthvong · 01-13-2011, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frightism

I still have this fantastic release:

Got it for $7.50 at Walmart near Halloween

Yep. That's the one I have. I did own the Elite version too.

10-22-2010, 04:55 PM	#1
Atari Charles Active Member Member since:Feb 2010 Blu-ray reviews:2	Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Releases Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Releases These are posted as I discover them, not by quality. Thank you to the people reading and commenting on this post. Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Network - U.K. Region Free. Not cropped but some film Damage. From print. Missing ~35 seconds of footage. Extras: Theatrical trailer. DISC INFO: [Show spoiler] Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Optimum - U.K. Region B. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: the 83 minute "One For The Fire" documentary. DISC INFO: [Show spoiler] Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Forgotten Films -1st Printing U.S.A. Region A. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Missing 30 seconds of footage. Atari Charles a long time ago says, "Best U.S. Release So Far!" -2nd Printing U.S.A. Region A. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. No missing footage. Atari Charles says, "I contacted FFs about the missing footage, so they did a 2nd printing fixing this issue." SPOILER is for first printing of DISC. DISC INFO: [Show spoiler] Night Of The Living Dead Blu-ray Happinet - Japan. Region A. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: 2 commentary tracks, the 83 minute "One For The Fire" documentary, a 17 minute audio interview with Duane Jones, and a theatrical trailer. DISC INFO: [Show spoiler] Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Umbrella - Australia. Region Free. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: Reflections on the Living Dead - 80 Mins - An exclusive documentary on the making of Night of the Living Dead, featuring interviews with Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper and Sam Raimi. TV Spot. Theatrical Trailer. Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Umbrella - Australia. Region Free. Double Feature of Night of the Living Dead(1968)[Disc 2] and Night of the Living Dead(1990)[Disc 1]. Reversible cover. Night of the Living Dead(1968): Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: Reflections on the Living Dead - 80 Mins - An exclusive documentary on the making of Night of the Living Dead, featuring interviews with Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper and Sam Raimi. TV Spot. Theatrical Trailer. Night of the Living Dead(1990): No Smurf-Blue Tint. Audio Commentary with Tom Savini. The Dead Walk Featurette. Behind-The-Scenes Featurette. Tom Savini Interview (All-New). John Vulich & Everrett Burrell Interview (All-New). Patricia Tallman Interview (All-New). Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Aventi - France. Region B. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: 2 commentary tracks, the 83 minute "One For The Fire" documentary, a 17 minute audio interview with Duane Jones, and a theatrical trailer. Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Elephant Films - France. Region B. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: # The Dead Walk : 24'50", AVC, DD 2.0. Torrente writes, "It[The Dead Walk] is the making of the remake by Tom Savini! (yes I know it's strange but french editors can be sneaky at times ahah) # Trailer.... of the remake by Tom Savini (yes I know I know... sneaky!)" Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Enjoy Movies -Italy. Region B. Unknown Quality. Extras: None Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Raro Video -Italy. Region B. Unknown Quality. Extras: None Night of the Living Dead / Dawn Of The Dead / Day of the Dead Blu-ray Intergroove - Germany Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Power Station - Germany Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Knm Home Entertainment - Germany. Unknown Quality. Extras: None. Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Best Entertainment - Germany. Region Free. 50HZ. Unknown Quality. Extras: One for the Fire - 01:23:53 - 1080/50i; Duane Jones Interview - 00:16:47 - 1080/50i; George Romero Interview - 00:15:48 - 1080/50i; NOTLD English Trailer - 00:01:49 - 1080/50i; and Dementia 13 movie(VHS Quality). The movie has 2.0 tracks in English, German, and two commentary tracks. Orlando Eastwood states, "The release I have, from Best Entertainment, is all upscaled from SD and it's 1080/50i. The German dub sounds new and has a new techno-ish score, however one scene in the German is missing so it goes over to English with German subs. The subs are removable but are automatically on even if you have the film set to English. So, mid way during the film, German subs will pop up for that one scene. Now, onto Fright Night aka Dementia 13, the film is upscaled to 1080/50i and only has German dubbing on the disc. Even Dementia 13 is 4:3 non-anamorphic widescreen transfer that has the black bars on the top and bottom and then upscaled so it has bars on all sides. Also, Dementia 13 only has German dubbing. No English audio is present for the film. It's horrible quality." Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Splendid Film -Germany. Region B. Unknown Quality. Extras: - Making-Of (24:49 min) - Original Trailer (01:44 min) - Theatrical Trailer German Version (01:50 min) - Gallery - 28 pages Booklet - Documentation "Fan Of the Dead" (51:50 min) Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Marketing Films - Germany [Show spoiler] Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray UNKNOWN COMPANY - Germany. Region B. Unknown Quality. Extras: Unknown. Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Suevia/Crest Films - Spain. Region B. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: the 72 minute "Reflections of Night of the Living Dead" documentary. Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Tribanda Pictures - Spain. Region B. Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Extras: 2 commentary tracks, the 83 minute "One For The Fire" documentary, a 17 minute audio interview with Duane Jones, and a theatrical trailer. Night of the Living Dead / Hellrasier Blu-ray Tribanda Pictures - Spain. Region B. - NOTLD: Several scenes cropped but image very clean. From negative. Dimension transfer. Complete. Hellraiser: Unknown quality. Extras: Unknown. Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray NSM - Austria. Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray NSM 3 variations - Austria. Blu-ray Hartbox Release. Limited Edition 131 Copies. Region B. Unknown Quality. Extras: Easter Egg Hidden Feature. Trilogy of the Dead Blu-ray NSM - Austria. Night of the Living Dead: 50th Anniversary Edition Mill Creek Entertainment -U.S.A. Region A. New transfer but worn print used for transfer. Limited and dull tin can audio range. Extras: None Night of the Living Dead Criterion -U.S.A. Region A. Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, George Romero's Night of the Living Dead arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. Brand new MoMA4K transfer. "It hasn't been mentioned very much, but the MoMA restoration of Night of the Living Dead, the source used for the Criterion blu-ray, is the first and only restoration of the film that George Romero was able to review and approve prior to its being released. He also oversaw the restoration of the film's soundtrack together with Gary Streiner, which was also the first time that original sound elements could be located and utilized. Romero was not involved with nor approved any restorations of NOTLD prior to the MoMA restoration. Any "director approved" labels were simply marketing hype, since the restorations were indeed authorized by Image Ten. The MoMA restoration is also the first high definition transfer of the original 35mm camera negative." - Jim Cirronella. The following text appears inside the leaflet provided with this Blu-ray release: "This restoration by the Museum of Modern Art and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation and the Celeste Bartos Fund for Film Preservation, was undertaken from a new digital transfer created in 4K resolution on Cineric's wet-gate film scanner, primarily from the original 35mm camera negative. For the few seconds that proved impossible to scan from this element -- approximately 1 percent of the feature film -- a 35mm fine-grain from 1968 was used. The transfer was supervised by director George A. Romero, coscreenwriter John A. Russo, sound engineer Gary R. Streiner, and producer Russell W. Streiner. After the evaluation of eighteen separate source elements, the original monaural soundtrack was remastered under the supervision of Romero and Gary Streiner from the original quarter-inch mix masters, quarter-inch premix audio tape, a final composite 16mm magnetic track, and the 16mm magnetic mix units. The restoration was performed at Audio Mechanics, led by John Polito. Transfer supervisors: Eric Nyari/Cineric, New York; George A. Romero; John A. Russo; Gary R. Streiner; Russell W. Streiner; Katie Trainor/Museum of Modern Art, New York. Colorist: Daniel DeVincent/Cineric." The film boasts the type of consistently pleasing delineation and fluidity that very high-quality 4K restorations are known to deliver. Even the tiny portion of footage that was sourced from the fine-grain will be practically indistinguishable to trained eyes because density levels remain very solid. The biggest improvements are introduced by the wide range of vastly superior nuances, which make both the darker indoor/nighttime and daylight outdoor footage look terrific (see screencaptures #2, 4 and 18). Rather predictably, grain exposure is excellent and there is an overall tightness that comes with it that gives the film an excellent organic appearance. There are no traces of compromising sharpening adjustments. The grading is very convincing -- the blacks are very stable and lush but not boosted, while the grays and whites have wonderful ranges of rich nuances. Additionally, it is clear that extensive cleanup work was performed to remove all traces of age-related imperfections because the film looks spotless. Image stability is excellent. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content). Extras: George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the disc include original trailers; multiple archival interviews with cast and crew members;' two archival audio commentaries; previously unseen footage; and lot more. The release also arrives with an illustrated leaflet/poster featuring critic Stuart Klawans' essay "Mere Anarchy is Loosed" and technical credits. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Criterion \| 1968 \| 1 Movie, 2 Cuts \| 97 min \| Not rated \| Feb 13, 2018 Video Codec: MPEG-4 AVC (35.67 Mbps) Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Audio English: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit) Subtitles English SDH Discs Blu-ray Disc Two-disc set (2 BD-50) Packaging Slipbox DigiPack Playback Region A (locked) Last edited by Atari Charles; 05-26-2020 at 01:35 AM. Reason: added Mill Creek Entertainment

