Hammer on DVD/BD Thread

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by 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.

Think it's on Icons Curse of Frankenstein. Although I may be wrong, it's definitely an extra on one of them, I've never actually got around to watching it.

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[peter alex]

your not wrong it was on the Curse of Frankenstein blu-ray release because i've still got it but the film was SD only.

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by 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.

I don't get it either? It's a very bland film with just a bit of historical interest because it was a pre-gothic Hammer film.

I'm happy for people who want this sort of treatment for Hammer's more obscure output and are prepared to pay for it, but it's a hard pass for me.

If there is a standard Bluray down the line I can pick up in a sale I may give it another look.

[Susan Foreman]

Rumour has it ... 'Shatter' is going to be released as a 4K UHD sometime in the near future

[Nuno_Miranda]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Rumour has it ... 'Shatter' is going to be released as a 4K UHD sometime in the near future

They just confirmed it in their latest email blast. No details at all, except for a clip

"4K First Look: Shatter Like You’ve NEVER Seen It Before!
Watch the opening scene of Shatter, restored and reloaded for a new era.
This is your exclusive first glimpse before all is revealed...
Save the date: 28.03.25"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFggffN7qBY

This is great news for me -- I don't even have Shatter on DVD. I just hope the price is not absurd like the previous two, I had to pass on Four Sided Triangle. I hope they do non-limited editions of these the future!

[Susan Foreman]

'Shatter' (1974) - Limited Collector's Edition 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo pre-order available from Hammer Films direct - UK$35.00

Release date: May 12

"Hollywood hard man Stuart Whitman and powerhouse martial artist Ti Lung star in this brutal crime thriller filmed entirely on location in Hong Kong by Hammer and the Shaw Brothers. Guest-starring Peter Cushing and sporting a funky soundtrack from Johnny Dankworth's key collaborator David Lindup, Shatter has been painstakingly restored by Hammer in 4K from the original film negatives.

Professional contract killer Shatter is double-crossed on his latest job and finds himself pursued across Hong Kong, a pawn in the game of his client's violent criminal agenda."

Special Features:

• New commentary with academic and Asian cinema expert Leon Hunt and film historian and writer Adrian Smith.
• New commentary with Heidi Honeycutt, writer, filmmaker and film programmer, and western / crime movie expert Toby Roan.
• 1998 commentary with uncredited director Monte Hellman and contributions from Stuart Whitman.
• Once Upon a Time in the East: Screenwriter and author David Pirie and Little Shoppe of Horrors' Dick Klemensen examine the state of Hammer in the 1970s and the numerous issues encountered filming Shatter in Hong Kong.
• Hammer and Tongs: archive interview with Renee Glynne, in charge of continuity on many Hammers, as she reflects on Hong Kong and the various issues that plagued Shatter?s production.
• Cultural Crossover: Historian and film critic Christina Newland and academic / martial arts cinema expert Wayne Wong examine Shatter's place in the wider context of 1970s action / crime films and Asian martial arts cinema.
• Hitting the Right Notes: Musician Mike Lindup reflects on his father, composer David Lindup, and his body of work which covered film soundtracks, library music and arrangements and orchestrations for musicians like Johnny Dankworth.
• Censored: A comparison of the new, uncensored restoration and the censored master that was previously in circulation for decades.
• A gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from David Lindup's score.

The booklet contains:

• New article by writer and actor Bruce G. Hallenbeck examining the making of Shatter.
• New article by film journalist Paul Bramhall that investigates "East meets West" productions and the casting of Asian stars in international films.
• New article by author and crime film expert Barry Forshaw who investigates the Golden Age of Crime Movies: the 1970s!
• New article by writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington who takes a pointed look at the swirling zeitgeist of early 1970s pop culture and how it influenced Shatter.
• New article making an in-depth comparison of the different versions of the Shatter script in the Hammer Archive, how the story developed and how it compares with what?s onscreen.
• New article taking a deep dive that addresses the rumours and guesswork surrounding the making of Shatter with the aid of recently-unearthed key paperwork from the Hammer Archive.

[Nuno_Miranda]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'Shatter' (1974) - Limited Collector's Edition 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo pre-order available from Hammer Films direct - UK$35.00

Great stuff, but unfortunately they priced me out.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by 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

The standard editions come out on Monday (14th April), a 2x UHD set and a 3x BD set. Going to ask my friend to buy it for my birthday

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

The standard editions come out on Monday (14th April), a 2x UHD set and a 3x BD set. Going to ask my friend to buy it for my birthday

Surely that's got to be a mistake?

That sounds like the standard BD is just dropping the 2 4k discs, but the standard 4K is dropping the 2 BDs and the bonus BD?

Edit: never mind, i'm an idiot. I see the extras from the bonus BD are on the 4K. Doh!

