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    Ian Jane
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    From Second Sight's Facebook page:

    "Since the discovery of the longer 'lost' cut of the film we have halted production in the hope there may be some chance of gaining access for our release. We don't know if this is going to be possible but are doing all we can and will have more news in the new year."

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  • Derrick King
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    That makes sense.

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  • Darcy Parker
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    Originally posted by Derrick King View Post
    The released version is in color and black and white.

    I'm not sure if this cut is in B&W because of a technical/cost reason or if it was Romero's preference.
    I recall a Fangoria interview with Romero from the early 90s where he had said he wanted to do the whole movie in black and white, but Rubinstein told him no colour, no movie, so it was done with just some of it in black and white.
    Darcy Parker
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    Last edited by Darcy Parker; 11-02-2021, 11:00 PM.

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  • Derrick King
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    The released version is in color and black and white.

    I'm not sure if this cut is in B&W because of a technical/cost reason or if it was Romero's preference.

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  • Jack J
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    3,5 hours. That's like a mini tv series!! o_O

    But interesting for sure. What's the story on it being in b/w? Isn't the film in colour? (yes, I've seen it several times, I even taped it off the BBC in the late 80s but it's been so long I don't even remember if it's b/w or in colour!!!) :cuckoo:

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  • agent999
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    That's pretty amazing historically. But 3.5 hours doesn't sound like an easy watch though!

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  • Derrick King
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    Hugh news (if true), it seems the 3.5 hour black and white version of Martin has been found!

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  • Andrew Monroe
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    You really should revisit it, Mark. It's one hell of a bleak and disturbing film. Every time I go back to it, I am blown away by how good it is - but, be warned, it will follow you around for a while after.

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  • Mark Tolch
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    Thanks for the advice, Paul, that's when I tried to watch it as well, and had similar expectations.

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  • Paul L
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    Originally posted by Mark Tolch View Post
    I didn't like this when I saw it years ago, I think I should revisit due to all of the love it gets.
    It's worth a revisit, Mark. I wasn't too keen on this when I first saw it (early 90s, I think - on BBC2's Moviedrome), probably because at the time I was expecting something closer to DAWN OF THE DEAD, but it's grown on me over the years.

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  • Mark Tolch
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    I didn't like this when I saw it years ago, I think I should revisit due to all of the love it gets.

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  • Ian Jane
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  • Jack J
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    I hope they include the Wampyr cut. It's not a very good version, but it's there and I want it on blu-ray. The ghosting on Wampyr on the old Arrow dvd is just crazy.

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  • Derrick King
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    After the success of Dawn I can see why they'd go 4K on this (even though I believe the format is stillborn, some big genre titles will still sell well enough to release on UHD disc.)

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  • agent999
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    So I'd like to see another box set first of all: Romero cut 1.37, cropped, Wampyr cut, soundtrack cd, Goblin Wampyr soundtrack cd, novelization etc.

    I'd like to see an HD version of the Italian Wampyr version, and my copy of the novelization is falling apart so a reprint would be welcome. Due to its general neglect in recent years this is more interesting to me than the Dawn release was.
    agent999
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    Last edited by agent999; 04-23-2021, 11:30 AM.

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