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Re-Animator on Blu-Ray Soon
Barbara Crampton joined Twitter recently. (Although she's not verified, several of my press friends talk to and have interviewed her in person, so it's definitely her.) She's very responsive, so I asked her about Re-Animator. Today, she got back to me:
http://twitter.com/#!/barbaracrampto...31373605961728 Not the most watertight, foolproof info in the world, but still, sounds good to me. |
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As excited as a Blu-Ray release for this movie would make me, I'm still kinda hesitant. Anchor Bay stated a LONG time ago that they were working on this movie (along with Phantasm, Hellraiser II, The Evil Dead, and the UE of Dawn Of The Dead), but in that time, we've seen them move away from catalog releases, and let their stuff go to other companies (such as Image, which is now doing Hellraiser II, and apparently hasn't been doing the best job so far). Hopefully this'll get a great Blu release, but I'll have to wait and see what's going on with the title first...
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Yeah, that's definitely her twitter. I met her and Stuart Gordon a few weeks ago at a Re-Animator/From Beyond screening at the New Beverly in Hollywood.
I would LOVE for this to come to blu with all the previous extras. Same for the UE Dawn. |
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I'd be in, but as noted above, I'm skeptical about any AB catalog titles getting released on Blu-ray. Phantasm would absolutely be #1 for me.
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About six months late, but it is coming out! September 4, 2012 from Image
Image link Amazon link It's also going to be released in the UK by Second Sight, as will Bride of Re-Animator, so I'm sure some of us will be waiting to see which one will be the one to get. |
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So excited!
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Like everything, will wait for reviews but can't wait.
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$12.58 is too good of a price to pass up for a pre-order. If the reviews aren't good I'll cancel but for now I'm locked in :)
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$12.58 ?!?
I betcha all the extras on the prior DVD's wont get all ported over to the bluray edition. |
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Originally Posted by Giles
(Post 11312633)
$12.58 ?!?
I betcha all the extras on the prior DVD's wont get all ported over to the bluray edition. |
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Fuck. Yes.
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People elsewhere are worried because apparently other horror titles Image released on Bd were all poor from an A/V standpoint.
OTOH, the Sony titles they released that I picked up all looked excellent. Hopefully this one will be more in line with the latter. For $12.58 I'll upgrade over the first anamorphic release (in the large green 2 disc amaray case) that I rushed out to pick up a Media Play the day it streeted ages ago...and still have yet to watch. |
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Originally Posted by Paul_SD
(Post 11312703)
People elsewhere are worried because apparently other horror titles Image released on Bd were all poor from an A/V standpoint.
OTOH, the Sony titles they released that I picked up all looked excellent. Hopefully this one will be more in line with the latter. Both of those had very low MSRPs and both weren't received very well. I will probably wait until reviews come out for this one. Luckily Region Free folks have the option of the Second Sight UK release as well. |
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I'm going to wait for the reviews on this one. Image's Midnight Madness releases haven't been very good.
Hopefully, the Second Sight one will be good... |
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Would be nice if we could get the full combined cut so I can dump my fan edit.
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Originally Posted by Paul_SD
(Post 11312703)
People elsewhere are worried because apparently other horror titles Image released on Bd were all poor from an A/V standpoint.
OTOH, the Sony titles they released that I picked up all looked excellent. Hopefully this one will be more in line with the latter. For $12.58 I'll upgrade over the first anamorphic release (in the large green 2 disc amaray case) that I rushed out to pick up a Media Play the day it streeted ages ago...and still have yet to watch. |
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Originally Posted by Giles
(Post 11312633)
I betcha all the extras on the prior DVD's wont get all ported over to the bluray edition.
DVD and BD packed with bonus features (existing from earlier DVD releases), including audio commentaries from the film's director, producer and cast, interviews, extended scenes, galleries, and more! |
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As long as this comes with a fluorescent-green syringe highlighter I'll be happy.
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About time! On it. So very, very on it.
Originally Posted by SterlingBen
(Post 11313023)
Would be nice if we could get the full combined cut so I can dump my fan edit.
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From the press release:
Rating: R Run Time: 95 minutes |
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^ they'd be utterly stupid to release this R rated, since the whole point of the movie was to see and witness the full unrated version that was released as such to the theater in the first place.
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GET YOUR PITCHFORKS READY BOYS!
I'm sure it's a misprint, but considering it's Image, I don't know... |
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The R-Rated cut is like 10 minutes longer than the unrated cut correct?
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Holy shit! If it is the R version it will be a day 1 purchase for me.
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Originally Posted by Lastdaysofrain
(Post 11321916)
The R-Rated cut is like 10 minutes longer than the unrated cut correct?
If I'm not mistaken a bunch of addition/non-violent scenes were film to add runtime. |
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They cut the whole sub plot about Dr. Hill having some weird hypnotic powers, but put that back into the R-Rated cut.
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Originally Posted by SterlingBen
(Post 11322593)
Holy shit! If it is the R version it will be a day 1 purchase for me.
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
(Post 11323078)
Surely you mean unrated version?
Over 20 Minutes of Footage Shot for R-Rated and Television Versions |
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
(Post 11323078)
Surely you mean unrated version?
