Cult Labs

Go Back   Cult Labs > Film Discussions > Horror > Before The 1970's > The 1950's

Like Tree145Likes

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #181  
Old 7th April 2013, 06:56 PM
mazon2709's Avatar
Cultist in Training
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Default

Just watched this on blu ray....wow...it really looks fantastic. I loved the new inserts, they made the ending have even more of an impact. Excellent stuff.
Rik likes this.
Reply With Quote
  #182  
Old 8th April 2013, 11:25 AM
darthelvis's Avatar
Cultist on the Rampage
Good Trader
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Blog Entries: 8
Send a message via Yahoo to darthelvis
Default

Watched this on Saturday night and it looked stunning, great to see the Japanese footage in the final film.
__________________
Darth Elvis & The Imperials
www.darthelvis.co.uk
http://twitter.com/darth_elvis
Hang Loose & Join the Community @ www.theforcebook.com
Reply With Quote
  #183  
Old 8th April 2013, 05:55 PM
The Reaper Man@Cult Labs's Avatar
Cult Don
Cult Labs Radio Contributor
Good Trader
Senior Moderator
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Glasgow
Default

Superb innit?
trebor8273 likes this.
__________________

Teddy, I'm a Scotch drinker - you know that. I just have the occasional brandy when I'm not drinking.
Reply With Quote
  #184  
Old 13th April 2013, 11:20 AM
Rik's Avatar
Rik Rik is offline
Cult Veteran
Cult Labs Radio Contributor
Good Trader
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Halifax,UK
Default

As usual people have something to complain about with this release, the following is a post from the Hammer Lovers group on Facebook

Now that I've seen the '58 DRACULA blu-ray, I can understand what all the controversy was about. As someone who has lived with this film since I was five years old, I can say this: God bless Simon Rowson for finding the lost footage, but as for the image of the blu-ray itself, it is not even in the same universe as what I saw in cinemas (three times). It is far too dark, too dreary, and, yes, too blue. The young folks who do these restorations have no idea what Eastman Color looked like; they have no idea what Jack Asher's color palette looked like; they have no idea what shocked the world in 1958. Fisher's DRACULA was in COLOR! Not just blue, but red, green, yellow, shades of brown, pink, mauve. Tod Browning's DRACULA was in black and white; Fisher's departed from that, big time. The people in charge of this restoration are trying to make it look like just another 21st Century period piece, devoid of color, light and all the other visuals that made it great. They don't get it and they never will. They don't know what film, as opposed to video, looked like. If you want to have some idea of what DRACULA (aka HORROR OF DRACULA) looked like, see the Warner Bros DVD. The Lionsgate blu-ray is a crashing disappointment...except for the extras and the newly discovered scenes.

I've only watched my copy once so far, but that one viewing was enough for me to think there is absolutely jack shit wrong with this release, much the same as I think about Lionsgate's other classic Hammer, The Curse of Frankenstein, which plenty of people (including some members here) have found fault with.
mark meakin likes this.
__________________
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think fast, I talk fast and I need you guys to act fast if you wanna get out of this. So, pretty please... with sugar on top. Clean the ****ing car!
Reply With Quote
  #185  
Old 13th April 2013, 11:40 AM
Nosferatu@Cult Labs's Avatar
Cult Don
Cult Labs Radio Contributor
Good Trader
Senior Moderator
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: The Land of the Prince Bishops
Blog Entries: 4
Default

You have to wonder when that person saw the film and whether they are now looking back on the experience accurately.

Like you, I've only watched the BD once and thought the colour palette was excellent, something reflected in the lengthy piece on the restoration in which the people at the BFI did their best to make sure it was exactly the same as on the film stock.
mark meakin likes this.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #186  
Old 13th April 2013, 11:46 AM
Rik's Avatar
Rik Rik is offline
Cult Veteran
Cult Labs Radio Contributor
Good Trader
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Halifax,UK
Default

Yeah, further down in the comments he's still recommending people buy it, just only for the extras.
__________________
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think fast, I talk fast and I need you guys to act fast if you wanna get out of this. So, pretty please... with sugar on top. Clean the ****ing car!
Reply With Quote
  #187  
Old 13th April 2013, 06:51 PM
it'smebilly's Avatar
Active Cultist
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Leeds, UK
Default

It's easily the best BD release of the year so far for me.

Perhaps the haters will be glad when they stop releasing hammer horror altogether on HD and then they can go back to their precious DVDs.

I do wonder if a lot of this negative feedback comes from the US, sour grapes perhaps because there isn't a US release yet.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
Reply With Quote
  #188  
Old 13th April 2013, 06:53 PM
Rik's Avatar
Rik Rik is offline
Cult Veteran
Cult Labs Radio Contributor
Good Trader
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Halifax,UK
Default

Completely agree, only release that can maybe beat it for me this year is the Wicker Man steelbook
__________________
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think fast, I talk fast and I need you guys to act fast if you wanna get out of this. So, pretty please... with sugar on top. Clean the ****ing car!
Reply With Quote
  #189  
Old 13th April 2013, 07:36 PM
Stephen@Cult Labs's Avatar
Cult Master
Cult Labs Radio Contributor
Good Trader
Senior Moderator
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Irvine, Scotland
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rik View Post
As usual people have something to complain about with this release, the following is a post from the Hammer Lovers group on Facebook

Now that I've seen the '58 DRACULA blu-ray, I can understand what all the controversy was about. As someone who has lived with this film since I was five years old, I can say this: God bless Simon Rowson for finding the lost footage, but as for the image of the blu-ray itself, it is not even in the same universe as what I saw in cinemas (three times). It is far too dark, too dreary, and, yes, too blue. The young folks who do these restorations have no idea what Eastman Color looked like; they have no idea what Jack Asher's color palette looked like; they have no idea what shocked the world in 1958. Fisher's DRACULA was in COLOR! Not just blue, but red, green, yellow, shades of brown, pink, mauve. Tod Browning's DRACULA was in black and white; Fisher's departed from that, big time. The people in charge of this restoration are trying to make it look like just another 21st Century period piece, devoid of color, light and all the other visuals that made it great. They don't get it and they never will. They don't know what film, as opposed to video, looked like. If you want to have some idea of what DRACULA (aka HORROR OF DRACULA) looked like, see the Warner Bros DVD. The Lionsgate blu-ray is a crashing disappointment...except for the extras and the newly discovered scenes.

I've only watched my copy once so far, but that one viewing was enough for me to think there is absolutely jack shit wrong with this release, much the same as I think about Lionsgate's other classic Hammer, The Curse of Frankenstein, which plenty of people (including some members here) have found fault with.
I was one of the critical ones of The Curse Of Frankenstein (Lionsgate say it was the best master available, which is fair enough), but Dracula looks great. I wasn't alive in 1958, so I don't know what it looked like theatrically (and as for saying people have no idea what an Eastman colour film looked like, did they all look exactly the same? And can the moaners remember what it looked like in 58, if the were even born!)
__________________
"Give me grain or give me death!"
Reply With Quote
  #190  
Old 14th April 2013, 07:41 PM
Rik's Avatar
Rik Rik is offline
Cult Veteran
Cult Labs Radio Contributor
Good Trader
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Halifax,UK
Default

I'm hoping that sales of this and Curse allows them to release The Mummy too in a 3 disc special edition too, last time I asked Hammer they said it was a possibility
__________________
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think fast, I talk fast and I need you guys to act fast if you wanna get out of this. So, pretty please... with sugar on top. Clean the ****ing car!
Reply With Quote
Reply  

Like this? Share it using the links below!

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



Our goal is to keep Cult Labs friendly. If you feel discouraged from posting by certain members' behaviour then you can e-mail us in complete confidence.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
All forum posts are contributed by members of the site; Cult Labs cannot take responsibility for all content posted on the site. If you have an issue with content posted on the site please click the 'report post' button.
Copyright © 2014 Cult Laboratories Ltd. All rights reserved.