A 3 part You Tube of Behind the scenes of Day of the Dead!

[Neil]

Just sprinted upstairs and checked the back of my copy, but it does say it's on there - "all new 39 minute" etc under the title of 'the many days of day of the dead'. I must be blind then! I'll check mine again So as Axlish suggested this appears to be exactly the same as the UK 2 disc version except that has an additional(? or alternative ?) commentary track?

[MinionZombie]

Not an additional track, I think the Nicotero etc commentary replaces the GAR & Co track ... weird.

[axlish]

I'll have to check it later, forgot to last night. Just guessing but I'd say that it has less features than the divimax, simply because Arrow Films usually skimp out. The Anchor Bay Divimax is by far the best edition out there, hands down.

[Debbieangel]

Thanks guys I will look for this next time I am out shopping hopefully my little burgh will have it in the bargain bin and if not I will do a search and buy it online. I really do have to get this on dvd...after watching you tube the behind the scenes footage I am actually getting a new slant on "Rhodes" lol

[axlish]

Just checked and the new UK DVD does have the 20 minute Behind The Scenes featurette made by Tempe Video. It is the exact same featurette included on the FIRST Anchor Bay DVD release. However, as noted in an earlier post, the laserdisc contains a longer version. The UK DVD also has The Many Days of Day of the Dead borrowed from the Anchor Bay Divimax release. The Divimax also has a B.T.S. featurette but it is simply a compilation of 31 minutes of B.T.S. footage. This Arrow UK DVD marks the 2nd faux 2-disc releasefor a Romero film, as both discs are SINGLE layer. The other one they did this with was Martin. Their prior release of Martin was a single layer disc, with MORE, thats right, MORE extras they their newer faux 2-disc set.

[Neil]

This Arrow UK DVD marks the 2nd faux 2-disc releasefor a Romero film, as both discs are SINGLE layer. The other one they did this with was Martin. Their prior release of Martin was a single layer disc, with MORE, thats right, MORE extras they their newer faux 2-disc set. Sorry, what do you mean by "faux"?

[Griff]

Sorry, what do you mean by "faux"? I'm guessing he means that since each disc is only a single layer DVD5, all the content could have quite happily co-existed on a single dual-layered DVD9 without sacrificing quality. Its like implying that getting two individually wrapped socks is somehow better than picking up a pair. Not so for those in the know!

[Neil]

I'm guessing he means that since each disc is only a single layer DVD5, all the content could have quite happily co-existed on a single dual-layered DVD9 without sacrificing quality. Its like implying that getting two individually wrapped socks is somehow better than picking up a pair. Not so for those in the know! I get it... I think Does that mean the image/sound quality is worse in the Arrow version to the Anchor Bay digimax version? (as it's half the size)

[axlish]

I get it... I think Does that mean the image/sound quality is worse in the Arrow version to the Anchor Bay digimax version? (as it's half the size) In a word, yes, but it isn't due to the size. AB used their Divimax processing for their release, whereas Arrow's version is more of a run of the mill transfer. It looks better than Anchor Bay's first version, but not nearly as good as the Divimax. I only wanted the Arrow release because of the commentary. There are other things to consider regarding disc size. The Divimax disc has DTS (around 500MB), DD 5.1 (around 300MB), 2 commentaries, and a 2.0 mix.

[Neil]

In a word, yes, but it isn't due to the size. AB used their Divimax processing for their release, whereas Arrow's version is more of a run of the mill transfer. It looks better than Anchor Bay's first version, but not nearly as good as the Divimax. I only wanted the Arrow release because of the commentary. There are other things to consider regarding disc size. The Divimax disc has DTS (around 500MB), DD 5.1 (around 300MB), 2 commentaries, and a 2.0 mix. What does the Arrow one offer then audio wise in comparison!?

[axlish]

5.1, 2.0, FX Crew team commentary

[Neil]

5.1, 2.0, FX Crew team commentary So you lose the DTS and the other two audio commentaries on the Divimax version!? Ta...

[axlish]

Get this... Arrow released a version of Martin back around 03-04, pretty much identical to the old Anchor Bay version released in the states, except it lacked the commentary. It more than made up for the lack of commentary by including a German made documentary that was shot on the set of Dawn of the Dead in 1978, prior to Roy Frumkes team showed up to film Document. Although it is dubbed over in German, it is still a facinating watch, and something that isn't talked about enough in Romero circles. It made the Martin disc worth getting, even if you already had the USA AB release. Fast forward to late last year. Arrow announces a new release of Martin, except this time, no German documentary. Thats cool I guess, they lost the rights or whatever. Ok, what else... It'll be the same features as the new Lion's Gate DVD, widescreen with the 10 minute featurette. Ok, cool. Here is the kicker, they call it a 2 disc special edition, and put out two single layer discs! Their 2 disc "special edition" is not even up to snuff with their original release! Another kicker. One of their promotional people said they'd send me two copies of their new "special edition" to give away, in exchange for some advertising on my Martin site. Never got the copies, and after they said they'd send the copies, they never replied to any of my emails again. Lousy company all around, IMHO.

[MinionZombie]

I've got the Martin DVD with that German-dubbed documentary, indeed, an interesting watch (despite the uber-annoying German dubbing) ... and I remember renting the 2-disc version, the 2nd disc is absolutely beyond pathetic, how on earth it requires a disc on it's own I have no idea. The feature on the 2nd disc is literally under 10 minutes - and that's it for the 2nd disc!

[capncnut]

I've got the Martin DVD with that German-dubbed documentary, indeed, an interesting watch (despite the uber-annoying German dubbing)... and I remember renting the 2-disc version, the 2nd disc is absolutely beyond pathetic, how on earth it requires a disc on it's own I have no idea. The feature on the 2nd disc is literally under 10 minutes! Precisely the reason why I didn't shell out the 16 nuggets for the 2 disc edition. The solo disc release is by far the best and yeah, that German featurette is rock solid. They should've smuggled it onto the Dawn Ultimate Edition box set.