Lake Mungo (2008) 4K UHD Collector's Edition (Umbrella Entertainment)

[cooey]

Pre-order: Umbrella
Release date: 3rd December, 2025

Sixteen-year-old Alice Palmer drowns while swimming in the local dam. When her body is recovered and a verdict of accidental death returned, her grieving family buries her. The family then experiences a series of strange and inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Profoundly unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic, who discovers that Alice led a secret, double life. A series of clues lead the family to Lake Mungo where Alice's secret past emerges.

Only available from the Umbrella webstore, Lake Mungo Collector's Edition includes:
- 100+ page hardback book featuring behind-the-scenes content and essays by Matt Glasby, Kevin Fisher and John Brawley
- 100+ page softback book featuring original shooting script
- Matt’s Photo’s: a scrapbook of Mathew Palmer’s photography
- Custom artwork rigid case designed by Time Tomorrow
- Custom artwork slipcase designed by Time Tomorrow
- 8 artcards
- A3 reversible poster designed by Time Tomorrow
- Limited Edition Numbered release
- NEW! Lake Mungo Revisited: A 3-Hour Retrospective featuring the cast & crew of Lake Mungo
- NEW! Audio Commentary with Critic and Filmmaker Chris Stuckmann
- NEW! Hours of Never Before Seen Footage including Behind the Scenes, Rushes, Auditions and Rehearsals
- NEW! Found Footage: A Selection of scenes from early cuts of Lake Mungo, featuring never before seen footage and alternate edits.
- NEW! The Original Lake Mungo Mood Reel, with an Introduction from Producer Georgie Nevile and Cinematographer John Brawley.
- NEW! Dead Girl Rise: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the Ancestors and Legacy of Alice Palmer
- NEW! The Legacy of Lake Mungo: Interviews with Filmmakers including Justin Kurzel, Mike Flanagan, Eduardo Sánchez, David Dastmalchian and more
- NEW! Ghost Stories with Pat: A portrait of an Ararat local 'Pat' and his paranormal experiences, filmed during the making of Lake Mungo, by filmmaker Tim Fleming and Martin Sharpe
- NEW! Ararat. An ambient journey through Ararat by way of raw footage from early camera tests, featuring new music by original composer David Paterson.
- NEW! Ray and Mathew On The Road: Take a trip with psychic Ray Kemeny and assistant Mathew Palmer, on the road in country Victoria.
- Audio Commentary by Producer David Rapsey and Cinematographer John Brawley
- Deleted Scenes
- Trailer

[cooey]

I need to watch this again as I clearly didn't "get it" the first time around as it bored the sh*t out of me....

[jmbe]

Originally Posted by cooey

Audio Commentary with Critic and Filmmaker Chris Stuckmann

Originally Posted by cooey

I need to watch this again as I clearly didn't "get it" the first time around as it bored the sh*t out of me....

I think it's ever so slightly overrated within the found footage canon, but I still really like it.

I'm kind of struggling to justify buying this though. I suppose I'd like to see the big documentary but I already own the Second Sight LE, the disc of which I only watched a year or so ago, so realistically I'm not going to revisit the film itself again for a few more years still. I suppose one also can't help but be slightly sceptical about the point of it being in 4K when it's basically just talking head interviews mixed with pre-smartphone era camera footage.

Knowing me I'll end up ordering it anyway...

[TheNickSweat]

I can't wait to grab this. I've always loved the movie, but for some reason I never got around to grabbing the Second Sight release.

Good for Chris Stuckman. Glad to see him doing his thing. I'm hoping Shelby Oaks is at least enjoyable. Regardless, having your first film distributed by Neon is something to be proud of.

[Nosferatu31]

I like this one and I have the Second Sight limited edition but this seems like a very odd film to release on 4K. The majority of the film is the family members sitting on a couch being interviewed.

Also, isn't Chris Stuckmann that YouTube movie reviewer that refuses to say anything negative about a film?

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by jmbe

I think it's ever so slightly overrated within the found footage canon, but I still really like it.

I'm kind of struggling to justify buying this though. I suppose I'd like to see the big documentary but I already own the Second Sight LE, the disc of which I only watched a year or so ago, so realistically I'm not going to revisit the film itself again for a few more years still. I suppose one also can't help but be slightly sceptical about the point of it being in 4K when it's basically just talking head interviews mixed with pre-smartphone era camera footage.

Knowing me I'll end up ordering it anyway...

