Cult Labs Compare!

[Pete]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye

Great thread idea loops - really useful.

Be good if a mod would sticky it too.

When I bought Arrow's COTLD Blu, I was considering doing a Arrow BD Vs. AWE DVD Vs. EC DVD as a comparison but never got around to it.

Interesting to see the differences between the EC and the Grindhouse Cannibal Holocaust releases. I have both versions, and never really noticed any difference between the prints - until now!

Yeah, the EC print is slightly better.

I was going to do a COTLD comparison but I no longer have the AWE and EC edtitions (although the Vipco dvd uses the exact same transfer).

[Pete]

The Stranger and the Gunfighter

Red Sun (HK) vs Moonstone (UK)

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[antmumford]

You can thank Ant, it was his Idea

Ah well you know I do try and be smart sometimes

Good thread loops. It will certainly help with decision making when wanting to get a particular film and not knowing the best transfer.

[Pete]

Halloween 3 - Season of the Witch

Sanctuary (UK) vs M.I.A (UK)
Sanc - 1.78:1 Anamorphic CUT (O.A.R 2.35:1)
M.I.A - 1.33:1 fullscreen UNCUT

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[Pete]

Naked and Violent (Sergio Martino, 1970)

MYA (USA)
2.35:1 anamorphic

I'm placing these grabs here as a warning to anyone foolish enough (like me!) to purchase this dvd. It contains what could be one of the worst transfers ever!

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[antmumford]

Oh my god!

[Pete]

Those caps actually make it look better than it is!

[Pete]

Oh, I'll start posting grabs from other films and not just ones from europe.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Yeah I think MYA used a VHS rip for Naked and Violent, and then put it through a washing machine just to ensure that it looked really shit.

Satan's Wife and Lucifera: Demonlover are also supposed to be very bad.

I have Evil Face and that isn't great, but it looks HD quality compared to Naked and Violent!

[brain dead]

Originally Posted by loops

Halloween 3 - Season of the Witch

Sanctuary (UK) vs M.I.A (UK)
Sanc - 1.78:1 Anamorphic CUT (O.A.R 2.35:1)
M.I.A - 1.33:1 fullscreen UNCUT

I have the US DVD which I believe is in 2.35:1 if you want comparison pictures for that one.