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Scream needs to release this on blu-ray/DVD combo




It needs a DVD release

You killed Captain Clown, YOU KILLED CAPTAIN CLOWN-The Joker on Batman TAS

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It's in dire need of a release on any format since the VHS era -

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Code Red has released the DVD in 2016. Look for it at Code Red Big Cartel store. Probably only place to get it.

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I got the Code Red DVD and am a little surprised at it. Usually Code Red puts out really nice, sharp transfers (even if they prints are occasionally a little beaten up... but, I kinda like that sometimes, and they usually warn you that it's a "grindhouse print"). This one was obviously ported over from a VHS... and it looked like a 2nd generation VHS dub, at that. Full-screen, occasional drop-out streaks, a bit of ghosting, murkiness, etc. I was surprised that they'd do that. Maybe film elements weren't available or something, I don't know. Anyway, it's still easily watchable, but if anybody's a really big fan of this movie (I'm not - I like it enough to buy it, but it's not my fave) then they'll hope for another release. I remember Spasms always looking a little muddy, though -- I recorded it off of cable back in the 80's and it didn't look very good then, either.

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thank you for the info on this dvd release but you're wrong about it being fullscreen. It's 1.85:1. Read this review:

http://www.coolasscinema.com/2016/04/spasms-1981-review.html

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