Rating summary

Movie		3.0
Video		3.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		5.0
Overall		3.5

The Gate Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman May 14, 2024

For those of you who are fans of both SteelBooks and the Vestron Video Collector's Series imprint offered by Lionsgate, the studio has partnered with Wal-mart for a double feature of previously released Blu-rays now in "sturdier" packaging, with the other Vestron outing being The Lair of the White Worm. The disc contents mirror Lionsgate's original wide release (linked below).

For my thoughts on the film and for a collection of screenshots of the video presentation, those interested can head over to my now long ago The Gate of Lionsgate's first wide release of the film.

The Gate Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality is assessed in the above linked review.

The Gate Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality is assessed in the above linked review.

The Gate Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This disc repeats the nice array of supplements offered on the first release, as follows:

• Audio Commentary with Director Tibor Takacs, Writer Michael Nankin, and Special Effects Designer and Supervisor Randall William Cook


• Audio Commentary with Special Effects Designer and Supervisor Randall William Cook, Special Make Up Effects Artist Craig Reardon, Special Effects Artist Frank Carere and Matte Photographer Bill Taylor


• Isolated Score and Audio Interview with Composers Michael Hoenig and J. Peter Robinson


• The Gate: Unlocked (1080p; 27:54) is a fun retrospective with some good interviews with Tibor Takacs and Randall William Cook among others.


• Minion Maker (1080p; 22:36) is an appealing interview with Craig Reardon.


• From Hell It Came (1080p; 13:13) features producer Andras Hamori.


• The Workman Speaks! (1080p; 12:12) features Carl Kraines.


• Made in Canada (1080p; 28:28) documents the film's Toronto shoot with some interviews with locally based cast and crew.


• From Hell: The Creatures and Demons of The Gate (1080p; 14:53) features a number of good interviews which get into some of the appeal of horror films and the SFX of this film.


• The Gatekeepers (1080p; 15:46) features some good interviews with writer Michael Nankin.


• Making of The Gate (1080i; 22:55) is an older archival piece sourced from some pretty rough looking video.


• Teaser Trailer (1080i; 1:08)


• Theatrical Trailer (1080p; 1:50)


• TV Spot (1080i; 00:32)


• Storyboard Gallery (1080p; 9:27)


• Behind the Scenes Gallery (1080p; 10:20)

Additionally, the SteelBook offers a moody assortment of illustrations offering characters of both the human and monster variety, all slathered in deep shades of purple. The interior panels offer the film's poster and a hand. A digital copy is also included.

The Gate Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

The Gate is a whirlwind of some really fun effects sequences, and those sequences give the film an enjoyable energy that the film's kind of haphazard story telling never really does. There's so much going wrong in Glen's world that it almost becomes comical after a while, and in fact some horror fans probably will be prone to giggle at the hordes of little demons overtaking the family home. This release has some variable video, but audio sounds great and this is probably the most stuffed to the gills assortment of supplements that Lionsgate's Vestron Video imprint has offered, something that in and of itself may make this more of a "must have" for some fans, something that the new SteelBook packaging may make even more of a necessity. Recommended.