Severin Films Releasing The Blood Island Collection

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

Unfortunately risking a pre order is one of the main drawbacks with the limited edition model, you risk there being disc problems vs. it selling out. If Beast of Blood had been available on its own I would not have pre ordered and picked these up one at a time at my leisure. Personally speaking the aspect ratio's not an issue for me and the day for night is a minor annoyance. I'm used to day for night looking really obvious even when it is properly coloured, sometimes it's part of the charm. Now that fucking German Deep Throat Blu Ray on the other hand with its botched upscale still really annoys me!

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

I think BRIDES needs a recall...have not seen the rest of this train wreck set yet.

Seems unfair to call the entire set a train wreck, sight unseen, no?

[chriszilla Member Find all posts View Profile Close chriszilla]

You must be fun to have at parties.

Seems unfair to call the entire set a train wreck, sight unseen, no?

He's been outspoken in his disdain for this set long before it was ever released. Having read the nonstop negativity he's been putting forth elsewhere, I've come to the realization that he must have a very strong dislike for Severin as a company, and I imagine he goes into every release of theirs with the pitchforks and torches already out, looking for faults. (If I've mischaracterized his viewpoint, I can hardly be blamed, given his "contributions" to the Blood Island thread at Blu-ray.com.) Regardless of how many professional/thoughtful/courteous responses he would receive regarding the aspect ratio of these films, he'd reply with unsubstantiated "facts", as well as insults about the swizzle sticks that Severin included with the Blood Island Bundle they offered. A Bundle which very quickly sold out, by the way.

I hope for his sake that his constant complaining is somehow therapeutic for him. Because after he made his initial comments on the matter known to all, his carrying on and on about it started to grow tiresome.

And when he started getting some push back on his commentary, he played the "you're all uninformed, apologetic fanboys" card.

Imagine If I pre ordered?

Well, I did pre-order, and even spent extra for the aforementioned Bundle, and am very happy I did. Got a very nice Blood Island print that I plan on framing, plus some other cool items. And yeah, the swizzle sticks are sweet! It's hard to imagine that a big fan of these films wouldn't want one, if one was offered.

But what do I know? I'm obviously just an apologetic fanboy, after all.



[Apologies to the cool folks here at R!S!P! if this post comes off as too bitter. It probably would have been more appropriate in the Blu-ray.com thread on this set. It's just that the comments above triggered this train of thought!]

[47lab Guest Find all posts View Profile Close 47lab]

Being unfamiliar with these films, how graphic/exploitative are they? E.g. plenty of nudity?

The only one that was 'graphic' was MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND. well, MDOBI had the most gore that's for sure with lingering shots of entrails and severed limbs as well as a decapitation scene. Angelique Pettyjohn shows off her buxom breastesses and ass too. I recall John Astley gropes and licks her tits. Of course, if you really want to see her in the flesh then you can just google her XXX scenes from the hardcore porn she did in the early 80s.

[Marshall Crist Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Marshall Crist]

Finally got to dip my toe into this set a bit, and I'm fairly pleased. The Image DVDs were such eyesores that this is inevitably a huge improvement. Count me as being in "the aspect ratio is just fine" camp.

[chriszilla Member Find all posts View Profile Close chriszilla]

Finally got to dip my toe into this set a bit, and I'm fairly pleased. The Image DVDs were such eyesores that this is inevitably a huge improvement. Count me as being in "the aspect ratio is just fine" camp.

It's quite possible that one's enjoyment of this set will be in direct proportion to how long they've been a fan of these films, and how many previous video incarnations they are familiar with. Compared to old TV viewings, and early VHS releases, these Blu-rays are an absolute revelation. And as you noted, they're also huge improvements over the old Image DVDs, which themselves were noticeable improvements over prior presentations.

Someone coming to these films for the first time, without prior experience with how atrocious they've looked in the past, probably won't appreciate the level of detail in these new releases. It's unfortunate some day-for-night scenes were presented incorrectly, but even there, as someone who has seen these films a lot, I found myself enjoying small details in these shots which I wouldn't be able to make out if they had been tinted like they were supposed to.

I'm with you on the aspect ratio. Matting these films would only have succeeding in throwing certain scenes or shots off kilter.