Crypt of the Vampire
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Movie Reviews of Crypt of the Vampire
Movie Review: Retromedia's poor dvd releases strike AGAIN!
Summary: 2 Stars
Great reviews of this movie folks....but where's the technical information about the dvd quality?
The print is the best available, much more detail and less dirt than the bootleg releases. BUT-Retromedia has spent ZERO money on cleaning up this film and some flaws are pretty visible. The title "Terror in the Crypt" is shown at the beginning, but sources claim this is the uncut Euro version-it is different that the AIP bootleg dvd I own. There are NO extras and NO chapters on this disc...VERY NAUGHTY...but that seems to be an alarming new trend. The 1.85:1 ratio with anamorphic enhancement looks very nice and not forced as with other Retromedia dvds, where the films were made widescreen by simply adding the black bars. Compared to newcomer Dark Sky Films recently released films, this dvd could use some better production. There is no doubt that the upcoming Dark Sky version of "Slaughter of the Vampires" will be much cleaner than Retromedia's dvd that was released last year. Let's hope that Retromedia either improves the condition of their dvds or Dark Sky continues to re-release former Retromedia films. The competition is out there and the price is cheaper than these " no frills" Retromedia discs. BTW, I did like the dvd cover.
Movie Review: Pass it by
Summary: 1 Stars
In a word: boring. I love Christopher Lee, and would watch him in nearly anything, but this was just a boring film. Slow. Tedious. And the image quality isn't very good either. If this was the best available print of the film to transfer to DVD, I'm not sure I would have bothered. Washed out, poor contrast, and just not pleasant to look at. Pass this one up - I wish I had.
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