7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
The devil, following in the footsteps of Christ, decides to become flesh and take a stroll around Earth to see how humans have progressed, and have a little fun creating havoc and mayhem in the process.
Starring: Paul Naschy, Blanca Estrada, Rafael Hernández (I), Manuel Pereiro, Silvia AguilarHorror | 100% |
Foreign | 67% |
Psychological thriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Spanish: LPCM Mono
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Paul Naschy's "The Devil Incarnate" a.k.a. "El Caminante" (1979) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Mondo Macabro. The supplemental features on the disc include a vintage video introduction by Pau Naschy; new video interview with actor David Rocha; exclusive new audio commentary by critic and author Troy Howarth; and more. In Spanish, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Your turn
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.66:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Paul Naschy's The Devil Incarnate arrives on Blu-rayt courtesy of Mondo Macabro.
The release is sourced from a recent 4K remaster struck from the original camera negative. Aside from a little bit of black crush that sneaks in, I think that the film looks pretty spectacular in high-definition. Indeed, depth, clarity, and fluidity are at levels that I consider optimal for this type of a period project, while the color grading supports a very solid range of healthy primaries and nuances. There are a few sequences where color filters and unique lighting are used and as a result minor density fluctuations appear, but these are all conventional organic changes (see n example in screencapture #12). There are no traces of problematic degraining or sharpening corrections. Image stability is excellent. Lastly, there are no debris, cuts, damage marks, warped or torn frames to report. (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: Spanish LPCM 1.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The film's native sound design is rather unremarkable. There really are only a couple of segments where the baroque music actually leaves a meaningful impression; the rest is organic sounds and noises that emerge as the travelers move from one location to another. The dialog is stable and clean.
Paul Naschy understood the Devil as a creation of our weaknesses and hypocrisy, not as the powerful mythic entity that countless theologians have described over the years. For that and the unorthodox manner in which he insisted that he was right, Naschy was frequently a bigger target than his films. The Devil Incarnate is his ultimate statement on the subject, and as such it is perhaps a bit controversial. (It certainly was back in the days). It does a lot of very particular things to offend, but it actually uses the offensive to very effectively argue that everything the Devil represents and is supposedly capable of unleashing the mortals can prevent. The Devil Incarnate and Piere Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of Life emerged from the same era and have plenty of interesting similarities, so keep this in mind if you are trying to decide whether to pick up this release for your library. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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