The Day of the Triffids
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Movie Reviews of The Day of the Triffids
Movie Review: This is the WRONG "Day of the Triffids". . .
Summary: 1 Stars
Compared to the great 1981 version of the Day of the Triffids, this Howard Keel version is really pathetic.
The 1981 version for some crazy reason has not been made available for the USA. We need it! It is much closer to the great book by John Wyndham. It seems to me when it was first released it was shown both on USA and British TV.
* * NEWS FLASH: this, better version of "Triffids" HAS NOW BEEN RELEASED IN THE USA ! (as of April 2008)
The 1981 version was produced by David Maloney and starred John Duttine and Emma Relph. It really gives you the creeps in the same way the greatest horror movies of aliens wiping us out, such as 'Body Snatchers,' has you looking over your shoulder for weeks afterward. But this 1962, badly reproduced hollywood version? Forget about it.
Movie Review: Wonderful book, horrible movie.
Summary: 1 Stars
Once upon a time John Wyndham wrote a book about societal follies setting up the world for disaster on a grand scale. Something went wrong, and it all fell apart. This movie isn't that story, although it shares the same name and has flesh-eating plants. Apparently it wasn't acceptable for our own technology to destroy us so the world goes blind from a meteor shower and the plants are from outer space. The acting is typical British for the era and genre, but nothing could have saved this movie. Others have mentioned the BBC mini-series that followed the book quite well, slowly ramping up the true horror of the situation. If you can find a copy get that instead. It's only available for the British market but it's worth finding an all-region DVD player for. Or just read the book - it's still legal to do that.Movie Review: Day of the Triffids Marketing A Bad Copy
Summary: 1 Stars
I've bought two dvd's of Day of the Triffids (wonderful movie and follows original story reasonably close) and both have flakey video. My vhs copy bought 20 years ago is better than the one advertised above. This is a great film but needs to be remastered. I also have the pal version which is better than the one above. Just saw a new version on e-bay and I am wondering if I will get hammered again if I buy it. If these companies are going to reissue a great film how about a first generation copy taken from the master and not from an old vhs copy. Artisian and Criterdon remaster great oldies. I wish they would pick this one up too. So, I'll give this copy a D+ at best. Wonderful film. Too bad its a bad copy.Movie Review: NOT WIDESCREEN!
Summary: 1 Stars
I was so excited to see an entity called Allied Artists releasing some great classic titles on DVD. My excitement ended when I put DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS in my DVD player. The movie was shot in CinemaScope and unfortunately, this transfer is pan & scan. The transfer is just downright horrible.Image released a laserdisc of this title back in the 1990s which was presented in the letterbox format...so there is a widescreen master floating around somewhere.
I have also viewed another Allied Artists DVD of ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS. It has obviously been duped from VHS as there are tracking errors present at the bottom of the screen!
These discs are too overpriced for the quality you get. Be warned!
Movie Review: A truly horrific transfer!
Summary: 1 Stars
Yes, I am yet another "Triffid" lover fooled into buying this DVD. The Cinemascope (2.35:1) film is cropped down to 4:3 so the title of the movie barely fits on the screen, the picture is grainy and out of focus, and the color is drastically shifted to the right! Allied Artists' idea of digitally mastering is copying an Nth generation VHS tape to a hard drive and burning a DVD! I have the widescreen PAL version of this movie on DVD and even with PAL to NTSC conversion it is 1000 times better than this miserable excuse for a DVD! Hopefully the Second Sight Films version of "Day of the Triffids" will make it to the US. Until then, don't fear the Triffids, fear this DVD!!