Blue Underground going Blu-Ray

[Nailwraps]

Originally Posted by Steel76

Yeah, it´s really annoying...

I wish Blue-Underground would just change labs. "Alien 2" from Midnight Legacy was made at the same place in Rome where Criterion usually makes their transfers. So it´s a mystery why Mr. Lustig STILL use those idiots at LVR, when there is better labs around. Has he gone half blind with age and don´t see the horrible noise, or maybe he just doesn´t care, since people still buy these mediocre discs?

Fully agree. Yes, they're sometimes an improvement over older discs, but I just can't get pass the DNR look. Someone SHOULD tell Lustig to change labs.

[Zombie Dude]

Originally Posted by Steel76

Yeah, it´s really annoying...

I wish Blue-Underground would just change labs. "Alien 2" from Midnight Legacy was made at the same place in Rome where Criterion usually makes their transfers. So it´s a mystery why Mr. Lustig STILL use those idiots at LVR, when there is better labs around. Has he gone half blind with age and don´t see the horrible noise, or maybe he just doesn´t care, since people still buy these mediocre discs?

Someday I will fly to Italy, bring an axe, and smash that old primitive CRT scanner to pieces

Yea, the transfer on Alien 2 was stunning. For such an unknown film it really looks near perfect thanks to its amazing transfer. Shame Blue Underground aren't putting out a lot of transfers this good.

[elDomenechHDG]

The real shame is that we lost Midnight Legacy. Now THERE was a company completely dedicated to top quality, regardless of how bottom-of-the-barrel the film was (Too bad they never got past their debut release). Blue Underground is just coasting by with reissues of the same old stuff, now apparently not caring too much about picture quality. They have yet to announce or release a film I'm remotely interested in.

[Steel76]

Yeah, I hope Midnight Legacy gives this a second shot in a near future.

Blue-Underground is just a shadow of it´s former self these days. Most of the greats in their catalog won´t be avalible on BD cause they sold badly. But I kinda doubt "Baby Yaga" and "I Strip Nude..." outsold "Nightmare City".

Well at least we have Synapse. They still release interesting stuff and in amazing quality.

[Zombie Dude]

Originally Posted by Steel76

Yeah, I hope Midnight Legacy gives this a second shot in a near future.

Blue-Underground is just a shadow of it´s former self these days. Most of the greats in their catalog won´t be avalible on BD cause they sold badly. But I kinda doubt "Baby Yaga" and "I Strip Nude..." outsold "Nightmare City".

Well at least we have Synapse. They still release interesting stuff and in amazing quality.

Nightmare City, now there's a movie I'd love to own on blu.

[Nailwraps]

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[dave13]

I know they aren't blu ray releases, but since this seems to be the place for all discussion surrounding blue underground, i thought i'd mention them here. seems they're repackaging several of their older releases into "midnight movies" collections. looks like there are 7 packages available so far. they are

1 - A Blade in the Dark/Macabre/Shock
2 - Companeros/Four of the Apocalypse/Run Man Run
3 - The Big Racket/The Heroin Busters/Street Law
4 - The Bloodstained Shadow/Short Night of Glass Dolls/Who Saw Her Die?
5 - Contamination/The Shape of Things to Come
6 - Cannonball/Fast Company
7 - Grand Slam/Revolver

for whatever reason, the titles i already own are all collected together. so numbers 2, 3, 5, and 7 are all packages i plan on picking up. all those titles in the other packages, i already have. i love it when companies do this, it makes picking some of these titles a lot more affordable.

[Drinkinstein]

Finally I can get contamination! 'bout time...

[dave13]

Originally Posted by dave13

I know they aren't blu ray releases, but since this seems to be the place for all discussion surrounding blue underground, i thought i'd mention them here. seems they're repackaging several of their older releases into "midnight movies" collections. looks like there are 7 packages available so far. they are

1 - A Blade in the Dark/Macabre/Shock
2 - Companeros/Four of the Apocalypse/Run Man Run
3 - The Big Racket/The Heroin Busters/Street Law
4 - The Bloodstained Shadow/Short Night of Glass Dolls/Who Saw Her Die?
5 - Contamination/The Shape of Things to Come
6 - Cannonball/Fast Company
7 - Grand Slam/Revolver

for whatever reason, the titles i already own are all collected together. so numbers 2, 3, 5, and 7 are all packages i plan on picking up. all those titles in the other packages, i already have. i love it when companies do this, it makes picking some of these titles a lot more affordable.

Just a friendly heads up regarding these releases. I ordered volumes 2 and 3, and they arrived today. they come in a very flimsy case, with one disc on the left side (when opened), and two discs overlapping on the right side. The cases are unfortunately not very good, and so when I received mine, two of the 3 discs in one case were loose and quite scuffed, and one in the other case was as well. I don't think it will affect playback, as they seem to be superficial scratches, but still, people might want to consider this when deciding to order these or not.

Also, the banner on the blue underground website says that these are "available for a very limited time only", so take that for whatever its worth...

[spawningblue]

BU has really been slacking lately. I want me some more Blu-rays dammit, preferably horror titles!

[Dobby]

Originally Posted by elDomenechHDG

The real shame is that we lost Midnight Legacy.

Originally Posted by Steel76

Yeah, I hope Midnight Legacy gives this a second shot in a near future.

What the hell did I miss something what happened anyone?

[Zombie Dude]

Originally Posted by Dobby

What the hell did I miss something what happened anyone?

They vanished after Alien 2. It seems they lost too much money with that release and couldn't afford to keep going.

[walkingdude]

I see some of their Blus have already gone out of print.I missed the boat on Bird with the Crystal Plumage and Bad Boy Bubby.

[Cannibal Chris]

I was doing some searching on amazon when I noticed BU is re-releasing Zombie on blu-ray as a one disc version, wonder if this means the two disc is going oop?

[Mutilated Prey]

Night Train Murders Blu-Ray is currently $10.49 on Amazon. Definite lowest I've ever seen it.