New 2-Disc DVD Special Edition to be released on Jan. 15, 2008!
This will be released on Jan. 15, 2008 along with Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) 2-Disc DVD Special Edition both releases are ready for pre-orders on amazon.com & dvdempire.com Both sets will include all new special features. Also are far surperior to the old Columbia Tri-Star Single Disc DVD Releases. Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) my favorite alien invasion Sci-Fi Film of the 50's also which I say is better then George Pal's War Of The Worlds '53 though I am a big fan of that too. But I say Ray's film is way better! The release specifications for It Came From Beneath The Sea are listed below.
Columbia Tri-Star & Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (West Wing Studios) - "It Came From Beneath The Sea" (1955) (1/15/08)
2-Disc Special Edition (Both Discs Mastered in Hi-Definition & with, Dolby Digital 5.1 Stereo Surround Sound)
(Both DVD's are Copyprotected.)
Disc 1
· Theatrical Version – “It Came From Beneath The Sea” (1955) Rated: [NR] 80 mins. B&W Anaphormic Widescreen 1.85:1 Digital Transfer from Digitally Remastered Source Print in Hi-Definition.
· Theatrical Version – “It Came From Beneath The Sea” (1955) Rated: [NR] 80 mins. Colorized Anaphormic Widescreen 1.85:1 Digital Transfer from Digitally Remastered Source Print in Hi-Definition.
· Audio Commentary with (Stop-Motion Animator) Visual Effects Creator Ray Harryhausen, Visual Effects Creator (Stop-Motion Animator) Randall William Cook, Visual Effects Supervisor John Bruno & DVD Producer Arnold Kunert. (Chromachoice to toggle between B&W & Color)
Disc 2
· "Ray Harryhausen on It Came From Beneath The Sea" (Video Featurette)
· "A Present Day Look at Stop-Motion" (Video Featurette)
· "Tim Burton Sits Down With, Ray Harryhausen" (Video Interview)
· "David Schecter On Film Music's Unsung Hero" (Video Interview)
· "It Came From Beneath The Sea...Again! Comic Book"
· "Image Galleries"
· "Original Ad Artwork" (Video Interview with, Arnold Kunert)
I would like to know fans reaction to this stuff I think it's great even though I will always like the original B&W Version better because no matter how good technologies advances I can still tell on parts the film was colorized. I got the 20 Million Miles To Earth 50th Anniversary it was great in color but I could still tell it was colorized on background shadows & things. Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) 2-Disc is bascially the same as this with a few different special features. Also with some of the same features. I am just happy these are getting the 2-Disc treatment with these new exclusive bonus features more then I care about them being Colorized. If u wanna see what the covers are gonna look like both are on dvdempire.com Anyway would like to know what fans think about this. The only thing missing on these New Harryhausen 2-Discs are The Original Theatrical Trailers for the films themselves. But they are included on the old Single Disc DVD's issued by Columbia a few years back which I also own.