Bram Stoker's Dracula: Blu-ray - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

Pirate · 07-25-2007, 08:10 PM

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced they will bring Francis Ford Coppola's big-budget update of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' to Blu-ray in time for Halloween.

Due in stores October 2, Sony will give everyone's favorite bloodsucker the full 1080p treatment, with the studio's usual uncompressed PCM 5.1 surround audio.

Supplemental details have not yet been revealed, but we'll keep you posted.

Retail price will list for a suggested $28.95.

Watch for full specs in the days ahead, and in the meantime we've added a listing for 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' to our Blu-ray Release Schedule, under October 2.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...is_October/802

If I ever get a BD player...

MooglePorn · 07-25-2007, 08:12 PM

YES!

One of my all time faves... definately upgrade this flick...

187ontheVHS · 07-25-2007, 08:24 PM

"Supplemental details have not yet been revealed, but we'll keep you posted."

Hmmmm, I'm gonna guess....NOTHING! Boo!
Even so, it'll be nice to have this in HD, I've been holding off on replacing my lost copy for a while so this works out well.

sub780lime · 07-25-2007, 10:08 PM

but where is Dracula 2000?

Just another title that I wouldnt mind have a BD player for.

Sehnzeleid · 07-25-2007, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sub780lime

but where is Dracula 2000?

You mean Dracula 2000: Presented by the Virgin Group© ?

BADBRAD · 07-26-2007, 01:36 AM

I rather have the 1979 version with Frank Langella.

Moonraker · 07-26-2007, 08:47 PM

Details on the extras and a look at the cover are here

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...s-dracula.html

187ontheVHS · 07-26-2007, 11:15 PM

Guess I wrong about the lack of features. That's, uh, quite the cover.

MooglePorn · 07-27-2007, 04:21 AM

That cover sucks balls.

ganthc · 07-27-2007, 03:08 PM

Um, I might clarify that this is for the Special Edition DVD. The blu-ray edition may not have that cover.

ganthc · 08-09-2007, 06:15 PM

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news...rs_Dracula/847

New details say that Coppola himself has done a commentary for the bd release of Dracula.

Pirate · 08-09-2007, 06:18 PM

I like the cover art.

I'm really excited about this release!

187ontheVHS · 08-09-2007, 06:34 PM

If they use the same cover as the new DVD, I'll use this as custom art instead

http://www.drawger.com/moran/images/...res%20copy.jpg

Pirate · 08-09-2007, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 187ontheVHS

If they use the same cover as the new DVD, I'll use this as custom art instead

http://www.drawger.com/moran/images/...res%20copy.jpg

I like that too.

187ontheVHS · 08-09-2007, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by piratehunter

I like the cover art.

I'm really excited about this release!

Really? Everything on that cover except for Gary Oldman looks like it was made out of Play-Doh. And what is Dracula doing? Vogueing? Showing his spirit fingers?

Pirate · 08-09-2007, 06:56 PM

He’s hiding from the light. And the font is the same as the film’s… just yellow.

187ontheVHS · 08-09-2007, 08:09 PM

Yeah, I know, I'm just being bitchy!

ganthc · 08-14-2007, 03:44 PM

Blu-ray cover. Seems familiar.

187ontheVHS · 08-14-2007, 04:45 PM

Booooooooo!

Derb · 08-14-2007, 06:14 PM

Yayyyyyyyyy!

187ontheVHS · 08-14-2007, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Derb

Yayyyyyyyyy!

For real?

sub780lime · 08-14-2007, 09:39 PM

Nothing better than the dubbed editions cover art.

plissken99 · 08-14-2007, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ganthc

Blu-ray cover. Seems familiar.

Fucking yuck, I think we'll see some custom art for this. Gimme the cool grey statue looking cover of that crap any day.

Pirate · 09-19-2007, 06:47 PM

Ouch.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/252/...rsdracula.html

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Presented in 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video, simply put this transfer looks dated. The source is in OK shape, but is far from spectacular. Blacks are consistent, and contrast is perfectly fine (to the team at Zoetrope's credit, they haven't jacked this one up in an effort to make it look white hot), but the print is quite grainy and flat, with enough speckles of dirt and other blemishes that frankly I'm surprised it passed muster at Sony. Shadow delineation is also weak -- darker scenes are quite two-dimensional, and don't look much improved over the Superbit standard-def DVD version of the film. Softness is also rampant, and 'Dracula' never looks particularly sharp.

"The Dude" · 09-19-2007, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by piratehunter

Ouch.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/252/...rsdracula.html

Yeah, I saw that over at AVS last night. What a disappointment.

I canceled my pre-order after I read that. Oh well, that's one less disc I have to buy next month.

Sehnzeleid · 09-19-2007, 07:55 PM

This aired on HBO-HD months back and I didn't think it looked that bad, of course I sleepily watched it on a Saturday night at like 3 a.m. after a few beers, so...

