Topic: Dawn of the Dead (1979 / 2004)

[ThePatriot]

Anchor Bay's Dawn of the Dead: Divimax Special Edition (03/09/2004)



 

[ky40203]

If you are fan of the Livng dead trilogy, then wait for the ultimate edition/limited edition(?) that's coming out in September.

[ThePatriot]

from dvd.ign.com:

June 11, 2004 - Is Anchor Bay becoming the new New Line Home Entertainment? Their TV series sets rock, and now it looks like they have a fantastic movie box set in the works.

Fangoria, the bible of horror flicks, is reporting on its Web site that the forthcoming special edition of the original Dawn of the Dead from Anchor Bay will be a four-disc set. Here's what Fangoria is claiming are the contents. No verification from AB as yet, nor is there a price.

Disc One: U.S. Theatrical Version
(same contents as March's single-disc release)
Widescreen presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs
Audio commentary by writer/director George A. Romero, makeup FX creator Tom Savini and assistant director Chris Romero, moderated by Perry Martin
Theatrical trailers
TV spots
Radio spots
Poster & advertising gallery
George A. Romero biography
Comic book preview
5.1 DTS Surround sound
5.1 Dolby Surround sound
2.0 Dolby Surround
Original mono track

Disc Two: Extended Version
Widescreen presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs
Audio commentary by producer Richard P. Rubinstein, moderated by Perry Martin
Monroeville Mall commercial
Behind-the-scenes photo gallery
Memorabilia gallery
Production stills
Original mono track

Disc Three: European Version
Widescreen presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs
Audio commentary by actors David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross
International theatrical trailers
UK TV spots
International lobby card gallery
International poster & advertising gallery
International pressbook gallery
U.S. & international home video & soundtrack artwork
Dario Argento biography
5.1 Dolby Surround sound
2.0 Dolby Surround
Original mono track

Disc Four: Documentaries
Document Of The Dead, the original documentary filmed during the making of Dawn by filmmaker Roy Frumkes
The Dead Will Walk, an all-new 75-minute documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew members Claudio Argento, Dario Argento, Pat Buba, Tony Buba, Zilla Clinton, David Crawford, David Early, David Emge, Ken Foree, Michael Gornick, John Harrison, Clayton Hill, Sharon Ceccatti-Hill, Jim Krut, Leonard Lies, Scott H. Reiniger, Chris Romero, George A. Romero, Gaylen Ross, Tom Savini and Claudio Simonetti
On-set home movies with audio commentary by zombie extra Robert Langer
Monroeville Mall tour with Romero

-- IGN DVD

[ThePatriot]

from www.dvddebate.com:

Universal have sent us the full details of their October 5th DVD release of Zack Snyder's Dawn Of The Dead remake. The movie will be available in 4 different packages - rated widescreen, unrated widescreen, rated 'fullscreen' and unrated 'fullscreen'. All will boast English, French and Spanish DD5.1 audio. The unrated cuts run for 9mins extra.

Extra features on the rated edition will include an audio commentary with the director, and producer Eric Newman; The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed short film; Special Bulletin: We Interrupt This Program; undead scenes with commentary by Snyder; , Surviving Dawn Oof The Dead featurette; and DVD-ROM features.

The unrated edition will include the same features as the rated set, as well as an Attack Of The Living Dead featurette and a Splitting Headaches: Anatomy Of Exploding Heads featurette.

The SRP for each of the four sets will be $29.98.

 

[1ringwd4s]

Cant wait for this zombie flick! 

[benny]

Preorder from Amazon :





Dawn of the Dead (Widescreen)  $20.99 (30%), Oct 05.

Dawn of the Dead - Unrated Director's Cut (Widescreen) $20.99 (30%)

[1ringwd4s]

unrated version has additional featurettes. cool! 

[ThePatriot]

from www.thedigitalbits.com:

Anchor Bay Entertainment has just announced their George Romero's Dawn of the Dead: The Ultimate Edition 4-disc DVD for release on 9/7 (SRP TBA). Disc One will include the original, 127-minute, unrated U.S. Theatrical Version in anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) with audio in Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0, DTS 5.1, Dolby 2.0 Surround and the original mono. Extras will include audio commentary by director George Romero, assistant director Chris Romero, make-up artist Tom Savini and moderator Perry Martin. Also included will be theatrical trailers, TV and radio spots, a poster art galley, a bio of George Romero and a comic preview. Disc Two will include the 139-minute Extended Version in anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) with audio in the original mono. Extras will include audio commentary with producer Richard Rubinstein and moderator Perry Martin, the Monroville Mall commercial, galleries (of behind-the-scenes photos, memorabilia and production stills). Disc Three will include the 118-minute European Version in anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) with audio in Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0, as well as the original mono. Extras will include audio commentary with actors David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross, international theatrical trailers, U.K. TV spots, galleries (of international lobby card, poster and pressbook images), soundtrack artwork and a Dario Argento bio. Finally, Disc Four will include Roy Frumkes' original Document of the Dead documentary, the all-new, 75-min The Dead Will Walk documentary, on-set home movies with audio commentary by zombie extra Robert Langer, and a tour of the Monroville Mall with director George Romero.

 

[ThePatriot]

from www.thedigitalbits.com:

Final art of George Romero's 4-disc Dawn of the Dead: The Ultimate Edition from Anchor Bay (due 09/07)...

[ThePatriot]

[xage]

The Dawn of the Dead UE is the best there is! The Definitive release of the original Dawn of the Dead!

My George Romero "Dead" DVDs in R1