BLONDE ICE on DVD (1 Viewer)

[Robin9]

I want to watch Blonde Ice which I've never seen. Apparently, Leslie Brooks plays a villainous woman which should be interesting. There are some unwatchable presentations on YouTube and two DVDs.

Does anyone know if either DVD presents the film decently?

 

[Keith Cobby]

I used to own a DVD, the image wasn't very good (public domain) about the same as YouTube. It's a familiar tale but Leslie Brooks is easy on the eye.

 

[Luckless Pedestrian]

Robin9, are the two DVDs you're referring to Alpha Video and VCI Entertainment? I have both. The Alpha is terrible (no surprise--haha), but the VCI is a marked improvement, though still nothing spectacular (there is a restoration specialist noted before the film begins).

I usually watch old movies like these on a small portable DVD player because they look better on small screens, but I made the comparison of "Blonde Ice" on a 32-inch screen.

Anyway, think I'll watch this tonight. Been awhile...

 

[Robin9]

Robin9, are the two DVDs you're referring to Alpha Video and VCI Entertainment? I have both. The Alpha is terrible (no surprise--haha), but the VCI is a marked improvement, though still nothing spectacular (there is a restoration specialist noted before the film begins).

No, of the two I've found, one is from Starry Night Video (of whom I've never heard!)

and the other is from Reel Vault.

I'll try to locate the VCI disc

I used to own a DVD, the image wasn't very good (public domain) about the same as YouTube. It's a familiar tale but Leslie Brooks is easy on the eye.

She was indeed. I'll post some pictures of her in the Blondes thread

 

[Bob Gu]

The VCI DVD is from 2003. Ebay has many inexpensive copies for sale vs. Amazonmarketplace's higher prices.
I have the Alpha, which I didn't think was awful. 'Blonde Ice' shows on the MOVIES! channel every now and then.

TheFilmDetective restoration came out in 2017 and seems hard to find. But it is free to watch at TheFilmDetective.tv and TheFilmDetective YouTube channel.

 

[Luckless Pedestrian]

The Film Detective restoration looks pretty good on my laptop. Guessing the DVD would look a little better than VCI's on a bigger screen.

 

[Robin9]

The VCI DVD is from 2003. Ebay has many inexpensive copies for sale vs. Amazonmarketplace's higher prices.
I have the Alpha, which I didn't think was awful. 'Blonde Ice' shows on the MOVIES! channel every now and then.

TheFilmDetective restoration came out in 2017 and seems hard to find. But it is free to watch at TheFilmDetective.tv and TheFilmDetective YouTube channel.

Many thanks for that recommendation. I watched it last night - via a projector!!! - and found the film really interesting. I'm not now going to buy a DVD but if some label found good elements and issued a high quality disc, I would add that to my collection.

 

[Bob Gu]

"Blonde Ice" is being shown on the MOVIES! OTA channel, Monday, 11/21/22, morning, 6:00 AM to 7:35 AM Eastern, in case anyone wants to see what the current version showing on TV looks like.

 

[Robin9]

Well, well, well! It's hard to believe but Blonde Ice is now coming out on a Zone-free Blu-ray disc!

It's coming from our friends at ClassicFlix in July. I will definitely buy this disc.

 

[Robert Crawford]

FILM NOIR: Restored Blonde Ice Debuts on Blu-ray This July - ClassicFlix

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[Tony Bensley]

Well, well, well! It's hard to believe but Blonde Ice is now coming out on a Zone-free Blu-ray disc!

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It's coming from our friends at ClassicFlix in July. I will definitely buy this disc.

Definitely can't go wrong with ClassicFlix!

CHEERS!