New 2-Disc Region 1 NTSC DVD of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) in the works! (1 Viewer)

[Matt Stone]

Still haven't arrived yet. I've got the LOTR set and Dario Argento's Masters of Horror episode on my plate right now.

 

[Xenia Stathakopoulou]

That should be fun too for you to review, hope you get the others soon, especially trilogy of terror .Itll be fun to hear your thoughts on that 1.

 

[Scott Temple]

The only real problem I have with Paramount's Friday the 13th set is that half of the films don't have a commentary track. That seems lazy to me. They interviewed a lot of people for the documentary footage, but somehow they couldn't get anyone to record commentary for parts 1, 2, 4, and 5? That doesn't hold water. It's really disappointing for me because parts 1-6 are my favorites of the series and out of those only parts 3 and 6 got a commentary, both of which are excellent. Parts 7 and 8 aren't that good (which is probably why I didn't enjoy the commentaries on those two anywhere near as much as I did on parts 3 and 6), part 9 is pretty damn bad, and part 10 is terrible; the worst of the series. The fact that Paramount's box set of 1-8 features the same R rated theatrical cuts that we've seen for years doesn't bother me. I never expected to get the 100% uncut pre-MPAA editions. It always seemed too much of a pipedream for me. It's not like they took edited for TV versions removing any trace of profanity, nudity, and violence and put those on DVD. The transfers of the Friday films look great. That's one thing that Paramount usually always gets right. Of course, there is usually always room for improvement and it would be nice if they let Don take a stab at it one day.

Don, did you ever hear anything from Pioneer over the years in response to them using the wrong transfer on their Chainsaw DVD in 1998 and 2003? Did they ever acknowledge the mistake or was it something they didn't talk about? I still can't believe they rereleased that same DVD in 2003 knowing that it wasn't the completed transfer. I guess they didn't care.

 

[Scott Temple]

http://horrordvds.com/modules.php?na...article&id=468

 

[Radioman970]

I like the sound of this: There was talk when the original DVD was released that the film couldn’t and shouldn’t look much better than it did. It was painstakingly restored, and considering the elements – 16mm and poorly stored, it could only look as good as the stock it was shot on. Anything sharper or cleaner, purists argued, would go against the grainy intent of the original film. Well, not only does this new transfer look cleaner, sharper and more vivid, but it also somehow manages to seem more in tune with the grit of its original theatrical exhibition. The original release was ridden with artifacts and a lack of detail thanks to cramming the film on a supplement laden single-layer disc. This new release of the original film has the short 84-minute feature on its own disc entirely, and the results are breathtaking.

tasty!

 

[Xenia Stathakopoulou]

So what that review is saying if i understood correctly , is that the only extras on disc 1 is the commentarries ?

 

[Scott Temple]

and the trailers, TV spots, and radio spots. All of the other extras are on Disc 2.

 

[Xenia Stathakopoulou]

Sounds great !

 

[Robert Ringwald]

My anger was that after pushing the fans off for years... we were treated to the exact same transfers from the previous editions (I think part 4 might have been a bit cleaned up, but I'm not absolutely sure about that. Part 1 has been available uncut in the UK for a while... and we still got the R rated version.

You're absolutely right about the lack of commentaries. Supposedly the director of part 6 had to beg them to let him record one. They were going to just have one for part 3, 7 and 8. He had to go out of his way to get it done for them. That's just ridiculous. If all of the films had commentary then I could forgive it... but I was really let down.

I got it for 40 bucks though, so not too upset about that (I already owned all of the previous ones).

There were a lot of people complaining that the NIGHTMARE On Elm Street set wasn't much better... so people shouldn't whine. That set was released by New Line in 1999... and was considered a great release of the films. Had they released that in 2003-04 people would have reacted the very same way they did to the Friday set. Especially if all 7 of those films had been previously released.

PS, Am so excited about the new edition of TCM that I can hardly wait for it. I've purposely avoided watching my previous Pioneer disc in anticipation of this release.

 

[Scott Temple]

I remember hearing about that. What crap! You have to wonder what's going on at Paramount when people volunteer to help them out and Paramount continually acts all disinterested and declines their services.

 

[Dave Mack]

The transfer of F13 part one in the box set is indeed much nicer, too bad it's only the R rated cut though.

 

[Lyle_JP]

For those of you with Dish Network HD, Texas Chainsaw Massacre will air three times next Monday (August 21) in glorious 1080i HD, at 10:45 AM EDT, 5:15 PM EDT, and 2:15 AM (actually 8/22) EDT. That translates to 7:45 AM, 2:15 PM and 11:15 PM on the west coast.

-Lyle J.P.

 

[Don May Jr]

By the time the DVD of TCM came out, I had already left my previous company, Elite Entertainment, so, honestly, I didn't really care that Pioneer screwed it up because I was VERY bitter at the time. I wasn't benefitting from any of the Pioneer deal, so their mistake just made it easier for me to get the gig to restore Dark Sky's new version... and I'm extremely happy with the results.

 

[Mattias_ka]

Don May Jr, I have the HD version that was on monsterHD (that you did right?), and that look amazing. I also have the Elite LD, Japanese LD box-set's and other stuff. But when I look at some of the images from the new Dark Sky DVD (on horrordvd site) I think I find some contrast boosting! There where no contrast boosting in the HD version I have. Is this something Dark Sky have done for them self?

 

[Vincent_P]

Maybe it's just the way the screenshots were captured and are showing up on your PC. The MonstersHD broadcast and the Dark Sky DVD are both based on Don's 1080P transfer.

Vincent

 

[Mattias_ka]

Yes, I know they are from the same master but Dark Sky can also have made some things too it. Do you see what I mean Vincent? Like the screenshot when leatherface grab the girl, it look to have too much contrast.

 

[Scott Temple]

Back cover has been posted.



2 weeks to go.

 

[Robert Ringwald]

Here in NYC there are always these porno shops that get the latest releases and tend to break street. I saw this sitting in the window of one of the ones near my apartment when I was walking home. I only saw it for a minute (I was rushing by) but it looked like there was a slipcover, for those interested (one of the ones that looks just like the dvdartwork underneath).

 

[Scott Temple]

Check this site out.

http://www.thetexaschainsawmassacredvd.com/

It features clips from the new transfer.



Mmm, sweet Chainsaw transfer, ahhhh.

 

[TravisR]

I know my computer monitor probably isn't an optimum way to judge but those clips look amazing. Thanks for the link!

And semi-off topic, anyone know what's going on with Tobe Hooper's Eaten Alive? I thought it was supposed to come out on the 26th too but it's not listed at Dark Sky's site anymore.