ADDITION: (November 2014) Blu Underground - Region FREE - Blu-ray: We get a new 1080P transfer of the cult classic 'Shock Waves' - a limited budget fusion of Zombies and Nazis on a deserted island with a shipwrecked yachting party. And the cast has some names; Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Brooke Adams!

Blue Underground came out with their DVD back in 2003 and it looked weak - from both the standpoint of the SD format and original production limitations. Now the new 1080P still shows the source inferiorities but is a grand step beyond the over-10-year-old DVD. The new Blu-ray image exports consistency in the rich grain textures, brightens the visuals considerably and shows more information in the 1.85:1 frame. Colors are richer and contrast shows pleasing layers for the black levels. There are many more details apparent in the HD presentation - some important to the film experience.

Blue Underground use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel at 1889 kbps. Effects have some intense depth but the score by classical music composer Richard Einhorn - most notable for Voices of Light used in The Passion of Joan of Arc - but also many other effective 70s, 80s horror scores such as "Don't Go in the House," "Eyes of a Stranger," "The Prowler," and others but Shock Waves is quite unique with a blistering high-end giving it a very memorable edge and sounding quite impacting via the uncompressed. Dialogue belies the weaknesses inherent in the production, but generally sounds acceptable with speech being audible. There are optional English, French and Spanish, yellow, subtitles on the region FREE Blu-ray disc.

Extras mimic some of the older DVD with the audio commentary by director Ken Wiederhorn, make-up artist Alan Ormsby and filmmaker Fred Olen Ray, as well as the 8-minute 'From Flipper to Shock Waves' interview with actor Luke Halpin, a trailer, TV and radio spots and a gallery. But Blue Underground add some new, highly interesting stuff including the 21-minute 'Nazi Zombies on a Budget' interview with producer/cinematographer Reuben Trane, a 14-minute 'Notes for the Undead' interview with composer Richard Einhorn and 8 minutes with the lovely Brooke Adams in another Red Shirt Production - entitled 'Sole Survivor'. Quite stacked and some real effort put in by BU - much appreciate by the fans.

Blue Underground continue to impress producing outstanding product. Those keen on this sub-genre should certainly indulge. I liked it a lot - probably for Brooke Adams and Cushing who add the much-needed class to Shock Waves. A super Blu-ray with plenty of good supplements - thumbs up!

 - Gary Tooze and Eric Cotenas