Speaking with the Lord of the Rings director to promote his role in Mortal Engines, we asked about the imminent restoration of his early cult classics.
To be clear: All this means is cleaning up the 16mm/35mm negatives so they look new. It's the exact same thing Criterion does. This isn't a George Lucas situation.
I never thought it was, but this word of explanation is necessary (no sarcasm intended). I can't wait to see restored versions of the earlier movies. Watching Father McGruder "kick arse for the Lord" in 4K? Count me the fuck in!
Exactly. There’s 0 chance of getting an amazing 4K quality out of Bad Taste or Braindead. I have a “1080p” version of Braindead in Blu-Ray and it’s just a bad 720p HDTV rescaled to 1080p and I think it’s the best it can actually look.
I would not be so confident we are NOT going to get a higher res version. My take on how Jackson phrased that leaves open the possibility he is using the newer AI software, which literally DOES produce a higher resolution version, not just one free of age defects. This has already been done with a very old 16mm film of a Genesis performance. czcams.com/video/WIZwg1t2iAo/video.html
A dream of mine would be to have a serious badass "trilogy" set with Bad taste,Meet the feebles and Braindead, but any serious HD release of them would make me happy
It would be great. I'm hoping for an option to reinstate a few deleted scenes that were shot, because that scene with Void getting out of the basement during the party helps me feel like the party's actually ongoing. The party seems to go by too quickly, otherwise.
@@Will21st I don’t think so: I am pretty positive PJ owns those early movies in toto. Things might be a bit trickier with Heavenly Creatures. It could be another James Cameron-style thing.
@@lairofhorrors1756 after what James Cameron did with Aliens and True Lies, I am a bit worried about these remasters. The post-house those abomination crawled out of is owned by PJ and it is the same one that created the restoration\uprezzing process he used in "They shall never grow old" and his Beatles documentary.
I'd rather have Arrow do it. Their 4K sets are luxurious. Scream Factory feels so cheap in comparison, and the quality control is absolutely dreadful. Anyways, the stuff Peter Jackson says in this video is worrying. Sounds like he wants to drench everything in DNR and do a regrade on the colors...
Oh oui, s'il vous plait Maitre Jackson, les 4 derniers films qu'il manque en HD ! Ce serait monstrueusement génial d'enfin pouvoir les voir dans les copies que ces chefs d'oeuvre méritent en attendant vos futures histoires !
@@putridcolossus2082 Yes. He said the same thing during last year's promotions for the Beatles doc. In November he said "Hopefully, within another year or so they'll come out remastered."
There's fan-made remasters of those films on CZcams now. Name of the software is "Topaz". If i had a computer powerful enough, i would AI enhance those old movies.
Gosh, Peter, your films before LOTR (no need to express how awesome that trilogy was) are such genuine gems, made my youth from Bad Taste to Meet the Feebles to Braindead! Most bestest goodnesses, joy & blessings from Funland! 🇫🇮🤓🫡🧿🍀✨🎩
I only like the stuff from his early comedy/splatter/b-movie stage. His later more commercial projects bore me. I wish he could've evolved (for his own monetary benefit) to be more commercially successful without losing his original flavor.
Shes looking at him like his handler ???? Ready to step in if he says something he shouldnt lol 😂😂😂 . Anyway , bad taste and braindead are classics that deserve a remaster .
Jan Kjellin except that’s not what he’s saying he’s saying remastering the films every remaster you see goes through this process. You have to basically scan the negative go through it frame by frame fixing it up. Then open all the sound files clean them up. What you will get is a higher quality picture. But yeah when people say they want the original Star Wars back restores the amount of changes that have to be made in this day and age to get it looking good are so extreme it won’t feel like the original especially in the sound mix.
