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Re-Animator / Bride of Re-Animator

#1 Post by swo17 » Fri Jan 08, 2016 2:13 pm

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One of the most wildly popular horror movies of all time, Stuart Gordon’s enduring splatter-comedy classic Re-Animator returns to Blu-ray in a stunning 4K restoration packed with special features!

When medical student Dan Cain advertises for a roommate, he finds one in the form of Herbert West. Initially a little eccentric, it some becomes clear that West entertains some seriously outlandish theories – specifically, the possibility of re-animating the dead. It’s not long before Dan finds himself under West’s influence, and embroiled in a serious of ghoulish experiments which threaten to go wildly out of control…

Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s classic terror tale ‘Herbert West – Reanimator’ and featuring a standout performance from Jeffrey Combs as the deliciously deranged West, Re-Animator remains the definitive example of ’80s splatter mayhem and one of the horror genre’s finest hours.

CONTENTS
  • 4K restoration of the Unrated version
  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Mono, Stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround Audio Options
  • Isolated Score
  • Audio commentary with director Stuart Gordon and actors Graham Skipper and Jesse Merlin of Re-Animator: The Musical
  • Audio commentary with Stuart Gordon
  • Audio commentary with producer Brian Yuzna, actors Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Bruce Abbott and Robert Sampson
  • Re-Animator: Resurrectus – feature-length documentary on the making of the film, featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew
  • Interviews with director Stuart Gordon and producer Brian Yuzna, writer
  • Dennis Paoli, composer Richard Band and former Fangoria editor Tony Timpone
  • Music discussion with composer Richard Band
  • Barbara Crampton in Conversation – the Re-Animator star sits down with journalist Alan Jones for this career-spanning 2015 interview
  • The Catastrophe of Success: Stuart Gordon and The Organic Theater – director Stuart Gordon discusses his early theater roots and his continued commitment to the stage
  • Theater of Blood – Re-Animator: The Musical lyricist Mark Nutter on adapting the cult classic for musical theatre
  • Extended Scenes
  • Deleted Scene
  • Trailer & TV Spots
  • Still Gallery
  • Screenplay (BD-ROM Content)
  • Reversible sleeve with newly commissioned artwork by Justin Erickson
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DATE. MATE. RE-ANIMATE.

The success of Stuart Gordon’s hit horror-comedy Re-animator meant that a sequel was all but inevitable. The resulting follow-up, Bride of Re-animator – this time helmed by director Brian Yuzna (Society, Return of the Living Dead 3) – would prove that there was a good deal more life left in the story of Dr. Herbert West and his ghoulish exploits.

It is 8 years since the Miskatonic massacre. Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West (again played by Jeffrey Combs) continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to create life – starting with the heart of his young protégé Dan’s dearly deceased, Meg Halsey. Surely nothing could go wrong?

With special effects master Screaming Mad George (the man behind the infamous “shunting” sequence in Society) on hand to contribute a host of characteristically weird and wonderful creations – including zombified bats and a one-eyed finger spider – Bride of re-animator is a more than worthy successor to Gordon’s original cult classic.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 3-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 2K restorations of the Unrated and R-rated versions of the film, approved by director Brian Yuzna
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
• Original Stereo 2.0 audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin
• Limited Edition Collector’s Booklet
• Limited Edition Packaging to be revealed

DISCS 1 & 2 – BLU-RAY/DVD – UNRATED VERSION
• Brand new 2K restoration of the Unrated version
• Brand new audio commentary with Brian Yuzna
• Audio Commentary with Brian Yuzna, star Jeffrey Combs, visual effects supervisor Tom
• Rainone and the effects team including John Buechler, Mike Deak, Bob Kurtzman, Howard Berger and Screaming Mad George
• Audio Commentary with stars Jeffrey Combs and Bruce Abbott
• Brian Yuzna Remembers Bride of Re-animator – brand new featurette in which the director looks back at the making of the first Re-animator sequel
• Splatter Masters: The Special Effects Artists of Bride of Re-animator – Brand new FX featurette with a wealth of behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Robert Kurtzman of KNB, Screaming Mad George, Tony Doublin and John Buechler
• Getting Ahead in Horror – archive making-of featurette
• Deleted Scenes

DISC 3 – BLU-RAY – R-RATED VERSION
• Brand new 2K restoration of the R-rated version

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Re: Bride of Re-Animator

#2 Post by swo17 » Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:56 am

This was 65% sold out two weeks ago, and is evidently now completely gone.

