George Romero's Dawn of the Dead Standard 4K UHD/Blu-ray Release from Second Sight Coming in March
Posted Mon Jan 18, 2021 at 05:06 AM PST by Matthew Hartman
When there's barely any room left on the shelf... Dawn of the Dead will get a smaller release...
If you missed out on Second Sight's incredible Seven-Disc Dawn of the Dead Limited Edition set, you still get a crack at their 4-Disc Standard Edition 4K UHD/Blu-ray releases on March 22nd 2021!
While these Standard Edition releases miss out on the book and three Soundtrack CDs, you do get the better end of all the best bonus features. Note - the standard Blu-rays are Region-B locked while the three triple-layered 4K UHD Blu-rays are per usual Region Free. A domestic U.S. release is yet to happen - and probably will at some point - but this is a great option for fans who are tired of waiting. Also, if the price tag of that Limited Edition set was a little shocking, these standard releases are much more agreeable.
As of right now, the only place I've seen these available for pre-order is on Zavvi. If/When Amazon UK or DiabolikDVD has these to offer for pre-order/sale, we'll update our listings accordingly. I personally ordered my Limited Edition 4K set from Zavvi and it was shipped and packed safely in a nice big box and crossed the Atlantic Pond and through customs and shipping during the busy holiday rush without issue. I heard some horror stories about some damaged deliveries, but that hasn't been my experience importing from UK retailers thus far.
Here are the specs:
DISC 1 - THE THEATRICAL CUT (Region Free)
- New 4K scan and restoration of the Original Camera Negative by Second Sight at Final Frame New York and London supervised and approved by DoP Michael Gornick
- 4K UHD Blu-ray Presented in HDR10/HDR10+
- Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono - New restoration of the original OCN Optical / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Commentary by George A Romero, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest
- NEW commentary by Travis Crawford
- New optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired
DISC 2 – THE EXTENDED (‘CANNES’) CUT (Region Free)
- Produced using 4K scan of the Theatrical Cut Original Camera Negative and 4K scan of the Extended Cut Colour Reversal Internegative
- 4K UHD Blu-ray Presented in HDR10/HDR10+
- DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
- Commentary by Richard P Rubinstein
- New optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired
DISC 3 – THE ARGENTO CUT (Region Free)
- 4K scan of the Interpositive by Michele De Angelis at Backlight Digital, Rome
- 4K UHD Blu-ray Presented in HDR
- Audio: DT-HD Master Audio Mono 1.0 / Surround 5.1 / Stereo 2.0
- Commentary by Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, Gaylen Ross, David Emge
- New optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired
BLU-RAY DISC 4 - SPECIAL FEATURES (Region B Blu-ray Both Sets)
- NEW Zombies and Bikers, with John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom Dubensky, Tony Buba, Taso Stavrakis and a whole host of zombies and bikers! (59 mins)
- NEW Memories of Monroeville: A tour of the mall with Michael Gornick, Tom Savini, Tom Dubensky and Taso Stavrakis (34 mins)
- NEW Raising the Dead: The Production Logistics with Michael Gornick, Christine Forrest, John Amplas, Tom Dubensky (23 mins)
- NEW The FX of Dawn with Tom Savini (13 mins)
- NEW Dummies! Dummies! – An interview with Richard France (12 mins)
- NEW The Lost Romero Dawn Interview: previously unreleased archive interview (20 mins)
- Super 8 Mall Footage by zombie extra Ralph Langer with option of archive commentary by Robert Langer and new commentary by Ralph Langer (13 mins)
- Document of the Dead: The Original Cut with optional commentary by Roy Frumkes (66 mins)
- Document of the Dead: The Definitive Cut (100 mins)
- The Dead Will Walk 2014 Documentary (80 mins)
- Trailers, TV, and Radio Spots
