6.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Diablo is a biker gang leader executed for the murder of a young woman. A year after his death, it's time for Spring Break. Football players Skip and Ronnie head to the beach, where Skip meets Gail, the sister of the woman who was murdered a year ago. All the fun and glory of Spring Break, however, is about to turn into a living nightmare when a mysterious person in a biker outfit begins to kill people by electrocution. Could it be that Diablo has returned from the dead?
Starring: Nicolas De Toth, Sarah Buxton, Rawley Valverde, Lance LeGault, Michael ParksHorror | 100% |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Italian: Dolby Digital 2.0
English
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
4K Ultra HD
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (locked)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Umberto Lenzi's "Nightmare Beach" (1989) arrives on 4K Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film; video interview with composer Claudio Simonetti; and audio commentary by critic Samm Deighan. In English or Italian, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Kino Lorber's release of Nightmare Beach is a 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray combo pack. The 4K Blu-ray is Region-Free. However, the Blu-ray is Region-A "locked".
Please note that all screencaptures that appear with this article are taken from the 4K Blu-ray and downscaled to 1080p. Therefore, they do not accurately reflect the quality of the 4K content on the 4K Blu-ray disc.
Nightmare Beach entered Kino Lorber's catalog with this Blu-ray release in 2019. The 4K Blu-ray is sourced from the same 4K master that was used to produce the Blu-ray release. The native 4K presentation is not graded with Dolby Vision or HDR.
The overall quality of the 4K makeover is very good, and I think that the entire film has a very attractive organic appearance. In native 4K, delineation, clarity, and depth almost always gravitate around outstanding. A few darker areas have slightly thicker blacks that produce a bit of black crush, but I honestly do not think that this is an issue because the visuals there are still very strong. Color balance is convincing. I think that a few primaries are just a tad too warm, making the skin complexion of a few characters appear a bit creamy, but there are no troubling anomalies. Image stability is outstanding. The native 4K presentation produces tighter visuals with improved fluidity, so if you have a very large screen, it is definitely preferable over the 1080p presentation on the Blu-ray. My score is 4.75/5.00.
The original Blu-ray release of Nightmare Beach had English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 tracks. The 4K Blu-ray has four audio tracks: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. Optional English subtitles are provided.
I revisited the film with the English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track again, but quickly sampled the English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. In the areas that I sampled, I could not hear a meaningful discrepancy between the two. The beach contest and the elevator execution might be two areas where the 5.1 track opens up the dynamic field a little bit better, but I am unsure how one could tell without directly comparing the two tracks. I think that the DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track is perfect.
4K BLU-RAY DISC
Umberto Lenzi's name is attached to a lot of very good genre films that are rightfully considered cult classics. Nightmare Beach is not one of them. It is not a disappointing or bad film, it is just too predictable and lacking the great energy that make Lenzi's good films memorable. Kino Lorber's combo pack offers a solid native 4K presentation of Nightmare Beach with a couple of new audio options. If you enjoy Nightmare Beach, consider picking it up. RECOMMENDED only to the fans.
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