The Second Sight Films Thread

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

It'll be interesting to see how it compares to the Criterion Collection release. If it has far superior picture and sound and some new extra features, it'll probably be the fourth copy in my collection!

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'Walkabout' (1971) - Limited edition Blu-Ray boxset

Release date: July 27th

Brand new 4K scan and restoration, new extras and 3 books!! Full details shortly

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

It'll be interesting to see how it compares to the Criterion Collection release. If it has far superior picture and sound and some new extra features, it'll probably be the fourth copy in my collection!

Special Features:

• Brand new 4k scan and restoration
• A new audio commentary with Luc Roeg and David Thompson
• Producing Walkabout: a new interview with Producer Si Litvinoff
• Luc’s Walkabout: a new interview with Luc Roeg
• Jenny in the Outback: a new interview with Jenny Agutter
• Remembering Roeg: a new interview with Danny Boyle
• 2011 BFI Q&A with Nicolas Roeg, Jenny Agutter and Luc Roeg
• Archive introduction by Nicolas Roeg
• English SDH subtitles for the hearing impaired

Limited Edition Contents:

• Limited Edition Box Set of only 3,000
• Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Michael Boland
• The source novel ‘Walkabout’ with cover artwork excusive to this release
• Soft cover book featuring facsimile copy of the original 65 page First Draft Script with preface by Daniel Bird
• Soft cover book with new essays by Sophie Monks Kaufman, Simon Abrams and Daniel Bird plus stills and lobby card images

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Sold!

[Nostalgic]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Just joining in on the nostalgia. There was a point in the 90s when I was getting into movies in a big way and I'd never seen Dawn, Day or even Night but I had watched the Savini version on Sky Movies!

Dawn was pretty heavily cut on VHS, I think the current edition was on budget label 4front with the horrible gold framed cover art. So I skipped it and watched this before seeing any of the other films...



Then I went on a family holiday to Orlando and came back with the Anchor Bay VHS from a shopping trip to Mall of America. We might complain about artwork used on covers for these blurays that come out now but in the 90s we had some bloody awful options...

Same here, I remember all of those and the Document of the Dead vhs. I also gad Day on EIV label (I think), cut of course.

I watched the trilogy obsessively when i was a teenager!

Just watching the Criterion NOTLD & wondered what people think is the best version of Night to have? I have Criterion bd, Elite dvd & optimum (I think) uk blu.

[Rik]

Definitely the Criterion, I have that and the UK steelbook and the the Criterion pisses all over any edition I’ve had before

[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by Rik

Definitely the Criterion, I have that and the UK steelbook and the the Criterion pisses all over any edition I’ve had before

100% agree with this.

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by Nostalgic

Just watching the Criterion NOTLD & wondered what people think is the best version of Night to have? I have Criterion bd, Elite dvd & optimum (I think) uk blu.

Criterion is very much the winner. btw The Optimum blu-ray was strangely heavily cropped or zoomed in at certain times.

[Dave Boy]

Yeah, Criterion edition is awesome.

[Nostalgic]

Night of the Living Dead is my fave film of all time. Watching the Criterion edition now, remembering watching the Elite laserdisc with my brother (RIP) in the 90's.

Got Dawn out to watch either later tonight or tomorrow.

[nicholasrope]

Originally Posted by Nostalgic

Same here, I remember all of those and the Document of the Dead vhs. I also gad Day on EIV label (I think), cut of course.

I watched the trilogy obsessively when i was a teenager!

Just watching the Criterion NOTLD & wondered what people think is the best version of Night to have? I have Criterion bd, Elite dvd & optimum (I think) uk blu.

I respectfully disagree about the 4 Front Video gold covers, I like them and it does give me those warm nostalgic memories from the 90's

I definitely agree with that hideous neon cover