6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A young man killed in Vietnam inexplicably returns home as a zombie.
Starring: John Marley, Lynn Carlin, Richard Backus, Henderson Forsythe, Anya OrmsbyHorror | 100% |
Foreign | 34% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
German: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
German, English
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Bob Clark's "Deathdream" a.k.a. "Dead of Night" (1974) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Subkultur Entertainment. The supplemental features on the disc include an original U.S. trailer for the film; German home video version; vintage promotional materials; and more. The release also arrives with a 10-page illustrated booklet featuring critic Pelle Felsch's essay "Coming Home in a Bodybag". In English or German, with optional English, German, and German SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
The vet
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Bob Clark's Deathdream arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Subkultur Entertainment.
The release appears to have been sourced from the same restored 2K master that in the United States Blue Underground accessed when they prepared their local release in 2017. The only very minor difference that I could see between the two releases is in the area of color balance -- the U.S. release has a slightly lighter range of nuances (a discrepancy in the brightness levels has contributed to it as well). The rest of the key characteristics of the master that we typically address in our reviews are practically identical. The same native density fluctuations are present here and there are predictably identical spikes and drops in terms of grain exposure. There are no traces of problematic digital tinkering. Also, debris, cuts, damage marks, and all other conventional age-related imperfections have been removed as best as possible. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There are three standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0., German DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0, and German (raw/unfiltered) DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0. Optional English, German, and German SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The lossless English track has a very modest range of nuanced dynamics. Fluidity and overall balance are also quite flexible, but they reflect the native qualities of the original sound design. Basically, it is quite obvious that the film's creators had a fairly small budget to work with. There are no purely transfer-specific digital anomalies to report.
There have been some odd claims that the 2K remaster of Bob Clark's Deathdream is underwhelming and that the film should look much better on Blu-ray. 'Better' obviously means different things to different people, but the 2K remaster that Blue Underground used for their release of this cult film last year is very good. It has all the strong organic qualities that you should want a high-definition presentation of a low-budget genre picture like Deathdream to retain. In fact, this is precisely what Blu-ray's main goal should be: to retain as many of the native qualities that a film has been given by its director and cinematographer. This German release looks practically identical to the one Blue Underground produced and obviously accomplishes the same, but it has a modest selection of bonus features. RECOMMENDED.
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