John Carpenter's, The Fog out Oct. 4th. (1 Viewer)

[Dave Mack]

Hiya George!

Actually 4 continued the story set up in 1 and 2 but since Jaimie Lee didn't participate, the girl chased is her young daughter. Very similar structure-wise but not a remake.

 

[Chris Tedesco]

Back on Topic. So uh, I couldn't see any difference between the Fog DVD's out. I'm going to say that are exactly the same.......unless someone tells me other wise.

 

[TravisR]

As far as I have heard, they are the same. 'Cept the cover.

 

[JoshB]

I posted a link earlier in the thread with screen caps from both releases. Same menus, audio, and video quality.

http://photobucket.com/albums/a113/roadwarrior980/


The new release does not include an insert or chapter guide, but it does include the trailer for the new, awful film.

I only upgraded because my previous disc of the earlier SE froze up and skipped around halfway through the film. I think others had similar problems with the disc as well when it first came out.

 

[Dave Mack]

Interesting... I just read this comparison review of the two transfers at AV Forum and their reviewer sees a difference. He says the newer transfer (top pix) has better blacks and better depth and color.
http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=261092
The pix. do seem to support this. Especially the 2nd pic. with the mountains in background.

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[Kevin M]

.....ok, which pics are the new ones?

The screen caps/comparisons given by JoshB (that is before they disappeared) didn't show these differences as far as I could tell, certainly not enough to warrant a double dip.

 

[Damin J Toell]

Were the current date closer to April, I'd take that review as a prank. I don't see any of the described differences in those screencaps.

DJ

 

[Greg_S_H]

As I see no differences in these shots, I'll be content with the original release.

 

[Vincent_P]

As much as I dislike the idea of remaking HALLOWEEN, I have to call you out on this- I mean, who else would you cast in it? THE CHARACTERS IN THE FILM ARE TEENAGERS. If they do go ahead with a remake with a "hip, young" cast, well, that would make perfect sense actually, since the characters are "hip and young" (remember the pot smoking?) themselves.

Vincent

 

[JoshB]

Sorry for getting rid of the pics, I figure the thread was dead and anyone who had interest in seeing the differences would have done so.

Personally, since I own both discs (and am trying to part with the old one) I saw no difference at all in the transfer. Same bitrate, same level of detail, and same color. Keep in mind that the older release is not that old, and the newer one mentions nothing about a new transfer (mastered in hi def written on the back does not count, IMO). I looked at several scenes which had varying degrees of color and style, and they all seemd the same.

I did see the review on AV Forum, and was suprised they noticed a difference. I was only viewing on my monitor, but from what I can tell its pretty difficult to judge deeper blacks than what is already black.

Either way, which ever version you pick up the transfer is still great for an older title, and the supplements are the same for both releases, which makes this an easy buy for $10 or less, and its a great film to boot.

 

[Dave Mack]

To me the top pix do look a bit darker is all I'm saying.