6.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Count Dracula kills a passenger on a train in Transylvania and steals his identity. He comes to a small community in California where the Mayberrys are expecting their cousin from Europe. His strange behaviour, sleeping all day and going out at night are surprising to young miss Rachel Mayberry. A policeman from Europe comes to investigate while Rachel's best friend Jenny dies unexpectedly. And the count plans on giving Rachel the gift of eternal life...
Starring: Francis Lederer, Norma Eberhardt, Ray Stricklyn, John Wengraf, Virginia VincentHorror | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Romance | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Paul Landres' "The Return of Dracula" (1958) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of independent distributors Olive Films. The only bonus feature on the disc is an original trailer for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Quiet!
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Paul Landres' The Return of Dracula arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Olive Films.
The film has been fully remastered and looks lovely in high-definition. Detail and clarity are very good and despite the fact that large segments take place at night/at dusk depth is also very pleasing. The grayscale is very convincing as well, though there are a few segments where the blacks appear slightly elevated. There are no traces of problematic degraining or sharpening corrections. Before a couple of reel transitions some minor density fluctuations can be spotted, but they are clearly inherited. Image stability is very good. There are no distracting damage marks, debris, cuts, stains, or other noticeable age-related imperfections. (Note: This is Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
Clarity and depth very good, though as it is always the case with these types of smaller genre pictures the original sound design is hardly impressive. There are a few sequences where Gerald Fried's score does add some extra flavor to the action, but don't expect a great deal of dynamic movement. The dialog is stable, clean, and easy to follow, but I notice a few tiny pops. There are no audio dropouts or distortions.
The Return of Dracula is a predictable but rather enjoyable film whose one and only valuable asset is its atmosphere. As many of you probably already know, I find these types of films to be most effective when they are seen in the wee hours of the night, which is why I would like to recommend it only to those of you that agree with me. Olive Films' recent Blu-ray release of The Return of Dracula is sourced from a recent remaster with very strong organic qualities. RECOMMENDED.
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