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Originally Posted by SterlingBen
(Post 11323218)
The shorter truncated version? No, no I do not.
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
(Post 11323250)
The shorter version isn't truncated, it's the uncensored director's cut. The lengthier R-rated version removes all of the gore and replaces it with the primarily inconsequential (and bloodless) footage included in the TV version to pad out the run time. Take a look.
The fan cut previously mention is decent but the deleted scenes are washed out and FS so they stand out. But flow is much better than the UR version. |
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I liked the unrated cut. The one thing I hated about the R cut is that West was addicted to his reagent like some junkie. I like to think he's smarter than that.
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Originally Posted by SterlingBen
(Post 11323422)
I am familiar with both versions and prefer the R cut, a cohesive story is more important to me than some special effects. That being said I would prefer a combined cut.
The fan cut previously mention is decent but the deleted scenes are washed out and FS so they stand out. But flow is much better than the UR version. I disagree. The pacing is thrown completely off in the R version with the extra scenes. They were cut for good reason, since the Dr. Hill subplot didn't work and the scenes with him and that plot dragged on forever ( the dinner scene between him and the Dean never ends in this version). The addict West subplot also doesn't really work that well for the reason SuckaMC stated, and is dropped pretty quickly and is quite pointless in the end. Another amusing thing about the R version is how they seemed to use full takes of various scenes, with no attention to pacing at all. So the scene with Dan in the Deans office if you watch closely, you can literally see Bruce Abbot waiting for his cue to begin, and then there is lots of added dialogue until it finally gets to the important point, which is used in the unrated version which cuts to the chase. And with all the effects work cut from the R version, the outrageous over the top nature and dark humor of the film is missing as well, so the tone is completely different than the directors cut. And even if the uncut gore and nudity were included with the extra footage, the pacing would still be a drag and thus not be any fun to view. It was interesting to see the extra footage, and also watch the R version once to see how it plays in that form. But the unrated version is superior in my opinion and I can see why all the extra material was deleted from the final print. I'm not against the R version being available on the same release along side the unrated version. But it would be awful if only the R version were available. Though I'm pretty sure the Image rating and time listing is a misprint. |
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Again I disagree, although I love the effects the UR version is way to short. The pacing you speak of adds depth and makes the crescendo at the end much more effective. Having played the combined cut for several friends first time views this seems to be a general consensus.
Also I like the Hypno-Subplot and dropping it opens a pretty big plot hole as to how Hill is actually doing all these things towards the end of the movie. I guess I am also the only one who likes the Re-Animate as 5hr energy as well (Combs even hates that part). But he wasn't addicted, he was just using it not to sleep. He was just getting the shakes because he was doing it too much. There is no reason they couldn't do seamless branching of the 3 versions on BR. Or even allow you to choose which scenes to leave in. |
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Amazon now lists the runtime at 85 minutes
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Someone reviewed an early copy over on another forum:
So, it is indeed the Unrated cut even though some sites have it listed at 95 mins, it actually is 86mins. This is a full blown SE with lots of features but all the features have been ported over. There are no more features than have been listed in the press release. Also, there are no less (no Halloween 4 deleted scenes issues). On to what everyone wants to know. Video Quality- 4.5/5 I'm literally watching it right now to get a feel for it. As would be expected, there's some blurry shots throughout, white specks throughout and dirt here and there. Overall, the picture is excellent but it shows its roots. The clarity is phenomenal for the most part, the detail is far more impressive than any other release and the colours are natural looking and accurate (the reds are especially wonderful). Close-ups are REALLY impressive while distance shots are sometimes less impressive. The grain structure is intact (it gets a little noisy sometimes but for the most part the grain is healthy, not distracting). This is a significant upgrade from previous DVDs and will please most, I think. I'm certainly happy with it and I'm proud to be able to review it. I also want to mention that I'm familiar with Image's other releases and know that most aren't happy with them. This is much better than Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Children of the Corn. I really doubt Second Sight is going to be able to top this. They might be able to match it but this might be as good as the film can look. Audio- 4/5 Re-animator has always sounded a bit muddy to me. This is normal for the film and I think the Blu-ray accurately represents what was originally recorded. As I've mentioned in other reviews, my sound system isn't fantastic so I have limited info on how good this sounds but, to me, it's damn good. Extras- 3.5/5 Lots of good extras that I haven't had a chance to go through yet. The deleted scenes are good (there's an extra nude scene with Crampton for those who love her, and really, how could you not?), the documentary (from Anchor Bay's release) is fantastic and (from what I've watched of it) is very informative. All the interviews are great and it's wonderful seeing all the actors now (Crampton still looks fantastic). Stuart Gordon gets into the history of his venture into the horror genre. It seems that all the extras have been available before. It's a shame they didn't do anything new but it's a solid collection of extras. The documentary now looks to be HD though, which is new. The extras are abundant but I lowered my rating since there's nothing really "new" here. |
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That's from horrordvds.com, right?
Sounds promising. |
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I saw it on blu-ray.com, but maybe he posted on horrordvds, too.
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Thanks for posting that review!
Probably going to wait for more reviews. |
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Sounds good so far! Hopefully a few more reviews pop up before my pre-order ships so I can know to keep it or not
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