The 2160P still has the higher, superior, resolution that exports the grain with prominence, flesh tones may cool slightly and primaries have depth. It's not a massive bump over 1080P but, no question, it is the best way to see the film on digital. There are just a couple of frame-specific marks and, as stated, the Export version, on the second disc Blu-ray, had to rely on SD inserts (mostly nude scenes) to recreate the “uncut” version and we have included some samples below. 

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: 82 more more full resolution (3840 X 2160) 4K UHD captures, in lossless PNG format, for Patrons are available HERE

We have reviewed the following 4K UHD packages recently: Paths of Glory (software uniformly simulated HDR), Southern Comfort (software uniformly simulated HDR), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (software uniformly simulated HDR,) The Wages of Fear  (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Roaring Twenties (software uniformly simulated HDR), Universal Classic Monsters Limited Edition Collection (software uniformly simulated HDR), Scarlet Street (software uniformly simulated HDR), eXistenZ (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (software uniformly simulated HDR), Conan the Barbarian (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Django (no HDR), Lone Star  (software uniformly simulated HDR), Suspect Zero (software uniformly simulated HDR), Count Dracula (software uniformly simulated HDR), Full Circle - The Haunting of Julia (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Warriors  (software uniformly simulated HDR), Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (software uniformly simulated HDR), Blackhat (software uniformly simulated HDR), Mark of the Devil (software uniformly simulated HDR), Barbarella (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Last Picture Show (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Man Who Knew Too Much (software uniformly simulated HDR), Rope (software uniformly simulated HDR), Frenzy (software uniformly simulated HDR), American Graffiti (software uniformly simulated HDR), East End Hustle (software uniformly simulated HDR), Three Days of the Condor (software uniformly simulated HDR), Witness (software uniformly simulated HDR), Fascination (software uniformly simulated HDR), Lips of Blood (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Others (no HDR), It Came From Outer Space (software uniformly simulated HDR).

On their 4K UHD, Mondo Macabro offer the option of DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel tracks (16-bit) in the original Spanish or a, default, English DUB option for the 'Spanish version' (4K UHD and Blu-ray). For the 'Export version' (only on the Blu-ray) there is lossless English only. "Dr. Jekyll and The Werewolf" is filled with various types of violence and lycanthropic transformation growls. There isn't an abundance of depth. The, surprisingly effective, score was credited to Antón García Abril (Tombs of the Blind Dead, Texas, Adios, The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman, The Loreley's Grasp etc.) and (uncredited) Adolfo Waitzman (It's Nothing Mama Just a Game, Hotel Fear) it supports the film exceptionally well. Mondo Macabro Spanish version (4K UHD and Blu-ray) offers optional English subtitles but the Export version, in English, has none. Both discs are region FREE, playable worldwide.

This was Paul Naschy's second film project with director Leon Klimovsky, following their very successful The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (also available in 4K UHD). It has a lot of the same appeal although it also has the feel that it was produced fairly quickly with a few cut corners. Naschy, who wrote the screenplays for most of his films, is great, as is abused beauty Shirley Corrigan and stalwart Jack Taylor. Hey - the more I watch these Werewolf / Count Waldemar Daninsky (known in Spain as El Hombre Lobo) cycle of films (Fury of the Wolfman, Night of the Werewolf etc.) - the more I look forward to the next one. It sounds like Mondo Macabro's 4K UHD release tried their best to get the 'Export version' in superior quality but it wasn't meant to be. But we do get the Spanish version in 2160P resolution, commentary, interviews, and booklet. Hopefully it won't be long till fans, that missed this package, can get their hands on the Blu-ray. 

Gary Tooze