LET'S DO A PETITION: DAWN OF THE DEAD '78 Restoration !!!!!

[The Alive Man]

Guys, Quite simple, let's got it straight: 'ZOMBI' and the 'EXTENDED VERSION' are just mere oddities, bonus tracks if you want, and we can do well with the versions we got. BUT please: According to many of you, the THEATRICAL VERSION of DAWN'78 (which is the *CANON*, opposite to the other two versions) is not *RESTORED*. Scratches, spots, and a substantial lack of that "digital sheer" you claim for. They can do that. They can re-animate this dead corpse as well. It's not matter of the stock Romero used to film the movie. It IS possible to restore the movie... trust me. Let's do a petition.

[axlish]

The Theatrical Cut is the most polished of all the releases.

[Philly_SWAT]

I suggest that perhaps you actually watch the Theatrical version, preferably a newer pressing, and then see what you think about the scratches, spots, etc. As a bonus piece of information within this post, here is a much more plausible explanation for "the stretch" than the stretch. From wiki: An anachronism (from the Greek ανά, "against," and χρόνος, "time") is something that is out of its proper time. For example, if a play set during the Roman Republic portrays a person using an electronic computer, the computer is an anachronism, more specifically, a prochronism. There are two types of anachronisms, parachronisms and prochronisms. Parachronisms are when the assigned date is too late for the appearance of the anachronisms, for instance horse drawn carriages on a freeway. Prochronisms are when the assigned date is too early for the appearance of the anachronisms — George Washington wearing a digital watch, for example. Additionally, an anachronism can be real or fictional; if fictional, it can be intentional or accidental.

[capncnut]

The Theatrical Cut is the most polished of all the releases. I agree but still, it's not as digital as it could be. Just look at the recent Nightmare On Elm St dvd , damn it's like your'e standing there behind the camera 'cos it's so sharp.

[The Alive Man]

I agree but still, it's not as digital as it could be. Just look at the recent Nightmare On Elm St dvd , damn it's like your'e standing there behind the camera 'cos it's so sharp. Knutman, Well said. Let's do this muthafukking petition, for Christ's sake!

[HLS]

Knutman, Well said. Let's do this muthafukking petition, for Christ's sake! Didi they not already restore the movie? Well its going to take more than the few people here to get hollywood to do anything.

[creepntom]

isn't there enough versions of this already? with the theatrical, director's, extended, & euro version, i'd think all bases are covered what's next, a 3-D remake?

[The Alive Man]

isn't there enough versions of this already? with the theatrical, director's, extended, & euro version, i'd think all bases are covered what's next, a 3-D remake? Ehm, RESTORATION is a different request.

[coma]

Those that saw Dawn on it's original release know that it was never pristine looking. For example; the bad cut from the newsroom to the Project 107 scene. I Think its the shot of tear gas. It looks like a projectionist splice but I noticed it the first time I saw the movie. I think the Untimate transfer is really good.

[MinionZombie]

Agreed, the Ultimate Edition is the prettiest Dawn has ever looked. Quite frankly, the image is ideal, spot on as it stands in its latest incarnation. Also, quite frankly, I wouldn't want to see it polished up to ridiculously high heights. I want to feel that 70s vibe and I want to see it. Just as long as the film doesn't look like total ass (which Dawn UE DVD doesn't, it looks fantastic) then it's fine and dandy. I'm all for restoration, but you can't make a film from 30 or more years ago look all digitally crisp like, I duno, Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift. I want to see the history of a film in it's print, clean it up right nice, but don't go to extreme lengths - if it was possible to go there, which it isn't. Restoration put to good use - an example: Films like "M" or "Metropolis" or "Nosferatu" - the restoration gives us a print we can retain forever that is viewable and restored to the best we can achieve - but importantly, they retain the feel of the time in which they were filmed.

[coma]

Restoration put to good use - an example: Films like "M" or "Metropolis" or "Nosferatu" - the restoration gives us a print we can retain forever that is viewable and restored to the best we can achieve - but importantly, they retain the feel of the time in which they were filmed. Very good use and 3 unbelieveably excellent films. M is a film every fan of horror/crime films should see. Restoration should mean restore, not redo.

[Moon Knight]

Agreed, the Ultimate Edition is the prettiest Dawn has ever looked. Quite frankly, the image is ideal, spot on as it stands in its latest incarnation. Also, quite frankly, I wouldn't want to see it polished up to ridiculously high heights. I want to feel that 70s vibe and I want to see it. Just as long as the film doesn't look like total ass (which Dawn UE DVD doesn't, it looks fantastic) then it's fine and dandy. I'm all for restoration, but you can't make a film from 30 or more years ago look all digitally crisp like, I duno, Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift. I want to see the history of a film in it's print, clean it up right nice, but don't go to extreme lengths - if it was possible to go there, which it isn't. Restoration put to good use - an example: Films like "M" or "Metropolis" or "Nosferatu" - the restoration gives us a print we can retain forever that is viewable and restored to the best we can achieve - but importantly, they retain the feel of the time in which they were filmed. Exactly! I love the old look of certain movies. In Dawn's case, it really does give it a classic look.

[MinionZombie]

Exactly, restore to the point of what it would have looked like when it was fresh from the camera ... and maybe a little bit further (in cases of poor quality equipment or a glaringly obvious visual bugger up). A couple of split-section, barely noticeable scratches or dots are not worth it, in fact, it was only when I looked closely and deliberately that I saw any such mere 'defects' (if you could even class them as that) to the image. Defects - not at all. The ultimate edition restoration is superb. Fiddling with the image too much is assinine - like making a film shot in 4:3 fit on 16:9 TV sets *ug*, it's like the mirror of Pan & Scan.

[Philly_SWAT]

isn't there enough versions of this already? with the theatrical, director's, extended, & euro version, i'd think all bases are covered what's next, a 3-D remake? You mention 4 versions. There are really only three (unless you want to count some of the 'unofficial cuts', like the Japanese version that cuts out all the gore). You say the director's cut and extended cut. The extended version is sometimes mislabled the director's cut, this must be what you are thinking. If anything, the Theatrical version is really the director'c cut, it was the version that GAR made after the extended version.

[coma]

You mention 4 versions. There are really only three (unless you want to count some of the 'unofficial cuts', like the Japanese version that cuts out all the gore). You say the director's cut and extended cut. The extended version is sometimes mislabled the director's cut, this must be what you are thinking. If anything, the Theatrical version is really the director'c cut, it was the version that GAR made after the extended version. There was an R Rated Theatrical cut released in a doublr bill with Firday the 13th that was pulled from release after a week or two.