I think if you bought this you should go full out and get the collectors edition, that way you can flip the Second Sight LE without question and make back some of the cash of the new set.

[SleazyForWeasley]

Yep. Preordered.

[SleazyForWeasley]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu31

Also, isn't Chris Stuckmann that YouTube movie reviewer that refuses to say anything negative about a film?

You've noticed that too? His feature film debut is coming out soon, so I wonder if he'd rather be nice so that finding talent to work with in the future isn't difficult.

[RevolverOcelScott]

Not selling my Second Sight LE until this bad boy is in hand.

[Nosferatu31]

Originally Posted by SleazyForWeasley

You've noticed that too? His debut film is coming out soon, so I wonder if he'd rather be nice so that finding talent to work with in the future isn't difficult.

I've never watched a single video of his, just heard others talking about how he'll only do positive movie reviews.

[TheNickSweat]

Originally Posted by SleazyForWeasley

You've noticed that too? His feature film debut is coming out soon, so I wonder if he'd rather be nice so that finding talent to work with in the future isn't difficult.

There's nothing to really "notice" so to speak. He's straight up said he's not reviewing films he doesn't enjoy anymore. With that said, I agree with the second half of your post. That thought has crossed my mind many times!

I'd never actually watched the guy until the drama around his recent review decision happened. Not my cup of tea, but it's cool to see youtubers branching out into other areas like that. I don't hate them nearly as much as most of the forum lol

[SleazyForWeasley]

Originally Posted by TheNickSweat

There's nothing to really "notice" so to speak. He's straight up said he's not reviewing films he doesn't enjoy anymore. With that said, I agree with the second half of your post. That thought has crossed my mind many times!

I'd never actually watched the guy until the drama around his recent review decision happened. Not my cup of tea, but it's cool to see youtubers branching out into other areas like that. I don't hate them nearly as much as most of the forum lol

I'm not a regular viewer. I didn't know he decided to turn himself solely into hype man rather than a reviewer. That's a drag.

[geomon]

Pre-ordered so fast my future self showed up.

By the way, using the promo code WALKENT15 at checkout gets you 15% off if you haven't used it before.

[wright96d]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-en...WnxVnxR93vF4dz

I'm guessing they didn't fix the audio that's been botched since the film was released. All of the dialogue has pitch correction artifacts suggesting it went through a poorly done PAL conversion somewhere in the pipeline. This theory is bolstered by the deleted/extended scenes having 25fps timecode in the corner. ("If that's the case why don't the deleted scenes have the same artifacts?" No clue! I'm just glad there is clean dialogue to compare to.) I made Umbrella aware of the issue but haven't seen any indication that it was fixed.

[King O.A.]

Originally Posted by SleazyForWeasley

You've noticed that too? His feature film debut is coming out soon, so I wonder if he'd rather be nice so that finding talent to work with in the future isn't difficult.

It's business. He doesn't want to talk bad about a movie when that studio could help his future.

It's a bit fake if you ask me. But that's Hollywood for you.

[DaylightsEnd]

Originally Posted by cooey

I need to watch this again as I clearly didn't "get it" the first time around as it bored the sh*t out of me....

This. I'm a huge horror buff, with hundreds of titles in each of just about every subgenre, in every style from fake-umetary to found footage to haunting and possessions to alien abductions to extreme hardcore gore and every type of slasher fare. I buy almost anything with even marginally redeeming qualities, if it catches my fancy sufficiently. That said, I just didn't click with this in the least, and I have no idea why. I recall renting it from Netflix on dvd on several occasions, and each time, I never made it more than about halfway through. Each time I asked myself why I needed this in my collection, and could not produce that answer. I admit I even find the trailer uninteresting. I am at a loss now, mainly for not having ever finished the film, so I have no proper basis for an opinion. For those who are simply smitten by it, why is it so beloved and highly rated? What is the specific nature of the appeal? I figured early on that it might be a cross between something like The Dead Room and Phoenix Forgotten, but it's nowhere near the style or tone of either of those.

[allstar_balla21]

All those special features and nothing with Joel Anderson or Talia Zucker?? Thats disappointing

[Mariah007]

Originally Posted by allstar_balla21

All those special features and nothing with Joel Anderson or Talia Zucker?? Thats disappointing

who and who?

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by Mariah007

who and who?

Nobody important.

[allstar_balla21]

Originally Posted by Mariah007

who and who?

You are in this thread and don't know who those are?