@@c17sam90 Yeah, I know he's not saying it out loud. That's why I called it "vibes". Remastering is fine, but it also opens up for adding "improved" CGI backgrounds and so on - which also was the big problem with Star Wars, which were insanely tampered with beyond just remastering them. And somehow, I get the feeling Peter won't be satisfied with just remastering these films. I hope I'm wrong, though... ;)
Jan Kjellin there is nothing that’s ever given me that vibe about him. Especially after the first hobbit commentary when Phillipa asks him if he would go back and put Martin in fellowship of the ring and he says maybe but he would never want that version of the film to be lost. I had no issue personally with what Lucas did to Star Wars they are his films mainly he should be allowed to do with them what he wants. But I do find it interesting people are fine with the 5.1+ remixes which would include a complete restructuring and altering of the sound track but hate that done to the visuals. In my mind they are both the same thing
@@c17sam90 I have a 4k remaster of Jörg Buttgereit's "Nekromantik", which was originally shot on Super 8. Picture and sound has been enhanced, but not changed. It's still the same movie as the one I saw on VHS back in the day. That can not be said about Star Wars after Lucas reworked them. My worries are that, with the access to technical solutions that Jackson has, the possibility/risk that he'll use these tools to rework the old movies to better suit his "original vision" or whatever, is not too far fetched. Again, I hope I'm wrong.
Jan Kjellin but again the enhancements of the image is a better quality image then what would have been screen in the cinemas. It’s an altered image. Star Wars was never the same. The home video version varied from the various cinema releases versions. The laser disc versions were different then the VHS. There is no true original that got released on home video. I never got a alteration feel vibe off this video. I got a HD remaster vibe.
braindead/dead alive is a masterpiece
@User Name "YOUR MOTHER ATE MY DOG!"
"Not all of him..."
Agreed.
@User Name True Hardcore fans **know** that Bad Taste is superior! :D
Yeah not a masterpiece
*Braindead
(Fixed it for you)
@@NostalgiNorden 🤔
To be clear: All this means is cleaning up the 16mm/35mm negatives so they look new. It's the exact same thing Criterion does. This isn't a George Lucas situation.
Thank you!!
I never thought it was, but this word of explanation is necessary (no sarcasm intended). I can't wait to see restored versions of the earlier movies. Watching Father McGruder "kick arse for the Lord" in 4K? Count me the fuck in!
Exactly. There’s 0 chance of getting an amazing 4K quality out of Bad Taste or Braindead. I have a “1080p” version of Braindead in Blu-Ray and it’s just a bad 720p HDTV rescaled to 1080p and I think it’s the best it can actually look.
I would not be so confident we are NOT going to get a higher res version. My take on how Jackson phrased that leaves open the possibility he is using the newer AI software, which literally DOES produce a higher resolution version, not just one free of age defects. This has already been done with a very old 16mm film of a Genesis performance. czcams.com/video/WIZwg1t2iAo/video.html
He literally explained that it’s not just gonna be cleaning up negs did u listen to him haha. Did this happen or what tho
A dream of mine would be to have a serious badass "trilogy" set with Bad taste,Meet the feebles and Braindead, but any serious HD release of them would make me happy
I hope he leases the 4K scans to Vinegar Syndrome or some other boutique label
Braindead re-release with updated visual quality?! Kreygasm!
Someone know when are gonna be released these movies?
It would be great. I'm hoping for an option to reinstate a few deleted scenes that were shot, because that scene with Void getting out of the basement during the party helps me feel like the party's actually ongoing. The party seems to go by too quickly, otherwise.
A Peter Jackson collection in 4K would be amazing!
We're still waiting for these re-releases...
Honestly wonder what the holdup is.... I wonder if there is still a rights issue?
@@Will21st I don’t think so: I am pretty positive PJ owns those early movies in toto. Things might be a bit trickier with Heavenly Creatures. It could be another James Cameron-style thing.
Yup I'm here just because I'm frustrated! We need these now!
@@lairofhorrors1756 after what James Cameron did with Aliens and True Lies, I am a bit worried about these remasters. The post-house those abomination crawled out of is owned by PJ and it is the same one that created the restoration\uprezzing process he used in "They shall never grow old" and his Beatles documentary.
Hearing him talk about Bad Taste is great. He may have moved up in the world, but that is still his best movie!
