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I had previously written a review on the Salem's Lot regular DVD, two years ago this month. In my original review, I focused on the fact, that the DVD was in fact, the complete unedited version of the original television presentation of Salem's Lot. I have just acquired the Blu Ray disc, and I am pleased to report, it is also the same unedited version. I won't go into the details in this review, but if you would like to know how I determined it was the unedited version, please refer to my Salem's Lot DVD review on Amazon. So, let's talk about the Blu Ray quality. It is outstanding. This does not appear to be the same transfer as the DVD. It's pretty clean. There is some film grain that I didn't notice on the DVD, but that's because it's a great transfer. The grain is slight, so it's not really an issue, just a natural part of film. The colors are vivid, the audio sounds great, and the clarity is outstanding for a 1979 production. I saw details, I was never able to see in the DVD. It is in full screen 1:37, so you will have the black bars on the sides, just as the regular DVD did. There is an audio commentary by Tobe Hooper. As of now, I haven't heard the entire commentary, but from the bits and pieces I played, he does add some interesting comments...he doesn't talk all the time (as this is over 3 hours), but from what little I saw, he adds some interesting info. I saw Salem's Lot in HD on Encore 2 years ago, and I thought that version wasn't great...just average. This one blows that one away. As of now, this Blu Ray is tough to find. I was able to track one down at my local FYE. Amazon is offering it now, as a pre-order, which is odd since it has been released (IT was also released yesterday...I have that one as well...it look amazing). So, do yourself a favor. If you have the DVD, this is worth the upgrade. This gets my highest recommendation.