Hammer on DVD/BD Thread

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

It's under the Titan Exclusives sub-site - here's a link: Titan Exclusives — THE HAMMER VAULT LIMITED EDITION

This set looks to be a thing of beauty and I've just ordered one from that address. £50 with free delivery doesn't seem too bad and I should really go through the 21 disc Hammer Collection again.

[Sobral]

Thanks again, bizarre_eye, I think I'll stick to the regular one, stupid crisis...

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by the blob

As an aside, I actually own a book by Alan G. Frank,which I've had since I was about 10/11 years old and it's quite good, if a little thin.



Sci-Fi Now : 10 Exciting Years of Science Fiction from 2001 to Star Wars and Beyond ... / By Alan Frank: Amazon.co.uk: Alan G. Frank: Books

I have that book. It has some excellent pictures which fired up my imagination as a kid. Slaughterhouse 5 was one if i remember rightly.

[the blob]

Only just noticed this little tweet from Hammer on 4th Dec..

We're working on definitive restored/remastered HD #Dracula1958 atm! Blu-ray next year! We were actually filming extras today!

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by the blob

Not to rain on the parade but last night I was watching Brides Of Dracula on the US Universal Hammer set and nearly watched Curse Of The Werewolf instead. I was actually thinking to myself that it was such a shame that Curse had gone to a company that were doing DVD only and wondering how long the rights would be stuck. I also wondered if Final Cut would move into Blu-Ray, especially after Optimum releasing some. So what do we get instead? A second DVD...

Ohhhh, to add to it, I thought I'd check the Amazon listing. Nearly £22???

It's a bit of a mixed bag, mate. The films are a bit all over the place. A Hammer owned in the US territory is likely to be completely different to European license holders.

[the blob]

Originally Posted by Daemonia

It's a bit of a mixed bag, mate. The films are a bit all over the place. A Hammer owned in the US territory is likely to be completely different to European license holders.

True but I was thinking more specifically about a title like Curse in the UK. Final Cut released their first DVD last year so I'm assuming they acquired the rights recently, probably have it tied up for 5 years and the best they can do is re-release it on DVD. No disrespect to them but I'd just love to see these kind of films go to independant companies that are prepared to go a stage further.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by the blob

Only just noticed this little tweet from Hammer on 4th Dec..

We're working on definitive restored/remastered HD #Dracula1958 atm! Blu-ray next year! We were actually filming extras today!

I saw this at the cinema projected digitally a year or so ago and the quality was amazing. A BD should be able to contain all that information, along with extra features, so the AV quality (hopefully) will be superb.

Originally Posted by the blob

True but I was thinking more specifically about a title like Curse in the UK. Final Cut released their first DVD last year so I'm assuming they acquired the rights recently, probably have it tied up for 5 years and the best they can do is re-release it on DVD. No disrespect to them but I'd just love to see these kind of films go to independant companies that are prepared to go a stage further.

Although I really like the films they release, Final Cut have yet to go overboard with special features and haven't yet released anything in HD, so I'd be surprised if they have the rights for a release of this magnitude. Hopefully it will be the property of a company who, like Eureka or StudioCanal, has dealt with high-profile titles, Blu-ray releases and significant amounts of extra features.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by VicDakin

According to an interview i read he owned this book The Movie Treasury of Horror Movies by Alan G. Frank,

I still own that book,and the other Alan Frank horror book which has a lot more in it!

Ordered this from Ebay Oz after Paypal refused to pay EZYDVD...WTF is that all about??????

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by the blob

Only just noticed this little tweet from Hammer on 4th Dec..

We're working on definitive restored/remastered HD #Dracula1958 atm! Blu-ray next year! We were actually filming extras today!

Yeah I read about this in Empire I'm sure it was.Apparently gorier footage or something has turned up-exciting stuff!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Love the artwork Reaps.