I remember watching bootlegs of stuff like Texas Chainsaw 2 and Nekromantik in the early 90's, and buying copies of House of Clocks and Sweet House of Horrors with itallian only dialogue on vhs, and the struggle to find anything resembling a "good copy" of so many giallo movies. Companies like 88 and Arrow are simply amazing for giving fans a chance to see some really obscure & difficult to get hold of titles, I mean Zombie Holocaust, Nightmare City, Aenigma, Zombie 3 on blu ray, with extras no less!
Be grateful for what we have. I remember when NONE of this was legally available and people were popping over to Holland to buy videos! A bit of grain, a soundtrack with a little background noise? Really don't care myself.
I am now married with a toddler, so I have virtually no time to watch movies, the days of marathoning all the Alien movies in one day when I was 17 are gone, but I still love movies and watch them when I can. Work and family come first, and movies are the thing i used to have time for, so when I pop on a blu ray of The Burbs and it looks like it was made yesterday, I think how lucky I am to have that choice.
If the sound and picture are the key factors in buying a dvd or blu, you will NEVER enjoy the movie itself. Relax and enjoy the film itself, don't worry too much about the transfer. Most are astounding, widescreen editions & look squeaky clean!
Just my two pence worth, but wanted to put it in perspective for anyone who doesn't remember how difficult it was to be a horror fan in the UK twenty years ago.
