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I got the box set, four films lovingly restored in 4K... so naturally, the first thing I did was watch the VHS quality workprint of Bloodline. It's safe to say the film was always a mess. In fact, I think the released version was the best one (I have a soft spot for it. I mean, Pinhead in space!). I actually came away with more respect for the Alan Smithee version, it takes a lot of work to sift through all the material and create something new out of it with limited reshoots. The film has pacing problems, but I think they're even worse in the workprint which, apart from flashbacks to the eighteenth century, is linear. The space station stuff fares a little better in the workprint, it makes a bit more sense and there's a hell of a lot more cenobite stuff. Personally, I'd have liked to have seen the whole thing set in space with flashbacks to the box's origin as the 1990s set story is the weakest. If they put the money spent on that story into the production design of the space station, they could have had something more fun at least. Plus, Daniel Licht's score is sorely missed, I still put on that CD regularly.
As to the packaging of the set itself, it's fantastic. I'd definitely recommend grabbing the limited version for the packaging and nice hardback book rather than waiting for the standard version.
As to the packaging of the set itself, it's fantastic. I'd definitely recommend grabbing the limited version for the packaging and nice hardback book rather than waiting for the standard version.
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