Anchor Bay to re-release their Hammer Films collection!!! (1 Viewer)

[Damin J Toell]

One can never be sure of these things without an inside view, but I think that odds are that Fox has all of the rights tied up for the US.

DJ

 

[JohnPM]

I have the Region 2 DVD of Hammer's "She", and the quality leaves much to be desired...

http://greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com/

 

[Mark_TS]

FOX was strangely silent as to why they were able to release the uncut version of OMYBC on LD, but gave us the short version on DVD;
Hammer/Warner/Studio Canal have the long version in the UK, but it isnt anamorphic. But those extra scenes DO make a difference.

 

[Jack Theakston]

Even stranger was it's "A" counterpart on its double bill in the states: GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM with Jack Lemmon and Romy Schneider!

Although nothing beats, of course, Paramount's finest double bill ever: THE ODD COUPLE and ROSEMARY'S BABY!!!

 

[Vincent-P]

Fox wasn't silent on why they used the shorter version of 100 Million Years on DVD. The materials for the extended sequences are not in good condition compared to the main feature. Laserdisc's comparatively low video quality allowed them to hide this, but on DVD it would be painfully obvious and would probably take away from watching the film. Fox didn't feel that the sales would justify restoration work, so they just used the shorter version.

 

[Mark_TS]

Wait a minute-they HAD the full edition-they didnt have to splice in any added parts-they used the full Hammer-Associated British Pathe edition for the LD, so there was nothing to restore. (and it looked in fine shape)

The same master should have been given a once over and used in the current DVD.

Instead, they give us the cut Hammer Seven Arts version.

 

[soop.spoon]

Some folks were speculating about the above scenario, but I don't remember that info ever coming from Fox directly. Do you have a source?

 

[Stephen PI]

The laserdisc uncut version came from Warner Bros. not Fox.

 

[Damin J Toell]

I don't know if you're maybe implying that WB did the work on the LD behind the scenes (which I would have no way of knowing), but Fox Video distributed the LD with catalog # 0199585.



DJ

 

[JohnPM]

Now that Anchor Bay has released "The Anniversary", perhaps they will licese "The Nanny" from Fox as well.

http://greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com/

 

[WadeM]

Originally Posted by Vincent-P

Fox wasn't silent on why they used the shorter version of 100 Million Years on DVD. The materials for the extended sequences are not in good condition compared to the main feature. Laserdisc's comparatively low video quality allowed them to hide this, but on DVD it would be painfully obvious and would probably take away from watching the film. Fox didn't feel that the sales would justify restoration work, so they just used the shorter version.

They could have at least included them as deleted scenes though. Or an integrated-type option ala Disney's "The Lion King".
Also, as mentioned above, the British DVD (released by Warner Bros./Studio Canal) is uncut.

I wish the out of print Hammer films would be re-released.

 

[kingfish]

I was hoping for yesterday's enemy which is a hammer title.

 

[walter o]

Seeing this thread get resurrected, in agreement that it would be nice if Anchor Bay re-release the Hammer titles.

 

[IanD]

An anamorphic Satanic Rites Of Dracula would be most welcome!

 

[Alan Tully]

Sony have just released this in the UK (along with The Camp On Blood Island & The Damned) an exclusive release through a company called Movie Mail. I wouldn't be surprised to see these titles released in the US next year.

Originally Posted by kingfish

I was hoping for yesterday's enemy which is a hammer title.