Rumor alert! Dawn of The Dead (1978) coming from Well Go!?!?

[Nailwraps]

Before I start, I originally pulled an April Fool's joke on another site Saturday. But according to a member sometime later, an insider told him that Well Go has probably acquired it! Guess the joke was on me!

http://horrordvds.com/community/thre...-go-usa.48142/

No foolin' here everybody, but do take it with a grain of salt. Incidentally, I had a feeling Well Go would get this after the success they had/are having with Phantasm.

[Majin Blu]

I got the AB release, but if this is true and if it's on the level of the Ultimate edition DVD (with features and great PQ/AQ), I'd double dip in a heartbeat.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Majin Blu

I got the AB release, but if this is true and if it's on the level of the Ultimate edition DVD (with features and great PQ/AQ), I'd double dip in a heartbeat.

Ditto.

[MechaGodzilla]

Will keep an eye on this for sure.

[kidglov3s]

About time, the field is wide open for a great Dawn of the Dead Blu-ray, despite a baffling number of attempts.

[The Great Owl]

I love the original 1978 version of Dawn of the Dead, but this is currently one of the holes in my Blu-ray collection. I'll definitely be following this thread as such.

[BRoswell]

I'm prepared to be disappointed, but fingers crossed that this is true!

[THS]

With the Phantasm films, and now Dawn... Looks like WellGo is a label to keep an eye on!

[Markgway]

All three cuts in HD with original mono and I'm sold.

[bud_brigman]

Include the rumored 3D version, and I'm sold, as well.

[Nailwraps]

Originally Posted by Markgway

All three cuts in HD with original mono and I'm sold.

Originally Posted by bud_brigman

Include the rumored 3D version, and I'm sold, as well.

And a complete 156-minute cut and I too will be sold!

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by bud_brigman

Include the rumored 3D version, and I'm sold, as well.

THAT'S the determining factor for you?!

Well, uh, good for them I guess!! Here's hoping they get all new transfers instead of being stuck with a crummy old one like they were with P2.

The one new feature I'd like to see is that weird open matte version of the Euro cut. I'm sure they wouldn't have it, but it would be cool! No way am I buying the massive Italian set just for it.

[HD Goofnut]

I'd be happy with an unmolested US theatrical cut with the original audio. That's all I really want.

[MifuneFan]

This would be a little odd if true, but who knows.

[x5gb]

And bad encoding with it if true (in this case hoping its still an April Fool) and most probably squeezed onto a bd25. If anyone gets it hoping Arrow or at worst Scream who at least will give it a high bitrate.

[Geoff D]

The 3D and the "kitchen sink" 156-min cut would be as useful as a concrete parachute to me, but a proper restoration from the negative for the three recognised cuts of the film along with restored mono audio would be the BALLS.

I just hope they (or if this is a wind-up, whoever gets it in the future ) have better luck with restoring it than Koch had with the Argento cut. Before Danny takes me task again I'll take his word that the actual restoration was stellar but the video release of it was a bodge job, quite frankly. So when I say "restoration" in this context it's about doing the work AND managing to carry it across with a certain amount of transparency to the intended home video presentation.

[Oscar Rothman]

there's nothing about this on Well Go USA facebook..maybe it's a fake alert

[The Fallen Deity]

[Keegsta]

It's a travesty that this film doesn't have a great Blu in the US.

[icy hot]

I bought the old blu from FYE back when it was like 5 bucks, but I would double dip for 3D.