6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
A group of environmentalists arrives at a faraway tropical delta where toxic waste is being dumped. However the water also hides a giant crocodile. The corrupt local officials don't help much either.
Starring: Richard Anthony Crenna, Pietro Genuardi, Ennio Girolami, Bill Wohrman, Sherrie RoseHorror | 100% |
Foreign | 36% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Italian: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
BDInfo
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Fabrizio De Angelis' "Killer Crocodile" (1989) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of 88 Films. The supplemental features on the disc include new interview with cinematographer Federico Del Zoppo; new interview with make up artist Giannetto De Rossi; new interview with actor Pietro Genuardi; and more. In English or Italian, with optional English and English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Killer Crocodile arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of 88 Films.
The release is sourced from a 2K master that was apparently struck from the original camera negative. I think that it is a very solid organic master, but there is room for some minor improvements. For example, there are a few large blemishes and lines that pop up. Both are of the kind that modern digital tools can very easily and quickly eliminate. Also, while the color grading job is very convincing, there are a couple of sequences where the blacks become a tad too prominent, so some adjustments could have been made for smaller native nuances to be better preserved. Everything else I like a lot. Grain is typically nicely exposed and resolved, plus density levels are consistently very strong. The overall fluidity of the visuals is very good as well. I also wish to mention that the encoding of the new master is very good. All in all, while there is some room for minor cosmetic improvements, this is a very fine organic present6ation of the film that should please its fans. My score is 4.25/5.00. (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 two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English LPCM 2.0 and Italian LPCM 2.0. Optional English and English SDH subtitles are provided for the Italian track.
I viewed the film with the original English track, which features plenty of studio overdubbing. Some unevenness exists, but clarity and stability are very good. More importantly, Riz Ortolani's music score produces some quite impressive dynamic contrasts that make the footage with the crocodile very exciting. There are no encoding anomalies to report in our review.
I have some serious doubts that a bigger budget would have allowed Fabrizio De Angelis to deliver a better film. Perhaps he would have had a stronger cast to work with, but the end result once again would have been very uneven and ultimately unconvincing. There are small parts of Killer Crocodile that deliver what I consider to be proper genre entertainment, but the quality of the acting is seriously underwhelming. 88 Films' release is sourced from nice organic master and features a very interesting interview with cinematographer Federico Del Zoppo. RECOMMENDED only to fans of the film.
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