Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Just in case you thought you finally found a reasonably priced DVD of the classic 1945 chiller "Dead of Night", be advised, if you order the single disc edition with the b/w cover and "CV" logo in the upper left corner, as pictured for this listing, this is what you'll end up getting: The "DVD" is actually a DVD-R, with a transfer that looks like it originated from a fair quality VHS, but with occassional freeze-frames and digital noise due to a spotty render. No extras, no subtitles, and only a basic chapter-selection menu. It is advertised as "new"... and I supposed that may be technically true, to the extent that it isn't "used". "New" in the sense that after the disc emerged from the DVD-burner, it got put it in a case and shrink-wrapped without anyone watching it first, even in the interest of basic quality control. Not usually what one thinks of when buying a "new" DVD. The black and white sleeve art appears to be a scan of a 1989 Congress Video Group VHS edition (hence that "CV" logo on the front). There is even a customer service number of "1-800-VHS-TAPE" on the rear of this "new" "DVD" sleeve... SO... if you really MUST have a copy of this film, don't want to spring for the pricier, out-of-print Dead of Night/Queen of Spades double-feature, and don't mind a dodgy transfer on a DVD-R, go for it. UPDATE: Looks like they've modified the sleeve art from the description I posted above (perhaps trying to disguise the crappy product...?)