[Susan Foreman]

'The Quatermass Xperiment' (1955) - Limited Collector's Edition 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo pre-order available from Hammer Films direct - UK$60.00

Release date: June 9

"Explore the chilling sci-fi classic that put Hammer on the map. Created by the legendary Nigel Kneale and directed by the great Val Guest, The Quatermass Xperiment is available for the first time ever in 4K UHD and Blu-ray.

In this tense, suspenseful tale of scientific ambition gone awry, a space expedition takes a nightmarish turn when an astronaut crash-lands on Earth - only to begin mutating into something horrifyingly inhuman. As his transformation accelerates, his struggle to contain violent urges proves increasingly futile. Scientists and authorities race to understand the catastrophe unfolding before them, in a desperate attempt to prevent a monstrous disaster.

Blending horror and science fiction in the way that only Hammer can, The Quatermass Xperiment delivers a haunting vision of the terrifying consequences of unchecked exploration. This definitive boxset comes packed with special features and additional material."

Limited Edition Contents:

• Five discs in a stylish digipak, including two UHD and three Blu-ray, with the Hammer content duplicated across both formats. English, French, Italian, Spanish, German subtitles on all versions of the film.
• Included in the same set as the film for the first time, the existing episodes from the original BBC television series.
• Three iterations of The Quatermass Xperiment: the widescreen 1.66:1 UK Theatrical Version, the fullscreen 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version and the widescreen 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version re-titled The Creeping Unknown.
• Brand-new 5.1 mix for 1.37:1 and 1.66:1 versions alongside the original mono film soundtrack.
• Packaged in a high-end, leather-feel slipcase with debossed red and silver titling.
• A rigid inner box featuring new artwork by cult favourite artist Graham Humphreys.
• A double sided poster of original one-sheets
• Eight act cards featuring facsimiles of the original UK cinema lobby cards.
• 180 page booklet featuring new and reprint articles and reproductions of original publicity.
• 56-page comic featuring a reprint of the comic strip from legendary 1970s magazine The House of Hammer.

Special Features:

• New commentary with actor and comedian Toby Hadoke, Nigel Kneale's biographer Andy Murray and Wayne Kinsey, writer of numerous books on Hammer.
• New commentary with Stephen R. Bissette, artist and film historian.
• New commentary with filmmaker and Hammer expert Constantine Nasr and writer / producer Dr Steve Haberman.
• Archive 2003 commentary with director Val Guest and Hammer expert Marcus Hearn.
• The Legend of Nigel Kneale: The Creeping Unknown. Who was Nigel Kneale? Toby Hadoke investigates the man and his influence in part one of a brand-new two-part documentary.
• Unstoppable: Unleashing The Quatermass Xperiment. A close look at the making of The Quatermass Xperiment, with contributions from Jon Dear, Stephen Gallagher, Toby Hadoke, Wayne Kinsey, Andy Murray and Stephen Volk.
• The Quatermass Experiment: the remaining two episodes of the landmark 1953 BBC serial.
• Patient Zero. Award-winning actor and writer James Swanton, who played Carroon in the live, 70th anniversary production of The Quatermass Experiment, examines the life and career of Richard Wordsworth.
• Monstrous! Stephen R. Bissette talks briefly about Phil Leakey and the make-up effects used in the film, for a section trimmed from the audio commentary.
• The Eric Winstone Bandshow. A musical short from Hammer that played alongside The Quatermass Xperiment at the August 1955 UK premiere.
• The Kneale Tapes. A 2003 BBC documentary that explores the career of Nigel Kneale, arguably one of the most significant writers of the post-war generation.
• Cartier and Kneale in Conversation. From the 2005 BBC DVD. Writer Nigel Kneale and producer Rudolph Cartier reminisce about their work on the seminal Quatermass series.
• Making Demons. From the 2005 BBC DVD. An interview with Jack Kine and Bernard Wilkie, visual effects pioneers at the BBC.
• Val Guest 2000 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive.
• Val Guest 2003 interview from original UK DVD release of The Quatermass Xperiment.
• Exhuming The Quatermass Xperiment. A look behind-the-scenes at how the new 4K restoration of The Quatermass Xperiment was made.
• Original trailers, foreign titles, Super 8 cut-down versions and the original BBFC censor cards for both The Quatermass Xperiment and The Eric Winstone Bandshow.
• Extensive image gallery of stills and publicity material, alongside tracks from James Bernard's score.
• Quatermass and the Pit Omnibus Titles. From the 2005 BBC DVD. The bespoke titles used for the omnibus repeat edition of the third Quatermass TV series.
• TV Series Photo Gallery. From the 2005 BBC DVD. Rare photos of the original BBC productions.

The features, packaging and specification on this page are not final and are subject to change