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ADDITION: Indicator Blu-ray (September 2020): Indicator have transferred Stephen Weeks' I, Monster to Blu-ray. It is cited as being from a "New 2K restoration by Powerhouse Films from original film materials". The Indicator offers two presentations of the film: the original 75-minute theatrical cut and the extended 80-minute version - seamlessly-branched on a single-layered Blu-ray disc. It is reasonably heavy in appearance and film-like, not particularly dynamic in appearance but the presentations are reasonably consistent with a few drops in quality, showing untoward softness, that look inherent in the production - no fault of the 1080P transfer. I appreciate the textures. 

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On their Blu-ray, Indicator use a DTS-HD Master 1.0 channel mono track (24-bit) in the original English language. It is authentically flat but exporting some depth in the film's effects. The score is by Carl Davis (Scandal, The General (1926), City Lights (1931), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) plus tons of TV work), and also has Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtsmusik. It sounds clean and consistent. Indicator offer optional English (SDH) subtitles on their Region 'B'-locked Blu-ray.

The Indicator Blu-ray offers a new commentary with director Stephen Weeks It is excellent. He covers that the film supposed to be in 3-D citing specific scenes, camera pans from right to left, how it could be viewed as a parable on drug usage, his feeling working with the actors, Producers Rosenberg and Subotsky. He is very measured, detailed and honest. I thought it was one of the best I have heard from a director, so far this year. There is also a second commentary with Weeks and film scholar Sam Umland recorded in 2005 and you can watch the film to a 1 1/4 hour BEHP interview with Peter Tanner - Part One, 1914-1939  from 1987. It is an archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the celebrated editor in conversation with Roy Fowler and Taffy Haines. All three of these audio options are available on both cuts of I, Monster. Indicator include a new 6-minute introduction by Stephen Laws - an appreciation by the acclaimed horror author, an archival video recording of Stephen Weeks at the Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films in 1998 in conversation for over 1/4 hour, a full 3-hour archival audio recording interview with famed producer Milton Subotsky from 1985. he is highly interesting. There is a new 18-minute interview with Carl Davis, the renowned composer discussing his score, an image gallery of publicity and promotional material, both UK original theatrical trailer and US theatrical trailer plus a Kim Newman and David Flint trailer commentary from 2017 providing a short critical appreciation by the two genre-film experts. The package has a limited edition (3,000 copies) exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Josephine Botting, Milton Subotsky on I, Monster, an archival interview with Stephen Weeks, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits. Phew - it is stacked.

Stephen Weeks' I, Monster is not Hammer, but Amicus (only a stone's throw away) with favorites Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. It has many of the genre conventions that fans love and I thought the Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde angle was well done. Weeks' new commentary really helped me garner more appreciation. There is a lot to enjoy here even with a mediocre horror effort - but it is genuinely scary and curious at times with great atmosphere. The stacked Indicator Blu-ray is a keeper for me. They just keep doing amazing work. We recommend!  

Gary Tooze