Meet the Feebles has never been released on good quality.. I enjoyed these movies a lot and would love to see them in good quality..
czcams.com/video/l2xa8C-GKUQ/video.html
Please let scream factory do a re-release of Brain Dead/Dead Alive. It's an absolute masterpiece of a film.
No it’s not. It’s horrible.
@@curly_wyn what don't you like about it?
I'd rather have Arrow do it. Their 4K sets are luxurious. Scream Factory feels so cheap in comparison, and the quality control is absolutely dreadful. Anyways, the stuff Peter Jackson says in this video is worrying. Sounds like he wants to drench everything in DNR and do a regrade on the colors...
I would personally prefer vinegar syndrome
The bad quality has a charm and I don't really need to see it cleaned to 4k.
A Braindead sequel by Jackson however... holy damn would I be happy.
Please release them all in a box set
Yeah, I need to upgrade my DVDs
Already have a box-set but could get another one.
Would love commentary tracks for all of them as well.
Meet the Feebles on 4K would be insane
There's is a fan made version on CZcams.
Saw Braindead as a lil kid and laughed my ass off, Jackson fan ever since!!!
Just make them HD but there is no need to refilm anything they are perfect as they are
That is true. Less is more. I am fine with both DVD and Blu-ray quality. 4K is too addicting.
If we're not going to get these in 4k, at least re-release them on Blu-ray. My DVD copy of Braindead isn't going to last forever.
Bad Taste needs a sequel real badly.
I always thought you were left handed.
The old magic is still in!
Cannot wait for the Braindead/Dead Alive upgrade.
We're still waiting for a sequel to Bad Taste, Peter! 😉
Now that he's done with his epic Beatles Doc, maybe he'll get on with these releases.
Yeh I really hope so.
Heard any updates on if these are getting released? Can’t seem to find any news
@@jasonbumblebee237 ~ Haven't heard anything. Next year's the 35th anniversary of Bad Taste being released. Would be a perfect time to drop it.
GIVE ME ALL 4 OF THEM NOWWW!!!!... Please, Peter Jackson sir.
Most are on CZcams for free...
@@Serioussmile51 yeah in shit quality
@@marcellofunhouse1234 czcams.com/video/l2xa8C-GKUQ/video.html
*Still waiting*
I'm so excited for this ! Finally
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as of January 31 2024 right now...
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We're not getting these films on 4K discs are we... :/
Not a peep since this interview :(
@@jasonbumblebee237 The Hobbit must have burnt him so much he'd rather focus on documentaries!
Still waiting Peter
it's been nearly 3 years and nothing!!
And now 3 more.
After seeing most of his movies I have to wonder what he see's when he dreams?
"The Horror!, the horror!"
The best Comedy Horrors made in the 1980s & they are still the best :)
Brain dead is 90s
Oh oui, s'il vous plait Maitre Jackson, les 4 derniers films qu'il manque en HD ! Ce serait monstrueusement génial d'enfin pouvoir les voir dans les copies que ces chefs d'oeuvre méritent en attendant vos futures histoires !
WELL?! WE'RE WAITING!
I wish peter jackson would make a new movie for the old fans, like same Sam Raimi do some times
When peter?! When?!!!
never
Spec14 1 this is what I’m afraid of!... would love to own his older fun splatter movies on 4K
I always wanted to know how Derek got on as he was headed for their Alien planet.... I would almost rip my right arm off to go see a Bad Taste 2 film.
Is still on the horizon? I can't find any new releases for Meet the Feebles on Amazon.
Meet the feebles and bad taste trippy movies
Still resisting buying those German boy rays and holding out for nice new copies of these films!! 👌🤞
And we never heard back of this project. DD,:
Saw Meet The Feebles, a very good puppet film. If you hated The Happytime Murders, then Meet The Feebles is the adult muppet movie for you.
So 5 years later and still no release of any of these movies.
Translated "Stop asking me about these films and hopefully people will forget about them"
That’s how I see it as well, anything said by Jackson after this?
@@putridcolossus2082 Yes. He said the same thing during last year's promotions for the Beatles doc. In November he said "Hopefully, within another year or so they'll come out remastered."
