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directed by Arthur Crabtree
UK 1959
This DVD of Horrors of the Black Museum is compared to the Blu-ray HERE
| The power of hypnotism provides the basis of this film that was released in "Hypnovision" (yet another promotional gimmick) A budding and frustrated mystery writer takes extreme steps to insure that his latest thriller contains accurate descriptions of horrible murders in this gory horror thriller. He decides that the best way to do this is to set up and witness similar murders first- hand, so, not wanting to bloody his own hands, he hypnotizes his assistant, turns him into a deformed monster and has him do the dirty work using a few devilishly clever gadgets that include binoculars equipped with spring-loaded spikes, a secret guillotine poised above a young woman's bed, and deadly ice tongs. Afterward, the writer drops the bodies in a vat of acid. Several people die before the assistant rebels and gets bloody revenge. |
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Theatrical Release: April 1959
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DVD Review: Network - Region 2 - PAL
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| Runtime | 1:18:33 (4% PAL speedup) | |
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2.66:1 Original Aspect Ratio |
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| Audio | English Dolby Digital 2.0 | |
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Release Information: Studio: Network Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: • Trailers (3:09 + 6:04) • Gallery DVD Release Date: June 24th, 2013 Slim Transparent case Chapters 12 |
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This DVD of Horrors of the Black Museum is compared to the Blu-ray HERE Wow - check out the 2.66:1 widescreen! Hypno-vision is pretty cool and you can notice the 'effect' occasionally in pans that 'fish-eye' the edges of the frame. Network have come across a solid idea - bare-bones (although this does have some extras), single-;layered but progressive transfer of a film, that may never reach 1080. And it's only a 5-er! Yes, the film is flawed but in that lovable way we see 50's marginal horrors are. Horrors of the Black Museum steal from past genre efforts but has a few positives of its own. It looked decent - even on my large system - colors are bright (that red dress) and detail is strong and the visuals are consistent and clean. It has some film thickness but never gets too hazy. I was surprised how strong the image looked. The audio is simply Dolby and unremarkable but supports the presentation adequately. Supplements include the 11-minute, original, Hypo-vision Introduction complete with hypnotically suggested patients and some showmanship gimmickry. There are also a couple of trailers and a gallery. This is inside a transparent slim case and I am pleased with the value here. Recommended! -Gary Tooze |
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