In regards to the new 35th Anniversary Halloween Blu-ray, here is an excerpt from the High Def Digest review released today...

"However, we still must contend with the fact that the story loses some of its effectiveness when it no longer feels like it takes place on Halloween night. The color palette is brighter and bolder than it really should be, and the overall presentation largely looks almost identical to its predecessor. It seems as though Cundey's input was mostly directed at minor adjustments, little small tweaks to an already available HD master rather than working with the original elements for a wholly new remaster. During the course of those small corrections, it would also seem as if Cundey must have forgotten about the correct color timing, which to date is only available on the Criterion Collection laserdisc and THX-certified DVD. I'm sad to report devoted fans are forced to continue waiting for a proper HD release of the seminal horror classic."

Now I'm sure a lot of people will love the new Blu-ray, and other reviews praise it... the bottom line is that many fans still want a version that looks like that old THX DVD with the strong blues of night along with the overall orange/amber autumn color palette. If you guys love the new disc then great. I just had to quote one review that agrees with fans of the THX color-timing.