The Wolf Man 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.5
Video		3.0
Audio		3.0
Extras		4.0
Overall		4.5

The Wolf Man 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

'The Wolf Man (1941) 4K' returns in this Walmart-exclusive Limited Edition SteelBook courtesy of Universal. The film is one of the beloved monsters from the Universal Monsters series of films, which was begun by the trinity of 'Dracula (1931), 'Frankenstein (1931)', and 'The Mummy (1932). The other landmark and nightmare-inducing films included 'The Invisible Man' (1933), 'The Bride of Frankenstein' (1935), and 'Phantom of the Opera' (1943) and 'Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)'. 'The Wolf Man 4K (1941)' is the fifth entrant in the SteelBook series that features artwork from comics legend Alex Ross. All of the legacy special features are brought forward to this release. Previous releases in this series of SteelBooks include: 'Dracula (1931) 4K', 'Frankenstein (1931) 4K', 'Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) 4K', and 'The Mummy (1932) 4K'. A Blu-ray is also included, as is a Digital Code. Please scroll down to the 'Special Features and Extras' section below for a discussion of this new SteelBook.

The Wolf Man 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

For an assessment of the 4K transfer of the film, please refer to Martin Liebman's review of 'The Wolf Man (1941) 4K'.

The Wolf Man 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

To learn more about the audio track accompanying the 4K transfer of the film, please refer to Martin Liebman's review of 'The Wolf Man (1941) 4K'.

The Wolf Man 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Once again, one of my favorite artists Alex Ross' beautiful black-and-white art of Lon Chaney, Jr.'s Wolf Man, which fans first saw as part of his Universal Monsters series at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con, graces the cover of this Walmart-exclusive SteelBook. Centered on the front cover, the Wolf Man crouches over the prone body of a woman while an angry mob encircles him. One man approaches from behind and is poised to strike him with a walking stick that possesses a silver handle. As is the standard, the back cover merely showcases the title of the film over a greyscale field that is evocative of mist or fog. Universal's logo is positioned in the bottom left corner. Opening the SteelBook, the Digital Code is found on the left side, held securely in place by two clips. Both discs are housed on the right side, with each disc secured on its own offset, stacked hub. Once all of the discs and the Digital Code have been removed, a collage of images from the film is revealed, with either the Wolf Man or the cursed Larry Talbot character featured in the majority of them. Together, they solidly reflect the atmosphere and menace of the film. As is the standard for the releases in this series, collectors will also be delighted to know that the SteelBook's matte finish does a splendid job of resisting fingerprints associated with normal handling.

The Wolf Man 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Perhaps not earning the same level of awe and reverence as Dracula (1931) or Frankenstein (1931), the tale of the cursed Larry Talbot is fascinating and terrifying as doom is visited upon a man through no real fault of his own. Lon Chaney, Jr.'s performance here is riveting, and the cover of the SteelBook captures the gist of it very well. For fans who have come this far in the series of releases, there's no turning back now, and happily Alex Ross's artwork here is again gorgeous - perhaps my favorite so far. SteelBook collectors and horror fans alike will want to round this one up before it's gone. Universal's Walmart-exclusive The Wolf Man (1941) 4K Limited Edition SteelBook comes highly recommended.