Troma on Blu-ray
10-31-09, 08:13 PM
#1
DVD Talk Reviewer/ Admin
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Greenville, South Cackalack
Posts: 28,823
Received 1,882 Likes
on
1,238 Posts
Troma on Blu-ray
From http://www.dvdtalk.com/horror/blog/toxies_back.html :
Troma's 35th year is proving to be one of our strongest yet. In addition to our strong slate of new movies and productions, we'll be releasing a new blu-ray every month starting in January.
10-31-09, 08:58 PM
#3
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 3,475
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
re: Troma on Blu-ray
poultrygeist on bluray?!?!?!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I absolutely loved this fuckin movie so much!! haha
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I absolutely loved this fuckin movie so much!! haha
11-01-09, 04:47 PM
#6
Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: AZ
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
re: Troma on Blu-ray
Awesome news, now I can (hopefully) have Troma's catalog in Blu.
Will there be a January release? It say's they will start releasing Blu's in January, but Poultrygeist comes out in Feb.
Will there be a January release? It say's they will start releasing Blu's in January, but Poultrygeist comes out in Feb.
11-01-09, 05:11 PM
#7
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
11-01-09, 05:36 PM
#8
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 3,475
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
re: Troma on Blu-ray
yea i wouldnt be surprised at all if toxic avengers is the first bluray to be released from them... im just worried how these could possibly look...they dont even look that good on SD. haha
11-01-09, 05:49 PM
#9
DVD Talk Gold Edition
11-01-09, 06:02 PM
#10
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 3,475
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
re: Troma on Blu-ray
im not expecting them to, considering how old some of them are and how low-budget they are. i DO hope that poultrygeist looks good. besides toxic avenger, poultrygeist is my favorite troma movie.
11-01-09, 10:33 PM
#12
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Western Kentucky
Posts: 2,576
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
11-01-09, 11:38 PM
#13
Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: AZ
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
re: Troma on Blu-ray
I was thinking the same. Will take some new features and (hopefully) cleaner transfer for me to purchase on Blu.
As others have said though, i doubt the transfer will look great, just slightly better. The Toxie films are all very low budget, but I hope they put out a good transfer.
As others have said though, i doubt the transfer will look great, just slightly better. The Toxie films are all very low budget, but I hope they put out a good transfer.
11-01-09, 11:53 PM
#14
DVD Talk Gold Edition
re: Troma on Blu-ray
Calm down everybody, Troma on Blu-ray means everything looks shittier, and that should be a good thing.
Definitely will grab Poultrygeist and any Toxic Avenger that comes out.
Definitely will grab Poultrygeist and any Toxic Avenger that comes out.
11-02-09, 04:42 AM
#16
Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: AZ
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
11-02-09, 11:30 AM
#18
DVD Talk Special Edition
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,608
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
re: Troma on Blu-ray
Poultrygeist should look good in HD... it was shot on 35mm stock. ...
...
Unlike, unfortunately, every. other. troma. production. ever.
...
Unlike, unfortunately, every. other. troma. production. ever.
11-02-09, 11:33 AM
#19
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
re: Troma on Blu-ray
11-02-09, 11:40 AM
#20
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
re: Troma on Blu-ray
That's their moneymaker that got them started. Then it went downhill from there. There's no way it won't be one of the first release products.
Main thing I'm worried about is that they don't care about aspect ratios or putting out the best product they can. Even things like subtitles have been jacked up. I remember, I think it was The Children, where the director had some extra stuff and was really interested in being part of the project with getting the movie out but they ignored him.
I'm interested in some things but I'm going to wait for reviews first.
Main thing I'm worried about is that they don't care about aspect ratios or putting out the best product they can. Even things like subtitles have been jacked up. I remember, I think it was The Children, where the director had some extra stuff and was really interested in being part of the project with getting the movie out but they ignored him.
I'm interested in some things but I'm going to wait for reviews first.
11-02-09, 12:28 PM
#21
DVD Talk Legend
re: Troma on Blu-ray
When I first read this, the Toxie films were the first to come to mind. The headache I've had trying to differentiate the full Uncut films to the ones just marked wrong.
Last edited by asianxcore; 11-02-09 at 02:25 PM.
11-02-09, 02:22 PM
#22
Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: AZ
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
re: Troma on Blu-ray
The more Troma movies I see the more I like them. I think it is safe to say Toxic Avenger could be Troma's first release. That movie essentially made Troma and that is Kaufman's baby. I will have to read reviews to see if an upgrade is worth it, since I own the Complete Toxic Avenger Boxset. I hope the release the movies in a new blu-ray boxset with possibly new features? It would be awesome if the Toxic Crusaders was included, I love that cartoon.
11-02-09, 03:22 PM
#23
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
11-30-09, 06:42 PM
#24
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 3,475
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
re: Troma on Blu-ray
The boxart was posted on Amazon. theres a bigger picture when u click on it, but i couldnt get it to save. release date says 2/23/10
Poultrygeist BD on Amazon
Poultrygeist BD on Amazon
11-30-09, 07:20 PM
#25
DVD Talk Special Edition
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,608
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
re: Troma on Blu-ray
Sweet. Just put my old 3-Disc on Amazon.com
I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt that the excellent feature-length making-of will be included.
Definitely Troma's best film... it's just too bad that it's the only one shot on 35MM.
Are most of their other features 16mm or shot on tape? I think a bigger factor is also that all of their films (minus Poultrygeist, of course) are 1.33:1 and, from Kaufman's recent cropped release of Toxie I think we can expect them cropped to 16x9.
I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt that the excellent feature-length making-of will be included.
Definitely Troma's best film... it's just too bad that it's the only one shot on 35MM.
Are most of their other features 16mm or shot on tape? I think a bigger factor is also that all of their films (minus Poultrygeist, of course) are 1.33:1 and, from Kaufman's recent cropped release of Toxie I think we can expect them cropped to 16x9.