Hey all, I am in the US and cannot seem to find a region 1 (or A, can't remember) blu ray or 4k for this film and wondered if anyone knew why or if anyone had heard of anything being announced. Let us fans know!
shareIt might be time to invest in a mutli-region blu-ray player.
shareWhat I've been told is that the owner of the American rights is asking for too much money and is very stubborn. I've go a 4 disc DVD set that is very good and has several cuts of the film. That's been out of print for a while though.
shareThanks for the reply! I also have the 4 disc DVD set, but I bought that back in college, likely between 03 and 05 somewhere. Getting old and I worry that it will wear out since I really only watch the extended cut.
shareIn the UK we have a mammoth Dawn Of The Dead boxset, courtesy of 'Second Sight Films' (available in either Blu-ray or 4K)
Here's the specs;
DISC 1 - THE THEATRICAL CUT
New 4K scan and restoration of the Original Camera Negative by Second Sight at Final Frame New York and London supervised and approved by DoP Michael Gornick
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono - New restoration of the original OCN Optical / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Commentary by George A. Romero, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest
NEW commentary by Travis Crawford
New optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired
DISC 2 - THE EXTENDED ('CANNES') CUT
Produced using 4K scan of the Theatrical Cut Original Camera Negative and 4K scan of the Extended Cut Colour Reversal Internegative
DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
Commentary by Richard P Rubinstein
New optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired
DISC 3 - THE ARGENTO CUT
4K scan of the Interpositive by Michele De Angelis at Backlight Digital, Rome
Audio: DT-HD Master Audio Mono 1.0 / Surround 5.1 / Stereo 2.0
Commentary by Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, Gaylen Ross, David Emge
New optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired
DISC 4 - SPECIAL FEATURES
NEW Zombies and Bikers with John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom Dubensky, Tony Buba, Taso Stavrakis and a whole host of zombies and bikers! (59 mins)
NEW Memories of Monroeville: A tour of the mall with Michael Gornick, Tom Savini, Tom Dubensky and Taso Stavrakis (34 mins)
NEW Raising the Dead: The Production Logistics with Michael Gornick, Christine Forrest, John Amplas, Tom Dubensky (23 mins)
NEW The FX of Dawn with Tom Savini (13 mins)
NEW Dummies! Dummies! An interview with Richard France (12 mins)
NEW The Lost Romero Dawn Interview: previously unreleased archive interview (20 mins)
Super 8 Mall Footage by zombie extra Ralph Langer with option of archive commentary by Robert Langer and new commentary by Ralph Langer (13 mins)
Document of the Dead: The Original Cut with optional commentary by Roy Frumkes (66 mins)
Document of the Dead: The Definitive Cut (100 mins)
The Dead Will Walk 2014 Documentary (80 mins)
Trailers, TV, and Radio Spots (TBC)
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
AUDIO CD DISC 1
The Goblin Soundtrack 17 tracks including Alternate and Bonus Tracks
AUDIO CD DISC 2
A De Wolfe library compilation part 1
AUDIO CD DISC 3
A De Wolfe library compilation part 2
Rigid box with lid featuring the original iconic artwork
2 inner digipaks
160-page hardback book featuring new essays, archive article, archive George A. Romero interview and rare behind-the-scenes stills
Dawn of the Dead: The novelisation book by George A. Romero and Susanna Sparrow with exclusive artwork
The only downside is that in either BD or 4K, the 'Special Feature' disc 4 is a region locked Blu-ray.
But a plus, is that this boxset (in either format) has also been released in a paired-down 4 disc set (without the 2 books and CD's) and is roughly around 50% cheaper in price too.