Conquest Blu-ray - Jorge Rivero

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

Directed by Lucio Fulci
Italy | Spain | Mexico 1983

From a place beyond time, a cruel and evil shadow has fallen over the peaceful land of Cronos. The demon sorceress Ocron controls Cronos’ sun which threatens the lives of all the people. The only hope for the people lies with two warriors who are willing to enter Ocron’s dark domain to destroy her. Journey to a world of sorcery, ancient legends and dashing heroes. A place beyond imagination where good and evil are pitted in the ultimate battle. The master of horror, Lucio Fulci (City of The Living Dead, Zombie) brings his trademark gore to this sword and sorcery epic with music by Goblin’s Claudio Simonetti (Deep Red, Suspiria) and starring Mexican screen legend Jorge Rivero (Rio Lobo, Target Eagle, Fist Fighter, Counterforce, Last Hard Men). For the first time in HD, see the uncut, gory version of Conquest.

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A young man, armed with a magical bow and arrows, embarks on a mystical journey through a mystical land to rid it of all evil and joins forces with an outlaw to take down an evil witch bent on claiming the magic bow for evil.

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Theatrical Release: June 2nd, 1983

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Review: Code Red - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

Box Cover		CLICK to order from:
Distribution	Code Red - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime	1:28:43.651
Video	1.85:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 24,095,459,395 bytes Feature: 20,779,106,304 bytes Video Bitrate: 27.62 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate Blu-ray:
Audio	DTS-HD Master Audio English 1994 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1994 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitles	None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Code Red 1.85:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 24,095,459,395 bytes Feature: 20,779,106,304 bytes Video Bitrate: 27.62 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Edition Details: • A Conversation with Star Jorge Rivero (23:08) • Theatrical Trailer (1:28) Blu-ray Release Date: September 29th, 2020 Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters 12

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

ADDITION: Code Red Blu-ray (August 2020): Code Red have transferred Lucio Fulci's Conquest to Blu-ray. It is cited as being from a "New 2019 HD Master". This has very heavy grain and can look kind of clouded at times. It's often difficult to see what is transpiring on the screen. I liked the grain but I felt the production seemed a bit scattered by the visual intent. It looks inordinately soft for most of the running time and there are marks. The image is what it is and the screen captures should give you an idea of the 1080P presentation.

On their Blu-ray, Code Red use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the English language with plenty of unintelligible middle-earth-like dialects, grunts, screams and chanting. It's a notch above the video - but not much. We have a score by Goblin's Claudio Simonetti, who was responsible for many classic Italian Giallo scores (Nightmare Beach, Argento's Dracula, Tenebre, Opera, Deep Red , Suspiria etc.) and it has some unusual electronic vibes surfacing. Code Red offer no subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Code Red Blu-ray offers a 23-minute conversation with star Jorge Rivero who discusses his career and Fulci. There is also a theatrical trailer.

Lucio Fulci's Conquest has an assault scene that coincides with a nasty dismemberment and a couple of removed heads being carried around. There is nudity - mostly the gold-masked gal with the snake. My opinion did improve in the second half where the story came together a bit more cohesively and you could see hints of the director's adeptness. I'd say that this Code Red Blu-ray would be for Fulci completists and less-conventional cinema fans. It's probably a film that I should see again. It's very odd but there is something there. To each his own.