Hi, i'm Julian aka to Collector Creations (previously Teller Creations)!
On this channel I focus on the topic of physical media and film essays. I do video essays, reviews of films/actors, blu-rays, collector's editions, and figurines. I also do the odd short film, interview or comedy sketch.
Current Types of Videos: - Examining Physical Media - Film Shelf (looking at films, blu-rays, boutique film brands and collections) - This week in... (mail/hauls) - Actor Review (I review an actor/actress in a collection of their films) - Video Essays (I usually talk about a film related topic) - That Interview Show (I interview people based on various topics) - Calm & Relaxed Talk (I review a film series or franchise) - Short films or comedy sketches - Lachlan Reviews (my friend Lachlan reviews odd things) - Life stuff (updates, travel vlogs, etc.)
Older Content: - The Mindless Show (a mindless talk show featuring myself and some old friends) - Are We Alive? (an audio drama)
CURSE/NIGHT OF THE DEMON is brilliant! Engrossing and serious, with an awesome looking demon monster and a great ending, definitely inspired Raimi's DRAG ME TO HELL.
I definitely see the connection to Drag Me To Hell. It was definitely a really interesting and captivating film even if the demon isn’t in the film much (though like with my experience with Alien I know that it’s not about how much on screen time it has but how it’s utilised).
After watching your review I had to pick up my own copy of this release. The encode and picture are definitely better. The old Lionsgate Blu-ray is a 3.5 to a 4 out of five where the new Imprint one is at least a 4.25 to a 4.5 out of five in terms of picture quality. Thanks for your awesome review. Looking forward to watching more videos on your channel!
Most people refuse to even buy physical media now. If they buy it's often whatever is cheaper they drew a line in the sand with cost. Inflation hasn't helped anything. It's why DVD is still here. Anything better is left to the hobbyist.
Apparently there isn't gunna be a standard release not from Imprint anyway someone on an FB 4K group emailed them and was told there are no plans for a standard release of Neverending Story
It's the industry's fault it still exists. They should've stopped releasing new titles on DVD. I bet most people buying DVD, do so because they're not familar with Blu-ray so they keep buying the format they've known for many years. To me it's insane people are buying the latest huge 4K TV's, yet still keep buying DVD's to watch on them. Where I live, price difference is only small: around €15 for a DVD vs €18 for the Blu-ray (just an average new realease). Players are also dirt cheap nowadays. If the industry wanted to replace DVD with Blu-ray (which was the original plan), they've messed it up themselves by continuing to release new titles on DVD.
@@CollectorCreations now that I’ve learned it’s $250 ….. I’m not geeking out so much anymore. That’s daylight robbery for a film I’ve purchased on both DVD and Bluray!!!!
Priscilla and A Bridge Too Far are my definites on this. I already have a blu-ray of Convoy but I'm interested in the extras. The Neverending Story I was too old to enjoy as a kiddie-winkie but it is deliciously unlike American fantasy films of the time. A wild month with all of them coming out on 4K, though.
I’m in the same boat as you except for the Convoy (as I’ve neither seen it nor own a copy). With Neverending Story all I know is a horse dies and there’s a song and the title is a lie. I’d love to rent it but RU-vid is the only place that has it and I hate renting on RU-vid. I just want to see it before I decide to spend a kidney on this edition
I remember that the first time I switched to Blu-Ray from DVD like then years ago I was super dissapointed on the release of Spider-Man 2, as all the bonus features from the DVD were missing. Behind the scenes for VFX, and the Videogame tie-in, interviews with cast, production team, deleted scenes, audio commentary with Sam Raimi and bloopers. We peaked with DVD and we didn't even know it.
DVD definitely was the peak of studio lead special features, something that Blu-Ray only has if either we are lucky or it’s done by a boutique brand. Most of the reason for special features exiting on DVD was the gimmick of getting more people to buy it because they could experience these exclusive interviews and commentaries.
