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Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' [Blu-ray]
(Michael Felsher, 2007)
Review by Gary Tooze
Production: Theatrical: Red Shirt Pictures Video: Synapse Films
Disc: Region: FREE! (as verified by the Oppo Blu-ray player) Runtime: 1:29:29.731 Disc Size: 48,396,986,129 bytes Feature Size: 26,351,177,280 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.85 Mbps Chapters: 7 Case: Standard Blu-ray case Release date: July 12th, 2016
Video: Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Resolution: 1080i / 23.976 fpsVideo codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio English 2014 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2014 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Commentaries:
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
Subtitles: None
Extras:
• Audio Commentary with Director & Editor Michael Felsher
Bitrate:
Description: In 1982, Author Stephen King, and Director
George A. Romero collaborated on a feature-film tribute to
the controversial EC comics of the 1950s. Told through five
jolting tales of terror, CREEPSHOW has become a
celebrated horror classic over the past three decades. With
an all-star cast, and featuring groundbreaking special
effects by genre legend Tom Savini, CREEPSHOW stands
as a horrific and hilarious tribute to the stories that
helped influence (and corrupt) a generation of writers and
filmmakers. Now the tales behind the creation of this
chilling masterpiece can finally be told!
The Film: What Just Desserts is, is a solid documentary that ventures deep enough into the heart of the Creepshow production to hold our attention, but doesn’t manage to pull off the unlikely in turning up something we were entirely aware of. So, to be real brief, it’s a good documentary that makes for an enlightening watch, but probably won’t be remembered a year after you’ve looked into it. Michael Felsher does a good job of getting clean interviews conducted, and he’s solid with the editing, keeping the picture moving smoothly through transitions. It looks good, it sounds good and we see some of our favorites in front of the camera, reciting stories and sharing anecdotes now nearly 34 years old. Excerpt from HorrorFreakNews located HEREOver the weekend at North Carolina’s Mad Monster Party convention, Fango spoke with longtime DVD and Blu-ray supplement/documentary producer Michael Felsher, who hosted a special showing of his JUST DESSERTS: THE MAKING OF “CREEPSHOW.” Previously visible only on a 2007 UK double-DVD set and subsequent British Blu-ray of the 1982 Stephen King-scripted anthology, JUST DESSERTS includes interviews with Romero, makeup/creature FX creator Tom Savini, producer Richard P. Rubinstein, actors Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Ed Harris and many others, plus plenty of on-set footage. It will be issued in the U.S. for the first time by Synapse Films in conjunction with Felsher’s Red Shirt Pictures, and the Blu-ray will be fully loaded with bonus material. Excerpt from Fangoria located HERE
Image : NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc. Firstly - as stated this documentary was previously only available on Second Sight's, Region 'B', Creepshow Blu-ray or 2007 Double DVD - also from the UK. Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' gets a 1080i, 178:1 transfer which makes me assume that it was shot on video and this is accurate to the original production. It's beautifully clean and crisp with bright colors and the film footage is weaker. The stills of effects and make-up look excellent. It's dual-layered with a max'ed out bitrate and we have no complaints with the visual appearance in HD.
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Audio :Audio is transferred as adeptly as the video using a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel at 2014 kbps (24-bit). Not much but talk and it all sounds clean and very clear. There are no subtitle options and my Oppo has identified it as being a region FREE disc playable on Blu-ray machines worldwide.
Extras : You certainly get your money's worth with the supplements which include 2 audio commentaries; a first with director & editor Michael Felsher and a second, multi-effort, featuring interviews with actor John Amplas, Property Master Bruce Alan Miller, and Make-Up Effects Assistant Darryl Ferrucci - all providing a different and interesting take on the production. Creepshow Days is an 8-minute interview with DoP Michael Gornick. There are 24-minutes worth of extended interview segments with George A. Romero, Tom Savini, and Bernie Wrightson. Behind The Screams is a 26-minute compilation of on-set video footage from Tom Savini. Horror's Hallowed Grounds spends a 1/4 hour with Sean Clark visiting some locals. Scream Greats Volume One runs shy of am hour with Savini, master of horror effects and also offers an optional audio commentary (with Tom Savini). Also included are a 7-minute vintage 1982 Evening Magazine Segment shot on the set of the film, featuring rare cast & crew interviews. Lastly is a Behind-The-Scenes Photo Gallery.
BOTTOM LINE: Gary Tooze July 1st, 2016
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