The Devil Rides Out (1968)

[PaulD]

Originally Posted by Hawkmonger

I still believe having 2 verzions would have made more.sense. But thats busines.for you.

Yeah. Shouldn't even be difficult with seamless branching since the new effects only seem to be in a couple of scenes. I can't believe this wasn't an option at all

[Rik]

Review from Opal Fruits magazine
DVD Review: THE DEVIL RIDES OUT (1968)

[VicDakin]

Originally Posted by Rik

Review from Opal Fruits magazine
DVD Review: THE DEVIL RIDES OUT (1968)

you twit.I really thought there was a site called opal fruits

[the blob]

Now we have a storm arising about Curse Of Frankenstein, noticeably the framing of the 1.66:1 version..

CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN bd (UK) on October 15th! in Classic Horror on DVD, Blu-Ray and Streaming Forum

CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN bd (UK) on October 15th! in Classic Horror on DVD, Blu-Ray and Streaming Forum

While it should have more headroom than the old Warner 1.85:1 DVD, it's showing less and looking very cramped.

1.66:1



1.85:1 Warner DVD



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Full review

Cathode Ray Tube: BRITISH CULT CLASSICS: The Curse of Frankenstein / 3-Disc Double Play Blu-Ray Review

[Rik]

I think I might actually cry, this is my most anticipated release of the year, even more than the Arrow ZFE

[ArgentoFan1987]

Originally Posted by Rik

I think I might actually cry, this is my most anticipated release of the year, even more than the Arrow ZFE

They ARE both incredible films !!!

[Hawkmonger]

Originally Posted by Rik

I think I might actually cry, this is my most anticipated release of the year, even more than the Arrow ZFE

I second this, both these edit's are un-acceptable. Why can't distrubuters just leave well alone.

[Mojo]

On top of that, having seen some screen grabs on other forums, the Warner Bros dvd of Curse Of Frankenstein looks sharper than the new Blu-ray. It really is becoming a farce.

[Wes]

Taken from the excellent Cathode Ray Tube website

Curse of Frankenstein Blu

The transfer is clean and dirt free, practically immaculate in that regard. Colour is richer too, tending to accentuate the reds and green of Jack Asher's original palette, and this certainly benefits the laboratory scenes and locations. However, it's not as vivid a transfer as I was expecting.

The image is soft overall, rather lacks consistent sharpness and can be a little bright as a result perhaps of contrast boosting. This gives the picture some excellent black levels but the finer detail in the lighter areas of the picture is sometimes lost. It only really comes alive in big close ups or relatively tight two shots. The layers of depth and sharpness one expects from an HD presentation are absent and the condition of the original materials might be the issue here. The 2002 DVD does show detail and sharpness but I do think that's by way of enthusiastic use of edge enhancement. So, don't go expecting anything of the standard of StudioCanal's Quatermass and the Pit transfer. It was unlikely that it would ever come close to that benchmark but this is quite poor.

The other immediate worry is that the DVD and the Blu-ray versions in this package are almost indistinguishable and I'd go so far to say that to my eyes the SD transfer on DVD is actually sharper than the HD transfer on the BD.

[Daemonia]

This isn't looking good. Not sure what's happening with Hammer - first the Devil Rides Out tinkering and now this. I'm not a moaner, but I do expect, at least, for the BD to be miles ahead of the old DVD. I think that's a reasonable expectation.