I don’t need to be directly in front of the screen but a cinema like DBOX spaces the seats very far out. 4DX doesn’t which is nice, it’s more compact like a regular cinema screening. I’m also more of a fan of sitting in somewhere in row 4, 5 of 6 of a cinema given there’s more chance to be immersed in the film and less chance of seeing someone on their phone during a movie. This differs for IMAX though given how big the screen is. So no, I’m not ‘lost’, just tired of people being rude in the cinema
4DX definitely has it all but to me it feels like the kind of cinema gimmick that you need to be particular about which film you see. Obviously this is different for everyone but I’ve since seen that new Dungeons and Dragons film at 4DX and it wasn’t as enjoyable but Twisters was. It definitely has more variety than DBOX but I like that you can control how much your seat vibrates in DBOX
all Kaijued out? you're a stronger man than I! I hope they gave you loo breaks!! waiting on my Showa era Criterion collectors set... which i pretty much got just for 1954 original on Blu-ray. if you've got J.L Carrozza's Japanese Science Fiction Film Encyclopedia, its kinda depressing just how many of those films are unattainable, unseen for years (barely in Japan) and don't seem to have been preserved. Some are apparently "lost" Aaaugh!! Given the worldwide appeal of Gojira (and friends) why Toho films didn't keep better care of these (along with the other studios) is a mystery.
We had breaks between each films, given there was the end credits for each film plus about 5 minutes for bathroom breaks until the next film started. I should look into that encyclopaedia given I love reading about films and monsters, even if I never get to see them on the silver screen
I only get DVDs if it's the only format I can get a movie or show on. Everything else goes straight to 4K and/or Blu-Ray. Again depends on what is available on which. I find DVD to be fine for shows that aren't mastered in HD. But it's a different series if a show is remastered or actually mastered in HD to begin with. The original Teen Titans series for example. The Blu-Ray has the show in true 16:9 and in crisp HD when compared to the 4:3 and standard 480 it was showed in back when the show was new. Can even make the show comparable to shows that are produced when HD and 16:9 became the standard. Actually a majority of the DC animated series line-up have Blu-Rays. Not all of them are equal as Teen Titans since some series like Batman: The Animated Series (RIP Kevin Conroy) are still 4:3, but they still get resolution bump-ups and clean-ups to make them presentable on an HD or even 4K screen. I'm just happy that a lots of movies and shows are getting the Blu-Ray or even 4K treatments. Some I'm surprised didn't get Blus when the format was brand new, but better late than never. I even take SD on Blu-Ray. Advantage with SD on Blu-Ray is that they can put a series on just 1 - 4 discs with minimal compression when compared to DVD. May not be as big of an improvement than using an HD master or actual remastering efforts, but it's there. With Blu-Rays getting as cheap as DVDs they are the perfect balance between cost and quality. If you have an 1080p TV then they are brilliant, if on 4K then they'll still upscale nicer than DVDs. 4K is obviously the highest tier, but they can be expensive and obviously not everything is on that format (Blu still has a higher list of movies and shows to buy between that and 4K). If anything at least try to get movies you never owned yet or upgrade your favorites to start off with if you are looking to start collecting 4Ks.
