Upcoming UK Blu-Ray Releases

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by dream demon

I agree with you there. I have the old 2-disc SE of Rumble Fish and am very pleased that it is getting the MOC treatment.

I've seen it a couple of times on Sky Movies and don't own it on DVD, so the Steelbook is a definite purchase.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

I've just had an e-mail from Amazon to say that The Plague of the Zombies and The Reptile have been delayed until June 18th.

[Bringer Of Funerals]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

I've just had an e-mail from Amazon to say that The Plague of the Zombies and The Reptile have been delayed until June 18th.

How dare they delay classic Hammer films

[BAKA]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

I've just had an e-mail from Amazon to say that The Plague of the Zombies and The Reptile have been delayed until June 18th.

I had a feeling that would be the case, as that is the date displayed on the promo video Hammer added to YouTube just last week.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

I've just had an e-mail from Amazon to say that The Plague of the Zombies and The Reptile have been delayed until June 18th.

I hope that means they're going over these releases with a fine tooth comb as they clearly don't want something like the Dracula: Prince of Darkness release to happen to them.

I'd rather they took their time and released something which is spot on without any audio or visual glitches and perfect artwork and packaging them something which is made available before it's finished and be met with disapproving reviews and necessitating replacement discs.

[oaxaca]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

I hope that means they're going over these releases with a fine tooth comb as they clearly don't want something like the Dracula: Prince of Darkness release to happen to them.

I'd rather they took their time and released something which is spot on without any audio or visual glitches and perfect artwork and packaging them something which is made available before it's finished and be met with disapproving reviews and necessitating replacement discs.

Speaking of Dracula POD, I received the replacement discs (DVD & BD) through the door today, not that I had any audio problems with the old disc, I just wanted a version with an intro that isn't DNR'd to all hell. I've even heard tell that they have improved the PQ in certain parts of the rest of the film but this isn't the official word and probably not the case.

Having just watched the intro, I can confirm its much sharper than it was previously. Much, much better! I'll now watch the rest and report back

[oaxaca]

Originally Posted by oaxaca

Speaking of Dracula POD, I received the replacement discs (DVD & BD) through the door today, not that I had any audio problems with the old disc, I just wanted a version with an intro that isn't DNR'd to all hell. I've even heard tell that they have improved the PQ in certain parts of the rest of the film but this isn't the official word and probably not the case.

Having just watched the intro, I can confirm its much sharper than it was previously. Much, much better! I'll now watch the rest and report back

Watched the revised version yesterday. The flashback intro is much improved in PQ as I mentioned yesterday and no longer looks like a cartoon. But the rest of the film looks exactly the same as expected. The PQ is just not up to scratch, there's no fine detail, and it pales in comparison to QUATERMASS. I hope they improve things for THE REPTILE & PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES

[ReturnToZero]

Originally Posted by oaxaca

Watched the revised version yesterday. The flashback intro is much improved in PQ as I mentioned yesterday and no longer looks like a cartoon. But the rest of the film looks exactly the same as expected. The PQ is just not up to scratch, there's no fine detail, and it pales in comparison to QUATERMASS. I hope they improve things for THE REPTILE & PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES

Thanks.

I wanted this on BD but won't buy it because of the PQ.

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by ReturnToZero

Thanks.

I wanted this on BD but won't buy it because of the PQ.

That's probably a subjective thing. I've talked to other people who think the DPOD Blu looks stunning. I'll be getting it and judging it for myself rather than just taking other people's word for it. I'm not saying they're right or wrong, just that I'd rather judge for myself. If I always listened to other people I'd have missed out on what I consider to be great BDs.

[oaxaca]

Originally Posted by Daemonia

That's probably a subjective thing. I've talked to other people who think the DPOD Blu looks stunning. I'll be getting it and judging it for myself rather than just taking other people's word for it. I'm not saying they're right or wrong, just that I'd rather judge for myself. If I always listened to other people I'd have missed out on what I consider to be great BDs.

That's a fair enough point of view

Personally speaking, I'd vehemently disagree that DPOD looks stunning though. OK colours are great and noise/specks/grain greatly reduced but I want to see a high resolution image when I buy a blu ray and DPOD just looks soft and often downright waxy in places... Its just really heavyhanded noise reduction. I was far more pleased by Koch's treatment of HELL HOUSE and I'd only give the PQ of that 3/5. I know Hammer or Studio Canal or whoever they use to do these transfers could have done a better job with DPOD, just look at the transfers out there for WITCHFINDER GENERAL and their own QUATERMASS and look at the resolution on older films (even silent films) that Eureka put out. For me DPOD was extremely disappointing.