There are already plenty of reviews of this movie so I will limit my comments in that regard to saying that I think it is one of the finest ghost stories ever filmed and in fact, possibly *THE* finest (I would consider the older version of "The Haunting" starring Julie Harris and Claire Bloom a close second however).
I was caught by surprise by the high quality of this DVD, buying it because it was the only DVD release of this movie that I could find, expecting it to be some lower quality copy and hoping that it would last me until a first rate, major studio produced DVD hopefully was finally released. To my amazement, I found this version (by "Media Asia Group", whom I had never heard of before) to be of top quality. The picture is sharp and vivid and the DVD was obviously produced from a very high quality master. It also comes complete with several extras and a menu. This is no cheap "bootleg quality" copy such as those sometimes received from less well-known sources.
There is some slight "noise" or "static" on the print which is very common on older movies. It is not very noticeable however and doesn't detract from the viewing experience of this movie in the least. For a movie that's almost 70 years old, it's not bad at all.
I know that many people have been waiting for a good DVD release of this great film. For those who have been waiting, you can purchase this version with confidence. In my opinion, it is as well done as any that may ever be released by a major studio and possibly even better. For that matter, given the legal rights problems of older movies these days who knows if it will ever be released elsewhere (although I would love to see the "Criterion Collection" release it as well).
My copy says that "Media Asia Group" produces their DVDs in numbered copies and in limited runs of 1000 copies each. I don't know if that means they will stop producing this movie at 1000 copies or will just start an additional run at that point. My copy is numbered between 500 and 600 (I don't have the exact number in front of me) however, so I would grab it while you can.
One last point I will make. I had occasion to contact the distributor for this movie on Amazon Marketplace (as of this writing, "DracDvds") with some questions about a tiny scratch on my DVD. They couldn't have responded more quickly, been more polite and concerned and offered to send me a replacement DVD immediately (even though I hadn't requested it).
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