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Scott Kimball

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I don't know how much of this has been made public prior to this press release from Paramount, but here's the scoop on the collection:

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Press Release
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HOLLYWOOD, June 30, 2004 - Paramount Home Entertainment presents the long-awaited and eagerly anticipated FRIDAY THE 13th - FROM CRYSTAL LAKE TO MANHATTAN, ULTIMATE EDITION DVD COLLECTION on October 5. The 5-disc set features the entire collection
of Paramount's eight FRIDAY THE 13th films, two-per-disc, plus a 5th disc that is dedicated to many hours of behind-the-scenes material on the history and folklore associated with the classic horror series, as well as theatrical trailers, new
animated menus, commentary tracks and other FRIDAY THE 13th pleasures. Order cut-off for the DVD collection is August 24.

Special features include:

* Cast commentary on FRIDAY THE 13th - PART 3 by author Peter Bracke and actors Larry Zerner, Paul Kratka, Dana Kimmell and Richard Brooker
* Commentary on FRIDAY THE 13th - PART VI: JASON LIVES by director Tom McLouglin
* Commentary on FRIDAY THE 13th - PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD by actor Kane Hodder and director John Carl Buechler
* Commentary on FRIDAY THE 13th - PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN by director Rob Hedden
* A featurette "Tales From the Cutting Room," in which exclusive deleted scenes and footage is revealed for the first time.
* An 8-part featurette "The Friday The 13th Chronicles," which looks at the legacy of the films throughout their history, featuring cast and crew commenting on each film and why they appeal to audiences. Includes Adrienne King, Amy Steel, Corey
Feldman, Kane Hodder, Lar Park Lincoln, Betsy Palmer, Tom Savini and directors Sean Cunningham, Tom McLoughlin, Rob Heddon, Joseph Zito and John Carl Buechler.
* A 3-part featurette "Secrets Galore Behind The Gore," which looks at the work of master make-up effects designer Tom Savini in Part 1 and Part IV and John Carl Buechler in Part VII. Includes rare and never-before-seen footage, drawings and stills
illustrating the make-up techniques used to create Jason and achieve elaborate death scenes.
* A featurette "Crystal Lake Victims Tell All!" in which cast and crew from various films share amusing anecdotes. Includes Corey Feldman, Larry Zerner, Adrienne King, Amy Steel, Lar Park Lincoln and directors.
* A featurette "Friday Artifacts and Collectibles," which looks at props and collectables from the films.
* The theatrical trailers from all 8 movies except Part VI, which is represented by the teaser trailer.

FRIDAY THE 13th - FROM CRYSTAL LAKE TO MANHATTAN, ULTIMATE EDITION DVD COLLECTION is expected to be priced by retailers for around $60 in the U.S. and at around C$70 in Canada.

FRIDAY THE 13th (1980) takes place years after a young boy named Jason drowns in a lake while attending Camp Crystal Lake and shortly thereafter, the camp closes. Flash forward to the present, where the owner decides to re-open the camp and one by
one, the counselors have mysteriously been murdered by an unseen person.

94 minutes
Rated R (R in Canada)
Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 televisions; Dolby Digital English and French Mono.

FRIDAY THE 13th - PART 2 (1981) picks up with Jason Voorhees, presumed dead from drowning years ago, exacting revenge on the innocent campers at "Camp Blood." Living as a hermit in the woods all these years, Jason witnesses the graphic murder of
his mother and decides to wreak havoc on everyone at the camp - killing each camp counselor one by one.

86 minutes
Rated R (R in Canada)
Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 televisions; Dolby Digital English and French Mono.

In FRIDAY THE 13th - PART 3 (1982), vacationing teenagers take off for a weekend of relaxation at Camp Crystal Lake. Planning a few days of sex, drugs and rock-and-roll, they are in for a series of frightening surprises when a local motorcycle gang
follows the teenagers back to their campsite, only to find a persistent Jason with an agenda of his own. Adorned with his trademark hockey mask for the first time in the series, Jason delivers non-stop chills and thrills as everyone on the lake must
fight for their lives.

95 minutes
Rated R (R in Canada)
Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 televisions; Dolby Digital English and French Mono.

In FRIDAY THE 13th - THE FINAL CHAPTER (1984), Jason resurfaces from a seemingly deadly massacre and returns to Camp Crystal Lake to a new set of prey. Starring a young Corey Feldman (The Lost Boys) as Tommy Jarvis, it seems Jason has finally met
his match in the 12-year old horror movie maven. Enlisting the help of a local hunter, Tommy and his sister must rely on one another to help defeat Jason, while also trying to avoid their own demise.

91 minutes
Rated R (R in Canada)
Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 televisions; Dolby Digital English and French Mono.

In FRIDAY THE 13th - PART V: A NEW BEGINNING (1985), with Jason dead, someone new has begun a killing spree of their own, using Jason's M.O. and preying on inhabitants of a sanctuary.

92 minutes
Rated R (R in Canada)
Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 televisions; Dolby Digital English and French Mono.

FRIDAY THE 13th - PART VI: JASON LIVES (1986) has Tommy returning to the grave to ensure that Jason is indeed dead. Instead of remaining dead, Jason is accidentally brought back to life by Tommy and now Tommy must stop all the mindless killing and
make sure Jason dies for good this time.

87 minutes
Rated R (R in Canada)
Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 televisions; Dolby Digital English Ultra-Stereo and French Mono.

FRIDAY THE 13th - PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD (1988) centers on Tina Shepard, a young girl with telekinetic powers who believes she drowned her father in Crystal Lake. Returning back to the site as a method of supposedly helping her cope with her
grief, Tina accidentally frees Jason from his watery grave, only to lead to more killing sprees by the man in the infamous hockey mask.

88 minutes
Rated R (R in Canada)
Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 televisions; Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, English Ultra-Stereo and French Mono.

In FRIDAY THE 13th - PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN (1989), a graduating class of a local high school vacation on a cruise ship and unbeknownst to them, Jason is a stowaway on the same ship. Slowly killing students one at a time, Jason
eventually sinks the boat, stranding the few lone survivors in Manhattan. Among those survivors, is Rennie, who believes Jason attempted to drown her as a child. Fighting for her their lives, Rennie and the other survivors must make sure Jason
dies once and for all.

100 minutes
Rated R (R in Canada)
Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 televisions; Dolby Digital English Ultra-Stereo and French Stereo Surround

All five discs are sub-titled in English and Spanish, closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and encoded with the Macrovision( AntiCopy process.

Visit www.paramount.com/homeentertainment to learn more about Paramount Home Entertainment's new releases, as well as other classic Hollywood films, television programs, animated titles and family and special interest programming. Paramount Home
Entertainment is part of the operations of Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc.
 

Scott Kimball

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But, this is a new, official press release, so I posted it.

Having no interest in the series, I wasn't going to go through 23 pages to see if everything in this release was already covered. Besides, this being an official release, it may confirm or deny information in that thread.

-Scott
 

Rolando

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nope, almost as bad, 2 movies per disk on a DVD 9. So same transfers with maybe less space and bitrate due to this and added commentary on some. nice...
 

Ruz-El

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This doesn't sound nearly as bad as people are making it sound in the other thread. I'm biased in that I haven't bought these before, but based on the extra feature disc descriptions, there is a good chance that alot of the deleted gore that people have been crying out for well be represented in those features.

I'm sold on it, the price is right, the transfers should be fine, the extras are decent.
 

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