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Richie
11-09-2002, 01:01
Been looking out movies for a mate's Halloween bash (yes, I do realise it's only September!) but realised I didn't have "Prom Night" :shocker:

Anyone know if it's gonna get re-vamped and re-issued?

The original Anchor Bay disc was pretty crap and I can't seem to find it being sold anywhere!

oh, also on a related note - I've not seen "My Bloody Valentine" - is it worth a look? (The dvdfile review seems to give it a reserved thumbs up).

ta
Richie
meiso
11-09-2002, 01:29
http://www.dvdimport.com/product.asp?productid=1415

seems to be the only place that has it.
burn
11-09-2002, 02:57
session 9 or feardotcom...hmmm or an unseasonable black christmas
Tiffany Bradford
11-09-2002, 04:00
Originally posted by burn
unseasonable black christmas

To this day, Black Christmas STILL scares the hell out of me!

I absolutely have to recommend My Bloody Valentine :thumbs:
Richie
11-09-2002, 08:21
yeah, I have Black Christmas and Session 9:shocker:

looks like I'll have to order My Bloody Valentine now too!

thanks for the link meiso :)
JK
11-09-2002, 18:31
the original release of prom night has been OOP for quite a while now.

i've got one for trade in the dvd classifieds;)
Richie
11-09-2002, 20:06
anyone know anything about the German release of "Prom night"? or any other releases for that matter?
retroandy
11-09-2002, 20:50
Carrie is a great halloween bash film, there's scary bits, nudity, fabulous 70s fashion, and john travolta before he was remotely cool (then a dud then cool then a dud...)

and the "rink! rink!" effects whenever Carrie goes off are great in 5.1 :)

The S.E is only <a href="http://www.playserver3.com/Play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=94345">£8.99</a>.

I'm in the planning for a halloween cinemarama as well...

Retroandy
Richie
06-08-2005, 18:14
Anyone got this (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump.php?url=http://playcom.at/thedvdforums^QS^DURL=http%3A//www.play.com/play247.asp%3Fpage%3Dtitle%26r%3DR2%26title%3D667461) UK release of "Prom Night"? Is it any good technically and is it uncut etc?
sleep4ever
06-08-2005, 18:32
session 9 or feardotcom...hmmm or an unseasonable black christmas

feardotcom :nono: Cheap Ring rip off

Off the top of my head Evil Dead 2, Blair Witch project, Dont Look Now, Saw

All good films to watch with other people

Edit/blimey just realised how old this thread is :doh:
pjclark1
06-08-2005, 19:27
Anyone got this (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump.php?url=http://playcom.at/thedvdforums^QS^DURL=http%3A//www.play.com/play247.asp%3Fpage%3Dtitle%26r%3DR2%26title%3D667461) UK release of "Prom Night"? Is it any good technically and is it uncut etc?

At the time of classification BMG Video was the holder of the rights or the brand name for this work
Wide Screen This work also distributed by Braveworld Ltd Embassy Home Entertainment
"When submitted to the BBFC the work had a running time of 88m 53s.
This work was passed with no cuts made. "
Richie
06-08-2005, 20:06
Thanks, pj! :doh: I should've had a look-see at the bbfc!
So does anyone have this release and have any comments about it at all?
Marv
06-08-2005, 20:42
If its Halloween you gotta Have at Least one Friday the 13th movie. I'd get either part 6(My Fave) or Part 4.

some others worth considering.

AN American Werwolf in London
Childs Play
Creepshow
Tales From the Crypt Season 1
chris21
07-08-2005, 08:00
Hell Night is also a great halloween film. Although it does fall under the "So bad it's good " category. Just don't go expecting Carrie or The shining hehe.
GrossePointeJack
07-08-2005, 13:20
Well to be fair...'Halloween' is a pretty good film for Halloween don't you think?

Aside from that, 'Tales From The Crypt: Season 2' makes it out just before Halloween, so you could fire it up and do an all day job.
Richie
07-08-2005, 14:50
Maybe I need to edit this thread a bit! :D
It's from 2002 people! :lol:
I was merely asking about the current UK R2 release of "Prom Night" in this thread (which must've been released since I started this thread originally) instead of starting another one! ;)
Ol' Blue Eyes
07-08-2005, 17:21
It was hoping someone might have seen it also. I might have chanced it but it's a bit pricey and Play.com are listing a 4-film Prom Night box set coming on R2 in the autumn. I remember liking Prom Night 2: Hello Mary Lou as a teenager.
Jon B
07-08-2005, 18:17
Prom Night 2: Hello Mary Lou.

Best. Tagline. Ever.

:lol:
SIMON ADEBISI
07-08-2005, 19:01
Hell Night is also a great halloween film. Although it does fall under the "So bad it's good " category. Just don't go expecting Carrie or The shining hehe.

:gag: This falls under the so bad its terrible category. I used to own this :oh-hum:
LooneyJetman
07-08-2005, 20:46
Best. Tagline. Ever.

:lol:


I disagree. :p

CHUD 2: Bud the CHUD.
Reno
07-08-2005, 21:04
I disagree. :p

CHUD 2: Bud the CHUD.

My favourite: Frankenhooker - A tale of sluts and bolts.
Ol' Blue Eyes
08-11-2005, 00:42
If anyone's still interested, I picked up the R2 Prom Night in a Virgin 3 for £20 sale - oh how such sales drain my bank account and fill my shelves with crap. The disc is 1.85:1 anamorphic and 2.0 Mono. Picture is okay, not exactly great even for a 1980 release but acceptable IMO. Main visual problem seems to be that much of the film was shot in soft focus, like parts of Carrie, and the DVD doesn't cope too well with that, cue grain and artifacts. When there's a cut to a sharply filmed scene (the scenes with the teenagers are filmed "soft", those with the killer "sharp"), the picture suddenly improves jarringly. The sound seems fine. I haven't watched the film but what I've seem appears suitably crap in a fun 80s slasher kind of way.
jroadley
15-01-2008, 14:58
This probably can be moved to the Classic forum....

But does anyone care to comment on which version of Prom Night to get...
Alan b
15-01-2008, 15:49
Moving..