My Latest Laserdisc Buys ......

[Paff]

I'd like a complete list of the Roan/Elite Hammer LDs too...

The Cinema Laser (http://www.thecinemalaser.com) used to have a lot of Hammer disc info. They still have some Hammer LD reviews, like the Baron Blood/Lisa and the Devil double feature, Evil Dead, Dracula Prince of Darkness, and even the recently sniped Plague of the Zombies.

If anyone has a full list of Elite LDs, that would be cool too...

[Agent Z]

The Elite Hammer Collection

Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Plague of the Zombies (1966)
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
The Reptile (1966)
The Devil's Own/The Witches (1966)
The Viking Queen (1967)
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) [cushing]
The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
Five Million Years to Earth/Quartermass and the Pit (1967)
A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)
The Vengence of She (1967)
The Devil's Bride/The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Prehistoric Women/Slave Girls (1968)
The Lost Continent (1968)

THE HAMMER COLLECTION

HAMMER FILM PRODUCTIONS LIMITED is acknowledged to be amongst the
world’s most prolific
independent film companies and is recognized as one of cinema’s
formidable successes. HAMMER is
identified with remarkable achievement, making quality features that
combine innovative subject matter
with polished production techniques. The company has produced in excess
of 200 films for both theatrical
and television exploitation and, although the name of HAMMER is
synonymous with blood-tingling
horror, the subject matter ranges from psychological thrillers to
prehistoric fantasies, from period drama
to slapstick comedy and from action adventure to science fiction.

Elite Entertainment is proud to present the following collection of
HAMMER films digitally transferred
in their original theatrical aspect ratios from HAMMER’s archival uncut
elements. The following titles
will begin shipping late Spring of ‘97.

DRACULA - PRINCE OF DARKNESS (LTBX) - Contains Audio Commentary
featuring
CHRISTOPHER LEE, BARBARA SHELLEY, FRANCIS MATTHEWS and SUZAN FARMER.
Also
contains BEHIND-THE-SCENES home movie footage and THEATRICAL TRAILERS.
ITEM EE3722 / RETAIL: $49.95

THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES (LTBX) - w/theatrical trailer
ITEM EE7524 / RETAIL: $39.95

RASPUTIN - THE MAD MONK (LTBX) - Contains Audio Commentary featuring
CHRISTOPHER
LEE, BARBARA SHELLEY, FRANCIS MATTHEWS and SUZAN FARMER. Contains
theatrical
trailer. and TV spots.
ITEM EE7277 / RETAIL: $49.95

THE REPTILE (LTBX) - w/TV spots
ITEM EE7378 / RETAIL: $39.95

THE LOST CONTINENT (LTBX) - w/theatrical trailer and TV spots
ITEM EE5678 / RETAIL: $39.95

QUATERMASS AND THE PIT (LTBX) [AKA FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH] -
Contains Audio
Commentary track featuring NIGEL KNEALE and ROY WARD BAKER. Also
contains theatrical trailer
and TV spots.
ITEM EE7487 / RETAIL: $49.95

__________________________________________________ ________________________________
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING TITLES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FROM ELITE
ENTERTAINMENT.
FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THESE TITLES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE SHORTLY.
__________________________________________________ ________________________________


FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN
ITEM EE3726 / RETAIL: $39.95

THE MUMMY’S SHROUD
ITEM EE6866 / RETAIL: $39.95

A CHALLENGE FOR ROBIN HOOD
ITEM EE4663 /RETAIL $39.95

THE DEVIL RIDES OUT [AKA THE DEVIL’S BRIDE]
ITEM EE3384 / RETAIL: $39.95

THE WITCHES [AKA THE DEVIL’S OWN]
ITEM EE9482 / RETAIL: $39.95

THE VIKING QUEEN
ITEM EE8454 / RETAIL: $39.95

PREHISTORIC WOMEN [AKA SLAVE GIRLS]
ITEM EE7734 / RETAIL: $39.95

THE VENGEANCE OF SHE
ITEM EE8364 / RETAIL: $39.95

Not definitive, but a start for now........

VERY NICE!!!

Damn MissionCodez! Thanks!!!

Gawd, i hate to encourage it but...



Seriously, this is cool to work from!

Well thanks to MISSIONCODEZ's list, i just bought a few more 'sealed/new' Elite Hammer titles.

Got

PROM NIGHT from ELite (not a hammer title! )
THE MUMMY's SHROUD
THE WITCHES

[Agent Z]

THE MUMMY's SHROUD

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! (I think ya beat me to the punch on that auction! Doh!)


Until I find more sources, here is the Hammer A-Z list:

Hammer A-Z

What I would suggest is that if you see a film on the list that intrigues you, then do a search on the film itself at the imdb and check for laserdisc details for laserdisc release information.

