2007 - The Year of "Finally the released that horror movie on DVD"

[HappyGilmore]

I am totally getting the Monster Squad dvd.

Also, the Return of the Living Dead.

has that been released yet?

Yeah, it's been released. 

I haven't gotten it yet, though.

[Torgo]

It's about time that From Beyond is getting the uncut DVD release treatment. I thought that MGM was supposed to have been releasing it, but I guess not.  There's supposed to be a lot of goodies on it as I've seen Stuart Gordon hyping up this release for about 2 years now.

That's awesome about Dr. Giggles.

Alligator is coming out September 18th the same day the 2 disc Commando special edition comes out (along with the 4 disc Kill Bill and Death Proof, I might have to take out a cash advance loan for that day  ).

I'm perfectly happy with my MGM DVD of ROTLD.  Don't know what it is that O'Bannon is so unhappy with about the new disc, but I'm sure we'll here soon once reviews surface.

[Mr_Vindictive]

I wasn't aware of the DVD release of The Burning.  I've had a less than quality German bootleg of the film for a while now.  I don't know what it is about that film, but I freakin love it.  Really fun slasher.

You guys are seriously gonna break my wallet.  Kill Bill, Death Proof, From Beyond, The Burning, Dr. Giggles......



As for Torgo's question about O'Bannon and the new ROTLD disc...apparently O'Bannon didn't like the direction that the studio was taking with the new release.  There was also an article on bloody-disgusting.com a while back about the new commentary that's being added to the new disc.  It has the actors doing their commentary while people are moaning like zombies in the background, and the actors get killed off one by one during the commentary.  According to the article, this turned out to be an absolutely awful idea and it p**sed off quite a few of the people involved. 

[Torgo]

As for Torgo's question about O'Bannon and the new ROTLD disc...apparently O'Bannon didn't like the direction that the studio was taking with the new release.  There was also an article on bloody-disgusting.com a while back about the new commentary that's being added to the new disc.  It has the actors doing their commentary while people are moaning like zombies in the background, and the actors get killed off one by one during the commentary.  According to the article, this turned out to be an absolutely awful idea and it p**sed off quite a few of the people involved. 

Man, that is a terrible idea.  No wonder he's leaving it well enough alone this go around.   

[Mr_Vindictive]

Yes, it's a bad idea and I have no clue how someone would have greenlit it.  According to the article, the zombies kept getting louder and louder and began to annoy the hell out of the actors.  I certainly don't want to spend money on a new release of a film just to hear zombies throughout the commentary.  That being said, I'll see what the reviews are like when it's released.  If the reviews are good, then I'll probably pick it up even though I have the MGM release from around 2002 or so.  I'm not much of a double dipper, but I have a bad habit of doing so when it comes to films that I absolutely love.

[Torgo]

Yes, it's a bad idea and I have no clue how someone would have greenlit it.  According to the article, the zombies kept getting louder and louder and began to annoy the hell out of the actors.  I certainly don't want to spend money on a new release of a film just to hear zombies throughout the commentary.  That being said, I'll see what the reviews are like when it's released.  If the reviews are good, then I'll probably pick it up even though I have the MGM release from around 2002 or so.  I'm not much of a double dipper, but I have a bad habit of doing so when it comes to films that I absolutely love.

I'll just stick with my MGM version. I think that the new one drops the full frame open matte option as well. While I'm usually a stickler for watching movies in their OAR, in the case of Return of the Living Dead, on the full framer version you get some extra gore visible in some scenes as well as some additional butt shots of Linnea Quigley as well that are blocked with the lower theatrical matte.   

[Mr_Vindictive]

Thanks for that bit of information Torgo!  I didn't realize that anything was cut out of the scene for widescreen.  It's funny as it's normally the other way around.  I'll have to break out my MGM disc and try it in fullscreen.

[Torgo]

Thanks for that bit of information Torgo!  I didn't realize that anything was cut out of the scene for widescreen.  It's funny as it's normally the other way around.  I'll have to break out my MGM disc and try it in fullscreen.

During the scene where Linnea is trying to seduce her boyfriend who is fuming about people "not understanding him", you get some great bare butt action from her in the full frame version that's blocked in the widescreen version.

also, in the scene in which Tar Man chomps into her boyfriend's head and he's afterwards laying on the floor convulsing/shaking, in the full frame version, you get some extra bits of him laying there with blood squirting out of his head that is blocked off by the widescreen matte.  I'm still kind of convinced that they shot this movie for full frame and just matted it down with full frame being the intended ratio, but I could be wrong.   

BTW, I also greatly prefer the full frame open matte version of The Howling to the matted widescreen version as well.

[HappyGilmore]

I'll just get the old version of ROTLD.  Honestly, the commentary track with the zombies sounds horrible.

[Torgo]

I'll just get the old version of ROTLD.  Honestly, the commentary track with the zombies sounds horrible.

I got the original DVD of it at Wally World for only 10 bucks.   I think that I picked up the DVD of UHF that same night actually.   

[Mr_Vindictive]

Yeah I picked up that ROTLD disc at Walmart as well.  That was about five years ago though.  I believe it to be out of print at this point, and ebay/amazon marketplace would probably be your best bet.

[HappyGilmore]

I'll just get the old version of ROTLD.  Honestly, the commentary track with the zombies sounds horrible.

I got the original DVD of it at Wally World for only 10 bucks.   I think that I picked up the DVD of UHF that same night actually.   

I love UHF.  If anything, the commentary alone on that is brilliant.  Then like halfway through he gets up and you see him walking around getting donuts. 

But, I will be getting the ROTLD dvd.  I watched it on Showtime one day and my uncle starts freaking out.  He's like, "This ain't even a b-movie.  It's like, D-movie."

[Torgo]

Yeah I picked up that ROTLD disc at Walmart as well.  That was about five years ago though.  I believe it to be out of print at this point, and ebay/amazon marketplace would probably be your best bet.

Dang, I didn't realize it was 5 years ago. Time just seems to be flying anymore.

Now if only Lions Gate would release the uncut version of ROTLD part 3 on DVD with all of the extras from the R rated special edition, things would be even better in the zombie world.  

[daveblackeye15]

From Beyond? That's not Fulcio's Beyond right?

Oh man I've wanted to see Scarecrows for a long time! The idea of killer scarecrows has intrigued me since this one episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark.

Does the new ROTLD have the Tar Zombie having a deeper voice or the croaky one? I like the DVD deeper voice much more.

Is Dr. Giggles that good? I passed over it whenever I saw it a the video store.

[Zap Rowsdower]

 I really need "The Incredible Melting Man" to come out on DVD. Have a copy from an old VHS but how about a nice widescreen clear print of Rick Bakers awsome make up effects.