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  • Yep, it's an enormous step up. For things not noticed before, I guess I never noticed the snowflakes during the opening scene outside of the apartment building before.

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    • Originally posted by Ian Jane View Post
      Anyone else check out the Second Sight release yet? The 4k presentation is gorgeous, such a huge improvement over the past DVD and Blu-ray editions. We watched the theatrical cut last night and I was pretty impressed, noticed a lot of details that I didn't pick up on the other I dunno how many times I've seen the movie.
      Yep, I watched it yesterday on the projector. An incredible experience. For the first time that I remember, I was able to read some of the notes in the petrol station that Stephen lands the helicopter at.

      I was hesitant, given the price and the fact that I didn't need the additional tat. (I already have the novelisation and the music.) However, given that it's a favourite film of mine, I made the decision to move some funds around, and saved some money by feeding my kids nothing more than crisps for a month and selling the family home (we now live in a tent). Definitely worth it!

      But seriously, it's an excellent release. I'm very pleased with it.
      'You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow'

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      'All explaining in movies can be thrown out, I think': Elmore Leonard

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      • Originally posted by Paul L View Post
        Yep, I watched it yesterday on the projector. An incredible experience. For the first time that I remember, I was able to read some of the notes in the petrol station that Stephen lands the helicopter at.
        That was where we noticed it too - some of them are remarkably sad!!!
        Rock! Shock! Pop!

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        • Despite declaring earlier in this thread that I wasn't going to pick up this set, I did end up buying the blu-ray version in the end. I can't really explain why, just got to the end of the month, had some leftover spending money (the upside of a year of basically no travel or socialising), so... what the hell.

          Watched the theatrical cut weekend-before-last, and can't really add much to what others have said - looked and sounded fantastic. My previous go-to copy was an early '00s DVD, so a huge upgrade - I noticed so much new detail. Looking forward to trying out the Argento cut, which I've never seen before, in a few weeks, and then we'll probably leave the extended version for a nice treat at some point in the future when we feel like watching 'Dawn..' again.

          Has anyone else cracked open the book of essays which comes with the set by the way? It's... hard work, to be honest. Naming no names, but there are some fairly bad/pretentious bits of film writing in there, along with a few good ones, and some which touch on interesting ideas but could have really done with a bit of editing/redrafting to get their ducks in line. I've taken a break from reading it for the moment, as it was all kind of blurring into one and generally making me feel like a college tutor marking a pile of student assignments or something.
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          • Originally posted by BW Haggar View Post

            Has anyone else cracked open the book of essays which comes with the set by the way? It's... hard work, to be honest. Naming no names, but there are some fairly bad/pretentious bits of film writing in there, along with a few good ones, and some which touch on interesting ideas but could have really done with a bit of editing/redrafting to get their ducks in line. I've taken a break from reading it for the moment, as it was all kind of blurring into one and generally making me feel like a college tutor marking a pile of student assignments or something.
            That's most film writing these days.
            "Ah! By god's balls what licentiousness!"

            Marquis de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom.

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            • Base cancelled my order of the UHD set in October when they decided to no longer ship out of the UK. Since I already have the novelization and assumed the essay book would end up what most essay books end up being, I think I can live without it. So I've decided to wait for the standard release next year, which is supposed to have all three cuts.

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              • Diabolik has pre-orders up for the standard 4k and UHD releases.

                https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/...ght-uk-4k-uhd/

                https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/...-ray-region-b/
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                • As sweet as these all look, I'm gonna hold off. I have a gut feeling a Rad US edition will be released in the future.

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                  • 3-D version of Dawn Of The Dead coming to theaters in October.

                    https://www.cbr.com/dawn-of-the-dead...oween-2022-3d/
                    Rock! Shock! Pop!

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                    • No other details yet but Shout Factory has a Dawn Of The Dead remake UHD release in the works.
                      Rock! Shock! Pop!

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                      • Here is a video of a fireside hangout I did with George A. Romero about a decade back. This was at a con but off-site, with super limited seating, and free alcohol.

                        To preface...I asked people if they wanted the already kinda done to death zombie films talk, which had gone on all weekend, or to get into Mr. Romero as a person, and his life. They chose the later thank doG.

                        I've met and dealt with a LOT of performers and artists whose work I loved but proved disappointing in everyday life as human beings lol. Again, thank doG, Mr. Romero and pretty much his entire group of collaborators we're so incredibly humble and kind, and appreciated the fact their work was so well lived.

                        ​​​​​​Really beautiful.

                        https://youtu.be/_2MTxGn4_6U
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                        Last edited by JonesyTheCat; 10-03-2022, 07:12 PM.

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                        • Originally posted by JonesyTheCat View Post
                          Here is a video of a fireside hangout I did with George A. Romero about a decade back. This was at a con but off-site, with super limited seating, and free alcohol.

                          To preface...I asked people if they wanted the already kinda done to death zombie films talk, which had gone on all weekend, or to get into Mr. Romero as a person, and his life. They chose the later thank doG.

                          I've met and dealt with a LOT of performers and artists whose work I loved but proved disappointing in everyday life as human beings lol. Again, thank doG, Mr. Romero and pretty much his entire group of collaborators we're so incredibly humble and kind, and appreciated the fact their work was so well lived.

                          ​​​​​​Really beautiful.

                          https://youtu.be/_2MTxGn4_6U
                          Gonna check it out but did you get a chance to discuss his masterpiece Martin? My favourite and in its own way as good as NotLD I think.

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                          • Originally posted by Randy G View Post

                            Gonna check it out but did you get a chance to discuss his masterpiece Martin? My favourite and in its own way as good as NotLD I think.
                            We discussed MARTIN with John Amplas also in attendence, but it was at the con proper on their stage. We did not film it unfortunately.

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                            • Originally posted by Randy G View Post

                              Gonna check it out but did you get a chance to discuss his masterpiece Martin? My favourite and in its own way as good as NotLD I think.
                              Randy, you'll be glad to know that when I met Romero at the Rue Morgue festival in the early 2000s, I told him that MARTIN was my favourite vampire movie of all-time and he told me that it was his personal favourite of all of his films. I cherish the memory.
                              Why would anybody watch a scum show like Videodrome? Why did you watch it, Max?

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                              • The new zombie film AMONG THE LIVING actually looks pretty well made.

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