DARKMAN, THE BEAST WITHIN, CRAWLSPACE, SATURN 3 & More from Shout Factory in December

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  1. bruce h

    bruce h Editor - CINEMA ARCANA

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    bruce h, Dec 18, 2013
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    ronnie21 Well-Known Member

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    wow,, they are narrowing it down to only 5 screen shots now...
     
    ronnie21, Dec 18, 2013
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  3. CPT HOOK

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    Yeah, and two paragraphs. Those are two of the skimpiest reviews I've ever seen on blu-ray.com.
     
    CPT HOOK, Dec 18, 2013
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    Got beast within today, Great transfer, best I ever seen it look. The only gripe I have is a small one, it doesn't contain the original UA united artists logo in the beginning that we all seen on VHS, and cable in the 80's. They opted for a newer looking UA logo.. But other than that. the transfer makes up for it... Forgot how much nudity is in this.....
     
    ronnie21, Dec 18, 2013
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    Yea just can't please everyone.
     
    Ptflea2, Dec 19, 2013
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    A unique experience watching The Beast Within on Blu-Ray tonight, I used to own the dvd but sold it off a while ago, upon re-watching tonight I realized I remembered none of it.
    That being said it's a decent b-movie with most of the cliches I've come to expect from efforts of this type, lots of cheese and plot holes you could drive a truck through, but at least it was entertaining. As for the rape scene, I'm not a fan of the rape/revenge genre at all and find the idea of rape abhorrent as most do, but this was mere seconds, dimly lit and pretty integral to the plot. I really don't see much to complain about in terms of misogny, on a board where people have expressed their affection for films like I Spit On Your Grave, I Spit On Your Grave 2 and Last House On The Left. The Bigfoot rape scene in Night Of The Demon was much more graphic as well. If anything, I found the teen girl's treatment at the hands of her father much more disturbing, but to each his own. I also noticed that the abusive father in question is played by an actor that was also in another b-movie 'classic', KISS Meets The Phantom of the Park, portraying an obnoxious biker in that particular film.
    There's gooey, gory effects, nudity, hokey make-up, and some pretty good performances from Ronnie Cox and RG Armstrong from The Car fame.
    The Beast Within was by no means a great film for me, but it was a nice slice of eighties nostalgia. I could not help but think it would make a good double feature with The Incredible Melting Man.
    I will also corroborate that the print used by Scream Factory! looks fantastic. For fifteen bucks at HMV, I could've done a lot worse.
     
    Anthropophagus, Dec 19, 2013
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    yes I agree. the father dude was a real jerk, and to see him treat the daughter the way he did was very real and disturbing. I too have seen this dude in other movies too..He reminds me of ed lauter gone bad..
     
    ronnie21, Dec 19, 2013
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    bruce h Editor - CINEMA ARCANA

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    bruce h, Dec 19, 2013
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    I don't know why they changed that 1982 original logo united artists in the beginning of beast within, it was part of the movie for Christ sakes. cant leave things alone... I wonder if the region dvd had that logo??
     
    ronnie21, Dec 20, 2013
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    ronnie21, Dec 20, 2013
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    Darn, that was my favorite part.
     
    CPT HOOK, Dec 20, 2013
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    Cancelled my order as well. Way to screw over the fans, Shout Factory!
     
    Paff, Dec 21, 2013
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    its almost like why did they take out that guys name on the Halloween II blu ray..
     
    ronnie21, Dec 21, 2013
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  14. Katatonia

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    :lol: Dude, it's from MGM. On virtually all of their DVD and Blu-rays, they alter it to the newer logos for MGM or United Artists now. It's just what they handed Shout Factory.

    Is it really that apocalyptic that the brief opening logo was altered?
     
    Katatonia, Dec 21, 2013
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    well, that logo use to scare me as a kid.. quess its just a little nostgic
     
    ronnie21, Dec 21, 2013
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    It was a cool logo, but it's just the way they usually do things now. Warner also alters most of the old opening logos now too.
     
    Katatonia, Dec 21, 2013
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    I've seen the beast within probably 30 times over the last 30 years. I have absolutely no idea what the hell any of you guys are talking about (but I'll assume that Paff is being facetious). Logo? Really? I don't remember it. :eek2:
     
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    maybrick, Dec 21, 2013
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  18. Katatonia

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    We're talking about opening studio logos like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq53bODgPAc
     
    Katatonia, Dec 21, 2013
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    :lol: Too funny Kat, The things people bitch about these days is ridiculous, Quit whining people and just don't buy it. Problem solved.
     
    gobad2003, Dec 21, 2013
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    thing, Dec 22, 2013
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