Hammer on DVD/BD Thread - Page 46

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**451** 25th January 2012, 07:29 PM

The Reptile is looking good Stunner.

Mojo · #**452** 26th January 2012, 07:32 PM

Some screen shots from the upcoming UK Dracula Prince Of Darkness BD:

Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix - Dracula - Prince of Darkness (UK) in March

PaulD · #**453** 26th January 2012, 09:03 PM

Those screenshots look a bit odd. A bit smeary and blurry, like there's little detail in it. Hope the transfers are good

Prince_Vajda · #**454** 26th January 2012, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulD

Those screenshots look a bit odd. A bit smeary and blurry, like there's little detail in it. Hope the transfers are good

I guess that's (at least partly) due to these screenshots being compressed .jpg stills.

Greetings!

Daemonia · #**455** 27th January 2012, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by R-T-C Tim

And incidentally a PG rated DVD.

The original of The Haunting is rated 12 for DVD, not PG.

Daemonia · #**456** 27th January 2012, 01:29 AM

I'm hoping with the recent news from Optimum that they're working on selected titles from the Hammer catalogue, that Vampire Circus is one of them. Might explain the Synapse disc being region-locked...?

bizarre_eye@Cult Labs · #**457** 27th January 2012, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Daemonia

I'm hoping with the recent news from Optimum that they're working on selected titles from the Hammer catalogue, that Vampire Circus is one of them. Might explain the Synapse disc being region-locked...?

There is a German Region B BD though, but who knows?

Mojo · #**458** 27th January 2012, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulD

Those screenshots look a bit odd. A bit smeary and blurry, like there's little detail in it. Hope the transfers are good

I'm always a little bit wary of screenshots, as they sometimes don't do the finished product justice. I still think these look good and hope the actual BD will look even better!

By all accounts, the BDS of Plague Of THe Zombies and The Reptile will be out in May, while Dracula and The Devil Rides Out should be out later in the year.

keirarts · #**459** 28th January 2012, 04:50 PM

its worth pointing out that if the same level of care is taken with these releases as with quatermass and the pit, their pretty much guarenteed to look fantastic.

As for screencaps... well as other people have stated, their worth taking with a pinch of salt. Useful in some cases but how were they captured?

Mojo · #**460** 2nd February 2012, 09:10 PM

Some updated Hammer restoration info here:

Titles, DRACULA and DNR | Hammer restoration blog