6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
An elderly couple (Boris Karloff and Catherine Lacey) use a new method of hypnosis to share the experiences of others. A bored young man named Mike Roscoe (Ian Ogilvy), serves as their surrogate in acts which become more and more amoral and violent.
Starring: Boris Karloff, Catherine Lacey, Ian Ogilvy, Elizabeth Ercy, Victor HenryHorror | 100% |
Supernatural | 4% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
German: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
German
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (A, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
For a director who really only made three feature films in his short life, Michael Reeves has attained a cult status that might be a thing of envy for many showbiz types, albeit one tinged with a certain bittersweet quality since part of the reason Reeves is a cult item is because he shuffled off this mortal coil in his twenties. While probably best remembered for Witchfinder General starring Vincent Price, Reeves also directed this quasi-horror outing with another film icon, Boris Karloff. Karloff portrays Dr. Marcus Monserrat, who manages to scrape by as a senior citizen doctor specializing in hypnosis.
The Sorcerers is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Anolis and Diabolique Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.85:1. There's no provenance on the source element or any information on the transfer that I could find in the MediaBook, but the film does end with a "transferred at Pinewood" banner. This has some pretty wide variabilities in color temperature, with some sequences looking relatively natural and even warm, but a lot of the transfer tipping pretty noticeably toward yellow, something that can tend to make flesh tones look pretty jaundiced at times. Detail levels are decent, offering precise looks at things like fabrics on the mod sixties costumes. Things do look rather soft a lot of the time, but at least some of that seems to be due to "arty" framings and lighting choices, as well as the exigencies of what was probably a fairly low budgeted shoot. There is noticeable if minor damage on display in the form of typical age related wear and tear like scratches and other nicks. My score is 3.25.
The Sorcerers features DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono in either German or English. Both tracks have a pretty bright high end, with some of Paul Ferris' string cues sounding a bit brash. Dialogue is a bit less boxy sounding on the English track. Fidelity is decent if not fantastic on both tracks, with a relatively full midrange but brittle highs and kind of anemic lows.
There is a barber shop in my neck of the woods which rather oddly has a buzzing red neon sign in the window which states, "Hypnotizing". I'm not sure if that's because some people freak out having their tresses trimmed and need a little subconscious calming or something, but if I ever deign to go into this tonsorial parlor, I'll make sure to look around first to see if Dr. Monserrat is one of the stylists. This release has some variable video and slightly brash sounding audio, but a number of interesting supplements for those considering a purchase.
Sorcerers / Phantastische Filmklassiker - Die 60er #2 / Cover B
1967
Sorcerers / Phantastische Filmklassiker - Die 60er #2 / Cover C
1967
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