EDIT: At least the U.S. edition is.

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Re: Bride of Re-Animator

#3 Post by tenia » Thu Apr 28, 2016 12:15 pm

It's a bit late now since it's sold out (so it's not like it's going to hurt the sales), but it seems that the 2.0 track on the Arrow release isn't the Stereo track it's supposed to be (as on the German release and as the Ultra Stereo logo at the end of the movie would point towards), but a Dual Mono one.

It seemed so far that Arrow would simply be using the same Stereo track than Capelight in Germany, but with extra cleaning performed to remove its infamous rustling / hiss / humming issue. However, it now seems they actually used another cleaner track, but which loses the stereo effects.

The Dual Mono track certainly has no rustling issue whatsoever anymore, but I'm curious to hear any formal confirmation about what happened here.

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Re: Bride of Re-Animator

#4 Post by gyorgys » Thu Apr 28, 2016 4:53 pm

Still available at Amazon.co.uk!

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Re: Bride of Re-Animator

#5 Post by The Narrator Returns » Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:18 pm

I don't know if this is a national thing, but I recently went to a Best Buy in suburban Chicago which had several copies of the as-of-yet unreleased standard edition of this in stock. I bought one of the copies, and it did just have the unrated cut on Blu-Ray and DVD, but it also has the booklet from the collector's edition.

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Re: Bride of Re-Animator

#6 Post by tenia » Tue Jun 28, 2016 2:08 am

Rumour says it's a Best Buy exclusive for the moment.

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Re-Animator

#7 Post by swo17 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:49 am

US TITLE: Re-Animator (Blu-ray) Limited Edition
Stuart Gordon’s enduring splatter-comedy classic Re-Animator returns to Blu-ray in a stunning restoration packed with special features!

Our North American Re-Animator pre-order links should be live soon!
Release Dates: 25 July

HERBERT WEST HAS A GOOD HEAD ON HIS SHOULDERS… AND ANOTHER ONE ON HIS DESK.

One of the most wildly popular horror movies of all-time, Stuart Gordon’s enduring splatter-comedy classic Re-Animator returns to Blu-ray in a stunning restoration packed with special features!

When medical student Dean Cain advertises for a roommate, he soon finds one in the form of Dr. Herbert West. Initially a little eccentric, it some becomes clear that West entertains some seriously outlandish theories – specifically, the possibility of re-animating the dead. It’s not long before Dean finds himself under West’s influence, and embroiled in a serious of ghoulish experiments which threaten to go wildly out of control…

Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s classic terror tale ‘Herbert West – Reanimator’ and featuring a standout performance from Jeffrey Combs as the deliciously deranged West, Re-Animator remains the ground-zero of ’80s splatter mayhem and one of the genre’s finest hours.

2-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• 2K restorations of the Unrated and Integral versions of the film
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original Stereo 2.0 and 5.1 Audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Digipak packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Justin Erickson
• Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by writer Michael Gingold
• Re-Animator – the original 1991 comic book adaptation, reprinted in its entirety

DISC 1 – UNRATED VERSION
• Unrated version [86 mins]
• Audio commentary with director Stuart Gordon
• Audio commentary with producer Brian Yuzna, actors Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Bruce Abbott, and Robert Sampson
• Re-Animator Resurrectus – documentary on the making of the film, featuring extensive interviews with cats and crew
• Interview with director Stuart Gordon and producer Brian Yuzna
• Interview with writer Dennis Paoli
• Interview with composer Richard Band
• Music Discussion with composer Richard Band
• Interview with former Fangoria editor Tony Timpone
• Barbara Crampton In Conversation –the Re-Animator star sits down with journalist Alan Jones for this career-spanning discussion
• Deleted and Extended Scenes
• Trailer & TV Spots

