Post by bigphan1990 on Apr 26, 2018 14:51:49 GMT -5
Trying to bring some life back to these forums by creating a new topic. I decided to clue you guys in on some of the alterations made the Phantasm films on DVD and Blu-ray (V excluded since there are no changes to report). If you're new to series, there are spoilers ahead so read at your own risk:
Phantasm (Remastered/Well Go USA/Arrow):
-New sphere (pracitical effect, not CGI)
-Yellow paint bucket removed in the scene where Mike, Jody, and Reggie enter the spacegate room (though it can still be seen to the naked eye)
-Fishing line digitally remove when sphere impales the Tall Man's assistant (it should be noted that the black dot on the sphere in the next shot is still present despite the released preview image)
-And this I noticed today; the scene where Michael puts his hand in a box at the fortune teller's house and struggles to get it out while her granddaughter tells him "Don't fear." zooms in slowly shot after shot until he gets his hand free.
Phantasm II (Anchor Bay UK):
-Universal logo removed (obviously due to rights and because II was released independently overseas. Music is still there. Universal logo restored in the UK by Arrow in 2017).
Phantasm III (releases 2005 onward):
-"Phantasm: Lord of The Dead" opening title is now "Phantasm III"
Phantasm III (Well Go USA/Arrow):
-Digital correction made to the frozen Tall Man's eye:
phantasmarchives.blogspot.com/2017/07/icymi-tall-man-digitally-altered-on.html
Phantasm IV (releases 2008 onward):
-A shot of Mike with sphere eyes has been replaced with a shot of black at the beginning. To show you what I mean, here's a clip of the unaltered scene sourced from the Anchor Bay UK DVD (go to 2:25):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPV8d2nXMbI
The MGM US and Anchor Bay UK DVDs are unaltered.
Any other changes found, please post here.
Phantasm (Remastered/Well Go USA/Arrow):
-New sphere (pracitical effect, not CGI)
-Yellow paint bucket removed in the scene where Mike, Jody, and Reggie enter the spacegate room (though it can still be seen to the naked eye)
-Fishing line digitally remove when sphere impales the Tall Man's assistant (it should be noted that the black dot on the sphere in the next shot is still present despite the released preview image)
-And this I noticed today; the scene where Michael puts his hand in a box at the fortune teller's house and struggles to get it out while her granddaughter tells him "Don't fear." zooms in slowly shot after shot until he gets his hand free.
Phantasm II (Anchor Bay UK):
-Universal logo removed (obviously due to rights and because II was released independently overseas. Music is still there. Universal logo restored in the UK by Arrow in 2017).
Phantasm III (releases 2005 onward):
-"Phantasm: Lord of The Dead" opening title is now "Phantasm III"
Phantasm III (Well Go USA/Arrow):
-Digital correction made to the frozen Tall Man's eye:
phantasmarchives.blogspot.com/2017/07/icymi-tall-man-digitally-altered-on.html
Phantasm IV (releases 2008 onward):
-A shot of Mike with sphere eyes has been replaced with a shot of black at the beginning. To show you what I mean, here's a clip of the unaltered scene sourced from the Anchor Bay UK DVD (go to 2:25):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPV8d2nXMbI
The MGM US and Anchor Bay UK DVDs are unaltered.
Any other changes found, please post here.