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Special Features:
Beware the Moon: Remembering an American Werewolf in London
Rich Baker: I Walked With a Werewolf
Making an American Werewolf in London
Feature Commentary with actors David Naughton and Griffin Dunne
An Interview with John Landis
Make Up Artist Rich Baker on an American Werewolf in London
Casting of the Hand
Outtakes
Storyboard Photograph montage
Beware the Moon: Remembering an American Werewolf in London
Rich Baker: I Walked With a Werewolf
Making an American Werewolf in London
Feature Commentary with actors David Naughton and Griffin Dunne
An Interview with John Landis
Make Up Artist Rich Baker on an American Werewolf in London
Casting of the Hand
Outtakes
Storyboard Photograph montage
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David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine, Lila KayeDirector: John Landis
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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
One of my all time fave films is finally available on Blu Ray.
I will cut the film review part, I am sure if you are reading this, you know the film and you just want to know the quality.
Picture
Very grainy, think the recent Ghostbusters Blu Ray in terms of the grain. Intrusive at first but once your eyes adjust it feels quite clear. It is lot brighter than the grainy and dark VHS/DVD transfers. You can see a lot more. But you get a lot more grain.
Audio
A new English DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround track (48kHz/16-bit) has been produced for 'An American Werewolf in London.' The film has always possessed a rather effective mix for a 1981 horror picture, and it has been upgraded nicely here.
Surround deployment is impressive considering the film's age. The rears are active for the big scare moments, particularly the creepy wolf sound effects, and general atmosphere. Charles Bernstein's underrated score is also nicely balanced, which gives a decent heft to the soundfield. Dialogue is pretty crisp and intelligible, with only some of the hushed tones and British accents a bit muffled. Low bass isn't particularly impactful (the mix sounds a bit brittle, particularly high-end) but it's strong enough to give some kick to the wolf attack scenes. Again, considering the age of the material, I was happy with this mix.
Extras
This is where the film marks high for me. Paul Davis's "Beware The Moon" is a fanboy geekgasm of a documentary, and a feature length one at that. He gathers the thoughts of everyone worth hearing from involved with the film and visits the locations. I didnt want this to end. The rest of the special features bassically mirror the 2001 DVD (Outtakes without sound, casting the hand etc) but "Beware The Moon" makes this Blu Ray worth the purchase.
I will cut the film review part, I am sure if you are reading this, you know the film and you just want to know the quality.
Picture
Very grainy, think the recent Ghostbusters Blu Ray in terms of the grain. Intrusive at first but once your eyes adjust it feels quite clear. It is lot brighter than the grainy and dark VHS/DVD transfers. You can see a lot more. But you get a lot more grain.
Audio
A new English DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround track (48kHz/16-bit) has been produced for 'An American Werewolf in London.' The film has always possessed a rather effective mix for a 1981 horror picture, and it has been upgraded nicely here.
Surround deployment is impressive considering the film's age. The rears are active for the big scare moments, particularly the creepy wolf sound effects, and general atmosphere. Charles Bernstein's underrated score is also nicely balanced, which gives a decent heft to the soundfield. Dialogue is pretty crisp and intelligible, with only some of the hushed tones and British accents a bit muffled. Low bass isn't particularly impactful (the mix sounds a bit brittle, particularly high-end) but it's strong enough to give some kick to the wolf attack scenes. Again, considering the age of the material, I was happy with this mix.
Extras
This is where the film marks high for me. Paul Davis's "Beware The Moon" is a fanboy geekgasm of a documentary, and a feature length one at that. He gathers the thoughts of everyone worth hearing from involved with the film and visits the locations. I didnt want this to end. The rest of the special features bassically mirror the 2001 DVD (Outtakes without sound, casting the hand etc) but "Beware The Moon" makes this Blu Ray worth the purchase.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I always like to make up my own mind about items. I read reviews; but because everyone is different I take everything with a hefty dose of salt. That being said, I had already decided that I would like a copy of this film. It's one of my favourite 80s horrors and, in my opinion, one of the all-time-best werewolf films. I had intended to rent this on blu-ray before buying, but I was able to get it at a decent price and so I bought it.
I almost wish I hadn't.
The reviews on here saying how bad the picture quality is are not lying. Anyone who says different is deluding themselves - or they haven't seen enough examples of older films beautifully transferred onto blu-ray. I watched My Fair Lady (german release) directly before this and the picture on that release was stunning. There really is no excuse for a film to look at grainy and blurry as AWiL. I love the film and I was really looking forward to seeing a pristine version. Instead the quality veers from downright awful to barely acceptable.
The upside are the extras. The new documentary is very informative and interesting.
If you don't own this film then this blu-ray release is worth having; but if, like me, you're looking to upgrade your DVD, then this release is really not worth the money.
I almost wish I hadn't.
The reviews on here saying how bad the picture quality is are not lying. Anyone who says different is deluding themselves - or they haven't seen enough examples of older films beautifully transferred onto blu-ray. I watched My Fair Lady (german release) directly before this and the picture on that release was stunning. There really is no excuse for a film to look at grainy and blurry as AWiL. I love the film and I was really looking forward to seeing a pristine version. Instead the quality veers from downright awful to barely acceptable.
The upside are the extras. The new documentary is very informative and interesting.
If you don't own this film then this blu-ray release is worth having; but if, like me, you're looking to upgrade your DVD, then this release is really not worth the money.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Ignore, as always, those deluded souls who start to moan on about grain issues - the Blu ray of American Werewolf is crisp and clear, the best the film has ever looked, far better than any video or DVD release. There's more noticeable grain because, quite simply, there's more information on a Blu ray transfer, which retains more precisely the original negative image. Better picture, better sound - better buy it, really.
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