[gitsurfer]

EDIT: This thread used to be 'Hammer Horror on Blu-Ray in 2012'. It was suggested it be expanded to include Amicus, Tigon, and any other classic British horror films as they (hopefully) creep and crawl out of the crypt and onto Blu-Ray. The first 185 posts are under the old title.

This first thread will aim to list all of these films available on BD. I'm not a font of all knowledge so do please post about additions and corrections.

Hammer
Curse of Frankenstein (UK, Reg. B)
Devil Rides Out, The (UK, Reg. B)
Dracula (UK, Reg. B)
Dracula Prince of Darkness (UK, Reg. B)
Man Who Could Cheat Death, The (US, Reg. free, packaged with Amicus film 'The Skull')
Mummy's Shroud, The (UK, Reg. B)
Paranoiac (UK, Reg. free)
Plague of the Zombies, The (UK, Reg. B)
Quatermass and the Pit (UK, Reg. B)
Rasputin the Mad Monk (UK, Reg. B)
Reptile, The (UK, Reg. B)
Twins of Evil (US, Reg. A)
Vampire Circus (Germany, Reg. B, English friendly)
Vampire Circus (US, Reg. A)
Vampire Lovers, The (Australia, Reg. B)
Vampire Lovers, The (US, Reg. Free)

Forthcoming: Brides of Dracula (UK, 24th June) Hands of the Ripper (US, 9th July) Evil of Frankenstein (UK, 22nd July) Frankenstein Created Woman (Germany, 2013) The Lost Continent (Germany, 2013) The Quatermass Xperiment (Germany, 2013) The Mummy (UK, 2013) The Quatermass Xperiment, Quatermass II, The Abominable Snowman, Frankenstein Created Woman, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter, The Witches (UK, unknown) Countess Dracula (US, date unknown)

Amicus
Skull, The (US, Reg. free, packaged with Hammer film 'The Man Who Could Cheat Death'
Tales from the Crypt (Australia, Reg. free)

Forthcoming: The Monster Club (US, reg. free, 2013)The House That Dripped Blood (US, date unknown)

Tigon
Blood Beast Terror, The (UK, Reg. B)
Blood Beast Terror, The (US, Reg. A)
Blood on Satan's Claw (UK, Reg. free)
Witchfinder General (UK, Reg. free)

Forthcoming:

Other
Burke and Hare (1971) (US, Reg. A)
Horror Express (US, Reg. free, actually Spanish but worth listing here)
Tales that Witness Madness (1973) (US, Reg. free)

Forthcoming: Tower of Evil (US, reg. free, 2013) House on Straw Hill (US, 11th June) The Wicker Man (UK, 14th Oct) Corruption (US, 10th Sept)

[gitsurfer]

looked these up on Play.com (boo! hiss!) and it seems these are double plays (BD + DVD). They also list some special features:

Plague of Zombies
Featurette
Cast and Crew interviews
World of Hammer episodes
Stills Gallery

Dracula Prince of Darkness
Commentary with Christopher Lee
Featurette
Cast and Crew interviews
World of Hammer episodes
Stills Gallery

The Reptile
Featurette
Cast and Crew interviews
World of Hammer episodes
Stills Gallery

Don't know if there'll be anything new here but would be interested in the Christopher Lee commentary on DPOD.

[sugarbuzz]

Awesome, thanks for posting those! Now where is The Devil Rides Out?

[gitsurfer]

The US are getting these lovelies. Region A locked, though, I think

[DICKIEDUVET]

Just imported the German release of Vampire Circus as it didn't suffer from the same issues that Synapse's edition did, Looks great too, English friendly with no burnt subs etc...

[Mr Lime]

Great news on these titles!

Wasn't there a BFI restoration of Dracula (Horror of Dracula) a couple of years back? Thought that would be a natural for Blu to kick the series off.

[IAN P]

As an aside. There's a great book for the connoisseur called Hammer Glamour.

Bargain.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hammer-Glamo...3475469&sr=8-1

[cheekydog1]

Hammer Glamour has been out a while.
Only just out this week is another beauty.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hammer-Vault...3477271&sr=8-1

The sought after Art of Hammer book featuring the poster artwork was fetching anything between £50 and double that a few months ago but Titan have thoughtfully reissued it.
Get it while you can.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Hammer-P...3477382&sr=1-1

Loved the Synapse disc of Vampire Circus.
Any dates on the other 3 ?

[gitsurfer]

Originally Posted by Mr Lime

Great news on these titles!

Wasn't there a BFI restoration of Dracula (Horror of Dracula) a couple of years back? Thought that would be a natural for Blu to kick the series off.

There's a relevant article on the Hammer Films website regarding the discovery of a longer Japanese cut of this film earlier this year. It mentions the new BFI HD master at the beginning and it seems they are looking to release it with the extended scenes:
http://www.hammerfilms.com/news/arti...la-resurrected

[gitsurfer]

Originally Posted by DICKIEDUVET

Just imported the German release of Vampire Circus as it didn't suffer from the same issues that Synapse's edition did, Looks great too, English friendly with no burnt subs etc...

Thanks. I didn't know about this release. Might have to get this myself in the new year.

[DICKIEDUVET]

Picked it up from Amazon.de

http://www.amazon.de/Circus-Vampire-...3513119&sr=8-1

Doesn't suffer from the same digital manipulation that the Synapse disc has, Black crush, Contrast boosting etc...Looks very nice and region friendly too.

Great Avatar by the way..

[gitsurfer]

Anyone know of a list of available Hammer BDs. Looks like quite a few might be on the way and a successfully resurrected Hammer Films would presumably increase interest in the titles from it's past life.

