Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Releases - Page 106 - Blu-ray Forum

Gold Ranger · 06-09-2015, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

If anyone's interested in the German Digibook (region B), it's dirt cheap right now. It comes out to about $11 USD shipped from amazon.de

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B005...A3JWKAKR8XB7XF

It's very nice looking in my opinion. I was lucky to get it on ebay with the Happinet (JP) disc inside for around the same price. Best of both worlds.

What do the pages contain?
Text in English or German?

sheldo · 06-09-2015, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Gold Ranger

What do the pages contain?
Text in English or German?

It has a cool map with all the filming locations of the Dead series mapped out - the rest of the writing is in German unfortunately. It certainly looks nice though!

Gold Ranger · 06-09-2015, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sheldo

It has a cool map with all the filming locations of the Dead series mapped out - the rest of the writing is in German unfortunately. It certainly looks nice though!

Nice!

Spire · 06-09-2015, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

If anyone's interested in the German Digibook (region B), it's dirt cheap right now. It comes out to about $11 USD shipped from amazon.de

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B005...A3JWKAKR8XB7XF

It's very nice looking in my opinion. I was lucky to get it on ebay with the Happinet (JP) disc inside for around the same price. Best of both worlds.

Is the "Fan of the Dead" documentary on it any good? Er, I guess you might not know, having the Happinet disc...

mbennett2283 · 07-08-2015, 02:32 PM

Ordered the Japan release two days ago and just got shipment notification this morning. They said 4-12 days to receive....let's see if that holds water.

Jpapp25 · 07-08-2015, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mbennett2283

Ordered the Japan release two days ago and just got shipment notification this morning. They said 4-12 days to receive....let's see if that holds water.

I ordered from cdjapan last summer and I got it in under two weeks (I can't remember the exact timing). I was very surprised with how fast it showed up. Really good packing as well.

StingingVelvet · 07-09-2015, 01:56 AM

I got mine in three business days, but I paid (a very small amount) for faster shipping. It was like $3.

mbennett2283 · 07-09-2015, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Jpapp25

I ordered from cdjapan last summer and I got it in under two weeks (I can't remember the exact timing). I was very surprised with how fast it showed up. Really good packing as well.

I've heard numerous reports about excellent packing work and how it blows anything we get here in the U.S. out of the water.

mzupeman · 07-09-2015, 11:59 AM

Edit: Nevermind. Wrong thread.

Jpapp25 · 07-09-2015, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

If anyone's interested in the German Digibook (region B), it's dirt cheap right now. It comes out to about $11 USD shipped from amazon.de

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B005...A3JWKAKR8XB7XF

It's very nice looking in my opinion. I was lucky to get it on ebay with the Happinet (JP) disc inside for around the same price. Best of both worlds.

Just grabbed it! Thanks!

Fritz · 07-09-2015, 08:53 PM

Fresh from Japan!

mbennett2283 · 07-10-2015, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Fritz

Fresh from Japan!

Was the packaging as good as everyone is saying?

Fritz · 07-10-2015, 12:14 AM

Yes, nice thick bubble wrap and a very stiff, sturdy cardboard box.

WaverBoy · 07-10-2015, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Christian Muth

Re: the cropping on the "Romero approved" HD master. As bgart13 points out, Don May did some work on this version. He was hired by Dimension to do clean up work on an existing HD master they gave him to work with. I asked Don about it and he told me he called Romero to inquire about the HD master, and Romero had no knowledge of it. It was not supervised by Romero at all. Perhaps he took a look at it after Don did the work and said, "Looks good!" but he was in no way involved with the reframing/cropping, that was baked into the master that Dimension gave to Don May to work with.

Chris

So, Romero didn't approve the horrendously cropped version after all?

GasmaskAvenger · 07-10-2015, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Fritz

Fresh from Japan!

Welcome to the club. Enjoy.

Torrente · 07-10-2015, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Christian Muth

Re: the cropping on the "Romero approved" HD master. As bgart13 points out, Don May did some work on this version. He was hired by Dimension to do clean up work on an existing HD master they gave him to work with. I asked Don about it and he told me he called Romero to inquire about the HD master, and Romero had no knowledge of it. It was not supervised by Romero at all. Perhaps he took a look at it after Don did the work and said, "Looks good!" but he was in no way involved with the reframing/cropping, that was baked into the master that Dimension gave to Don May to work with.

Chris

I knew it!

Thanks for the info!!

Gold Ranger · 07-10-2015, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Torrente

I knew it!

Thanks for the info!!

How cropped is the Japanese Version?

DetroitSportsFan · 07-10-2015, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Gold Ranger

How cropped is the Japanese Version?

Not much. Most people wouldn't even notice unless you compared it side by side with an uncropped version.

benricci · 07-10-2015, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Gold Ranger

How cropped is the Japanese Version?

Not bad at all, really. I feel it's been blown out of proportion. The Japanese release is pretty solid all around.

Torrente · 07-11-2015, 01:04 AM

You only notice it when you know the movie by heart.
I realized it when Barbra meets Ben in the house for the first time. At one point, he's sawing off the table's leg and Barbra is in the background. He's speaking to her and she doesn't say much because she's still in shock.
Well, in the cropped version the whole scene loses its point, its interest. You don't see the background anymore because Barbra is cropped out of the frame.
Composition of the frames are a real mess in various spots because of the cropping. In most of the scenes you don't notice it at all.
It's really a matter of memory I guess. If you know the movie by heart, then it's bad. At least to me.

Technically speaking there are no comparisons possible 'though. It's day and night.
So it's why I think it's just too bad

07-09-2015, 11:59 AM	#2109
mzupeman Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Upstate New York 4K collection:383 Blu-ray collection:1660 DVD collection:173 Trading Score:7	Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Releases Edit: Nevermind. Wrong thread.

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07-08-2015, 02:32 PM	#2105
mbennett2283 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Pensacola, FL Blu-ray collection:416 DVD collection:112 Digital collection:217 iTunes collection:29 Trading Score:38	Ordered the Japan release two days ago and just got shipment notification this morning. They said 4-12 days to receive....let's see if that holds water.

07-09-2015, 01:56 AM	#2107
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:475 Blu-ray collection:1969 DVD collection:160 Digital collection:24 Trading Score:69	I got mine in three business days, but I paid (a very small amount) for faster shipping. It was like $3.

07-09-2015, 08:53 PM	#2111
Fritz Active Member Member since:Dec 2010 Location:USA Blu-ray collection:2	Fresh from Japan!

07-10-2015, 12:14 AM	#2113
Fritz Active Member Member since:Dec 2010 Location:USA Blu-ray collection:2	Yes, nice thick bubble wrap and a very stiff, sturdy cardboard box.

07-11-2015, 01:04 AM	#2120
Torrente Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Location:France Blu-ray collection:325 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:51	You only notice it when you know the movie by heart. I realized it when Barbra meets Ben in the house for the first time. At one point, he's sawing off the table's leg and Barbra is in the background. He's speaking to her and she doesn't say much because she's still in shock. Well, in the cropped version the whole scene loses its point, its interest. You don't see the background anymore because Barbra is cropped out of the frame. Composition of the frames are a real mess in various spots because of the cropping. In most of the scenes you don't notice it at all. It's really a matter of memory I guess. If you know the movie by heart, then it's bad. At least to me. Technically speaking there are no comparisons possible 'though. It's day and night. So it's why I think it's just too bad

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