Boutique is a curated release that is done by a certain label like Criterion or Arrow Video. They are studies that get rights to a film and make special edition releases that major studios don’t bother to put the time and effort into. They usually have better packaging, remasters and a large selection of curated special features unique to their release
If there is a range of bluray releases for the same title, I generally always go for the one with the extras - if it is a bluray without any extras it is a disappointment - though, of course, the film is still key. Personally, not that interested in a cobbled together making of and the Q&A with the stars, prefer the discussion of the music, discussion of the lighting, a chat with the second assistant to the x or y or listening to the accountant talking about the financing of the film; an isolated soundtrack; also perhaps a discussion of the restoration and work done etc or someone chatting about Euro-Crime or Kim Newman on the film. Nice to get the multiple versions such as the UK or European or USA cut of the film as well. Love the Indicator / radiance / arrow blurays for those kinds of features. The big release ones have the least interesting extras for me I always assumed the lack of extras was just they had no space on the disk ? Or as all the features cost money with licensing, production etc that if the disk has a certain budget after the main picture, there is just nothing left to pay for the people to come in and be filmed, interviewed etc or the material is just so old and probably has been lost in some vault somewhere
DVDs should have been phased out in 2010. That they're still around in 2024 is ridiculous. They had their time but their quality just doesn't hold up by today's standards. Even most RU-vid videos have higher resolution than a regular DVD. I've still kept all my DVDs (I have over 6000 of them) but many of them are painful to watch now on a 75-inch 4K screen, I've re-bought the movies I care about on Blu-Ray or 4K if available. The only things I still buy nowadays on DVD are old TV shows or music videos. Whenever I see a regular DVD in a store of a current movie, I ask "Why would you even PUT that on DVD?" They're especially a waste of space when stores are giving less of it overall to movies.
I can understand that they’re still around cause they’re cheaper to produce and easier to license but yeah they are quite outdated in their picture and audio quality compared to Blu-Rays.
My local one is usually quicker but I don’t mind a delay for Southland. They have a smaller range anyway but there’s more chance of something being there that isn’t showing online
If I hadn’t of already imported the 4K of American Psycho I would’ve gone first Via Visions but I’m excited for their October bundle and the price was so much better than getting them all individually so I can see why people go for bulk
Umbrella did have a cheaper boxset of Late Night With The Devil. It didn't come with the VHS and TV Guide and cost $75. That's the version I preordered. I preordered The Blair Witch Collection from Imprint too. As soon as I saw it included Book Of Shadows I was all in, and I love the box art they've got going on. Second Sight do great stuff. Their boxset of Picnic At Hanging Rock is a thing of beauty and really is a fine tribute to a great film.
Yeah I probably should’ve ordered Umbrella’s more standard LE but it’s too late now. I’m happy to have ordered both of Second Sights upcoming releases. I’m also still happy to also have Imprint’s Blair Witch given I do like the artwork as well but also wants the second film
@CollectorCreations These are crazy times we're living in. No matter what release we order, there's gonna be another release that's just as, if not more, tempting. And it sucks ass missing out. I snoozed for too long on the SS The Witch LE and it sold out. Now it's become one of my favourite modern gothic horrors. I do have the Second Sight 4k and bluray separately. But I'm kicking myself for not picking up the boxset
Another place I have imported a lot of Blu Ray movie's from because we didn't get a local release here in Australia is Rarewaves UK I picked up Robots dream on Blu Ray as JB Hi-Fi only had it on DVD and another movie i saw on streaming and that is Hundreds of beavers which I can't even see it up for pre-order from JB Hi-Fi
Oh man I can’t wait to get Hundreds of Beavers on Blu. I had to pirate it ahah but it’s amazing. I’ve definitely gotten from rarewaves before, only a few times directly from their website but occasionally from their eBay page as well.
The chronicles of riddick dvd menu was unreal, you had to first choose to convert to the necromongers or rebel, then you got a different menu with each choice! THEN the special features menu was a whole different animated background for each choice! So cool, i want to hang onto my dvd version just for that
Think that's bad, I hear that most Nollywood movies are still sold on VCD. Because CDs are cheaper than DVDs. I know as an indie filmmaker I've been pricing out DVD vs Blu-ray for a 20th anniversary release of my first feature. Blu-ray is nearly three times the cost for the same amount of discs. Since my feature was shot on DV (standard definition) I have to ask myself if there is really much benefit to doing an upscale myself and paying three times more per disc. Especially when most DVD and Blu-ray players these days can do the upscaling just as well, and there are more DVD players out there then Blu-ray players, including all the Blu-ray players that can play DVDs. But I also may not even do a physical release at all. It just may not be worth it. Just figured I'd give you a different perspective.
