ylomnstr

I'm looking to buy Romero's Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead.

Which versions should I get? Is there some sort of trilogy box set out there? Or do I just have to buy them individually. Also, should I be looking for any special editions or just the regular versions? Links would be appreciated. Thanks!

auto

Well, obviously you should get this:

Available Audio Tracks: English (DTS 5.1 ES), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Commentary by writer/Director George A. Romero, Make-Up Effects Creator Tom Savini, and Assistant Director Chris Romero. Moderated by DVD Producer Perry Martin

Three versions of the film plus a bonus disc of extras

DISC ONE - U.S. THEATRICAL VERSION

Widescreen Presentation (1.85 :1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs

Audio Commentary with Writer/Director George A. Romero, Make-Up Effects Creator Tom Savini, and Assistant Director Chris Romero. Moderated by DVD Producer Perry Martin

Theatrical Trailers

TV Spots

Radio Spots

Poster & Advertising Gallery

George A. Romero Bio

Comic Book Preview

5.1 DTS Surround Sound

5.1 Dolby Surround Sound

2.0 Dolby Surround

Original Mono

DISC TWO - EXTENDED VERSION

Widescreen Presentation (1.85 :1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs

Audio Commentary with Producer Richard P. Rubinstein. Moderated by DVD Producer Perry Martin

Monroeville Mall Commercial

Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery

Memorabilia Gallery

Production Stills

Original Mono

DISC THREE - EUROPEAN VERSION

Widescreen Presentation (1.85 :1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs

Audio Commentary with actors David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross

International Theatrical Trailers

U.K. TV Spots

International Lobby Card Gallery

International Poster & Advertising Gallery

International Pressbook Gallery

Home Video & Soundtrack Artwork

Dario Argento Bio

5.1 Dolby Surround Sound

2.0 Dolby Surround

Original Mono

DISC FOUR - DOCUMENTARIES

Roy Frumkes' Document of the Dead - The original documentary filmed during the making of DAWN OF THE DEAD by Filmmaker Roy Frumkes

The Dead Will Walk, an all-new documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew members Claudio Argento, Dario Argento, Pat Buba, Tony Buba, Zilla Clinton, David Crawford, David Early, David Emge, Ken Foree, Michael Gornick, John Harrison, Clayton Hill, Sharon Ceccatti-Hill, Jim Krut, Leonard Lies, Scott H. Reiniger, Chris Romero, George A. Romero, Gaylen Ross, Tom Savini, and Claudio Simonetti

On-Set Home Movies with Audio Commentary from Zombie Extra Robert Langer

Monroeville Mall Tour with Actor Ken Foree

Number of discs: 4

amazon link

ylomnstr

What's with these "Divimax Editions"? What the hell is Divimax?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...v=glance&s=dvd

Johnny Zhivago

Divimax is a marketing term from Anchor Bay. In short, the transfers are down converted from a hi-def master.

Night: Elite Millennium Edition > http://images.dvdempire.com/gen/movies/45371h.jpg

or Elite Collector's Edition > http://images.dvdempire.com/gen/movies/1111h.jpg

DO NOT BUT ANY OTHER VERSION OF NOTLD. This point can not be stressed enough.

Dawn: The Divimax edition that you linked to is fine if you don't want to spend the $$$ on the Ultimate Edition. It is the same disc as disc one in the Ultimate edition. Personally, I consider Dawn one of the holy grails of horror cinema so the Ultimate Edition is worth every penny to me... YMMV of course.

Day: Divimax 2 Disc Edition > http://images.dvdempire.com/gen/movies/533586h.jpg

There's a one disc also available > http://images.dvdempire.com/gen/movies/618652h.jpg < but you lose the extras.

gorgo99

I ABSOLUTELY SECOND THAT!!! And all of the other recommendations as well, but there are so many absolute crap DVD versions of "Night" out there, you should be warned. Beware especially the "Anniversary edition", which Romero had nothing to do with... it alters the movie extensively (for the worse).

Damed

these are without a doubt the best versions of Romero's classic Dead films:


Night of the Living Dead - Millenium Edition:

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/redir...fier=ELE001117


Dawn of the Dead - Ultimate Edition:

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/redir...fier=ABD012167


Day of the Dead - DivMax :

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/redir...fier=ABD012090

According to the site, DDD is still stocking the 2 Disc version


Get them all at DeepDiscountDVD before the end of the day Saturday for 20% using the code: DVDTALK

Scott Weinberg

natevines

That version of Dawn, scott, is certainly not the best.

Josh Z

Isn't the "Millennium Edition" of Night the one where they spliced in stupid new footage?

gorgo99

No, that's the Anniversary Edition.

Scott Weinberg

Well, you're right, of course, but that DVD contains my favorite version of Dawn of the Dead, plus the "best" version is just a bit too pricey for a lot of the gorehounds out there, which is why it's the one I recommended.

punkmonkey

Unless you're a Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan, in which case I recommend the Off Color Films version solely for Mike Nelson's commentary track.
http://www.offcolorfilms.com/nld.html

dhmac

I second that because it has both the original B&W version and a version with Mike Nelson's funny commentary (although the commentary version is unfortunately colorized).

punkmonkey

Yeah, if you're just watching the movie, the Off Color version isn't the one you'll want, but it's cheap enough that I didn't mind double-dipping for the Nelson commentary.