SCARED TO DEATH

Re: SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (Bob Furmanek) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:08:39 PST

Why, thank you, that's very kind. It's funny, Roan and Alpha (and who knows what other company) swiping my transfers (Devil Bat, Scared to Death, Jack and the Beanstalk, Africa Screams) didn't bother me nearly as much as their taking credit for the restor...
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Re: SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (Wich2) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:05:45 PST

>Alpha (by way of the near criminal Roan rip off) ripped off< So what else is new? >Good Guy, Bob Furmanek< Move seconded. >glad that he was able to share this and the many other films he has helped to save... My feelings exactly when it co...
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Re: SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (MYST0) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:37:53 PST

"Just saw the Alpha DVD of this over the weekend. As many PD disappointments as we've all had with the company, I have to say the color and print found on their release of this looked pretty darn good. " The reason it looks so good is because Alpha (by w...
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feeds@yuku.com (Chrismellotron) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:02:04 PST

The main reason why I like 'Scared To Death' is the Cinecolor, which amused me that this is mentioned. Plus, the noisy hiss helps the vibe. My favorite washed-out color film is 'Dungeon of Harrow' (1963). It's so washed-out that it adds a dream-like psych...
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Re: SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (Grant) — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:46:54 PST

I guess this has a very big SPOILER. When I finally saw the ending, I was bothered by one or two big things. I've said it before, but I hate to see things like Nazi Germany and Vietnam and JFK sort of squeezed edgewise into a story, not so much because...
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feeds@yuku.com (BijouBob8mm) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:14:04 PST

Just saw the Alpha DVD of this over the weekend. As many PD disappointments as we've all had with the company, I have to say the color and print found on their release of this looked pretty darn good. Maybe we should start a thread over in the DVD and...
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feeds@yuku.com (TomWeaver999) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:09:04 PST

http://trailersfromhell.com/trailers/347

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feeds@yuku.com (rockinrichard) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:58:07 PST

Both Trucolor and Cinecolor started as two color. In 1948 Trucolor became three color. Also in 1948, Super Cinecolor was developed as a three color process, but it wasn't used until the 1950s..

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feeds@yuku.com (MYST0) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:55:34 PST

I totally agree. Those are the only legitimate uses of colorization as far as I can see. On the subject, I just watched a Republic western in Truecolor. It looked almost like Technicolor. Is that a 3-color process? I noticed a little too much yellow,...
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feeds@yuku.com (Wich2) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:43:29 PST

Exactly where I stand, pulp - and I wish it would be used more there, where it's a godsend that filmmakers have been looking for since the early days.Things like recreating the hand-stenciling in PHANTOM and GREED; punching up faded-color features; replac...
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feeds@yuku.com (pulp novelties) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:18:51 PST

Grant wrote:pulp novelties wrote:I'm also a color geek, which is not to say that I have any problem with B/W, I'm just oddly fascinated by the various early color processes. I'm with you. I may not be crazy about COLORIZATION, but that's just about the ...
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Re: SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (Grant) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:42:38 PST

pulp novelties wrote:I'm also a color geek, which is not to say that I have any problem with B/W, I'm just oddly fascinated by the various early color processes. I'm with you. I may not be crazy about COLORIZATION, but that's just about the only excpeti...
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Re: SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (pulp novelties) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:26:26 PST

Cinecolor is very similar to 2-strip in that it tries to eek a full palette out of two complimentary colors (Cyan and Orange).

Re: SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (MYST0) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:32:39 PST

The color is one of the reasons I always go back to this film, but mostly for the wacky script and Lugosi. I ususally hate Pendleton, but in this one he is so over the top that he seems to be doing a satire of his whole shtick. The film has the same fas...
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Re: SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (pulp novelties) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:17:40 PST

I'm also a color geek, which is not to say that I have any problem with B/W, I'm just oddly fascinated by the various early color processes.

Re: SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (TServo4) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:07:26 PST

Then it did the job it was supposed to do!

Re: SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (pulp novelties) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:44:00 PST

TServo4 wrote:One of the things I never did get about SCARED TO DEATH is why in the hell was this z-grade drawing-room mystery shot in color in 1947? Was someone fulfilling a contractual obligation, or were they pushing color as a 3-D, Cinerama style mark...
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Re: SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (TServo4) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:08:21 PST

One of the things I never did get about SCARED TO DEATH is why in the hell was this z-grade drawing-room mystery shot in color in 1947? Was someone fulfilling a contractual obligation, or were they pushing color as a 3-D, Cinerama style marketing gimmick ...
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Re: SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (pulp novelties) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:37:18 PST

bela lugosi wrote:One thing I was amazed at was how youthful Nat Pendleton looked in this film. I agree it's kind of a mess, but I love the cast and even though it's zany, I enjoy it.Hmm? I'd have never taken him for a man of fifty. He still annoys me th...
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feeds@yuku.com (bela lugosi) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:15:05 PST

One thing I was amazed at was how youthful Nat Pendleton looked in this film. I agree it's kind of a mess, but I love the cast and even though it's zany, I enjoy it.

SCARED TO DEATH

feeds@yuku.com (Imhoteps Ashes) — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 21:54:45 PST

What are everyone's thoughts on this Bela film? The lurid colour is certainly very striking, as is the chance to hear Lugosi talk in his native language.