New Lugosi Collection - Possible bad DVD????

Here is part of the review of the new "Bela Lugosi Collection" due
Tuesday
Let's hope it is an isolated case otherwise Universal has screwed us
again!!!

"Presented full frame, THE RAVEN has pretty solid black levels that
are quite stable and the contrast on the black and white image looks
very good. A coat of fine grain covers the picture from start to
finish, but it isn't a serious dilemma. There is a large amount of
white specks and film dirt that plague the print source, making it the
most inferior transfer on the set. With the mono audio track, dialogue
is crisp and pretty sharp sounding. Optional French and Spanish
subtitles are included. The worst part here -- and hopefully we got a
bum copy and this is an isolated case -- is that after about 35
minutes into the film, the disc freezes, pixilates and sometimes jumps
to the next chapter, making THE RAVEN barely watchable. We tried this
on four different players of four different brands (Panasonic,
Toshiba, Sony, Siempo), and still the same defect. Hopefully if there
is a widespread problem with this release, Universal will correct it
and replace it (this was the only movie on the set that had playback
issues)."

Here is the link to the full review:
http://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/a...3234353640.htm

No review of the "Hammer Collection" as Yet

Film Buff

In the Year of the Cock, the Great and Powerful Film Buff declared:
> Here is part of the review of the new "Bela Lugosi Collection" due
> Tuesday
> Let's hope it is an isolated case otherwise Universal has screwed us
> again!!!
>

Let me guess, a dual-sided disc? Universal seems to have a problem
manufacturing them, but unfortunately they use them a lot.


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