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Directed by William Sachs
USA 1977
While on the first-ever voyage to the rings of Saturn, an unexplained phenomenon
takes hold of astronaut Steve West and his crew, burning all but Steve to a
crisp. Somehow able to return to Earth, Steve awakens in a hospital bed, only to
discover that his body is disintegrating. Worse, he begins to develop an
instinctual urge to kill, learning that this is the only way to maintain his
strength. After escaping from the hospital, Steve begins to ravage the nearby
countryside; brutally murdering all who cross his path, and leaving behind a
series of mangled bodies covered in his dripping flesh… *** An astronaut exposed to cosmic rays outside of Saturn's rings returns to Earth and begins to melt away. Escaping from the hospital, he wanders around the backwoods looking for human flesh to eat. |
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Theatrical Release: December 23rd, 1977
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Review: Vinegar Syndrome - Region FREE - 4K UHD
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Distribution | Vinegar Syndrome - Region FREE - 4K UHD | |
Runtime | 1:26:16.963 | |
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1.85:1 2160P 4K Ultra HD Disc Size: 64,962,076,783 bytesFeature: 62,425,794,432 bytes Video Bitrate: 50.89 MbpsCodec: HEVC Video |
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Audio |
DTS-HD Master
Audio English 2086 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2086 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 /
48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 320 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 320 kbps / DN -27dB |
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Vinegar Syndrome
1.85:1 2160P 4K Ultra HD Disc Size: 64,962,076,783 bytesFeature: 62,425,794,432 bytes Video Bitrate: 50.89 MbpsCodec: HEVC Video
Edition Details: 4K Ultra HD disc • Commentary track with writer/director William Sachs
Vinegar Syndrome - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
• Commentary track with writer/director William Sachs
Black 4K Ultra HD Case inside card slipcase Chapters 16 |
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NOTE:
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It is likely that the monitor you are seeing this review is not an HDR-compatible display (High Dynamic Range) or Dolby Vision, where each pixel can be assigned with a wider and notably granular range of color and light. Our capture software if simulating the HDR (in a uniform manner) for standard monitors. This should make it easier for us to review more 4K UHD titles in the future and give you a decent idea of its attributes on your system. So our captures may not support the exact same colors (coolness of skin tones, brighter or darker hues etc.) as the 4K system at your home. But the framing, detail, grain texture support etc. are, generally, not effected by this simulation representation. NOTE: 32 more more full resolution (3840 X 2160) 4K UHD captures, in lossless PNG format, for Patrons are available HERE
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Event Horizon
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Get Carter
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Killing
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Killer's Kiss
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Out of Sight
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Raging Bull
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Shaft
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(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Double Indemnity
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Untouchables
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
For a Few Dollars More
(no HDR),
Saboteur
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Marnie
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Shadow of a Doubt
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
A Fistful of Dollars
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In the Heat of the Night
(no HDR),
Jack Reacher
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Death Wish II
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Apartment
(no HDR),
The Proposition
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Nightmare Alley (2021)
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Godfather
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Le Crecle Rouge
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
An American Werewolf in London
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
A Hard Day's Night
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Piano
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Great Escape
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Red Shoes
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Citizen Kane
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Unbreakable
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Mulholland Dr.
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Hills Have Eyes
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Servant
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Anatomy of a Murder
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Taxi
Driver
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Wolf Man (1941)
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Frankenstein (1931)
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Deep Red
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Misery
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Silence of the Lambs
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
John Carpenter's "The Thing"
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Cat' o'Nine Tails
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Perdita Durango
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Django
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Fanny Lye Deliver'd (software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,
(NO HDR applied to disc),
Rollerball
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Chernobyl
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Daughters of Darkness
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Vigilante
(software uniformly simulated HDR), Tremors
(software uniformly simulated HDR), Cinema Paradiso
(software uniformly simulated HDR), The Bourne Legacy
(software uniformly simulated HDR), Full Metal Jacket
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Psycho
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Birds (software uniformly simulated HDR),
Rear Window (software uniformly simulated HDR),
Vertigo
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Spartacus
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Jaws
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Invisible Man,
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Steven Spielberg's
War of the Worlds (software uniformly simulated HDR),
Lucio Fulci's 1979
Zombie
(software uniformly simulated HDR),,
2004's
Van Helsing
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Shallows
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Bridge on the River Kwai
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Deer Hunter
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Elephant Man
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
A Quiet Place
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Easy Rider
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Suspiria
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Pan's Labyrinth
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Wizard of Oz, (software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Shining,
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Batman Returns
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Don't Look Now
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Man Who Killed Killed and then The Bigfoot
(software uniformly simulated HDR),,
Bram Stoker's Dracula
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Lucy
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
They Live
(software uniformly simulated HDR), Shutter Island
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
The Matrix
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Alien
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
Toy Story
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
A Few Good Men
(software uniformly simulated HDR),
2001: A Space Odyssey (HDR caps udated),
Schindler's List
(simulated HDR), The
Neon Demon (No HDR), Dawn
of the Dead (No HDR), Saving
Private Ryan (simulated HDR and 'raw' captures), Suspiria (No
HDR), The
Texas Chain Saw Massacre (No HDR), The
Big Lebowski, and I
Am Legend (simulated and 'raw' HDR captures).
On their
4K UHD,
Vinegar Syndrome use a linear PCM mono track (24-bit) in the original
English language. Lots of 'melting man' grunts.
London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor
Arlon Ober composed the score and he also did work on Eating
Raoul and Child's
Play.
It strikes the right mood and has a tinge of the excessive.
The disc offers optional English (SDH) subtitles - and is, like all
4K UHD, region FREE,
playable worldwide.
In this case the second disc
Blu-ray
is region 'A'-locked.
The
4K UHD and
Blu-ray
have
a commentary track with writer/director William Sachs,
from about 2012. Sachs is very frank and disavows a lot of what is in the
film. He was fully cognoscente of the script representing a tongue-in-cheek
expression, almost a satirical comic-book style 50's homage flic where the
producers were intent on him 'making it more serious'. Sachs is great
to listen to and we can appreciate his honesty. It was available on both
previous
Blu-rays.
The rest of the extras are on the second disc
Blu-ray,
along with a 1080P version of the feature. The 20-minute interview with
writer/director Sachs (not 'Sacks' as spelled by the original featurette)
and make-up effects artist Rick Baker plus a short interview with make-up
effects artist Greg Cannom - also repeated from the
Blu-rays. New (2022) to
this release are "Just Show Up" a 1/4 hour interview with script
supervisor Sandy King and the 1/2 hour "It's a War"- a brand new
interview with 80-year-old Sachs - nice to have his continued participation
on the digital versions. Also included are an original theatrical trailer,
stills gallery and the package has reversible cover artwork. |
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