This kills the Arrow release so much better
The ESC release is Theatrical Cut and Director's cut
ESC has same as Arrow and Scream Factory in terms of film cuts
Arrow release has more extras
ESC Release
BLU-RAY 1:
CINEMA VERSION as in
Theatrical Cut
ANALYSIS OF FILM SEQUENCES with Christophe Foltzer
NEW INTERVIEW AROUND THE FILM with Julien Sévéon (20 min approx.)
TRIBES OF THE MOON: THE MAKING OF CABAL talks with Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, Doug Bradley ... (1:12:17)
CUT AND ALTERNATIVE SCENES (1080p; 22:48)
ORIGINAL BAND / FRENCH STRIP
BLU-RAY 2:
DIRECTOR'S CUT VERSION (Some passages in VOST)
AUDIO COMMENTARY by Clive Barker and producer Mark Alan Miller
MAKING MONSTERS interview with Bob Keen, Martin Mercer, and Paul Jones (42 minutes)
MASTER CLASS: PROSTHETICS OF THE MONSTERS (11:11)
FIRE! FIGHTS! STUNTS!
COMPROMISE ON ASSEMBLY - interview with editor Mark Goldblatt
THE PAINTED LANDSCAPES: interview with illustrator Ralph McQuarrie
TESTS MATTE PAINTING
TESTING MAKE
REHEARSAL AND TEST
SCENES FROM TORTURE (3: 29)
TEST MAKEUP (4: 52)
SCENE LOST IN STOP -MOTION
DVD 1:
CINEMA VERSION
NEW INTERVIEW AROUND THE FILM with Christophe Foltzer (approx 20 min.)
SCENES CUT AND ALTERNATIVES (1080p; 22:48)
Arrow Video Release is 2 Discs
- High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentations of the 120-minute director’s cut, transferred from the original camera negative, and the 102-minute theatrical cut, transferred from the original interpositive
- Lossless 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and uncompressed 2.0 PCM audio on the director’s cut
- Uncompressed 2.0 PCM audio on the theatrical cut
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- New audio commentary on the theatrical cut by critics Adrian J Smith and David Flint
- Audio commentary on the director’s cut by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
- Introduction to the director’s cut by Clive Barker and Mark Alan Miller
- Walking the Line Between Heaven and Hell, a new video interview with critic Kat Ellinger
- Speaking up for the Monsters, a new video interview with critic Kim Newman
- Tribes of the Moon: Making Nightbreed, an extensive documentary on the making of the film, featuring actors Craig Sheffer, Doug Bradley, Anne Bobby and many more
- Making Monsters, a documentary on the film’s creature designs, featuring special makeup designer Bob Keen
- Fire! Fights! Stunts!, a video interview with second unit director Andy Armstrong
- Deleted and alternate scenes
- Monster Prosthetics Masterclass
- Cutting Compromise, a video interview with editor Mark Goldblatt
- The Painted Landscape, an exploration of the work of concept artist Ralph McQuarrie
- Matte painting tests
- Makeup tests
- Lost stop motion footage
- Extended torture scene
- Rehearsal test
- Theatrical trailer
- Rare TV spots
- Multiple image galleries, including early sketches, set photos, poster and pre-production art, stills from the UK launch party at Tower Records, and more
- Original screenplay (BD-ROM content)
- Reversible sleeve feature original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
- Double-sided fold-out poster
- Limited edition 40-page booklet, featuring new writing on the film by author and critic Amy Simmons and an in-depth history of the film’s development, release and rehabilitation by Mark Salisbury, co-author of Clive Barker’s Nightbreed: The Making of the Film
