Home Video: Upcoming Blu-Rays and DVDs

[PNGwynne]

^I'm a fan. It's not a gripping as "Creature", but it's a great B-movie.

[Hedji]

I've actually never seen The Mole People from Universal. But looks like it's getting a nice release from Shout Factory. The Mole People

[Hedji]

...AND now they've come out and said that Elvira is NOT Region Free. It will be "B" Locked! Sorry to have passed on the misinformation I'd picked up. If you preordered from Amazon, you may want to cancel.

[Hedji]

Elvira is great. I need to watch that again, too.

Speaking of Retro Fan, I keep staring at the back cover of issue 1 featuring When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth and The Green Slime. Has anyone ever seen these movies? Are they worth checking out?

Paging Palitoy....

[Hedji]

Don't forget about her second film, Elvira's Haunted Hills, which is a fantastic love letter to the old Roger Corman Poe movies!

[Mary Canary]

Elvira is everywhere this Halloween! On the cover of Retro Fan Magazine, here...everywhere! I haven't seen Mistress of the Dark in decades. I need to check it out again.

Elvira is great. I need to watch that again, too.

Speaking of Retro Fan, I keep staring at the back cover of issue 1 featuring When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth and The Green Slime. Has anyone ever seen these movies? Are they worth checking out?

[Hedji]

I have a decent 4K setup, and I just don’t see a big enough difference to get really excited about it. I think it’ll stick around awhile, but it’s a crime that TV manufacturers killed 3D in favor of the marketing push for 4K.

That said, there are an armful of films that I would upgrade to the ‘best’ possible quality no matter what.

As it stands, my projector does 1080, and I’m more than happy with that and it’s spectacular 3D.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Nice to see Satanic Rites of Dracula get a proper WB release, since its been in public domain limbo for decades.

Elvira is everywhere this Halloween! On the cover of Retro Fan Magazine, here...everywhere! I haven't seen Mistress of the Dark in decades. I need to check it out again.

The Superman soundtracks are very tempting. I have them all already, but I'm sure there are other tracks and/or variations here.

Not going to dip into the 4K with anything as of now. I'm guessing this is a format that won't last long. I could be wrong.

Chris

[Hedji]

Just wanted to pass along that Elvira has been confirmed to be REGION FREE, and will play in any blu ray player. Amazon.co.uk has a good price on it. Even with shipping, it came to under $20 US. Here's the link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Hedji]

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark has been announced by UK Arrow Video. DISCLAIMER: As of this time, it is REGION B CODED, which means it will not play in a North American Blu Ray player. I have, however heard rumors that Arrow is working on this, and may be releasing it Region A as well. Stay tuned. For those of you with All Region Players, have at it.

I order frequently from Amazon.co.uk. Their shipping isn't too bad, and they remove the VAT tax. Here's the link for Elvira.. Personally, since this is not limited, I plan on waiting a little while to see if they do a Region A release. Quite frankly, this has been teased for over a year now, and I was anticipating a more attractive "Collector's Edition" style package. But oh well, at least it's pretty affordable, and Arrow always does a nice job on the movie and bonus features.

[Hedji]

I am not a huge fan of 4K. I don't see a big difference, and I hate that it is marketed to replace 3D. BUT...


Press Release

A new 4K scan is always an attractive thing. So I will quadruple dip again for Superman. Also, the good news is that CapedWonder.com is confirming that it will have the original 70mm 6-track in 5.1...the original audio will be on the new disc restored for the first time since 1978 (when few people saw this in 70mm).

Also, not home video, but La-La Land Records has been releasing new definitive editions of the Soundtracks to the 4 Superman films in reverse order. IV is out. II/III are announced. I'm sure Williams' original will be next.

[palitoy]

Here ya go, Palitoy!

The Blood Island Collection

PS I just bought this. Money has left my wallet like sheep to the moon!

[Hedji]

Here ya go, Palitoy!

The Blood Island Collection

[Hedji]

Yaaaayyy!!! More HAMMER!

Dracula A.D. 1972 and Satanic Rites of Dracula are coming to Blu Ray!

[Hedji]

The issue with the Revenge of the Creature Blu Ray is being resolved. Universal is issuing replacement discs

STATEMENT RE: UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT’S REVENGE OF THE CREATURE

3D BLU-RAY REPLACEMENT PROGRAM

September 5, 2018

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) has identified a manufacturing issue which may affect the presentation of the 3D Blu-ray offering of the film Revenge of the Creature, released on August 28 , 2018 as part of the Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection and the Creature From the Black Lagoon Complete Legacy Collection. The issue is isolated to this particular film and does not affect any other discs in the collections. UPHE’s goal is to always deliver the best possible product to its consumers. To that end, a replacement program is being established to ensure that those who have purchased either collection have the opportunity to receive a corrected Blu-ray disc featuring the 3D version of Revenge of the Creature and 2D version of The Creature Walks Among Us, should they encounter the issue. To receive an updated disc, please email [email protected].