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Post by endo on Jul 23, 2013 15:54:18 GMT -5
 "Anchor Bay Entertainment and Trancas International proudly announce the September 24th release of the 35th Anniversary Blu-ray™ release of Halloween. For this very special release, Anchor Bay and Trancas went back to the vaults to present this legendary terror classic as never before, including creating an all-new HD transfer personally supervised by the film’s original cinematographer, Academy-Award® nominee Dean Cundey (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Apollo 13, the Back to the Future trilogy), a new 7.1 audio mix (as well as the original mono audio), a brand-new feature length audio commentary by writer/director John Carpenter and star Jamie Lee Curtis, an all-new bonus feature with Ms. Curtis, as well as selected legacy bonus features from previous ABE releases. Available in a collectible limited-edition book-style package (available only for the first printing) with 20 pages featuring archival photos, an essay by Halloween historian Stef Hutchinson and specially commissioned cover art by Jay Shaw, SRP is $34.99 and pre-book is August 28." linkBonus features: All-new commentary track with writer/director John Carpenter and star Jamie Lee Curtis “The Night She Came Home” new featurette with Jamie Lee Curtis (HD) On Location Trailers TV & Radio Spots Additional Scenes from TV Version Another reason to get a BD player, this is going to be great. |
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Post by NDX on Jul 23, 2013 16:35:49 GMT -5
Welp, good thing I don't have this on dvd yet.
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Post by endo on Jul 23, 2013 18:31:17 GMT -5
I don't either actually, I have it on VHS, but not DVD. I think my first pay check is going to new shoes...my feet are freaking killing me, and a BD player.
This will be one of my first discs.
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Post by DeathByApocalypse on Jul 23, 2013 19:03:01 GMT -5
This is cool, but I am confused...additional scenes from the TV version?? That makes no sense to me...lol
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Post by endo on Jul 23, 2013 19:05:29 GMT -5
I don't get that part either DBA. I saw that and was like TV version??? Have to wait for more on that I guess, I'm lost on that one.
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Post by NDX on Jul 23, 2013 19:17:18 GMT -5
When shows were edited for TV, to either add to a short film or film in space for edited scenes, some extra footage would be added and could be found in only the TV cut. There's a scene in Naked Gun 33 1/3rd where Frank's wife throws her wedding ring away. But you never see it in the theatrical cut (which I've watched on VHS over and over and over and...), but it was in a TV cut I once caught while channel surfing. Messed me up. Pissed me off, too.
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Post by endo on Jul 23, 2013 19:20:37 GMT -5
When shows were edited for TV, to either add to a short film or film in space for edited scenes, some extra footage would be added and could be found in only the TV cut. There's a scene in Naked Gun 33 1/3rd where Frank's wife throws her wedding ring away. But you never see it in the theatrical cut (which I've watched on VHS over and over and over and...), but it was in a TV cut I once caught while channel surfing. Messed me up. Pissed me off, too. So, there are parts of Halloween I may not have seen despite having watched it easily over 150 times? I would buy a BD player and this disc for that alone. |
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Post by NDX on Jul 23, 2013 19:27:54 GMT -5
Quite possibly. That whole modified thing. I believe there is a TV cut out there of Halloween 4 or something. Tomas would know more than me.
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Post by gorepolice on Jul 24, 2013 0:18:52 GMT -5
On the Scream Factory release of Halloween 2, they have the t.v. cut, and there was a previous Anchor Bay release that had the t.v. version of Halloween, which I was going to order.
Also (of course, this is only for the super hardcore collectors), there is a 5 disc version release of Halloween 6 which features 4 different unreleased cuts (Producer's Cut, Rough Cut, Television Cut, and Unrated Director's Cut) and a 5th disc of bonus features.
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Post by endo on Jul 24, 2013 16:33:30 GMT -5
Wow. That's interesting, never knew about the TV versions. That 5 disc Halloween 6 set is definitely for the die hard fan.
That's a little too into it for me, but to each their own.
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Post by NDX on Jul 24, 2013 17:43:58 GMT -5
I hate seeing incomplete films, so stuff like this bothers me. I'd rather have a full version with everything that could or should be in it in it. Well, to an extent.
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Post by gorepolice on Jul 24, 2013 21:19:06 GMT -5
That Halloween 6 set is only available on a disgustingly overpriced dvd-r that you have to search for. Needless to say, I own it.
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Post by endo on Jul 24, 2013 21:21:28 GMT -5
Lol, I was going to ask if you owned it. I should have known.  |
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Post by gorepolice on Jul 24, 2013 22:05:29 GMT -5
It's a tough watch since the video quality is really shitty (since it was never meant to be seen by anyone), but it is interesting to see the differences (and laugh at seeing unfinished effects).
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Post by MacReadyOrNot on Jan 18, 2020 10:03:46 GMT -5
How could anyone not like this movie? It is one of Carpenter's best. Not the best, mind you, and Halloween does seem to overshadow his other movies for people, but it's still a triumph of terror.
Michael Myers, in his original boogeyman format, was a force to be reckoned with.
No one else could have played Loomis.
No one else could have made such an iconic score to this picture.
The scariest scene, to me any way, will always be when Laurie runs and screams for help. Banging on neighbors' doors and even one turns on a light, but then they soon turn it off paying no attention to Laurie's cries for help. Truly terrifying.
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