NEWS: TOMORROW IT ARRIVES! WARNER BROTHERS REMASTEDED BLU RAY RELEASE of Hammer films DRACULA AD 1972 is available FROM TOMORROW 16TH OCTOBER on AMAZON. If you are one of the few followers of Peter Cushing;s work or a fab of Hammer films and have never had the chance to see this film, and know little, brace yourself for opinions and reviews about the filma dnthis release, that will run the whole gumit from A to Z. Hammer Dracula fans tend to dislike like everything about it, while those of us, who maybe grew up in the 1970's see this as a nostalgic connection, to world and era that is usally based in the 18 or 19 hundreds! ASs a teenager in the 70's, I too wasn't a fan of the film. But then, I grew up and could then appreciate the humour and subtiies of the plot and the style of teh film. Now, it's one of my all time favs of Hammer films and the fantasy output of Cushing's and Lee's careers. For those who sadly wrestle and still have sleepless nights and can't recover or relate to the end title shot in DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE, (Why is that castle blaconey so FAR WAY from the brass cross that Dracula fell onto? Why oh why oh why???) the REMASTERING and fine presentation, of this Warner Brothers Archive Collection release will offer little. But for those of us who love the film, EVERYTHING is there, and wonderfully prestine and sharp!
DESPITE WHAT MAYBE THOUGHT ABOUT THE STORY CONTENT of this 1972 release, you ceratinly can't criticise the REMASTERING. If you too loved and appreciated the quality of the 'Warner Brothers Hammer Horror Classics Collection', RESTORED FIVE Hammer film BLU RAY BOX SET two years ago, then you are in for a treat. DRACULA AD 1972 was previously released on a German Blu-Ray, this was based on the same transfer
created for the 2005 DVD release for multiple regions. Word has it that, The Warner Archive Collection reviewed
that particular transfer and rejected it as . . . unusable.
THIS WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION 1080p, AVC-encoded Blu-ray, has been made
from a NEW 2K scan by Warner's MPI facility of a recently manufactured interpositive. Color
correction was performed using Ektrachrome transparencies, and thousands of instances of dirt,
scratches and age-related damage were REPAIRED BY HAND, frame by frame. There are sadly no extras except for DRACULA AD 1972 trailer on this release, but for those of us who have waited a long time for this particular film . . AND The Satanic Rites of Dracula, to be released soon.. to be remastered and presented on Blu Ray, visuals and audio are an amazing bonus in themselves.
DRACULA AD 1972 is available on the US AMAZON SITE AND is an REGION FREE Blu Ray. The release of The Satanic Rites of Dracula has been moved to NOVEMBER 13th 2018. We are celebrating the release of both of these fine Blu Rays, with a month of AD and SATANIC posts AND A PCAS COMPETITION where you can bag several AD and SATANIC prizes, including copies of BOTH Warner's remastered Blu Rays of DRACULA AD 1972 and the SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA! Look out for UPDATES of when the competitons will be posted!
ABOVE : COVER FROM MY VHS COPY. BOTH THIS AND MY DVD CAN NOW TAKE A HAPPY AND WELL DESERVED RETIREMENT!
