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The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 1:13 pm
by TonyleStephanois
“Nine killed her, nine shall die, nine eternities in doom!”
Horror legend Vincent Price (The Fall of the House of Usher, Theatre of Blood) is Dr. Phibes, former musician, current murderer. Seeking revenge from the medical staff that left his wife for dead, he sets about knocking them off one-by-one in a series of elaborate murders based upon a Ten Plagues of Egypt. Death by bats, by boils, by blood and more await the nurse and surgeons who failed to save the life of the beloved Victoria Regina Phibes!
A camp classic, The Abominable Dr. Phibes sets itself apart from the seventies horror crowd with its knowing humour and art deco sets, and also prefigures the Saw movies with its increasingly fiendish set of murder devices.
Pairing the original film with sequel Dr. Phibes Rises Again, The Complete Dr. Phibes provides viewers with a double diabolical dose of macabre thrills and black comedy.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- High Definition digital transfer
- Newly created exclusive content
- Deluxe Edition Collector's box featuring original artwork
- 100-page Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film, archive content and more!
- More to be announced closer to the release date
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 1:35 pm
by Jack Phillips
Yeah, baby! \:D/
P.S. I don't suppose we'll be hearing Price singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on this?
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:02 pm
by zedz
More fun than a barrel full of monkeys, a plague of locusts, and a rain of frogs.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:46 pm
by Stefan Andersson
Spotted on the ImdB Trivia page for Dr. Phibes Rises Again:
"Scenes involving Beryl Reid and Terry-Thomas were cut from the original print due to arguments between the producers. Vincent Price had to be recalled to record additional dialogue to cover the gaps this created in the plot. This is the reason why Phibes says so many lines while not wired up to his speaker."
The existing US DVD has Reid and T-T in one scene each. I wonder if there were originally more scenes with these two actors. If so, can they be found in the MGM archive? Will the screenplays (heavily rewritten by Fuest, for the first film; cut for budget for the second film) be discussed in an eventual commentary?
The Terry-Thomas scene is quite grainy and framed very tight up top. Looks like a blow-up in post, from approx. medium long shot to approx. medium close-up.
Price sings Over the Rainbow at the end of the existing US DVD of the second film.
Hopefully the booklet will include info about which jazz song plays over which scene.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 4:52 pm
by antnield
Contents for the 100-page booklet have been announced on the Arrow
blog.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 4:40 pm
by antnield
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
- Limited edition boxed-set (3000 copies) containing both films and 100-page collector’s booklet
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of The Abominable Dr. Phibes and Dr. Phibes Rises Again, transferred from original film elements by MGM
- Original uncompressed 1.0 Mono PCM Audio for both films
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for both films
- Audio commentary on The Abominable Dr. Phibes by director Robert Fuest
- Audio commentary on The Abominable Dr. Phibes by the creator of Dr. Phibes, William Goldstein
- Audio commentary on Dr. Phibes Rises Again by critic and author Tim Lucas
- Dr. Phibes and the Gentlemen – The League of Gentlemen fondly recall a pair of British horror classics
- Daughter of Phibes – Victoria Price discusses Vincent Price’s career
- The Doctor Will See You Now – an interview with Vincent Price’s biographer, David Del Valle
- Original Trailers for both films
- 100-page collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Julian Upton, Martin Jones, Justin Humphreys and Jonny Trunk, the on-set recollections of Caroline Munro, plus interviews with Tim Burton and AIP publicist Milton Moritz, all illustrated with rare and original archive stills
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 5:49 am
by MichaelB
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:51 pm
by Jack Phillips
No confirmation that "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is on the second film's soundtrack.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:05 pm
by antnield
It is. (And it plays over the menu loop, too.)
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 2:39 pm
by Jack Phillips
antnield wrote:It is. (And it plays over the menu loop, too.)
Yowza! \:D/
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:03 pm
by Cash Flagg
Did Arrow use a newer/improved HD master for the first Phibes film or just perform additional restoration? I noticed that the three white flecks from the Screamcap in comparison #6 (Phibes in the operating room) are missing from the equivalent Arrow shot.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 5:04 pm
by EddieLarkin
Most Arrow releases today that use an off the shelf master have an "additional picture and audio restoration" credit for James White.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 5:30 pm
by David M.
Cash Flagg wrote:Did Arrow use a newer/improved HD master for the first Phibes film or just perform additional restoration? I noticed that the three white flecks from the Screamcap in comparison #6 (Phibes in the operating room) are missing from the equivalent Arrow shot.
Look again - those aren't the same frame.
(They might have been taken out, I don't know in this instance).
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:34 am
by antnield
Packaging shots on the
Arrow Video Tumblr.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 3:07 pm
by StevenJ0001
I love that packaging! Just wish the price would come down a little on Amazon.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:02 am
by antnield
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 12:48 pm
by chatterjees
When is the street date for The Complete Dr Phibes? I placed my order with 5 other items. They have shipped the other 5 last Monday, but not this one. Did anybody receive this set in USA yet? Thanks.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 2:18 pm
by Jack Phillips
Got mine Friday (via amazon.co.uk). I live in the New York metro area.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 2:28 pm
by chatterjees
I placed my order at arrow website. I am not sure why its not shipped yet. Usually, I receive their shipments (I am in Pittsburgh) within 2 weeks. This one is not even shipped. As the item is sold out, there is no item page anymore. So, I don't even know if it is in stock or they are waiting for inventory. Thanks for the information.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 8:38 pm
by chatterjees
Finally got a reply from Arrow customer service -
"Your order for the complete Dr Phibes -
Unfortunately due to an order error, sufficient copies of this set were not made available for the Arrow warehouse within the last week. Stock is now being re-directed back to our warehouse however it may still take a week or 2 before the set will start shipping .
We are very sorry for the inconvenience and disappointment this may have caused. Our orders team are making every effort to try and get your copy shipped as possible and as a gesture of goodwill we will be crediting your account with 500 rewards points for the inconvenience.
Kind regards
Arrow Films"
I am still not sure what exactly happened. Is anybody else facing this same problem? I guess I will just stop bitching and enjoy that extra 500 rewards points.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 10:06 pm
by doc mccoy
On the bluray forum, a few people had the same problem - they got a similar email and the extra 500 points.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 10:56 pm
by chatterjees
It felt great to receive that 500 reward points, but they still have no ship my copy from their warehouse! This is not normal. I wholeheartedly support the company, but this is height of unprofessionalism. Their discs are not made in Mexico, right?
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:03 am
by MichaelB
Austria, I think.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 2:43 pm
by swo17
chatterjees wrote:It felt great to receive that 500 reward points, but they still have no ship my copy from their warehouse! This is not normal. I wholeheartedly support the company, but this is height of unprofessionalism. Their discs are not made in Mexico, right?
They told you it may still take a week or two. It's only been a week and a half.
Re: The Complete Dr. Phibes
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 2:54 pm
by chatterjees
I just got an email saying that they need 10 more days to receive the stock.