Home Video: Upcoming Blu-Rays and DVDs

[enyawd72]

^Fantastic news!

[cjefferys]

I forget, is the BFI restoration the version that reinstates the extra footage that was finally found in a print from Japan?

[EmergencyIan]

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I know it’s unrelated, but for a second I got a flashback of those Bruce Li and Bruce Le movies that were all over the video stores in the early and mid 80s. I sure watched my share of them.

- Ian

[EmergencyIan]

So many great old movies are being released onto Blu-ray. This Friday, I purchased a 4K Blu-ray player for my TV. I needed a new one that was more compatible with the TV in order to get the best experience. Now, with the Amazon cards I usually get for Christmas, I can stock up on more of these fantastic new releases. It’s that DVD watching time of year, for me.

- Ian

[Bruce Banner]

I forget, is the BFI restoration the version that reinstates the extra footage that was finally found in a print from Japan?

The 2007 BFI restoration restored a little footage previously cut by the British film censors, and the 2012 Hammer restoration also added the additional footage from the Japanese reels.
The UK Blu-ray contains both versions plus a bunch of extra special features.
(The Warner Archives edition states that is it "sourced from the Hammer/BFI restoration".)

[Hedji]

If I'm understanding correctly, there's a newer (2017) German blu ray from Anolis, which adds a small extra shot of Dracula with tears running down his face during the disintegration scene. This is unique to the German cut, and will likely not be on the Warner Archives version.

[PNGwynne]

^ There's a famous still of Lee in mid-disintegration that is absent in the film, I assume it's lost footage? The make-up is good, but I don't recall tears.

[Hedji]

I think I know the still you mean. It shows Lee's profile and his disintegrating hand. The footage (I haven't seen it) supposedly is a second or two of Lee on his knees with what appear to be tears as he's beginning to disintegrate.

[PNGwynne]

I'm fascinated by that, I've always wished that sequence was longer/more involved.

[Hedji]

Me too. Like you said, the publicity photos show more than what ended up on screen.

[Hedji]

Horror Express will be getting a major upgrade from Arrow video.


Sheena will be getting a release from Mill Creek with retro VHS packaging.


Inside Moves will be coming from Scorpion in high definition. (Listen to the Richard Donner interview on Superman the Movie Minute Podcast with Earth2Chris for more on this Richard Donner Film.)

[Hedji]

Star Trek The Animated Series Blu Ray is on sale right now for about $17.

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[Earth 2 Chris]

Released today, and almost sold out.... Mausoleum. I rented it as a kid and have a bit of a soft spot for it. If you want it with the swanky slipcover, don't wait, there are less than 100 left and they're going fast.

Gah, that movie scared the crap out of me as a kid! Imagine the nasty bathtub woman from The Shining for a full hour and a half, and you pretty much got it.

I have to get that Horror of Dracula Blu-Ray. My favorite Hammer, and my favorite Dracula film! I hope it has some extra footage. I've seen all of the extras online, and you get to see him rake at his flaking skin, and more of his disintegrating foot pulling away from his boot, and I think more of him losing his hand too. And he's on his knees with bloody tears in his eyes.

Thanks for the plug on Inside Moves! I definitely want to own this one!

Chris

[enyawd72]

Three more classics are coming!

Tarantula and The Deadly Mantis March 19th

The Body Snatcher March 26th

[Earth 2 Chris]

^The Body Snatcher is Karloff's greatest acting role, in my opinion. I know that's controversial, since he played the definitive Frankenstein Monster. But in The Body Snatcher, Karloff gets to use ALL the tools in his acting tool box, and his Cabman Gray is both endearing and terrifying at the same time. Fantastic movie!!!

Chris