@@CollectorCreations from the superficial thumbnail of her, I’d say you believe it doesn’t. But hard to truly know since you answer a question with your own question. Great Vid! Good Luck 👍
If the companies who made it doesn't want to make a physical release, it's fine to go buy good bootlegs. A good example too is the original theatrical cut of Star Wars Episode 4 5 & 6, hasn't been legally available other than a tiny limited DVD release, whoch was just a transfer of the Laserdisc releases
What makes you a judge? Are you an actor? A drama coach? I’m sorry but if you don’t have any related credentials then respectfully, what are you doing other than using her name to get views?
I don’t think most professional critics are actors/directors/editors etc yet they still have the right to judge so why shouldn’t I? Am I using her name to get views? Well this is RU-vid so take a wild guess. However the intention of the video came out of the genuine curiosity to analyse whether I think she is a good performer. I’ve done it with many actors in the past and I’ve come to different conclusions on each. Sweeney is an interesting actor though I don’t think she’s had many standout roles in the films she’s been in. Which was why I looked at several films that she’s been in to get an understanding as to whether she’s consistently good or not. Is this subjective and my own personal opinion? Yes. Does that mean I should refrain from making a video on the subject? No. I do film reviews and physical media reviews just the same. Am I a professional in any of these fields? No, but I am still allowed to voice my opinion on each matter respectively. But how would you know if I was a drama coach or an actor or not? You don’t know my credentials because they don’t matter, as this video is just as matter of opinion. I’m not here to speak badly of her, just to analyse and understand and see if there is more to her than meets the eye. I have as much right to criticise her as an actor as you have to criticise me as a reviewer.
You already summed up my thoughts in the video. I'm all for film preservation, but I don't care about most of the obscure films that the boutiques are restoring. I'm a mainstream normie and I LOVE IT when boutiques release mainstream movies, because they give it way more respect than the major studios do most of the time.
I’ll be honest that’s what it was initially but I got another in and re-filmed and re-uploaded it and had to add the apostrophe so RU-vid wouldn’t go crazy and I forgot to remove it (which I have now)
It might just be an old RU-vid thing where if it had the same title RU-vid would freak out. I usually add a different title like second cut or Final Cut or something when I render the file but still, once it’s uploaded and before I delete the original version that usually has all the details plugged in, I do a copy paste and then save it for publishing before deleting the original. I probably didn’t need to add the apostrophe but I did anyway and just forgot to remove it after deleting the original version
The times when the big studios put a lot of effort into the physical medium are long gone. It started with the introduction of the Blu-ray disk. The cover motifs were often Photoshop images and no longer the original drawn cover. In addition, there was less bonus material. In the worst case, there was only the trailer. But in times when the DVD was still popular, there was not only plenty of bonus material, but the DVD menu was also made with so much love and playful that it was simply fun. Now with the 4K UHD, which is already a niche market, things are not looking any better. I sometimes have the feeling that even less is being done with the 4K, not to mention that there have always been problems with playback or sound errors and then you wonder why many collectors and film fans are no longer satisfied. Then there's another thing that bothers me so much about the 4K format is the black Bluray cases because after a certain time a smear and gas builds up on the inside where strangely none of the collectors on RU-vid mentions anything.
It is frustrating when your favorite movies get a physical media release with barebones features. It makes it feel like the studio doesn't care about the movie as much as you do. The latest Vacation 4K came with no special features. Ridiculous. And where's the other Vacation movies in 4K? Why don't we have a beautiful 4K box set with all of them yet? Where's all the American Pie movies in a 4K set? Better Call Saul box set? Even Game of Thrones, which actually DID get an amazIng bluray box set, got a really crappy 4K set released. Makes no sense. The Lord of the Rings ultimate collector's edition didn't even have all the special features in it!!! Like seriously? Insane! You didn't touch on this aspect in your video, but another thing that @cinemassacre talks about is how much better DVD menus were than blurays, and I agree. Studios just don't seem to put as much effort into releases anymore, they're more concerned about churning out movies to make money. Most of the time, this is why I like boutiques--they seem to care a lot more about their releases than the major studios do. I'm going to check out your channel and see what other videos you have. I'm really surprised you have no comments on this video after a week. Nice collection btw!
