The 88 Films Thread

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I can’t wait to get that. I was going to import the Severin one so this release probably saves me at least £15

You hope.

Be thankful it ain't Second Sight.

Have you seen the price of their three film Ginger Snaps set? £55.

Fecking daylight robbery for three films.

[Justin101]

There is no way I’d pay £55 for ginger snaps, I’ve got the dvd lol

Count Dracula will be £25 I think.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

There is no way I’d pay £55 for ginger snaps, I’ve got the dvd lol

Count Dracula will be £25 I think.

Doesn't appear to be a limited edition so i can wait until it's a more Blu-ray, as opposed to 4K, (Which i can't play) friendly price.

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I can’t wait to get that. I was going to import the Severin one so this release probably saves me at least £15

Probably my least favourite Jess. I wonder if the restoration will make me feel any different? I won't be paying UHD money to find out

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rob4

Probably my least favourite Jess. I wonder if the restoration will make me feel any different? I won't be paying UHD money to find out

The Severin restoration isn't over impressive so i'm lead to believe.

I wonder how this will improve on that?

I actually think it's quite a good film. Probably Franco's best for Towers. It just lacks in budget which is a pity.

[Justin101]

I imagine it’s a co-production and they’ll look pretty similar.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I imagine it’s a co-production and they’ll look pretty similar.

The OP suggests it's brand new don't you think?

[Justin101]

It is brand new the Severin isn’t out yet!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

It is brand new the Severin isn’t out yet!

Ah right. When you said you were going to import the Severin one i (wrongly) assumed it was already available.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

"After 18 months in the restoration pipeline, we are now very, very close to finishing our 4K UHD Dolby Vision master of the great Jess Franco’s Count Dracula from the original, original negatives that were located Indiana Jones style in a temple of doom somewhere near Bucharest….. probably….. Once we’d cleaned all the blood off, the quality was startling! In fact so good, we decided it doesn’t need many extras so welcome to our amazing, budget friendly 1 disc edition, coming to very soon to DVD!"

So... is it a 4K release, a Blu-Ray release, a DVD release or some kind of combination??

It's very odd that the image – with lovely new artwork – has "4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray" at the top but the announcement from 88 Films says "coming to [sic] very soon to DVD".

Previous 4K Ultra HD releases like Zombie Holocaust and Ark of the Sun God have subsequently had separate Blu-ray releases, but none have been put out only on DVD. My guess is that it's a typo or a genuine mistake.