Night Of The Living Dead

[tollickd]

which out of these two blu-rays is the best to get?

I have seen two copies on Play.com and I am not sure which is the best to get

[wayfarer]

I've got this version;Night Of The Living Dead [Blu-ray] [1968]: Amazon.co.uk: Judith O'Dea, Duane Jones, Karl Hardman, Keith Wayne, Russell Streiner, Marilyn Eastman, William Hinzman, Judith Reilly, George A. Romero: DVD

The picture and sound is very good and you get the feature length documentary; "Another one for the fire" [sic]

I haven't seen the other BR version buyt I recommend the one above, having had a number of different versions on VHS and DVD.

[vipco]

Thats the same one I got. The PQ is very good and the doc by "Halfbreed" Billy Gram is a nice extra..... Recomended.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

The Optimum disc IS the way to go....

[kingofwitches666]

The Optimum disc seems to be the way to go. It's been nicely remastered, sounds good but does suffer from framing issues as a result.

The Network version has no framing issues but they've done bugger all to clean it up & it runs 35 seconds shorter than the Optimum version, including 7 seconds of which is dialogue.

The only extras are a trailer where as the Optimum version has a full length documentary.

Oh & obviously the Optimum version is uncut!

[TJ Doc]

Is the Optimum Blu worth getting despite the cropping? I saw some comparison shots and got a little worried.

[blu]

Originally Posted by TJ Doc

Is the Optimum Blu worth getting despite the cropping? I saw some comparison shots and got a little worried.

Yeah the cropping is a disappointment but the A/V is terrific IMO. I have the Australian BD which is said to use the same transfer. I'm pretty happy with it until a properly framed version that has comparable A/V quality is released.

[the blob]

I'm still waiting. I saw some caps of the Optimum and lopping the tops of heads off is not the one! If nothing else comes along before long then I'll probably get it but I really wish Arrow would do one too so the first three could all match up and they could get the framing right.

[wayfarer]

Originally Posted by the blob

I'm still waiting. I saw some caps of the Optimum and lopping the tops of heads off is not the one! If nothing else comes along before long then I'll probably get it but I really wish Arrow would do one too so the first three could all match up and they could get the framing right.

I agree. An Arrow release of NOTLD would be awesome. Perhaps a double-disc of the original and 1990 remake. i know the remake isn't great but I think it has a charm, along with a good cast.

[oaxaca]

I would definitely buy an Arrow release of NOTLD if it included Savini's remake. If not, then I'm happy to stick with my Optimum version.