Optimum / Studio Canal Thread - Page 11

Pete · #**101** 6th November 2009, 12:25 AM

If only they would release Exterminator 2!!!

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs · #**102** 6th November 2009, 12:29 AM

This is just below NIGHT OF THE DEMON and THE DEVILS on my dream-release list....

vincenzo · #**103** 6th November 2009, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by reaper72

The only bad Optimum print I've seen is THE EXTERMINATOR,but is there a decent print of that anywhere?

Yes it was uncut (first time in the UK) but a pretty messy fullscreen print. I've never seen a good intact one either. Apart from their Black Emanuelle films and some westerns Strange Behaviour has been the only Optimum to suffer major cuts. They also got Cliffhanger, The Vampire Lovers and Fanny Hill through uncut too.

At least their Masque Of The Red Death, though not completely intact, was a darn sight better than that abysmal earlier fullscreen monstrosity.

Pete · #**104** 6th November 2009, 01:14 AM

Futureworld was an improvement over the previous ILC disc.

Angel · #**105** 6th November 2009, 06:59 AM

I would like to see Exterminator 2 as well as I have only seen the heavily cut Australian video.

Splatterdragon73 · #**106** 6th November 2009, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by loops

Yeah, its great Optimum source the best prints but IMO it's annoying that they drop the extras of films that had previously been released as SE.

I fully agree and it's because of this that i generally think twice before buying any Optimum releases.

Pete · #**107** 6th November 2009, 02:52 PM

And their usually more expensive. HMV had Optimum's Dead & Buried disc for £16. While the ABUK 2 disc SE cost me £7 brand new.

mark meakin · #**108** 7th November 2009, 08:52 PM

I can't wait to get FRIGHT (1971) when they release that next year.I can knock the pricey US disc off my wishlist.

bizarre_eye@Cult Labs · #**109** 7th November 2009, 09:07 PM

I didn't realise the US disc was selling for so much...

I bought Fright about 2 years ago from Amazon marketplace new and sealed for roughly £7 - it's now selling for over £20 used!

mark meakin · #**110** 7th November 2009, 09:16 PM

I have lots of Hammer & other Anchor Bay stuff which commands high prices on Amazon now (Or did last time I checked):-
Satanic Rites Of Dracula £99.99
Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires
Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde
The Lost Continent (Glad I kept this now the UK seems to have the shorter US theatrical version !) £146.00
The Mummy's Shroud
The Nightstalker/Night Strangler (The terrific Kolchak movies) £237.00 !