Hammer on DVD/BD Thread

[Nuno_Miranda]

there will always be the people who buy the special and numbered edition of band X's album, with the special cover and the booklet and the colored vinyl and the thingamabob inside, and then there will always be the people who just buy the regular edition.

the music is the same.

there are those who buy the car with the special color paint and the heated seats and the whatevers. and those who just want the basic car without any bells and whisles.

it's the same car. it takes you from A to B.

I can go on boring you with so many more examples. why do people buy special, more expensive editions of anything? films and blurays are not different.

would I prefer that this release was less expensive? sure. would I rather have a cheaper and separate release for 4K and blu-ray? you bet. unfortunately there isn't one. maybe this is something that eventually can be discussed with them for future releases and hopefully they'll listen. or maybe the sales will take care of the issue.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Wouldn't be so bad if there was a regular edition.

[Tombsy666]

Same here, i just want a regular edition to enjoy the movie, ?50 is not a price i'd pay for this when other companies are releasing special edition titles with a good selection of added extra's for half the price, i do like the odd ltd edition purchase of a certain fave title but jus regular editions are just as good

[Mojo]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Spirit Entertainment are re-releasing Hammer House of Horror in December priced 19.99.

I imagine it's a direct port of the Network release but no details yet.


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hammer-Hous...&s=dvd&sr=1-85

I love Hammer House Of Horror. Like all series, there are some episodes better than others, but the hits are much more than the misses for me.
I bought the original Network Blu Ray set, which came with a limited edition glossy reprint of one of the original scripts. I got The Mark Of Satan.
I miss Network !

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Mojo

I love Hammer House Of Horror. Like all series, there are some episodes better than others, but the hits are much more than the misses for me.
I bought the original Network Blu Ray set, which came with a limited edition glossy reprint of one of the original scripts. I got The Mark Of Satan.
I miss Network !

Same here.

[Susan Foreman]

Breakdown of the contents of the 'Captain Kronos' release:

DISC ONE: 4K Blu-ray

• * The Film: UK theatrical version 1.66:1 (91:21)
• * The Film: Open matte version (91:21)
• Audio commentary on the 1.66:1 version by actor Caroline Munro and writer / director / co-producer Brian Clemens' sons Sam and George (2024)
• Audio commentary on the open matte version by writer / co-producer / director Brian Clemens, actors Caroline Munro, Shane Briant and John Carson and moderator Marcus Hearn (2011)
• Audio commentary on the open matte version by writer / co-producer / director Brian Clemens, cinematographer Ian Wilson and moderator Marcus Hearn (2011)
• 2024 introduction on the 1.66:1 version by actor Caroline Munro (4:18)
• 2024 introduction on the open matte version by writer-director-producer Brian Clemens' sons Sam and George (1:31)
• "The House of Clemens" 2024 documentary (59:05)
• Original UK theatrical trailer (2:37)
• Original foreign theatrical trailer (2:45)
• UK censor card (0:12)

DISC TWO: 4K Blu-ray

• * The Film: US theatrical version (1.85:1) (91:30)
• Audio commentary by film historian Bruce C. Hallenbeck (2020)
• Audio commentary by writer / director / producer Brian Clemens, actor Caroline Munro and moderator Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
• 2013 introduction by writer / director / producer Brian Clemens (6:40)
• "Kronos Returns" 2008 documentary (26:47)
• "Festival of Fantastic Films: Brian Clemens Interview from FoFF 1991, Interviewed by Stephen Gallagher" 1991 interview (12:47)
• "Festival of Fantastic Films: Brian Clemens Interview from FoFF 2000, Interviewed by Stephen Gallagher, Introduction by Stephen Laws" 2000 interview (61:30)
• "Festival of Fantastic Films: Horst Janson Interview from FoFF 2010, Interviewed by Wayne Kinsey" 2010 interview (46:08)
• "Hunted: Lois Dane Remembers the Making of Captain Kronos" 2024 featurette featuring a 2017 interview (13:48)
• "Anything Goes: Hammer Horror in the 1970s" 2020 interview with Kim Newman and Stephen Jones (32:55)
• Original US theatrical trailer (2:55)3:54)
• Textless titles and backgrounds
• US radio spots (audio set to still images of key art, lobby stills and the pressbook) (2:58)
• Stills Gallery (26:53)

DISC THREE: Blu-ray

• * The Film: UK theatrical version 1.66:1 (91:21)
• * The Film: Open matte version (91:21)
• Audio commentary on the 1.66:1 version by actor Caroline Munro and writer / director / co-producer Brian Clemens' sons Sam and George (2024)
• Audio commentary on the open matte version by writer / co-producer / director Brian Clemens, actors Caroline Munro, Shane Briant and John Carson and moderator Marcus Hearn (2011)
• Audio commentary on the open matte version by writer / co-producer / director Brian Clemens, cinematographer Ian Wilson and moderator Marcus Hearn (2011)
• 2024 introduction on the 1.66:1 version by actor Caroline Munro (4:18)
• 2024 introduction on the open matte version by writer / director / producer Brian Clemens' sons Sam and George (1:31)
• Original UK theatrical trailer (2:37)
• Original foreign theatrical trailer (2:45)
• UK censor card (0:12)

