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(aka "Jules Verne's Mysterious Island")
directed
by Cy Endfield
U.S. 1961
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Mysterious Island (1961) opens with a
spectacular clash of signature Bernard Herrmann brass; from then on, it’s a
headlong rush from one thrill-packed set-piece to the next. This classic fantasy
adventure tale, the best of many screen adaptations of Jules Verne’s sequel to
his own Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, is the inspired
collaboration of a superb action director—Cy Endfield, who would give us one of
the greatest of all true-life epics, 1964’s
Zulu—and
an authentic Hollywood genius: Ray Harryhausen, inventor of the film’s
“SuperDynaMation” stop-motion animation process and a “total” filmmaker,
spearheading the story, art direction, and design of such masterworks as
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and
Jason
and the Argonauts (1963). Excerpt taken from the Julie Kirgo liner notes on the Twilight Time Blu-ray and online located HERE |
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Columbia Tri-Star Region 1 - NTSC vs. Twilight Time - Region FREE - Blu-ray
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| Distribution | Columbia Tri-Star Region 1 - NTSC | Twilight Time - Region FREE - Blu-ray |
| Runtime | 1:40:39 | 1:40:45.205 |
| Video | 1.78:1
Widescreen anamorphic Average Bitrate: 4.29 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 33,338,037,072 bytesFeature: 32,284,434,432 bytes Video Bitrate: 33.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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| Audio | English
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DTS-HD Master Audio English 3518
kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3518 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps /
24-bit) * DTS-HD Master Audio English 1643 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1643 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) DTS-HD Master Audio English 1044 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1044 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 1.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit) |
| Subtitles | (yellow) English, French, Spanish, None | English (none), None |
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DVD FEATURES: ·
16/9
Presentation, 1.78:1 ·
Optional
English, French or Spanish subtitles ·
Theatrical
Trailer · Scene Selection - 28 Chapters Special Features include · A Photo Gallery ( 4 sketches, 8 Production Stills, and 2 poster stills ) · This is Dynamation Featurette (3:24) · The Harry Hausen Chronicles (57:45) · Mysterious Island Featurette (9:00)
DVD Release Date:
October 29th, 2002 |
Blu-ray FEATURES: · Isolated Score Track (2.0 Stereo) ·Original Theatrical Trailer ·TV Trailer Spot #1
Blu-ray
Release Date: November, 2011 |
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NOTE: These Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.
ADDITION: Twilight Time- Region FREE - Blu-ray (November 11'): The major attribute of the 1080P bump are brighter colors - but the transfer is also in the original 1.66:1 aspect ratio and shows much more information in the frame. This is dual-layered with a high bitrate. Harryhausen's effects are great but not as seamlessly blended into the film as in some of his other films. The Blu-ray resolution can exemplify these moments - but overall I love the grain and the image is far visually richer with more deft contrast.
Twilight Time offer three lossless tracks - all in DTS-HD Master. The 5.1 bump has a whopping 3518 kbps and there is also a less robust mono (original) and the isolated score is available in stereo (2.0 channel). Herrmann's score sounds magnificent and there is some subtle separation in the surround. English (SDH) subtitles are available on the region FREE Blu-ray disc.
Outside the isolated score (very cool!) extras are lean with trailer and TV spots. Still one of my favorite of the Harryhausen's and I've been waiting for it since the advent of the new format. Easy purchase for the little boys in us.
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ON THE DVD:
Yes, the DVD
image is not perfect, but it stems from bad source material. Regardless,
it is far superior to any other version you will see on TV or video. How
can you not swoon back to boyhood when the combination of Ray Harryhausen,
Jules Verne and Bernard Herrmann get together? The upgraded sound ( to
DD 2.0 ) was also fine but why didn't they use the
wonderful stereo soundtrack that was on the limited edition laserdisc? I was hoping for
much more. The colors seem more abnormal than I remember... too vibrant
in stages (especially where there is special effects). It looks to be
film sourced and the extras are a nice added feature. Still a boyhood
fav! |
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