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Details on the Second Sight UK Blu-ray release...
Supervised by director Tobe Hooper, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has received a stunning 4K restoration and 7.1 audio mix, looking and sounding like never before. The film will be released as a two-disc limited edition Steelbook Blu-ray with brand new artwork created by Doaly and stacked with brand new bonus features, a standard two disc Blu-ray, with reversible sleeve featuring the new artwork and the original U.S. poster artwork will also be available, on 17 November 2014.
BRAND NEW BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
• New audio commentary with Director Tobe Hooper
• New audio commentary with Cinematographer Daniel Pearl, Sound Recordist TedNicolaou and Editor J. Larry Carroll
• 'Cutting Chain Saw' with Editor J. Larry Carroll
• 'Grandpa's Tales' with actor John Dugan
• Horror's Hallowed Grounds
• New deleted scenes/outtakes
OTHER BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
• Audio commentary with Tobe Hooper, Actor Gunnar Hansen, Cinematographer Daniel Pearl
• Audio commentary with Actors Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, and Paul A.Partain and Production Designer Robert Burns
• 'The Shocking Truth' documentary plus outtakes
• 'Flesh Wounds'- Seven Stories of The Saw
• 'Off The Hook' with Teri McMinn
• 'The Business of Chain Saw' with Production Manager Ron Bozman
• A Tour of The TCSM House with Gunnar Hansen
• Tobe Hooper interview
• Kim Henkel interview
• Deleted scenes and outtakes, trailers, TV and Radio spotsRock! Shock! Pop!
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Originally posted by Ignatius View PostThe Second Sight disc is being authored by David MacKenzie, so if you're the sort of person who chooses which edition to buy based on how good the compression is that'll be the one to get.
Check out this comparison between the new Dark Sky Blu and the old Dark Sky Blu, fine detail appears to be obliterated: http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...ess=#vergleich
Differences in color timing are one thing (and Tobe apparently approved the look of the new transfer, so if he's OK with it then so am I), but the compression (or whatever else may have caused this issue) is really disappointing.
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From Second Sight's FB page:
"We have had several enquiries regarding our release of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. We can confirm that the new restoration included the replacing of a fade to black with a hard cut to black in the opening camera flash sequence. This was in fact a change made during the restoration process in conjunction with Tobe Hooper. While we of course respect this decision we have decided, with approval, to include the fade in our release to adhere to the original vision.
With regard to the audio some very minor adjustments were made to some sound effects on the new mixes. Again this was done in conjunction with Tobe Hooper. This does not affect the dialogue track. We will also include the original mono track with no adjustments."Rock! Shock! Pop!
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Originally posted by Damin J. Toell View PostAnd, indeed, there are indications that the compression on the new U.S. Dark Sky Blu-ray is has caused a loss in fine detail (even below the prior Blu-ray release), so I'm definitely looking forward to see what Second Sight has done.
Check out this comparison between the new Dark Sky Blu and the old Dark Sky Blu, fine detail appears to be obliterated: http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...ess=#vergleich
Differences in color timing are one thing (and Tobe apparently approved the look of the new transfer, so if he's OK with it then so am I), but the compression (or whatever else may have caused this issue) is really disappointing.
14 out of 16 look better with the new transfer.
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Originally posted by Ian Jane View PostFrom Second Sight's FB page:
"We have had several enquiries regarding our release of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. We can confirm that the new restoration included the replacing of a fade to black with a hard cut to black in the opening camera flash sequence. This was in fact a change made during the restoration process in conjunction with Tobe Hooper. While we of course respect this decision we have decided, with approval, to include the fade in our release to adhere to the original vision.
With regard to the audio some very minor adjustments were made to some sound effects on the new mixes. Again this was done in conjunction with Tobe Hooper. This does not affect the dialogue track. We will also include the original mono track with no adjustments."
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More info on another new German release - from a new 4k restoration.
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B013...bluraycom04-21Rock! Shock! Pop!
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Ever wanted to sleep at the gas station seen in TCM? Well now you can!
http://nerdist.com/the-texas-chain-s...n-visit-sleep/
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