| 8/26/2009 6:00 PM |
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Preppy
Member since: 8/8/2009 | | VAMPIRE CIRCUS | | This movie is by far the greatest Hammer horror film ever made!! And yet it still has never been released on DVD in Region 1. I know there are plenty of people out there who simply say to purchase a region-free player, but I (and many others I've read) have said "why should we have to?" I do not know what the hold up is on releasing this on Region 1 for those of us in North America, but if Shout! Factory can look into this title (I've read that possibly MGM owns the distribution rights) and get the ball rolling toward a quality disc release of this fan favorite, I know it will make thousands upon thousands of people EXTREMELY THRILLED!! |
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| 8/28/2009 2:29 PM |
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tvfan2089
Member since: 7/8/2009 | | RE: VAMPIRE CIRCUS | | i think its out in the us in reg 1.i think my friend has it he has most hammer films. |
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| 8/28/2009 5:28 PM |
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Preppy
Member since: 8/8/2009 | | RE: VAMPIRE CIRCUS | | Actually, there were copies of the film in Region 0 from Brazil and Region 2, but these have long since been discontinued. There has never been a Region 1 DVD release of this title from MGM (who many believe own the DVD distribution rights). |
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| 11/3/2009 10:13 AM |
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George Reis
Member since: 10/22/2009 | | RE: VAMPIRE CIRCUS | I totally agree with Preppy! MGM owns this baby right now, so as long as Shout! is licensing stuff from them, I hope they can get this Hammer classic out on Region 1 DVD, as well as TWINS OF EVIL and HANDS OF THE RIPPER. MGM has new HD transfers ready to go!
http://www.mgm.com/title_title.php?title_star=VAMPIREC
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| 11/5/2009 11:20 AM |
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Preppy
Member since: 8/8/2009 | | RE: VAMPIRE CIRCUS | I am thrilled to see another fan of Vampire Circus respond to this thread!! This movie is LONG overdue for a Region 1 release here in North America. My hope is since MGM has not released it on Region 1 to date, that Shout! Factory can utilize their relationship with MGM, license this film and release it for the thousands of fans in the U.S. who are still waiting. |
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| 11/5/2009 9:33 PM |
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George Reis
Member since: 10/22/2009 | | RE: VAMPIRE CIRCUS | Yeah, I am a huge Hammer fan, and CIRCUS is a fave. I even got to show a 35mm print of it at the drive-in movie fest I organize, but it of course was the U.S. PG version. I'm sure MGM's new transfer of CIRCUS looks great; I did catch some of their HD transfer of TWINS OF EVIL when it was on (the now defunct) Monster HD last year, and it looked too stunning for words, much better than the other-region discs out there (yio. The MGM owned Hammer films are just crying for a DVD release, and with the transfers ready to go, I hope Shout! can come to the rescuue. Here are some other MGM owned horror titles (most of them with new HD transfers) that I'd love shout to get a hold of:
BURN WITCH BURN, THE CRIMSON CULT, THE BLACK SLEEP, BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW, MASTER OF THE WORLD, BLACK SABBATH (AIP version), QUEEN OF BLOOD, BLOOD BATH, GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE, BLOOD AND LACE, HORROR HOUSE, OCTO-MAN, DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN (new transfer done, not the one used for the Troma disc), THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN, CURSE OF THE FACELESS MAN, THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN, DR. GOLDFOOT AND THE GIRL BOMBS, OLD DRACULA, THE DEVIL WITHIN HER, VOYAGE INTO SPACE and others. |
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| 11/8/2009 1:10 PM |
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Preppy
Member since: 8/8/2009 | | RE: VAMPIRE CIRCUS | | The fact that there is a high quality transfer available for this film, only fuels me more to encourage Shout! to contact MGM and get the ball rolling toward a high quality Region 1 disc release!! As I stated in my original thread, thousands of people have been waiting and will leap at the opportunity to purchase this on DVD!! Any other fans of Hammer horror out there? Please, Shout! Factory! Acquire this one and as long as you market it well and get the word out there, it will sell quickly! |
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| 11/17/2009 10:30 AM |
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George Reis
Member since: 10/22/2009 | | RE: VAMPIRE CIRCUS | | Now that MGM and its film library is going on the auction block, the dream of VAMPIRE CIRCUS and any other classic MGM-owned horror films being released on DVD by Shout! could be crushed. |
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| 4/3/2010 12:41 PM |
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Preppy
Member since: 8/8/2009 | | RE: VAMPIRE CIRCUS | | Are there any Hammer horror film fans who have any updated or recent news regarding a possible Region 1 release of this great vampire film? Does MGM still hold the rights or have they been sold or license to another company? Shout! Factory would do this one justice if they could get their hands on it!! |
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| 4/5/2010 9:43 AM |
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George Reis
Member since: 10/22/2009 | | RE: VAMPIRE CIRCUS | There is now a very strong rumor that this will be finally released this year for Region 1, but it will be from another company, and not the graveyard currently known as MGM.
DVD Drive-In Editor |
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| 4/5/2010 5:14 PM |
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Hades
Member since: 3/25/2010 | | RE: VAMPIRE CIRCUS | What else do you know about this "rumor?"
I'm speaking of details, man. Who, what, where, when, etc, etc.
I was thinking of getting it in bootleg form, but after hearing this, think I'll wait now.
What about Twins Of Evil, any word on that one? |
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| 4/13/2010 7:24 AM |
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dsman71
Member since: 1/24/2008 | | RE: VAMPIRE CIRCUS | Well now we know and fans are rejoicing big time
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