Well, i guess to keep 'the movement alive' in this section of the message board. I'll just add I snagged another Hammer Title. This time Roan's Satanic Rites of Dracula.

[Paff]

Since we're on the subject, let's list our Hammer LDs.

My collection:

Horror of Dracula
Brides of Dracula
Dracula AD 1972
Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires

Evil of Frankenstein
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Nightmare/Kiss of the Vampire.

Damn...I gotta get crackin. Are The Mummy's Shroud/
The Reptile/The Witches any good?
I do wanna get some of those Elite LDs, but it gets expensive...

Yeah, when i checked my account this morning, i was like... It DOES get expensive!

Didn't realize it was Christmas in February for me.

The Reptile and The Mummy's Shroud as movies are "ok". I like them. But i've read numerous comments on them and having them labeled as Hammer's weaker releases. If you were asking about the quality, the name ELITE says it all.

I have not seen THE WITCHES yet, but the description sounds like Suspiria to me.

Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires is one i want VERY BAD!! I've heard nothing but great things about it, and have held off viewing it till i get my hands on my own copy.

As for my collection, it's small but...

ELITE:
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Plague of the Zombies (1966)
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
The Reptile (1966)
The Devil's Own/The Witches (1966)
The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
The Devil's Bride/The Devil Rides Out (1968)

ROAN:
The Abominable Snowman
Satanic Rites of Dracula

I'm really wanting to get the VAMPIRE LOVERS on DVD. It was actually the "series" that got me into Hammer Films. And i'm also wanting THE MUMMY and LEGEND OF THE SEVEN GOLDEN VAMPIRES. Either of them can be on DVD or LD, but the VAMPIRE LOVERs films, i'm gonna go ahead and go with the DVD.


P.S. The main reason i've been getting these on LD is cuz of the price. I have no ill will towards the DVD versions other than they are double (and sometimes TRIPLE) what the LD price is.

[wago70]

I found a mint condition disc of the Pioneer special edition of MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. Wow - the picture on this is simply amazing - sharp and colorful! Got it at a used record store for $9.99. Also picked up mint (as in the gatefold still had stiffness to it) condition discs of : HALLOWEEN (Criterion CAV) and Re-Animator for $9.99 each. At AMEOBA in San Francisco, I found: VERTIGO Sign. Ed. for $9.99 (another near mint copy), POLTERGEIST Box set for $9.99, I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE for $12.99 (I'm shocked at the razor sharp picture on this disc - it looks wonderful and looks like it was hardly played). Good choices, non?

[Agent Z]

Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires

Man....I didn't even know that there was a laserdisc release for this little classic! I checked the IMDB and there were no specs reported for a laserdisc version......and I have never seen it up for auction, so I assumed long ago that it just never came out on laserdisc. Very cool......very cool indeed.........

Damn wago70! You got some great disc too. And those prices! AWESOME! The Poltergeist box set is just awesome. I find the sound to be better than the DVD. Plus the extras are better if i remember right. And for $9 bucks! WOW!!

The others are disc i would've picked up for that price too. Halloween and Re-Animator specifically. Even if I owned the DVD counter parts.

In my opinion thats a fun and good pick up.

[Paff]

Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires:

It was done by the Roan group. The Anchor Bay DVD
is a direct port of this Laser. It's got both versions,
Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires, and Seven Brothers meet Dracula. It comes in a very nice gatefold sleeve. Also, the Peter Cushing reading is on one of the analog tracks, which is a better option than on the DVD, where you're stuck with a still picture, and you can't fast forward or reverse it.

Oh, and what's the verdict on The Lost Continent? Any good?

[mcchrist]

The Lost Continent is a great one, a tad on the humorous side though. I missed out on this one a month or so ago, I never bothered to check the LD stack at one of the stores as it looked like they hadn't gotten anything new, and then I see some brat up at the counter buying a factory sealed copy of this for $8

[wago70]

That's the thing about these used record stores in a city like San Francisco - you have to act fast. It seemed like I merely blinked and missed out on THE HUNGER, BARON BLOOD/LISA&DEVIL, CARRIE (Criterion), POLYESTER...yes, they went between $9.99 and $14.99. Oh well, you just never know what you're going to run across - even several cool Japanese imports have been spotted (and appropriately snapped up as well) like: LIFEFORCE, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE and all the once-rare Argento flicks.
I'm currently on the look-out for a mint condition of SUSPIRIA since my Image disc was lost out to harsh speckling a few years ago. Any leads?

[Paff]

Originally posted by wago70
I'm currently on the look-out for a mint condition of SUSPIRIA since my Image disc was lost out to harsh speckling a few years ago. Any leads?

My man Ross (once again, http://www.rossexchange.com) has a copy for $10. He'll have checked the disc itself for rot or speckling. If you want, I'll see what the cover looks like this weekend.