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Directed by Ib Melchior
USA 1964
Scientists step through a time portal and travel 107 years into the future. They find a barren underground post- nuclear war world where a handful of "normal humans" are being attacked by mutants. Preston Foster (I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, The Last Days of Pompeii), Philip Carey (Fighting Mad, The Seven Minutes), Merry Anders (Tickle Me), Steve Franken (Avalanche, Freeway), and Dennis Patrick (Heated Vengeance, Joe) star in this sci-fi classic. *** A time travel experiment that was supposed to produce a window into time turns out to be a portal instead. One of the experimenters steps through into a not-too-distant-future world that has been destroyed by nuclear war. Some of the others follow, but then the portal phases out and they can't get back. Things just get worse after that. They run across a rocket that has landed to escape pursuing enemies, bearing scientists who survived the war, and many android "slaves." The time travellers are invited to escape when the ship is again ready to blast off - but just before that happens, the scientits' enemy returns and fires on the sitting-duck ship. A very bad day for the scientists turns terminal at that point, and the 20th-century Earthlings barely escape with their skins. |
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Theatrical Release: October 29th, 1964
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Fabulous Films - Region 0 - PAL vs. Scorpion Releasing - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Fabulous Films - Region 0 - PAL | Scorpion Releasing - Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:23:39 | 1:23:34.217 |
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1.56:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 3.37 mb/s PAL 720x480 29.97 f/s |
1.85 :1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 23,373,099,081 bytesFeature: 21,051,408,384 bytes Video Bitrate: 3 0.02 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital mono) |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 1843 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1843 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) |
Subtitles | None | English, None |
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Release Information:
Edition Details:
• None
DVD Release Date: August 22nd, 2016 |
Release Information: Studio: Scorpion Releasing
1.85 :1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 23,373,099,081 bytesFeature: 21,051,408,384 bytes Video Bitrate: 3 0.02 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Theatrical Trailer (2:25)
Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters 10 |
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On their
Blu-ray,
Scorpion Releasing use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language. There are some hokey audio effects (science-y
stuff) plus grunts and growls, plus a score by
Richard LaSalle (Daughters
of Satan,
Cave-In,
Boy,
Did I Get a Wrong Number!,
The
Night the Bridge Fell Down,
Twice-Told Tales,
Ambush Bay) sounding
much deeper than the lossy DVD rendering with
more consistent dialogue. Where the DVD had none, Scorpion Releasing offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Scorpion Releasing
Blu-ray
has only a trailer as an extra - the DVD had nothing. I think this is a
missed opportunity as a commentary, finding all the films that The
Time Travelers
is stealing from, could be fun.
Ib Melchior's The Time Travelers
is a camp classic. It hints at
When Worlds Collide and even has John Hoyt. There are also
Forbidden Planet vibes going on, add some misplaced humor,
playmate of the Month Delores Wells and it's a 60's sci-fi gem. It's not
goofy or horrible - it is just a quintessential example of the lower
budget charisma of this genre - missing any imaginative futurism... but
we still love them. The Scorpion Releasing Blu-ray
is a solid HD presentation - a huge leap over the DVD - but vacant in
the extras department. For my digital library - it's a 'must-have'.
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