5.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
In a community nearby a swamp, a local dweller sees a couple of giant monsters but nobody believes on his words. Later, the cuckold Dave Walker finds his slut wife Liz Walker cheating him with his friend Cal Moulton. He chases the couple through the swamp, and forces them to jump into the water. The leeches attack them, and the shocked Dave is arrested, accused of murder. Two other locals decide to look for the bodies of Liz and Cal to get the prize of $50.00 per body, and also vanish in the swamp. Finally, game warden Steve Benton organizes a patrol to investigate the caves under the swamp, finding the lethal giant leeches...
Starring: Ken Clark (I), Yvette Vickers, Jan Shepard, Michael Emmet, Tyler McVeyHorror | 100% |
Sci-Fi | 38% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 2.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
Note: This film is available on Blu-ray as part of
Night of the Blood Beast (which includes Attack of the Giant Leeches) from Film Masters.
Film Masters is continuing its trek through some wacky monster movies, many of which had some kind of connection to the iconic Corman Brothers,
Roger and Gene. This particular pairing offers two Gene Corman productions, both directed by Bernard L. Kowalski, and both offering some frankly
ludicrous creatures along with typically florid 1950s plot dynamics. As has often been the case with these cult offerings from Film Masters, the label
has provided some enjoyable supplements, and they also offer Night of the Blood Beast in two aspect ratios. In this particular case of
another veritable double feature from Film Masters, the advertised "main attraction", Night of the Blood Beast, is in considerably better
shape in the video quality department than the dreaded "second billed" Attack of the Giant Leeches.
Attack of the Giant Leeches is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Film Masters with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.85:1. Film Masters perhaps saliently doesn't provide any information about this transfer, but if you simply look at the difference in quality courtesy of the screenshots of this review and the screenshots included in the Night of the Blood Beast Blu-ray review, you'll be able to easily spot how downgraded the image in this presentation is. Just in terms of being able to get a clear view of this film's monster(s), things are limited not just by the quality of the source element, but the fact that the creatures are often seen in murky underwater conditions. Clarity is variable to begin with but is often unconvincing, and other elements ranging from contrast to grain structure are also problematic at various times. I'd hesitate to state what kind of source element was utilized here, but one way or the other, it wasn't in very good shape and it doesn't look like any substantial restoration has been attempted.
Attack of the Giant Leeches fares at least a bit better in the audio department courtesy of a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono track. While undeniably narrow, it's not especially thin sounding, and even the kind of silly "theater organ" scoring has a decent midrange (as mentioned in the Night of the Blood Beast Blu-ray review, parts of Alexander Laszlo's score are used in both films, kind of comically). Some honky tonk piano cues sound fine. Sound effects can occasionally sound a bit hollow and boxy. Dialogue is rendered cleanly and clearly throughout. Optional English subtitles.
Attack of the Giant Leeches kind of ironically may make jaded viewers laugh more consistently than even the ludicrous Night of the Blood Beast, but kind of interestingly in that regard, this has a much darker undertone than the other film in this package. Video quality here is pretty shoddy, but audio is fine, and the supplements on this disc are very well done, for anyone who may be considering making a purchase.
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