Vinegar Syndrome Brings ‘Mac and Me,’ ‘Carrie 2,’ ‘The Card Player,’ ‘Yongary’ to 4K UHD

Vinegar Syndrome has announced 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray releases of Mac and Me, The Rage: Carrie 2, The Card Player, and Yongary, Monster from the Deep.

Exclusive slipcover editions will ship later this month, while standard retail versions are due out on August 26.

Mac and Me has been newly restored in 4K from the 35mm original camera negative with Dolby Vision HDR.

The 1988 E.T. knock-off is directed by Stewart Raffill (The Philadelphia Experiment), who co-wrote the script with Steve Feke (When a Stranger Calls). Jade Calegory, Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, and Katrina Caspary star.

Special features:

• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Brand new commentary track with co-writer/director Stewart Raffill & Jim Branscome of Cinematic Void
• Brand new commentary track with film historians Wayne Byrne and Paul Farren
• “Strange Adventure” (12 min) – a brand new interview with co-writer/director Stewart Raffill
• “Balance” (16 min) – a brand new featurette with cinematographer Nick McLean & camera operator Michael D. O’Shea
• “Alien Puppeteer” (9 min) – a brand new interview with alien designer/puppeteer Christopher Swift
• “Down Memory Lane” (16 min) – a brand new interview with actress Christine Ebersole
• “Down to Earth” (4 min) – an archival interview with songwriter Allee Willis
• Alternate climactic shooting sequence – sourced from video
• Image gallery
• Theatrical trailer
• Video trailer
• TV spots
• 40-page perfect bound book with essays by Simon Abrams, Justin LaLiberty, and Austin Trunick
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

When a family of telekinetic extraterrestrials dying on a parched planet are vacuumed into a NASA rover and transplanted to Earth, they inadvertently become literal illegal aliens, on the run from the United States government! As his sister, mother, and father escape into the strangely familiar world of the surrounding desert, the youngest of the group becomes lost, eventually sneaking into the home of a wheelchair-bound middle schooler named Eric.

At first unsure of what to make of the pint-sized space creature, Eric and his older brother Mike are quickly smitten and name their new alien friend, Mac (short for Mysterious Alien Creature). While Mac adjusts quickly to life on Earth, soon gaining a love for popular soft drink brands and fast food restaurants, he remains desperate to reunite with his family. But when gun-toting government agents track him down, Eric and Mike save Mac from capture and hit the road, hoping to help him find his family before it’s too late.

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The Rage: Carrie 2 has been newly restored in 4K from the 35mm original camera negative with Dolby Vision HDR.

The 1999 sequel to 1976’s Carrie is directed by Katt Shea (Poison Ivy) and written by Rafael Moreu (Hackers). Emily Bergl, Jason London, Dylan Bruno, J. Smith-Cameron, and Amy Irving star.

Special features:

• 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Commentary track with director Katt Shea
• Group commentary track with director Katt Shea, cinematographer Donald M. Morgan, moderated by David DeCoteau
• Deleted scenes with optional commentary track by director Katt Shea
• Alternate ending with commentary by director Katt Shea
• Original trailer
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

Welcome to Bates High School. Today’s lesson: stay on Rachel Lang’s good side, because if you don’t, there will be hellfire to pay! When a group of competitive, oversexed jocks target Rachel as a snitch, it triggers Rachel’s psychic impulse for revenge.

While mourning the suicide of her best friend, her rage boils to a fever pitch and Rachel finds herself struggling with her inherited telekinetic powers. Can guidance counselor Sue Snell, survivor of Carrie White’s original bloodbath, manage to help Rachel before it’s too late? Is there any way to save Rachel from her own supernatural fury or is it destined to destroy her alongside her teenage tormentors?

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The Card Player has been newly restored in 4K from the 35mm original camera negative with Dolby Vision HDR.

The 2003 Italian giallo film is directed by Dario Argento (Suspiria), who co-wrote the script with frequent collaborator Franco Ferrini (Phenomena). Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, and Silvio Muccino star.

Special features:

• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Presented in its original English language 5.1 surround soundtrack, as well as its Italian language 5.1 surround soundtrack with newly translated English subtitles
• Commentary track with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
• Playing the Game (27 min) – a brand new interview with actress Stefania Rocca
• Digital Nightmare (19 min) – a brand new interview with composer Claudio Simonetti
• Like in War (10 min) – a brand new interview with make-up artist Sergio Stivaletti
• Sharp Cuts (20 min) – a brand new interview with editor Walter Fasano
• Watch Me When I Kill (18 min) – an archival interview with director/screenwriter Dario Argento
• Taking Risks (9 min) – an archival interview with screenwriter Franco Ferrini
• A Chip and a Chair (12 min) – an archival interview with set designer Antonello Geleng
• Game Over (8 min) – an archival interview with actress Fiore Argento
• Archival behind-the-scenes featurette (9 min)
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

In Rome, Inspector Anna Mari receives a macabre surprise for her birthday when an email lands in her inbox from someone calling themself The Card Player and claiming to be the one responsible for the recent kidnapping of a British tourist. In a sadistic twist, the kidnapper challenges the authorities to a game of online poker to determine whether the young woman lives or dies.

When the Police Commissioner forbids his team to go through with the game, the maniac brutally slaughters the tourist before their very eyes via webcam, later dumping the body in a river. As more and more women are abducted from the streets of the Italian capital and subjected to the same treatment, Anna Mari joins forces with Irish policeman John Brennan and young poker whizz-kid Remo in an attempt to beat The Card Player at their own deadly game.

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Yongary, Monster from the Deep has been newly restored in 4K from the 35mm original camera negative with Dolby Vision HDR.

The 1967 Korean kaiju film directed by Kim Ki-duk, who shares writing credit with Yun-sung Seo. Oh Yeong-il and Nam Jeong-im star, with Cho Kyoung-min as the titular monster.

Special features:

• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm interpositive
• Commentary track with film historian Samm Deighan
• Commentary track with film historian Steve Ryfle & writer/critic Kim Song-ho
• All that remains of Daegoesu Yonggari, the original Korean cut of Yongary with newly translated English subtitles, sourced from tape and courtesy of the Korean Film Archive (48 min)
• Archival video interview with legendary kaiju suitmaker Keizo Murase, originally produced for TohoKingdom.com (20 min)
• “Yongary: The Birth of Korea’s Monster” (19 min) – a featurette with Korean film historians Kim Hyun-jae, Hong Gi-hun, and Park Sang-kyu
• Video introduction by film historian Sean Rhoads, co-author of Japan’s Green Monsters: Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema (8 min)
• Image gallery
• Anatomy poster by renowned kaiju artist Matt Frank
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

Earthquakes are causing havoc throughout Korea and it’s no simple seismic mayhem, but instead the mythic monster Yongary emerging from the earth! After nuclear testing awakens the giant monster presaged in Korean folklore, Yongary threatens to level the country, breathing fire and stomping entire buildings.

Only scientist Il-Woo, with the help of his girlfriend’s prankster kid brother Icho, can figure out how to slow down the terrible Yongary, who gobbles up petroleum products and only appears to be growing stronger. The seemingly powerless army considers using guided missiles against Yongary, potentially demolishing ancient historical landmarks in order to save lives, all in the hope of stopping his fiery path of destruction.

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