@@dosnostalgic Wasn't expecting anyone to find this. I appreciate the news!
5 years later and still nothing....
Still waiting imo
WHEN
Me waiting for the Jackson remasters… 💀 ⚰️
There's fan-made remasters of those films on CZcams now.
Name of the software is "Topaz". If i had a computer powerful enough, i would AI enhance those old movies.
And we're still waiting. 😕
Looks so much betta on vhs
been 2 years where are they?
Please release in 4k for bad taste, brain dead and meet the feebles...
Gosh, Peter, your films before LOTR (no need to express how awesome that trilogy was) are such genuine gems, made my youth from Bad Taste to Meet the Feebles to Braindead! Most bestest goodnesses, joy & blessings from Funland! 🇫🇮🤓🫡🧿🍀✨🎩
My favourite
I only like the stuff from his early comedy/splatter/b-movie stage. His later more commercial projects bore me. I wish he could've evolved (for his own monetary benefit) to be more commercially successful without losing his original flavor.
first lord of the rings was fantastic. After that, everything was crap
Shes looking at him like his handler ???? Ready to step in if he says something he shouldnt lol 😂😂😂 . Anyway , bad taste and braindead are classics that deserve a remaster .
And he stutters as if he's afraid of saying the wrong things.
I need a translator or subtitles
Never going to happen.
The world will get the final Game of Thrones book before Bad Taste etc gets a decent release.
Am I the only one getting George Lucas vibes when hearing him talking about this?
Jan Kjellin except that’s not what he’s saying he’s saying remastering the films every remaster you see goes through this process. You have to basically scan the negative go through it frame by frame fixing it up. Then open all the sound files clean them up. What you will get is a higher quality picture. But yeah when people say they want the original Star Wars back restores the amount of changes that have to be made in this day and age to get it looking good are so extreme it won’t feel like the original especially in the sound mix.
@@c17sam90 Yeah, I know he's not saying it out loud. That's why I called it "vibes".
Remastering is fine, but it also opens up for adding "improved" CGI backgrounds and so on - which also was the big problem with Star Wars, which were insanely tampered with beyond just remastering them.
And somehow, I get the feeling Peter won't be satisfied with just remastering these films. I hope I'm wrong, though... ;)
Jan Kjellin there is nothing that’s ever given me that vibe about him. Especially after the first hobbit commentary when Phillipa asks him if he would go back and put Martin in fellowship of the ring and he says maybe but he would never want that version of the film to be lost. I had no issue personally with what Lucas did to Star Wars they are his films mainly he should be allowed to do with them what he wants. But I do find it interesting people are fine with the 5.1+ remixes which would include a complete restructuring and altering of the sound track but hate that done to the visuals. In my mind they are both the same thing
@@c17sam90 I have a 4k remaster of Jörg Buttgereit's "Nekromantik", which was originally shot on Super 8. Picture and sound has been enhanced, but not changed. It's still the same movie as the one I saw on VHS back in the day. That can not be said about Star Wars after Lucas reworked them.
My worries are that, with the access to technical solutions that Jackson has, the possibility/risk that he'll use these tools to rework the old movies to better suit his "original vision" or whatever, is not too far fetched.
Again, I hope I'm wrong.
Jan Kjellin but again the enhancements of the image is a better quality image then what would have been screen in the cinemas. It’s an altered image. Star Wars was never the same. The home video version varied from the various cinema releases versions. The laser disc versions were different then the VHS. There is no true original that got released on home video.
I never got a alteration feel vibe off this video. I got a HD remaster vibe.
PETER JACKSON RIGHT ABOUT MORTAL ENGINES ?
WTF IS HE SAYING???
LEXICON DEVIL in other words he doesn't really wanna answer so he just speeds through it
pleaseeee!
I've got so much respect for Peter Jackson but Mortal Engines is not a good movie.
4 years later.....nothing! What a sell out
Why restore those movies, the shitty quality is apart of the charm, matter fact its kind of what those movies ARE
So ......how many movies have you made?
@@mikeminno5956 what the hell has that got to do with anything. Its from a viewers point of view I'm talking about
Total s films