Blu-ray Review Theatre of Blood Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Matt Hough]

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Theatre of Blood Blu-ray Review

With a cunning conceit at its core and a cast of the choicest of character actors, Douglas Hickox’s Theatre of Blood combines the genres of Grand Guignol and black comedy into a timelessly clever concoction.

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[Bernard McNair]

Thank you for the excellent review Matt. I am really looking forward to seeing this movie again as I have fond memories of it from the 70's.

 

[Rob W]

In what alternative universe was this movie ever shown in the 1:66 ratio ? 1:66 basically did not exist as a theatrical ratio in the 70's and later in North America (outside of "art' theatres).

 

[Virgoan]

Am so glad I took a chance on this "unknown-to-me" title when it was first announced. I look forward to relishing it!!

 

[Darby67]

This film is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. I own the DVD and I'm glad to see it released on Blu-ray.

 

[moe green]

In what alternative universe was this movie ever shown in the 1:66 ratio ? 1:66 basically did not exist as a theatrical ratio in the 70's and later in North America (outside of "art' theatres).

It is listed on IMDB as 1:66 ratio and it looked good on the Arrow Blu-ray I got. I think the U.S. version might have a more interesting commentary because the 2nd audio on the Arrow disc was lame.

 

[Mark Zimmer]

The thing I'm most excited about with the release is the isolated score; this film has a wonderful soundtrack, which I don't believe has ever been released as such.

 

[Ecka]

Nice review but is ANYONE gonna compare it to the UK release so consumers can decide which one to get ?

 

[Ushabye]

The commentary on the Arrow edition is by the British comedy group The League of Gentlemen. If you don't know them or their work I can understand finding the track uninteresting. Their shows are inspired by English and American horror films and are both funny and disturbing.

 

[moe green]

The commentary on the Arrow edition is by the British comedy group The League of Gentlemen. If you don't know them or their work I can understand finding the track uninteresting. Their shows are inspired by English and American horror films and are both funny and disturbing.

When a group of people laugh THAT loudly at there own jokes I tend to tune out. It reminded me of watching the TMZ TV show. Still, I loved the Arrow Blu-ray!

 

[Ushabye]

When a group of people laugh THAT loudly at there own jokes I tend to tune out. It reminded me of watching the TMZ TV show. Still, I loved the Arrow Blu-ray!

I understand! I turned off the commentary on Dog Soldiers for the same reason. I think the cast were in the pub before hand and laughed loudly at everything, which quickly became intolerable.