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Yes, this will also play flat on a standard Blu-ray player.
No music stems were available. We used the final three-channel magnetic masters mixed for theatrical release in 1953.
There was a heavily compressed and modified two-channel mix done for VHS release in the 1980's.
There's no comparison to the original from 1953!
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Aug 19, 2016 - 10:03 AM
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Yes, this will also play flat on a standard Blu-ray player.
No music stems were available. We used the final three-channel magnetic masters mixed for theatrical release in 1953.
There was a heavily compressed and modified two-channel mix done for VHS release in the 1980's.
There's no comparison to the original from 1953!
We're lucky with what we can get. Thanks much for your efforts. I wish everyone that worked at the home video companies had your kind of knowledge and dedication. I'm sure you have a good idea of how much I wish that.
Oh, by the way, with the Universal FRANKENSTEIN and WOLF MAN collection Blu-rays coming in a few weeks, can you tell me again how the 4K FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN looked at the TCM festival last spring? I read somewhere where you said it looked dark, but I don't expect that to be too much of an issue on video. Would I want to know is if they did as complete a digital cleanup of the original nitrate negs as they did with DRACULA or FRANKENSTEIN? Of course, I'll be finding out soon enough, I assume, because I'm not even sure it's going to be this same 4K restoration on Blu-ray.
Oh, and I forgot to ask, this Blu-ray of IT CAME... It's being released by Universal Home Video, correct?
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Thanks very much for the kind words, Rory!
The new restoration of FMTW matches an original 35mm nitrate print that I once owned. All masters of the past five decades have been brightened. You're finally seeing the film as the creative team intended.
IT was a VERY costly restoration so no bonus features.
The DVD also used the modified re-mix.
Yes, this is a Universal release.
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Ordered and can't wait to enjoy. Thank you, Bob.
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Aug 20, 2016 - 9:46 AM
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RoryR
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There was a heavily compressed and modified two-channel mix done for VHS release in the 1980's.
Thanks for the info, Bob. Was that vhs mix used for the dvd?
Will there be any bonus features? Tom Weaver commentary supplied a commentary for the dvd.
I guess we'll just have to live with the Tom Weaver commentary just being on the DVD, and if you want to watch the movie with the best picture quality you just watch the Blu-ray.
I don't really have a problem with this because if I really love the movie, then I keep both the DVD and the BD, get a case that will hold both, and, since we can see that the cover isn't original poster art with this title, then I print out my own cover and problem solved.
Anyway, about that Tom Weaver commentary.... I like Weaver. He's honest about the movies he discusses and he doesn't hold back in what he thinks are "flaws" with IT CAME.... But, I have to say that his commentary for the original THE WOLF MAN is a real hoot.
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It Came From Outer Space was the second 3D film I saw as kid back in 1980 in an anaglyph version. Along with The Creature of the Black Lagoon which was shown shortly before it was responsible for turning me into a lifelong fan of 3D. I remember I saw the film 3 times within the week it played.
To finally get a chance of getting a decent 3D release of this picture (IMHO Jack Arnold's best) is fantastic news. I hope it will become available through other sellers soon as Best Buy doesn't seem to deliver internationally.
Keep up the good work.
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Wow, that's quite a complement.
There was a book written in the 1990's on 3-D Movies that is still in print. Sadly, it's riddled with errors and when the author didn't know information, he basically fabricated some data. Our website is an attempt to correct many of those mistakes.
Thank you very much, Spence!
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