Both are BD-50 with the first disc housing the theatrical version (a high-def debut) and the second including the previously released unrated version. The current Blu-Ray releases go very heavy on the colour saturation, but I found after adjusting the reds, the 35mm scan quite closely matched the more-natural-looking 1981 Intervision VHS pre-cert, so that's what I aimed for throughout. A deal was struck that provided initial funding and gave Argento the right to produce his own cut of the film for the European release. Creating something original, truly original, requires an extraordinary melding of skills, hard work and good fortune, in the writing, in the visual realisation, in the casting and in the securing of funding, and a whole lot more.

The source for the Extended Cut presentation has used the same new 4K scan as the Theatrical Cut, and a new 4K scan of the Extended Cut colour reversal internegative, producing a new 4K DI. Escaping her home town only to see death and devastation around her, Ana meets up with surviving cop Kenneth (Ving Rhames), TV salesman Michael (Jake Weber), gang banger Andre (Mekhi Phifer) and his pregnant girlfriend Luda (Inna Korobkina). aspect ratio, and uses 10-bit video depth, High Dynamic Range, a Wide Colour Gamut (WCG) and is encoded using the HEVC (H. While it's interesting to see the alternative edits, I'll go with the theatrical cut every time, particularly as we're talking the full version rather than the one trimmed by 3 minutes 46 seconds by the BBFC for its UK cinema release (a further 12 seconds were lost from the subsequent video version).I already owned a decent VHS copy of the UK 1995 Entertainment In Video VHS, and was able to loan a copy of the UK 1981 Intervision pre-cert VHS from Scott; a UK collector.

The release date got pushed back a couple of times after an early tease, so the film’s many fans have been chomping at the bit for this for a long time.The Extended (‘Cannes’) cut, which some prefer due to its extended scenes, but for me this is off set by the slightly slower pacing. NEW Zombies and Bikers with John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom Dubensky, Tony Buba, Taso Stavrakis and a whole host of zombies and bikers! Extras disc: Audio commentary by Claudio Simonetti; interview with Tom Savini (18min); interview with Dario Argento (28min); interview with Nicolas Winding Refn (8min); interview with Michele de Angelis and Gianni Vittori (8min); Quando all'Inferno non ci sara’ piu posto: Interviews with Dario undandClaudio Argento, Claudio Simonetti, Alfredo Cuomo (ca. As is to be expected from a vintage source and small production such as this, all three come with their share of soft, blurry moments, with the Cannes extended cut and Argento's version seeming a bit more apparent. Its influence has been huge and is clearly visible on just about every subsequent zombie movie, as well as pretty much the entire Survival Horror genre of computer games.

Romero at the Toronto Film Festival; interview with Dario Argento (29min); interview with Tom Savini (19min); interview with Nicolas Winding Refn (8min); interview with Taso Stavrakis; "Hotel Bela" (musician Bela B. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. The packaging is also a small joy, and is arranged in such a way that you can choose between four different covers. Even though he doesn’t stick to the more methodical stylings of Romero, Carpenter, or Argento, Snyder still pays homage to the previously mentioned artists by interjecting in several hints and nods through various scenes and musical choices.

Our would-be heroes are not so much trapped inside the mall as they are finding refuge or building a false sense of security by surrounding themselves in material goods. Chappel's 'The Gonk', a tune that is almost guaranteed to get fans of the film stumbling around with stiffened legs and outstretched arms. Jake Weber was always the husband in Medium to me, but he is a fully fleshed out hero in Dawn of the Dead, employing a believable mix of naive newbie with a strong sense of determination . Dispensing with the brief character prologue of its predecessor, Dawn kicks off with the world already in crisis – the dead have risen and are attacking the living in a battle that humankind is showing the first signs of losing.

gallery with rare promotional imagery; press conference from the premiere of the 4K restoration in Venice 2016 (33min); home videos from the set with commentary by Ralph Langer (13min); further extras tbc. track is awful, mixed too tight, with dialogue almost muffled and artificial sounding surround ambience.A comprehensive, informative and thoroughly engaging retrospective documentary on the making of Dawn of the Dead that tells the story of its production through interviews with many of the key personnel involved, including Romero, his wife and assistant director Chris, DoP Michael Gornick, editor Pascale Buba, makeup effects wizard Tom Savini, co-producer Dario Argento, all of the main cast and a good few of the minor supporting players, who worked, in the words of one of them, "for a dollar and a doughnut. British label Second Sight has dated its upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of the 4K restoration of George A. A comprehensive and enjoyable piece that's littered with extracts of Savini's film work, the star attraction is inevitably Savini himself, particularly the footage of him at home with family and friends, where he has a fencing match on the roof, balances his upright baby on one hand (honestly, you have to see this one) and rigs his wife up with exploding squibs but forgets to provide her with ear plugs.