DISC FOUR: Blu-ray

• * The Film: US theatrical version (1.85:1) (91:30)
• Audio commentary by film historian Bruce C. Hallenbeck (2020)
• Audio commentary by writer / director / producer Brian Clemens, actor Caroline Munro and moderator Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
• 2013 introduction by writer / director / producer Brian Clemens (6:40)
• "Kronos Returns" 2008 documentary (26:47)
• "Anything Goes: Hammer Horror in the 1970s" 2020 interview with Kim Newman and Stephen Jones (32:55)
• Original US theatrical trailer (2:55)
• Textless titles and backgrounds (3:54)
• US radio spots (audio set to still images of key art, lobby stills and the pressbook) (2:58)
• Stills Gallery (26:53)

DISC FIVE: Blu-ray

• "The House of Clemens" 2024 documentary (59:05)
• "Festival of Fantastic Films: Brian Clemens Interview from FoFF 1991, Interviewed by Stephen Gallagher" 1991 interview (12:47)
• "Festival of Fantastic Films: Brian Clemens Interview from FoFF 2000, Interviewed by Stephen Gallagher, Introduction by Stephen Laws" 2000 interview (61:30)
• "Festival of Fantastic Films: Horst Janson Interview from FoFF 2010, Interviewed by Wayne Kinsey" 2010 interview (46:08)
• "Hunted: Lois Dane Remembers the Making of Captain Kronos" 2024 featurette featuring a 2017 interview (13:48)

[Justin101]

I'm hoping for a standard 2-disc UHD edition to come down the line, but watching an unboxing video, the set is quite impressive and I am tempted, it's just too big though

[tele1962]

I watched Captain Kronos last night and its a stunner. The box set is jaw dropping.

[Susan Foreman]

'Four Sided Triangle' (1953) - Limited Collector's Edition 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo coming from Hammer Films direct - Pre-order available from February 14

Release date: March 31

"Hollywood starlet Barbara Payton stars in this gripping sci-fi thriller, two brilliant scientists unlock the secret to duplicating life, only to find their actions have deadly consequences. When they use their invention to clone the woman they both love, a dangerous love triangle ensues. With mind-bending twists and a chilling exploration of human nature, Four Sided Triangle blends classic British sci-fi with psychological suspense, proving that some inventions are best left unexplored. Never before seen on Blu-Ray in the UK, Four Sided Triangle makes its debut as a brand-new Hammer 4K restoration from the original negative film elements."

Special Contents:

• Two disks in a stylish digipak, one UHD and one Blu-Ray with the content duplicated across both formats, with English, French, Italian, Spanish, German subtitles on each version of the film.
• A rigid box featuring brand new artwork by UK illustrator Tommy Pocket.
• An extensive booklet containing new essays and reproduced material from the Hammer archives.
• Facsimile reproductions of the UK and US pressbooks and a double-sided poster.

Special Features:

• New commentary with film and media historian Melanie Williams and film researcher and critic Thirza Wakefield.
• New commentary with actor and film historian Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic, and Kevin Lyons, editor of the Encyclopaedia of Fantastic Film and Television website.
• I Am Not Ashamed: Film historian Lucy Bolton takes an unvarnished look at Barbara Payton, her body of work and her riches-to-rags story of Hollywood excess in an unenlightened and censorious age.
• In the Sticks Sci-Fi!: William Fowler and Vic Pratt, creators / curators of the BFI's ongoing Flipside series, discuss and deconstruct this key example of Hammer's science-horror output.
• Things to Come: Film historian and writer Neil Sinyard examines Four Sided Triangle, its stars, direction and problematic sexual politics.
• An extensive image gallery, including behind-the-scenes images, alongside tracks from Malcolm Arnold?s score.

The booklet contains:

• New article by writer and actor Bruce G. Hallenbeck, examining the making of Four Sided Triangle.
• New article by novelist and screenwriter Gavin Collinson, examining the source for this Frankenstein-inspired story and its many adjacent films.
• New article by author and film expert Neil Sinyard, comparing the screenplay against noted sci-fi author William F. Temple?s source novel.
• An archive interview with Len Harris, Hammer's stalwart camera operator and a key presence at Hammer for over a decade.
• A new in-depth examination of the attempts at remaking Four Sided Triangle in the 1990s (including reproduction production paperwork from the Hammer archive).
• Reproductions of the UK and US Pressbooks.
• A double-sided poster.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I don't actually rate that film much. It's a bonus feature on one of the Icon Blu's.

I wouldn't buy it for $20 never mind the fifty they'll be asking.