I'd be happy to start one here if there is interest

[DICKIEDUVET]

Paranoiac from the UK
Vampire Circus (German & US)
Wake Wood (German & US)
The Resident (UK, US)
The Reptile (UK 2012)
The Plague Of The Zombies (UK 2012)
Dracula POD (UK 2012)
Hands Of The Ripper (US 2012)
Twins Of Evil (US 2012)
Countess Dracula (US 2012)
The Vampire Lovers (Aussie)
Let Me In (UK, US)

[captainarchive]

Originally Posted by cheekydog1

The sought after Art of Hammer book featuring the poster artwork was fetching anything between £50 and double that a few months ago but Titan have thoughtfully reissued it.
Get it while you can.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Hammer-P...3477382&sr=1-1

Thanks. I'm one who's been doing the seeking but no way was I paying the previous asking prices.

[gitsurfer]

Originally Posted by DICKIEDUVET

Paranoiac from the UK
Vampire Circus (German & US)
Wake Wood (German & US)
The Resident (UK, US)
The Reptile (UK 2012)
The Plague Of The Zombies (UK 2012)
Dracula POD (UK 2012)
Hands Of The Ripper (US 2012)
Twins Of Evil (US 2012)
Countess Dracula (US 2012)
The Vampire Lovers (Aussie)
Let Me In (UK, US)

Thanks for this. Vampire lovers is also news to me. Any good?
Should add the UK Quatermass and the pit to this list.

[Todd Tomorrow]

Originally Posted by DICKIEDUVET

Paranoiac from the UK
Vampire Circus (German & US)
Wake Wood (German & US)
The Resident (UK, US)
The Reptile (UK 2012)
The Plague Of The Zombies (UK 2012)
Dracula POD (UK 2012)
Hands Of The Ripper (US 2012)
Twins Of Evil (US 2012)
Countess Dracula (US 2012)
The Vampire Lovers (Aussie)
Let Me In (UK, US)

The best Hammer film released so far, Quatermass and the Pit is missing.

I can't bring myself to count the films of the revived Hammer films. They are all rather generic modern horror films with little connection to what we know as classic Hammer. So far I haven't liked a single one of them. Sad to say that I saw a preview of The Woman in Black for which I had great hopes and it was another modern Hammer fail.

I really hope they bring out my personal favourite, Brides of Dracula on Blu one day. It's the most beautifully shot of all the classic Hammer films.

[HummerUK]

I think two of those films listed for release were just on the Horror channel.

Watched a bit of The Reptile (because Serverlan was in it) followed by the delete button...

HummerUK

[HummerUK]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

The best Hammer film released so far, Quatermass and the Pit is missing.

Quatermass And The Pit.

HummerUK

[DICKIEDUVET]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

The best Hammer film released so far, Quatermass and the Pit is missing.

Doh!

[pRot3us]

Ingrid Pitt in HD

Yes please!!

[John Hodson]

Hammer themselves have indicated that Frankenstein and The Monster From Hell, complete with newly recorded commentary, is on the way in 2012, while Warner have hinted (again) that The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Mummy are also on the cards for next year.

Reports on the Australian Vampire Lovers have not been good; 1080i, low video bitrate, Dolby Digital Mono audio at only 192kb (and lots of audio problems), no chapter menu.

[gitsurfer]

I have the DVD boxset of dracula, curse of Frankenstein, and the mummy but would upgrade to BD in an instant. Hoping to see those extended scenes in dracula, though.

[cheekydog1]

Originally Posted by John Hodson

Hammer themselves have indicated that Frankenstein and The Monster From Hell, complete with newly recorded commentary, is on the way in 2012, while Warner have hinted (again) that The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Mummy are also on the cards for next year.

Reports on the Australian Vampire Lovers have not been good; 1080i, low video bitrate, Dolby Digital Mono audio at only 192kb (and lots of audio problems), no chapter menu.

Caroline Munro also said she had recorded a commentary for a Captain Kronos Bluray that is on the way

[Pecker]

Sorry for going a bit OT. We watched The Nanny on SD DVD last night. Great little film.

Steve W

[cheekydog1]

Originally Posted by Pecker

Sorry for going a bit OT. We watched The Nanny on SD DVD last night. Great little film.

Steve W

I have the old double bill dvd which pairs The Nanny with The Blue Lamp and it's always annoyed me that its 1.66 non anamorphic.

Is yours the same or has there been an anamorphic reissue since the one I have was released

[Pecker]

Originally Posted by cheekydog1

I have the old double bill dvd which pairs The Nanny with The Blue Lamp and it's always annoyed me that its 1.66 non anamorphic.

Is yours the same or has there been an anamorphic reissue since the one I have was released

I have this one:

The Nanny [DVD] [1965]: Amazon.co.uk: Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett, William Dix, Nicolas Art: Film & TV

Anamorphic, aspect ratio c.16:9 as far as I could tell - watched it in bed on a little LCD.

Steve W

[Todd Tomorrow]

I've got The Nanny as part of the Ultimate Hammer Collection box set and all the transfers of the films I've watched are excellent for SD.

[cheekydog1]

Originally Posted by Pecker

I have this one:

The Nanny [DVD] [1965]: Amazon.co.uk: Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett, William Dix, Nicolas Art: Film & TV

Anamorphic, aspect ratio c.16:9 as far as I could tell - watched it in bed on a little LCD.

Steve W

Thanks.
Duly ordered

[BrianPK]

Originally Posted by pRot3us

Ingrid Pitt in HD

Yes please!!

Ingrid Pitt in The Vampire Lovers would cause unnatural stirrings in a dead Pope

[Keith Hurst]

BBC has some further details...

BBC News - Hammer horror classics to be restored

KH