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Author Topic: A Candle For The Devil / Una vela para el diablo (Eugenio Martin, 1970)  (Read 40078 times)

the blob

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Agree with you, i was able to grab what i wanted through Diabolik so iam not complaining !

Btw for Codered seems the guy prefers to sell them directly on eBay at crazy prices (to shortcut scalpers ?)!

And then Bill stopped the ebay International shipping, probably after I called him out on the prices on the blu-ray forum.  ;D

$70 + $30 shipping and customs for Savage Streets??
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fenriz

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What a shark ! So now we can't buy it for 100 usd all in ??  :-\
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the blob

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It would seem that Odeon are now releasing it as well here. There's a version listed on their site with a BD catalogue number now alongside the DVD and an info box next to it with a release date of June 15th.
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Got the BD from Screen Archives a few days ago and watched it.  The film has never looked better, no question.  It's not a reference BD though, the source used has some issues ( softness, vertical lines/ crease that pop up several times )  while large sections look markedly better.  Colors are very nice, Scorpion did some color correction that may not be part of Odeon's presentation.  A trailer ( new to me and nice ) & a short Judy Geeson interview where she dishes on the film for a few minutes and then covers ( briefly ) several other of her 60's/70's films.  Not terribly substantial but glad to have it on there.  If you are a fan of the film, the BD is worth it, if you're curious, the DVD might get you by.

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I'm hoping someone will post some comparisons between the BD and the DVD.
I can't afford the $42.00Ca price for the BD so I ordered the DVD.
The DVD is being shipped but now I'm wondering if I should sell it when it comes and wait for the Odeon as I love this film.
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I love this film. About 20 years ago, I owned an original Dutch Video For Pleasure VHS and even created my own DVD from it before I parted with it.

I bought the DVD a while back just in case the Blu Ray didn't make it. I now have the Blu Ray coming in shortly. I'll compare and report back after I've had a look.
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Koukol

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I love this film. About 20 years ago, I owned an original Dutch Video For Pleasure VHS and even created my own DVD from it before I parted with it.

I bought the DVD a while back just in case the Blu Ray didn't make it. I now have the Blu Ray coming in shortly. I'll compare and report back after I've had a look.


MUCH appreciated!
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ScottC

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Hmm, I've had a quick look at both the DVD and Blu Ray on a 50" Sony television and I can't really tell the difference! The Blu ray's menus are exactly the same as the DVD. No pop-ups or anything fancy. This is a favorite of mine so I'm very happy to have it but I can't say the Blu ray is any vast improvement over the DVD.
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Hmm, I've had a quick look at both the DVD and Blu Ray on a 50" Sony television and I can't really tell the difference! The Blu ray's menus are exactly the same as the DVD. No pop-ups or anything fancy. This is a favorite of mine so I'm very happy to have it but I can't say the Blu ray is any vast improvement over the DVD.


Thanks Scott!
I suspected as much since this is such an obscure movie I knew a high resolution wouldn't be found.
Cheers!
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fenriz

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Got both discs as well as a Pana 50" too and can tell the blu is much better ! still a scratchy print but definitively 1080p ! :)  dvd can't compete with blu .

Btw for non us people i'll recommend waiting for the Uk disc !
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I picked up the blu of this on Saturday and although haven't watched it all the way through, found the picture underwhelming from the pieces I saw. Usually Scorpion do a pretty bang up job, but feel a bit disappointed with this.
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I suspected as much since this is such an obscure movie I knew a high resolution wouldn't be found.
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The source sucks, not much they could really do with it.  This is why I'd say the DVD is a reasonable option for most people.   I have the BD but if I had seen it before I bought it,  I'd have saved some $$ and bought the DVD.

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The Odeon BD is a steal at £8.99 in HMV! Dying to watch it but prob won't get a chance for a little while as i'm off out of town tomorrow. I'll hopefully be able to give it a flick through before.
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Curious if it's from the same iffy source as Scorpion's with the vertical lines running through people's faces.
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