6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Two men and one woman are the last people on Earth. They are reduced to savagery, mate with the woman, and they learn to survive on a deserted island. They discover a dog living on the island with them, and the woman takes the dog as a lover, too.
Starring: Carole Kirkham, Geir Indvard, José YepesForeign | 100% |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Music: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Eligio Herrero's "Human Animals" (1983) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Mondo Macabro. The only bonus feature on the release is a long program with the director. With music and optional English subtitles. Region-Free.
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Human Animals arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Mondo Macabro.
The release is sourced from a very, very beautiful recent 4K master. There is a small note from Mondo Macabro about some slight jitter in a couple of sequences that is apparently inherited, but even though I was able to spot it, I think that it is completely harmless. Indeed, on my system the entire film looked simply gorgeous, though it is actually quite easy to tell that it was shot with a very small budget which is why large portions of it tend to look like extracts from a documentary feature. During daylight and nighttime footage, for instance, delineation and depth are always striking, and background nuances are about as good as they can appear in 1080p. Clarity is impressive too, especially during well-lit close-ups. Grain is very healthy, tight, and evenly exposed, which is why the overall fluidity of the visuals is outstanding as well. The entire master is beautifully graded, too. In fact, saturation levels and balance are so good and so convincing that at the moment I would argue that Human Animals is the best looking release to emerge from Mondo Macabro in 2021. There are a few minor white specks, but they will not distract you. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: Music LPCM 2.0. Optional English subtitles are provided, but they are useful only during the opening credits of the film.
The film does not have a conventional dialog. There are various organic sounds and noises that are blended with a pretty interesting electronic/symphonic rock soundtrack. Rather predictably, the dynamic contrasts are fairly modest. I did not encounter any age-related imperfections or digital anomalies to report in our review.
I find it pretty odd that Human Animals and The Last Battle were completed at the exact same time because both tell stories about survivors in a post-apocalyptic world without any conventional dialog. There are other smaller but not meaningless similarities between them as well, so there was definitely something in the water -- or wine -- their creators were drinking at the time. The latter is clearly a superior film, so if you do not have it in your library yet, I would recommend picking it up first. Then, if you enjoyed it and feel adventurous, you can experiment with this release, which is sourced from an outstanding recent 4K master. RECOMMENDED, but only to folks that occasionally like to roll the dice on low-budget genre films.
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