Yeah there are so many classic films with lovely 4K remasters and absolutely no special features. Like you said with Better Call Saul the only way I got a good amount of sf was to buy each season individually as they came out. The LOTR set being bares bones is also insane given how amazing the Appendices are (which I luckily have on DVD). Same goes with any Alien film, as you need the anthology set to get the 3 hour docos for each film. Yeah I’m surprised by the lack on comments on this video as well but it happens. I do admit that I haven’t discussed DVD menus in a great length because there are already a good amount of videos floating around - usually by people nostalgic for it who don’t even make physical media videos. Maybe I’ll make a video one day on it. In the meantime thanks for the response and I hope you like the rest off my videos
Got a copy myself as I’m a huge fan of the film and only have an old DVD version which doesn’t look the best. Do you know whether there was only 1000 copies as mine says “Flim” instead of film on the outer case front and spine and looking online I’ve seen other similarly misspelled copies? It’s no major concern as the film and extras are what I wanted but I was wondering whether Umbrella had issued anything regarding the error? Still, fantastic film and the woman (Florinda Balkan) was also in the superb “Don’t Torture A Duckling” which I’m hoping will get a deluxe edition sometime …
There’s a limited amount of both the deluxe store exclusive and the standard slipcover version. If you ordered the deluxe edition you would know as it would say deluxe collectors edition. The standard version still has a sleeve and the special features (on the disc) just not the booklet or poster
Yeah, it’s the deluxe edition that has the misspelling on the hardcover slipcase. Like I said I’ve seen other similar copies. Anyway I messaged Umbrella earlier so hopefully I’ll find out. In the meantime I think I’ll watch it this evening
Awesome pick ups mate. Troma, of course 😂 That Toxic Advenger set looks mighty fine.I must update those dvds i got. I've seen Exiost 2 more times over the years than humanely possible. Yes, it's bad, but it's not the worst one in the series, that's for sure. Believer Anybody.The best sequel to The Exiost is still number 3.
Yeah those Troma films are something else. I’m definitely excited for Exorcist 2 but not for the film haha, just the commentary track given it was made by a friend who passed recently who was an avid fan of the film
Good points mate. I'm on fence if realising mainstream will fund that hidden unknown little gem, then I'm ok with it. But it's a scary thought Shrek coming to Criterion 😂 But could happen 🤔 . I love Vinegar Syndrome it's like playing lucky dip you never know what to expect everything from Drop Dead Fred, a great family movie to Debbie Dose Dallas 2 and everything in between 😂🫠🤭🤭 and lets face it some of the best looking slip covers in the game if that is your thing.I personally don't get to see or get them often but when i do.....Dam they look good.
Yeah VS are amazing whether the film is garbage or not. Immaculate transfers, special features and set designs. It’ll be interesting to see if Criterion cave and eventually release more mainstream films like… Shrek 😅
Loved Arrow Academy and like Arrow Video a bit less! I could happily do without most of their giallo, horror and asian martial arts movies! But "THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E" is an excellent movie, worth defending, despite the enormous controversy surrounding Armie Hammer!
I feel like I’m in the opposite camp, mostly cause I love giallo and martial arts films but I still respect Arrow for what they release most of the time. I don’t mind the Man from U.N.C.L.E. film and it’s interesting that Arrow got the chance to do a release
I don’t really think you’re showing your age, but your taste for sure. Nevertheless you’re welcome to the films you enjoy and I don’t criticise that. My dad for example wouldn’t like the giallo films I enjoy but he would like the martial arts films. He’s a fan of the Man from Uncle film alway and is the only reason I’ve ever seen it