DISC 2 – INTEGRAL VERSION – LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE
• Integral version [105 mins]
• A Guide to Lovecraftian Cinema – brand new featurette looking at the many various cinematic incarnations of writer H.P. Lovecraft’s work

PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

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Re: Re-Animator / Bride of Re-Animator

#8 Post by What A Disgrace » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:33 am

I had a feeling Arrow US would get a hold of this.

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Re: Re-Animator / Bride of Re-Animator

#9 Post by M Sanderson » Sun Apr 23, 2017 4:46 am

Well done to them, securing such a popular title.

Not one of my favourites, much prefer King of the Ants and Edmond which I'd love to see get releases.

Wasn't as impressed as some by the Second Sight release, despite being 2k sourced, and think the Arrow encoding will be a good help.

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Re: Re-Animator / Bride of Re-Animator

#10 Post by PianoMan88 » Sat May 13, 2017 10:55 am

Anyone know if Amazon Canada will have pre-orders of Re-Animator? The US Pre-Order is already up it seems, but no Canadian pre-order yet.

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Re: Re-Animator / Bride of Re-Animator

#11 Post by Banasa » Sat May 13, 2017 12:08 pm

I don't believe there will be one. From Arrow's Facebook post, it was only getting a US release, not one available from Canadian distributors.

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Re: Re-Animator / Bride of Re-Animator

#12 Post by tenia » Fri Jun 30, 2017 5:33 am

Re-Animator (US only release) is pushed back to Aug 8th.

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Re: Re-Animator / Bride of Re-Animator

#13 Post by Banasa » Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:13 pm

Updated content from Facebook for Re-Animator.

New information is bolded.

2-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
4K restorations of the Unrated and Integral versions
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Exclusive digipak packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Justin Erickson
• Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by journalist Michael Gingold
• Re-Animator comic book
4 x postcard-sized lobby card reproductions
DISC 1 – UNRATED VERSION
• Unrated version [86 mins]
Mono, Stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround Audio Options
Isolated Score
Brand new audio commentary with director Stuart Gordon and actors Graham Skipper and Jesse Merlin of Re-Animator: The Musical
• Audio commentary with Stuart Gordon
• Audio commentary with producer Brian Yuzna, actors Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Bruce Abbott and Robert Sampson
• Re-Animator: Resurrectus – feature-length documentary on the making of the film, featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew
• Interviews with director Stuart Gordon and producer Brian Yuzna, writer Dennis Paoli, composer Richard Band and former Fangoria editor Tony Timpone
• Music discussion with composer Richard Band
• Barbara Crampton in Conversation – the Re-Animator star sits down with journalist Alan Jones for this career-spanning 2015 interview
The Catastrophe of Success: Stuart Gordon and The Organic Theater – director Stuart Gordon discusses his early theater roots and his continued commitment to the stage
Theater of Blood – Re-Animator: The Musical lyricist Mark Nutter on adapting the cult classic for musical theater
• Extended Scenes
• Deleted Scene
• Trailer & TV Spots
Still Gallery
Screenplay (BD-ROM Content)
DISC 2 – INTEGRAL VERSION – LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE
• Integral Version, available in the US for the first time! [105 mins]
5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround Audio
• A Guide to Lovecraftian Cinema – Chris Lackey, host of the H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast, provides a comprehensive look at the many cinematic incarnations of Lovecraft’s work
Doug Bradley’s Spinechillers: Herbert West—Reanimator – actor Jeffrey Combs reads H.P. Lovecraft’s original classic short story
‘RE-ANIMATOR® ’ THE COMIC – LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE
• 92-page perfect-bound booklet containing Re-Animator, the original 1991 comic book adaptation of the movie, reprinted in its entirety

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