Hammer on DVD/BD Thread

[keirarts]

I'm looking forward to the quatermass blu-ray. It has the audio commentary track from my old anchor bay us double bill plus more.


Does anyone know anything about the bonus features on the other icon hammer dvds?

I dont want to sell off my rare DD releases until I know i'm not losing out!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by keirarts

I'm looking forward to the quatermass blu-ray. It has the audio commentary track from my old anchor bay us double bill plus more.


Does anyone know anything about the bonus features on the other icon hammer dvds?

I dont want to sell off my rare DD releases until I know i'm not losing out!

At £3.99 i wouldn't be counting on extras.

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by the blob

Now there's the sad thing. With the amount of stuff that's been announced from Indie labels for BD recently, I'm definitely getting more concerned about the titles that are in the grasp of the majors I'd like ever getting a Blu release. It'll be quite sickening, especially knowing they have some HD masters already done.

Indeed. We now have a nice new (and better) format to release titles on. So what they do? Re-release DVDs. Pointless. Now if these were BD announcements, I'd be excited. But re-releases of DVDs most of us already have? No.

I was pissed off that the licensor of Vampire Circus insisted on Synapse locking their release to Region A. And what did the UK get? A re-release of the DVD, but no BD. What's the point in that? If there's no UK release, then what sales would be lost if the Synapse disc was region-free? The BD scene is chaotic and nobody seems to be steering things in a clear direction. Re-releases of DVDs abound whilst ignoring high definition. Stupidity.

[Vampix]

I still think people are reluctant to replace their DVD collections with alternative BD releases.The difference in quality between DVD and Blu-ray is not like the difference between VHS and DVD when everyone was glad to get rid of their snowy, fuzzy, worn out old tapes for the new digital format.That's not to say I'm not a fan of the Blu-ray format, because I am! I just think DVD is not going to die the death people think it will, as for every new BD release there is an alternative DVD release and it shows no sign of stopping.

[bgart13]

Jimmy Sangster passed away today, aged 83. RIP, thanks for some of the greatest horror movies!

[bdc]

RIP

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bgart13

Jimmy Sangster passed away today, aged 83. RIP, thanks for some of the greatest horror movies!

Sad news, indeed.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Sad news, indeed.

A legend from the glory days of British horror.

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by bgart13

Jimmy Sangster passed away today, aged 83. RIP, thanks for some of the greatest horror movies!

RIP indeed. A true giant in the UK genre scene.

[P-Mac]

Hammer have announced on their Facebook that they are recording a commentary with Madeline Smith, Shane Briant and Marcus Hearn for a new re-release of Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell !