For their inaugural release, Midnight Legacy presents the first widescreen limited edition of "Alien 2 On Earth", the uncut, English language, 1980 Italian Horror/Sci-Fi feature directed by Ciro Ippolito, on DVD and Blu-ray March 22, 2011.
The film has never been released in North America, with only a handful of countries seeing "Alien Terror", the cropped/edited VHS release thirty years ago.
"Alien 2 On Earth" , the definitive version is transferred directly from the original 35mm negative.
"Alien 2 on Earth" stars Belinda Mayne, Mark Bodin, Roberto Barrese, Benny Aldrich, Michele Soavi and Judy Perrin:
"... A group of cave explorers are confronted in an underground cavern by a mysterious living rock. Little do they know that it bears home to deadly, flesh-eating creatures, intent on wiping out the entire human population. Can they survive and ultimately prevent earth's total annihilation?..."
"When we started this venture, we knew we had to be fully committed to going the distance when preserving many rare films without the typical cost cutting procedures employed throughout the industry," said Dolph Chiarino, Co-Founder Midnight Legacy. "As far as we are aware, we are the only genre company creating 'Digital Intermediates' (DIs) for all of our titles. The results are more of a major restoration rather than simply a 'new' transfer, and it certainly is visible to our viewer base."
"MVD is proud to represent Midnight Legacy," said Ed Seaman, COO of MVD Entertainment Group. "Between the classic content they are uncovering and their commitment to excellence, they separate themselves from the pack."
Blu-ray features include a new 1.85:1 high definition transfer from the original 35mm negative with additional footage; ultra high bitrate AVC encode @36 MBS, on a BD-50; English DTS MA 2.0, restored from original audio masters.
"Alien 2 on Earth" stars Belinda Mayne, Mark Bodin, Roberto Barrese, Benny Aldrich, Michele Soavi and Judy Perrin:
"... A group of cave explorers are confronted in an underground cavern by a mysterious living rock. Little do they know that it bears home to deadly, flesh-eating creatures, intent on wiping out the entire human population. Can they survive and ultimately prevent earth's total annihilation?..."
"When we started this venture, we knew we had to be fully committed to going the distance when preserving many rare films without the typical cost cutting procedures employed throughout the industry," said Dolph Chiarino, Co-Founder Midnight Legacy. "As far as we are aware, we are the only genre company creating 'Digital Intermediates' (DIs) for all of our titles. The results are more of a major restoration rather than simply a 'new' transfer, and it certainly is visible to our viewer base."
"MVD is proud to represent Midnight Legacy," said Ed Seaman, COO of MVD Entertainment Group. "Between the classic content they are uncovering and their commitment to excellence, they separate themselves from the pack."Blu-ray features include a new 1.85:1 high definition transfer from the original 35mm negative with additional footage; ultra high bitrate AVC encode @36 MBS, on a BD-50; English DTS MA 2.0, restored from original audio masters.
Special features include a surviving trailer from the rare Dutch VHS, as well as effects outtakes transferred from the negative B-roll in full HD.
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