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Encore Edition | Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1961 | 101 min | Not rated | Dec 08, 2015

Mysterious Island (Blu-ray Movie)

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Movie rating

7.3
 / 10

Blu-ray rating

Users4.2 of 54.2
Reviewer4.0 of 54.0
Overall4.0 of 54.0

Overview

Mysterious Island (1961)

A small, motley group of soldiers and civilians flee the 1865 siege of Richmond via a hot air balloon, and end up on an isolated island crawling with over-sized crabs, birds, and bees. Even more astonishing, they discover three other humans inhabiting the island: two shipwrecked women and the illustrious, long-lost Captain Nemo. Based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne.

Starring: Michael Craig (I), Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom
Director: Cy Endfield

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Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
    Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1

  • Audio

    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
    English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
    Music: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

  • Subtitles

    English SDH

  • Discs

    50GB Blu-ray Disc
    Single disc (1 BD)

  • Playback

    Region free 

Review

Rating summary

Movie4.0 of 54.0
Video4.0 of 54.0
Audio4.0 of 54.0
Extras3.5 of 53.5
Overall4.0 of 54.0

Mysterious Island Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman December 29, 2015

For those who missed out on the 2011 release of Mysterious Island, a Twilight Time release which eventually sold out of its limited run of 3000 units, a “new, improved” limited run has been released by the niche label which includes some appealing new supplements as well as additional audio options.


For my thoughts on this Ray Harryhausen epic, please see our original Mysterious Island Blu-ray review.


Mysterious Island Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  4.0 of 5

Unlike some other Twilight Time reissues, this release of Mysterious Island's AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.67:1 is evidently the same as the previous release, minus any frankly picayune differences which may have been achieved at the authoring stage. I personally noticed no appreciable difference in color space or detail levels between the two releases, and for all intents and purposes, the two look largely if not absolutely identical. (I've tried to come close to duplicating some of the screenshots in our first review so that those interested can toggle between full sized windows to make appropriate comparisons.) For my thoughts on the video quality of the original release, please see the Mysterious Island Blu-ray review.


Mysterious Island Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  4.0 of 5

Aside from the new supplements, the other new element on this release is the addition of a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track, one which doesn't offer hugely wide separation, but which adds some additional width to both Bernard Herrmann's fantastic score as well as some of the sound effects. This release also includes the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and DTS-HD Master Audio Mono mixes which were present on the first release, and for my thoughts on those iterations, please see the Mysterious Island Blu-ray review.


Mysterious Island Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  3.5 of 5

  • Ray Harryhausen on Mysterious Island (480i; 11:14) is an engaging reminiscence which includes some nice archival photos.

  • Original Theatrical Trailer (1080p; 2:40)

  • Re-Release Trailer (1080p; 2:36)

  • TV Trailer #1 (1080p; 00:22) (in black and white)

  • TV Trailer #2 (1080p; 1:02) (in black and white)

  • TV Spot #1 (1080p; 1:02) (in black and white)

  • TV Spot #2 (1080p; 00:26) (in black and white)

  • TV Spot #3 (1080p; 00:16) (in black and white)

  • Islands of Mystery (1080p; 5:31) is a vintage black and white newsreel tie in to the film.

  • Audio Commentary features Randall William Cook, C. Courtney Joyner and Steven C. Smith

  • Isolated Score Track is presented in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0.


Mysterious Island Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  4.0 of 5

"Limited Edition" is obviously a somewhat malleable appellation at times, as it seems to be here with Mysterious Island, but the good news is eager Harryhausen fans who missed out on the first issue can partake now, with the same excellent quality video, a new audio option and a few new supplements, including a good commentary track. Highly recommended.


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