Howling II (Blu-ray) (1984) UPDATED

[Ludovic_Laroche]

Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf AKA Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch (Blu-ray) (1984)

Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 25/02/19
UPDATE LOG:
03/04/17: Added some detail in extras.
The alternate opening on the Blu-rays is virtually identical to the opening as it is in the feature presentation except for a different
title card. The differences between the alternate ending on the Blu-rays and the finished film are difficult to discern.
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/f ... ?fid=32754

Some informations about extras (frame start 0, TC @24fps) :
the framing and color grading are different (alternates have more informations in the bottom and the left)

ALTERNATE OPENING :

00:01:01:02
Modified Title Card

00:01:05:13 - 00:01:09:22 - 00:01:14:08
A scene (A Granite Productions Film card) is a bit shorter (11 frames removed)
The next one (Starring Christopher LEE card) is longer (11 frames added)

00:02:23:17
Modified Card
Gary Brandner is credited for the screenplay with Robert Sarno (previously credited)

00:02:55:19 to 00:04:46:19
sceneshot stabilization for all the scenes inside the church

00:10:03:16 to 00:10:17:20
sceneshot stabilization for the factory scenes

Dust and scratches has been removed but there is some new white spots or pixels, maybe a digital restoration algorithm artefacts.
sample frame 6381 00:04:25:21 (removed)
sample frame 13098 00:09:05:18 (new)

blurred images on scene changes (with geometric distortion) has been replaced/fixed
sample frame 9281 00:06:26:17

ALTERNATE ENDING :

01:22:19:15 (9 frames) (Christopher Lee stabbing Sybil Danning)
A sceneshot with a star getting brighter and brighter fading to white (flash) has been replaced by a still image

blurred images on scene changes (with geometric distortion) has been replaced/fixed
sample frame 120044 01:23:38:12

If you are not considering the images improvements, two cards are changed in the Opening and a scene in the End.
I hope I have not miss something else.

Ludovic LAROCHE

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

I can't understand the above since I'm not familiar with the film and not familiar with the issues or mistakes (?) that are listed. Ludovic, could you explain simply, or if anyone knows what to do, please update.

[Adrian_Busby]

I think what Ludovic is listing here are the very specifics of the differences between the opening and ending of the film compared to the alternate opening and ending featured in the extras. As the specifics show, the differences are actually minimal and rather insignificant, so I personally don't think the comparison extras need updating. But maybe the winner wording tweaked to make it clear, it's not that we don't know the differences - rather the differences are minor (and therefore the inclusion of alternate opening/ending is of minimal interest). Does that help?

[Adrian_Busby]

I've tweaked the wording