Best DVD version: Euroshock or Cinema Deluxe?
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upsidown — 18 years ago(December 01, 2007 10:51 PM)
the movie seems indeed to be in the public domain - it can be downloaded from here: http://channelguide.libertv.ro/guide/code/front/index.php?id_episode=923
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richwicz — 16 years ago(December 27, 2009 08:52 AM)
I'd recommend The UK Cinema Club/2 Entertain DVD, it should be available very cheaply from Amazon UK.It's an open matte (4:3) release and a very watchable complete print.Definitely one of the best Horror Express DVD's out at the moment.
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jeffyoung1 — 16 years ago(March 16, 2010 10:08 PM)
I have both versions. Euroshock is very good. But Cinema Deluxe is excellent. The video clarity is one of the best I've seen from digital remastering. Still, you won't be disappointed with the Euroshock version. In fact, I was very happy with the Eurshock dvd version until per chance I purchased the Cinema Deluxe dvd version and it was even better.
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sami-18 — 12 years ago(October 22, 2013 03:29 PM)
The Euroshock version is Image and it is the best version available. There is a Bluray from a couple of years ago but I have not seen it. The Image version is definitely better than all of the cheap public domain no-name disks out there but even then it is not perfectly suited to today's standards. It looks like there was hardly any proper digital remastering or cleaning done and the aspect ratio is "widescreen" but not true for current TVs.
Sometimes I don't mind seeing Horror Express (and other similar b-movies of the era) in a poor resolution. It is reminiscent of the crappy TV I first watched all of these films on when I was a kid. I;m sure when they first played in cinemas they were also seen through the worst projections and smallest screens. That inferior washed-out picture quality is actually an aspect of my residual memory of these films. Seeing them cleaned up and over-polished can almost be shocking and somewhat off-putting. These were b-moives and almost never designed to be seen in the best resolution possible. -
Trippetta10 — 11 years ago(January 25, 2015 04:27 PM)
Sometimes I don't mind seeing Horror Express (and other similar b-movies of the era) in a poor resolution. It is reminiscent of the crappy TV I first watched all of these films on when I was a kid. I;m sure when they first played in cinemas they were also seen through the worst projections and smallest screens. That inferior washed-out picture quality is actually an aspect of my residual memory of these films.
Heh, I thought I was the only person who felt this way. I do very much appreciate the nicely restored version of
Horror Express
by Severin films, but the smudged look of cheaper versions of films like this does somehow add to their slightly disreputable appeal, at least when you're young.
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