WHICH PETER CUSHING Blu Ray release has presented the BEST items in it's
EXTRAS and BONUS features and what were those personal stand out items
for you?
OVER AT THE FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE followers are weighing up the best and most disappointing of DVD and BLU RAY EXTRA features of the last ten years of Peter Cushing releases. For many, that added attraction of also having interviews, short documentaries or galleries can sometimes be the make or break factor in IF they would purchase the release, often when perhaps they already own a copy of a film. These days it's not always given that a blu ray will contain any extras features. Some of the best remastered blu rays, seem to have maybe blown their budgets in making the remaster possible, that little if any lolly is left for a short documentary or interview. The finding of material and making of documentaries can be a costly buisiness. As the 'vaults' seem to have been well and truly emptied of free material, the making and presenting of new resources is sometimes well out of the reach of some distributors, it's always a very welcomed plus, to find new unseen features and faces on documentaries and bonuses. The ground is getting thin though. The kick off period of crammed extra menu's for Hammer, Amicus and Cushing films, maybe now over. However, we have been treated to some excellent goodies in the past . . .
R.WARREN: 'UK Blu-ray release of Dr Who
and the Daleks has some lovely, behind the scenes, black and white
footage, showing a small clip of Cushing and Roy Castle joking around on
set, sadly it has no sound but still lovely.'
F.SAINSBURY: 'Mine has to be The Curse of
Frankenstein bonus extras are superb especially and documentary called
Life with Sir which is about Peter Cushing's secretary she takes about
the death of Peter's wife and how he coped with his wife's death and
working with Peter she talks about Peter's death its truly emotional.'
I GULYAS: 'Well I don't have the Bluray of house that dripped blood, but the DVD has a nice discussion of amicus and making of.'
AND IN CHATTING about EXTRAS on dvd and blu rays... here is a heads up
to a re-shuffle and layout to come this week at our website! For those
of you who enjoyed or missed the huge selection of Peter Cushing reviews
and features by Callum McKelvie here and at the website, we are making
the library and galleries easier to find, by providing a great menu of
all of Callum's features, including the rare stills and extras!
Meanwhile, Here are links to TWO features that Callum wrote
on the contentious issue of Cushing and Dr Who. HERE and HERE! The 'Who' films on both DVD and Blu Ray,
contained one of the best examples of EXTRA features on a release and
still for some, takes some beating!
