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Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on October 31, 2017, 11:13 PM:

Hello all,

What drew me most to this hobby is the chance to own some 80s Horror films. I’ve been collecting, but still no 80s Horror! Can anyone help me out :icon_smile:

I made a list of some wants, but if you have something else please don’t hesitate to pm me! I’d even be interested in odd reels. Thank you!

Fright Night (flat or scope)
An American Werewolf in London
John Carpenter’s The Thing
Child’s Play
Lost Boys
Nightmare on Elm Street (maybe sequels too!)

[ November 01, 2017, 10:08 AM: Message edited by: Evan Samaras ]

Posted by Can Sanalan (Member # 5988) on November 02, 2017, 04:14 AM:

Join the club!
I've been after some of those titles for months.
Collectors really cling on to them.

Did see Friday the 13th part 2 on eBay last week. Went for around £340+.
The guy wasn't posting to the U.K. and it was also censored tv print which I wasn't interested in. Though the colour looked really good.

Good luck in your hunt! [Smile]

Posted by Kevin Clark (Member # 211) on November 28, 2017, 03:14 PM:

Hello Evan & Can

Not sure if you saw this one on Ebay UK but it certainly fits the 1980's horror bill - Cujo (1983):

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CUJO-1983-CLASSIC-STEPHEN-KING-HORROR-THRILLER-VERY-RARE-FULL-16MM-COLOR-FEATURE-/263350407440?

The edge stock in the scans says Eastman LPP so good for colour but the seller mentions it has subtitles as well which may reflect on the lowish price.

Kevin

Posted by Evan Samaras (Member # 5070) on November 28, 2017, 10:04 PM:

Hey Kevin! Thanks for the heads up! I reached out to the seller as no shipping to USA at the moment.

Posted by Can Sanalan (Member # 5988) on December 16, 2017, 06:18 AM:

Hello Kevin,
Yes I saw that Cujo on eBay and in the end I purchased the film.

The colour is quite nice yet there's quite a few green specks and a line that runs for about 10-15mins at the beginning.
Sound is good.

Now I don't mind subtitles, I'd prefer not to have them but if there is I'd at least prefer them to be in English.
The subtitles however on this print is in Norwegian. Which is a shame but perhaps it'll help me practice my Norwegian [Wink]

After the opening credits I think it mentioned the original film owner's name.
Back in the day was there a service where you could request to add subtitles to features you purchased?

Shame the seller couldn't check to see what language the subs were in even though he mentioned there was.

Also apparently the previous owner used Filmguard and theres quite a few residue marks. Must of used to much.
I'm going through it slowly and wiping off as much as I can.

Anyway I'm happy with it and to have it in my collection for now.

Cheers,
C.

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