6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 2.2 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 3.1 |
A plane crashes in the Amazon jungle, and its passengers must battle their way through cannibals, slave traders, wild animals and murderous piranha fish to safety.
Starring: Michael Sopkiw, Jofre Soares, Suzane Carvalho, Milton Rodríguez, Marta AndersonHorror | 100% |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
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)
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Michele Massimo Tarantini's "Massacre in Dinosaur Valley" (1985) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British label 88 Films. The supplemental features on the disc include deleted scenes; vintage international trailer for the film; and new featurette with Dr. Calum Waddell. In English or Italian, with English subtitles for the Italian track. Region-Free.
The American guy
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Michele Massimo Tarantini's Massacre in Dinosaur Valley arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of 88 Films.
The release is sourced from a new 2K remaster that was struck from the original camera negative and the technical presentation is lovely. Aside from a few tiny white specks I think that the film looks pretty much as healthy as it can. There are some minor fluctuations in terms of depth and density, but given the nature of the shooting locations and the type of outdoor footage this is to be expected. The good and important news here is that there are no traces of problematic digital tinkering. Also, the color grading is very convincing. Image stability is excellent and there are no distracting encoding anomalies to report. Lovely presentation. My score if 4.75/5.00. (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 are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit) and Italian: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit). English subtitles are provided for the Italian track, but keep in mind that they cannot be used on the English track.
I viewed the film with the original English track. As it is the case with many of these Italian genre films, both tracks were actually overdubbed and there are plenty of areas where balance is a bit off and some flatness emerges as well. The music, however, sounds great. Also worth mentioning is the fact that the Italian track has a completely different translation for various exchanges that makes the film far less colorful. (See the final sequence with the chopper).
NOTE: All of the supplemental features on this Blu-ray release are perfectly playable on North American Blu-ray players, including the PS3.
I thoroughly enjoyed Massacre in Dinosaur Valley and could not be happier that 88 Films were able to produce such a beautiful 2K remaster for their release. I thought that the film was as outrageous as King Solomon's Mines but its blending of sleaze and humor actually ensured a completely different roller-coaster ride. I should have discovered this film a long time ago. Hopefully, the folks at 88 Films would consider bringing to Blu-ray a few of Michele Massimo Tarantini's comedies, like Taxi Girl and A Policewoman in New York with Edwige Fenech. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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