And from a Google search the Nostalgia video was released nearly a decade before the Turner release. People (here and elsewhere) have said that TBS looked better after messing with their TV settings. Those "unofficial" releases could be exactly that. The LD could have been darker but whoever...
I'm still trying to find that source. I certainly don't doubt you since earlier this year watched PSYCHO on the big screen and the print there was a lot better than the old and current DVD. Whatever print you have must have came from a private collector but the LD, VHS and TCMs prints look...
Agree on ZOMBIE but with THE BODY SNATCHER (IMO) we're seeing it the correct way for the first time. Even if you look at those screenshots and think the Warner is "too dark" it's still better than the drained darkness of previous releases.
Excellent review Herb. I told Brook in another thread that we're the only two that actually prefer CURSE over CAT PEOPLE. http://p075.ezboard.com/fmonsterkidc...art=41&stop=60 There are some screenshots (and a heated debate :)) between the HK DVD (taken from the LD) and the Warner disc...