Reptilicus Blu-ray - Ann Smyrner

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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r

(aka 'Reptilicus - Il mostro distruggitore')

Directed by Sidney W. Pink
USA 1961

Tentacles is compared on Blu-ray HERE

Danish engineers drilling for minerals in Lapland find the tail of a prehistoric beast and send it to the distinguished Professor Martens in Copenhagen. The door of the refrigerated room in which the remains are stored is accidentally left ajar, and the rise in temperature enables the tail to grow new tissue. American Gen. Mark Grayson of the United Nations arrives in Copenhagen to maintain an alert on the creature, which continues to regenerate itself and grows to an enormous size. Though the general undertakes the mission reluctantly, he becomes attracted to the professor's daughters, Lise and Karen. One night, the monster escapes into the forest and begins to terrorize the countryside. The armed forces fail in their efforts to combat the monster with conventional weapons. A flamethrower forces the creature into the ocean, and a depth charge severs one of its feet, but the creature returns to wreak destruction on Copenhagen. As a last resort, a deadly narcotic is fired into its mouth with a rocket. Though the monster appears to have been destroyed, its severed foot begins the process of regeneration.

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Theatrical Release: February 20th, 1961

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Run - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Shout! Factory - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

1) Run - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT

2) Shout! Factory - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - RIGHT

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Distribution	Run - Region 0 - NTSC	Shout! Factory - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime	1:21:09	1:21:36.391
Video	1.33:1 Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.85 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s	1.66:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 48,365,707,767 bytes Feature: 21,684,848,640 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 31.47 Mbps
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate:
Bitrate: Blu-ray
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 2.0)	LPCM Audio English 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Subtitles	Japanese, None	English, None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Run Aspect Ratio: Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details: • none DVD Release Date: March 20th, 2009 Keep Case Chapters: 6	Release Information: Studio: Shout! Factory 1.66:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 48,365,707,767 bytes Feature: 21,684,848,640 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 31.47 Mbps Edition Details: • Theatrical Trailer (1:59) • Photo Gallery (2:41) • Radio Spot (1:00) TENTACLES: (in 1080P) • Theatrical Trailer • Photo Gallery Blu-ray Release Date: June 16th, 2015 Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters 16

Comments:

Tentacles is compared on Blu-ray HERE

NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Shout! Factory - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - July 2015': The new Shout! Factory release is, obviously, a huge advancement on the interlaced, open-matte, DVD from 2009. Unfortunately, it didn't help the film any... most of the Monster effects and military stock footage are still quite poor. The 1080P is in the 1.66:1 aspect ratio. It comes bundled with Tentacles from 1977 (a few captures below) - another horrendous 'dog' but has some star power. Lossless audio in both and optional English subtitles. The only extras are the trailers, photo gallery and Radio Spot. Trust me, the best thing about Reptilicus is the title and Tentacles is not far behind. Save your money unless you LOVE baaad cinema.

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ON THE DVD: I was curious about Reptilicus because the MGM (Midnight Movie) version seemed OOP everywhere and fetching big bucks. I also was hoping this Japanese DVD might be widescreen. I got my answers - unfortunately it is NOT widescreen and its appeal lies in the fact that it is such a baaaad film. We're talking Ed Wood bad - terrible effects, weak performances - uggg. So bad, it's good.

The Japanese RUN Corporation DVD is interlaced, single-layered, probably taken from VHS, and generally looks pretty weak. An improved transfer wouldn't make the film any better but it might be more watchable. I`ll keep my eyes open for that MGM at a decent price.

It has optional Japanese subtitles on the region 0, SD disc. It's value lies in its digital scarcity and ¸Reptilicus is the type of film to watch with friends for an amusing start to a double feature. I loved watching stuff like this - but that's me. For most there is no value here.

Gary W. Tooze

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