As I’m in Australia, I cannot keep up with all the releases of this film overseas. I have tried to take a look at ‘DVD Compare’, but that site is currently offline. I was just wondering if the LD is worth preserving, because there’s currently an auction for this LD. The features are:
- Commentary with writer/director/composer John Carpenter, writer/producer Debra Hill and actress Jamie Lee Curtis
- The original theatrical trailer
- Separate music and effects track (analog left)
- Additional footage shot for the 1980 television release
- Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert give splatter movies the thumbs down while praising Halloween in a controversial 1980 Sneak Previews segment
- Photo essay on the making of Halloween
- Photo Essay on splatter films
- Illustrated filmographies of John Carpenter, Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis
- The cover also contains the famous review by Tom Allen (Village Voice)
- Genre guide by John McCarty, author of Splatter Movies: Breaking the Last Taboo of the Screen, including capsule reviews of cold-blooded killer movies from The Bad Seed to Halloween 5
It also contains footage from the television release; presented in full-frame. Now, I’m not sure if this auction has the booklet, but it does have the LDs and the cover - and in what looks like near-mint condition. Would it be worth purchasing this to preserve it or are the features already available on the DVD releases?