These releases are a must to own!
Don't be fooled! These aren't hoity toity full screen reissues, these are the releases a Puppet Master/Full Moon fan has been waiting for! This 3-pack for both formats includes the first 3 films in the series (1 and 3 are my favorites in this pack) and have been digitally remastered in high definition! No more having to buy the shoddy full screen releases, no more having to look at the awful DVD transfer of Puppet Master II, you are getting what you always wanted; restored and remastered HD transfers, in widescreen, with 5.1 sound, and extras! Infact, Charles Band has informed us that the Puppet Master disc in the 3-pack will be all new with extras (so sooner or later, retire your old disc)! So buy this set today and get ready for the next upcoming chapter in the Puppet Master series Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (though XI if you count Puppet Master Vs. Demonic Toys)! And from what I understand, more Full Moon flicks will be remastered so stay tuned!
2 movies look awesome, the first looks rather poor
You likely already want these, so I'll cover the key points regarding the remastering job they present you with then you can decide.
The first film is clearly not from the original elements. It looks very poor - like it was processed through way to much noise reduction (and the audio as well).
There is very little detail in the image & the audio is very muffled. This is not what I call High Definition - Many upconverted regular DVD's look far better than this.
The giveaway is that you can see the reel change cue marks about midway through.
The second & third films are totally done the way they should be. Even for a low budget movie, these look amazing in terms of detail & color balance + the sound is much clearer. These will be like seeing them for the first time.
It's too bad they did such a shoddy job on the first one - it borders on fraud to be honest. Full Moon really should offer free replacements of this movie.
I'd give the set 5 stars...
It's great but why is the first film the worst of the bunch in quality?
This loses a star because the first film is the poorest one when it comes to the conversion! I mean basically most of us really want that to be the best one because it is the original but it had tons of fragments and noise on it. The other two movies are glorious looking and very well done. You will find some fun things like an old ad for the toys which was hilarious and some other extras which make this a great purchase for us fans wanting to upgrade to blu ray for our puppet masters. Of course it takes a special kind of person to enjoy these films as much as I do along with the dolls. The tall man will still be my all time favorite but the puppets are a close second.
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