Never a real fan of the film, I'd rather have Mary Shelly's Frankenstein on BD, but both films seem overly self-important and contrived to me.

ganthc · 09-19-2007, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sehnzeleid

both films seem overly self-important and contrived to me.

Word!

Pirate · 09-19-2007, 09:09 PM

Could you clarify how Dracula is self-important? Perhaps it’s been too long since I saw it, but that was not that vibe I got.

MooglePorn · 09-20-2007, 12:13 AM

Very dissapointing review... I have the superbit, so I'll probably pass...

plissken99 · 09-20-2007, 04:43 AM

From AVS they mention because of the way the movie was edited, the specs and print defects here and there can never be removed without a major Lucasian overhaul. Also I do remember seeing this theatrically, it never had a sharp look to it. Plus Bracks reviews are sometimes too harsh, I'm gonna go ahead and get this, any improvement over the DVD is welcome.

07-25-2007, 08:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
187ontheVHS Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, ON	"Supplemental details have not yet been revealed, but we'll keep you posted." Hmmmm, I'm gonna guess....NOTHING! Boo! Even so, it'll be nice to have this in HD, I've been holding off on replacing my lost copy for a while so this works out well. __________________ * I reserve the right to contradict myself.

07-25-2007, 10:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	but where is Dracula 2000? Just another title that I wouldnt mind have a BD player for. __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

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187ontheVHS Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, ON	Guess I wrong about the lack of features. That's, uh, quite the cover. __________________ * I reserve the right to contradict myself.

07-27-2007, 03:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
ganthc Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: "Vyenna", VA	Um, I might clarify that this is for the Special Edition DVD. The blu-ray edition may not have that cover. __________________ HOOK'EM!!! UT LONGHORNS - National Champs 2005-2006!!! http://ganthc.youaremighty.com

07-25-2007, 08:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
MooglePorn Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA	YES! One of my all time faves... definately upgrade this flick...

07-26-2007, 01:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
BADBRAD Actor Join Date: Oct 2002	I rather have the 1979 version with Frank Langella.

07-27-2007, 04:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
MooglePorn Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA	That cover sucks balls.

08-09-2007, 06:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
ganthc Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: "Vyenna", VA	http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news...rs_Dracula/847 New details say that Coppola himself has done a commentary for the bd release of Dracula. __________________ HOOK'EM!!! UT LONGHORNS - National Champs 2005-2006!!! http://ganthc.youaremighty.com

08-09-2007, 06:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	I like the cover art. I'm really excited about this release! __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To.

08-09-2007, 06:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
187ontheVHS Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, ON	If they use the same cover as the new DVD, I'll use this as custom art instead http://www.drawger.com/moran/images/...res%20copy.jpg __________________ * I reserve the right to contradict myself.

08-09-2007, 06:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	He’s hiding from the light. And the font is the same as the film’s… just yellow. __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To.

08-09-2007, 08:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
187ontheVHS Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, ON	Yeah, I know, I'm just being bitchy! __________________ * I reserve the right to contradict myself.

08-14-2007, 03:44 PM	#18 (permalink)
ganthc Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: "Vyenna", VA	Blu-ray cover. Seems familiar. __________________ HOOK'EM!!! UT LONGHORNS - National Champs 2005-2006!!! http://ganthc.youaremighty.com

08-14-2007, 04:45 PM	#19 (permalink)
187ontheVHS Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, ON	Booooooooo! __________________ * I reserve the right to contradict myself.

08-14-2007, 06:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
Derb Actor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada	Yayyyyyyyyy! __________________ My Blu-ray Collection Time for Blu to go mainstream.

08-14-2007, 09:39 PM	#22 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	Nothing better than the dubbed editions cover art. __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

09-19-2007, 07:55 PM	#26 (permalink)
Sehnzeleid Actor Join Date: Jul 2006	This aired on HBO-HD months back and I didn't think it looked that bad, of course I sleepily watched it on a Saturday night at like 3 a.m. after a few beers, so... Never a real fan of the film, I'd rather have Mary Shelly's Frankenstein on BD, but both films seem overly self-important and contrived to me.

09-19-2007, 09:09 PM	#28 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	Could you clarify how Dracula is self-important? Perhaps it’s been too long since I saw it, but that was not that vibe I got. __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To.

09-20-2007, 12:13 AM	#29 (permalink)
MooglePorn Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA	Very dissapointing review... I have the superbit, so I'll probably pass...

09-20-2007, 04:43 AM	#30 (permalink)
plissken99 Actor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dallas, Ft Worth	From AVS they mention because of the way the movie was edited, the specs and print defects here and there can never be removed without a major Lucasian overhaul. Also I do remember seeing this theatrically, it never had a sharp look to it. Plus Bracks reviews are sometimes too harsh, I'm gonna go ahead and get this, any improvement over the DVD is welcome. __________________ “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Snake Plissken Plissken's DVD, HD-DVD and Blu Ray collection And Plissken's home theater