Shout Factory does it again with 1958s "The Brain Eaters" (1 Viewer)

[Capt D McMars]

Just saw this and wanted to share it. This title is one I've been waiting for to be released forever. Burned copies of 4th and 5th gen dups were all I could ever find. Falling with in the "Alien Brain" movies catagory, like Brain from Planet Aros, Space Children, Feind without a Face. Shout factory just dropped the link for preorder on thier site. It's a 2K mastered from fine grain elements, I can't wait to see it in all it;s cheesey glory. This title, like the Corman Classic the Day the World Ended, is ltd edition release to 1500 copies. I just went ahead and preordered my copy. If you enjoy these wonderfully fun and wierd films...this is for you!!!

The Brain Eaters

When a strange structure emerges from the earth in a small Illinois town, scientist Dr. Paul Kettering is sent to investigate its mysterious origins and purpose. Kettering soon discovers the shocking truth: the object houses subterranean parasites capable of controlling the minds of anyone by...

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[Capt D McMars]

I can't wait for this classic...for so long all you got were these Youtube-ish editions and to finally get a fully restored edition is making me happy!! It is planned to shipout Jan25th!!

 

[Capt D McMars]

I can't wait for this classic...for so long all you got were these Youtube-ish editions and to finally get a fully restored edition is making me happy!! It is planned to shipout Jan25th!!

Not even Leonard Nimoy could save this wonderful cheesfest, LOL!! The alien parasites almost look like Tribbles on steroids!!

 

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Yes, yes I do enjoy these wonderfully fun and weird films!

 

[Capt D McMars]

Yes, yes I do enjoy these wonderfully fun and weird films!

I do too, Shout Facorty has been on game recently, with classic like The Day the World Ended, Attack of the Crab Monsters and this classic title!! I'd love tosee the same treatment of - Not of this Earth, Cape Cannaveral Monsters, and on a serious note 1953s Invaders from Mars!!!

 

[Capt D McMars]

Not even Leonard Nimoy could save this wonderful cheesfest, LOL!! The alien parasites almost look like Tribbles on steroids!!

Here's a shot of Nimoy as Obewan, and a shot of the Alien Parasite "Tribbles" LOL!!

 

[Capt D McMars]

Just saw this and wanted to share it. This title is one I've been waiting for to be released forever. Burned copies of 4th and 5th gen dups were all I could ever find. Falling with in the "Alien Brain" movies catagory, like Brain from Planet Aros, Space Children, Feind without a Face. Shout factory just dropped the link for preorder on thier site. It's a 2K mastered from fine grain elements, I can't wait to see it in all it;s cheesey glory. This title, like the Corman Classic the Day the World Ended, is ltd edition release to 1500 copies. I just went ahead and preordered my copy. If you enjoy these wonderfully fun and wierd films...this is for you!!!

The Brain Eaters

When a strange structure emerges from the earth in a small Illinois town, scientist Dr. Paul Kettering is sent to investigate its mysterious origins and purpose. Kettering soon discovers the shocking truth: the object houses subterranean parasites capable of controlling the minds of anyone by...

www.shoutfactory.com

Here's somthing interesting, Lou Arkoff (son of Sam Z Arkoff) is planning to do remakes of some of the AIP list of movies, and ths one is in his sights....I quess we'll see? If nothing else it woul;d be in Arkoff's interest to release decent editions of the originals, in order to pump up the interest of his new properties in the remakes... this is from 2013, maybe Covid got in the way??

Trio to Remake 1950s B-Movies From AIP Library - TheWrap

Producer Lou Arkoff, writer-producer Jeff Katz and ICM alum Hal Sadoff have joined forces on the venture

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[Dick]

Not even Leonard Nimoy could save this wonderful cheesfest, LOL!! The alien parasites almost look like Tribbles on steroids!!

Also funny is the description mentioned in the review: "Attack of the Bunny Slippers."

 

[Capt D McMars]

Also funny is the description mentioned in the review: "Attack of the Bunny Slippers."

It was a fun review, that's why I added it...done in the right spirit!! Gone with the Wind it Isn't, LOL!!!

 

[Capt D McMars]

This is the best I found on Youtube, fairly equal to most DVD versions. I want something better!!

 

[Capt D McMars]

taken from a study of aspect ratio history -
1.37:1 was the ratio officially approved by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1932. They made it the standard and people started calling it the Academy Ratio.

In the 1950s, TV became ever more popular. People started going to the theater less, and theatrical distributors knew they needed to make a change. So they went even bigger, with Cinerama.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

Widescreen Documentation - 3dfilmarchive

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First Year of Widescreen Production - 3dfilmarchive

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[Capt D McMars]

Just saw this and wanted to share it. This title is one I've been waiting for to be released forever. Burned copies of 4th and 5th gen dups were all I could ever find. Falling with in the "Alien Brain" movies catagory, like Brain from Planet Aros, Space Children, Feind without a Face. Shout factory just dropped the link for preorder on thier site. It's a 2K mastered from fine grain elements, I can't wait to see it in all it;s cheesey glory. This title, like the Corman Classic the Day the World Ended, is ltd edition release to 1500 copies. I just went ahead and preordered my copy. If you enjoy these wonderfully fun and wierd films...this is for you!!!

The Brain Eaters

When a strange structure emerges from the earth in a small Illinois town, scientist Dr. Paul Kettering is sent to investigate its mysterious origins and purpose. Kettering soon discovers the shocking truth: the object houses subterranean parasites capable of controlling the minds of anyone by...

www.shoutfactory.com

I just got updates directly from Shout Factory, on the subject of OAR. There was a misprint on thier site and this is the correction sent to me in reguards to this and other titles resently released by SF -
Hi Todd,
It sounds like BRAIN EATERS is actually 1.85. We will have to update the info on our site.

Regarding DAY THE WORLD ENDED, our release is listed as a 1:2.00 aspect ratio and our master is 1:2.00. This was the actual aspect ratio for Superscope productions, though what I'm reading is that they could also be easily converted to Cinemascope (1:2.35) projection, so this title may have screened theatrically in some locations in a wider aspect ratio, and also, some previous home media releases appear to have chosen to release in 2.35.

Customer Service
Shout! Factory

 

[Randy Korstick]

I just got updates directly from Shout Factory, on the subject of OAR. There was a misprint on thier site and this is the correction sent to me in reguards to this and other titles resently released by SF -
Hi Todd,
It sounds like BRAIN EATERS is actually 1.85. We will have to update the info on our site.

Regarding DAY THE WORLD ENDED, our release is listed as a 1:2.00 aspect ratio and our master is 1:2.00. This was the actual aspect ratio for Superscope productions, though what I'm reading is that they could also be easily converted to Cinemascope (1:2.35) projection, so this title may have screened theatrically in some locations in a wider aspect ratio, and also, some previous home media releases appear to have chosen to release in 2.35.

Customer Service
Shout! Factory

Great news. I will be ordering it now. Interesting that they took this long to respond.
Yes Day the World Ended was originally released in Superscope 2.00:1. Glenn Erickson has mentioned that both Day the World Ended and Machine Gun Kelly were re-released by AIP in the 60's in 2.35:1 which is why we have a DVD in 2.35:1