Werewolf in a Girls Dormitory & the Killers Shrews
I just recently bought the St Clair Vision "Classic Monster Flicks" 10 movie set, and while the quality is absolutely horrendous (I guess it's to be expected when you cram 4 movies on one side of one...
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I have the Madacy and the Retomedia DVDs of WEREWOLF. You can see screen capture comparison's at:www.latarnia.com/lycanthropus.htmThe Retromedia DVD has a commentary with star Carl Schell.Mirek
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Thanks Mirek! Based on your screen captures, the Retromedia disc definitely looks much better than the version that is on this St Clair Vision set. I'll have to see if I can track a copy down.Brant
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Mirek's vidcaps demonstrate how Retromedia has (more than once) ballyhooed a movie as "widescreen" when all they have done is add black lines at the top and bottom OK, we get a smidgen more on the...
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I just thought the screencap for the Retromedia disc looked better, as far as picture clarity goes. It's definitely a fake widescreen, which I'm sure is not the best way to see the film. It looks like...
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plus the Retromedia release blots out the "ghoul in the school" song.
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I don't know a whole lot about this movie, but isn't it an Italian film? Would the "Ghoul in School" song actually be a part of the original soundtrack anyway, or just added for it's US release? Or...
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I think GHOUL IN SCHOOL was added for the U.S. release.As for the letterboxing, it seems to accurately reflect the original aspect ratio. many films are shot with a wider aperture, then properly...
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Thanks for the information, Domenick. I guess I just assumed that since so much of the top and bottom were cut off (compared to the fullframe version) that it was a fake letterbox. It's so hard to...
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