01-13-2011, 03:53 AM	#14
SethRex Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:45 Blu-ray collection:84 MA collection:59 Digital collection:13 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:126	Night of the Living Dead What is the best version of this film out there available? I need to know so I can possibly invest in it one of these days.

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10-22-2010, 05:04 PM	#2
Deadset Man in the Box Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Home Theater Gallery:28 4K collection:133 Blu-ray collection:2057 DVD collection:189 iTunes collection:3 Prime collection:30 Blu-ray reviews: 14 Trading Score:34	I still just have this version:

10-22-2010, 05:11 PM	#3
Zippyfan Senior Member Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray collection:343 DVD collection:81 Trading Score:1	Can someone tell me why Romero doesnt give the original prints to a proper film studio to release? For example Arrrow or Anchor bay?

10-23-2010, 12:52 AM	#12
Dreemworx Expert Member Member since:May 2010 Location:Seattle Home Theater Gallery:28 Blu-ray collection:427 Blu-ray reviews:96	Im gunna get this one for posterity I reckon.

01-13-2011, 04:17 AM	#15
jrmac2000 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:South Carolina 4K collection:315 Blu-ray collection:5229 DVD collection:1004 Digital collection:480 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:3	Great Question. I am unsure of a blu-ray answer, but Elite Entertainment's Millennium Edition DVD is supposed to be the best DVD.

01-13-2011, 04:19 AM	#16
The Blu Knight Special Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Chicago Blu-ray collection:356 DVD collection:78 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:11	I went with the Happinet release from Japan, and I'm more than happy with it. I narrowed it down to region A compatible releases and from there, due to a lack of info available about the Aussie release, I narrowed it down to the Forgotten Films release in the US and the Japanese one that I ended up getting. Between those 2 the US release is missing footage and is essentially a bare-bones release while the Japanese one contains the complete film and some nice extras, so the choice was obvious. The transfer is also amazing. The only flaw is a couple of very brief vertical lines in one scene. They couldn't be visible for more than a few seconds, and I didn't even see them the first time. Overall I think it's the one.

01-13-2011, 04:28 AM	#17
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:207 Blu-ray collection:1974 Trading Score:83	https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Night...Blu-ray/14216/

01-13-2011, 12:44 PM	#18
vidjunkie Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Earth Blu-ray collection:2041 Trading Score:68	Which version of NoTLD is in this? if it is one that is unknown I could check for the info. Thanks

01-13-2011, 05:10 PM	#19
frightism Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:California Blu-ray collection:205 Blu-ray reviews:8	I still have this fantastic release: Got it for $7.50 at Walmart near Halloween

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