- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Waterfall
- DVD Release Date: 26 May 2003
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000096KG9
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 88,812 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Regardless of the content of the movie poor transfers must always receive poor ratings, otherwise distributors will never improve their quality. This is a typically hammy 50s crime picture with the usual points of comment for all the wrong reasons. At one point there's a storm at night with lightning and howling winds. A full length window at the top of the stairs is open, (they're ALWAYS open aren't they?)the wind is so fierce that it is rocking a mounted suit of armour back and forth. It is eventually blown over and falls crashing down the stairs. The women in the house go rushing to the scene saying, "It must have been the wind. Oh, yes, there's a window open." Like they didn't feel a draught!
Then there's the dead body in the cupboard without a mark on him. Cause of death, a severe blow to the neck and lacerations to the jugular causing extreme hemorrhaging.
Then there's the bat, (he's the burglar,) with a hammer and chisel banging away at a wall for some minutes. When someone comes in and finds him in the act he has made a hole about seven inches in diameter in a plasterboard wall! He could have broken that with his fingers - and there's no mess!
Well, you get the idea.
It's very predictable and dated old hokey but not a bad 80 minutes. The one star is, as I said, for the poor transfer. It's a black and white movie and the contrast is so high that in many places faces appear as white blobs. You can't even see the eyes! I know that insignificant movies like this are not going to get a full makeover, and sometimes one or two crackles and pops, a few speckles on the picture here and there add to the nostalgia, - but they could have done better than this. At one point what looks like a tracking line appears, was this taken off a video tape? Nah, this isn't good enough. There's no extras at all not even chapter stops. El cheapo.
Then there's the dead body in the cupboard without a mark on him. Cause of death, a severe blow to the neck and lacerations to the jugular causing extreme hemorrhaging.
Then there's the bat, (he's the burglar,) with a hammer and chisel banging away at a wall for some minutes. When someone comes in and finds him in the act he has made a hole about seven inches in diameter in a plasterboard wall! He could have broken that with his fingers - and there's no mess!
Well, you get the idea.
It's very predictable and dated old hokey but not a bad 80 minutes. The one star is, as I said, for the poor transfer. It's a black and white movie and the contrast is so high that in many places faces appear as white blobs. You can't even see the eyes! I know that insignificant movies like this are not going to get a full makeover, and sometimes one or two crackles and pops, a few speckles on the picture here and there add to the nostalgia, - but they could have done better than this. At one point what looks like a tracking line appears, was this taken off a video tape? Nah, this isn't good enough. There's no extras at all not even chapter stops. El cheapo.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The Bat [1959] [DVD]
Now, as a huge fan of B&W horror, I was convinced that I had seen this outing - luckily for me, I was wrong. Let's make one thing clear from the start here. The Bat isn't going to blow your mind, but to be honest you probably already knew that.
The good news is that it stars Vincent Price, who as ever does a sterling job in making you wonder 'Is it him?' while at the same time stealing every scene he appears in. It's standard fayre in storytelling and direction, but as previously pointed out in one of the other reviews, it would make great viewing on a cold, winter's evening with a hot cup of cocoa and a couple of hours to spare.
The bad news is more of a technical issue that I wont bore you with - but let's just say that the transfer is not good. In fact I think I've seen better VHS playbacks. Oh, and the DVD extras are a little... sparse, to say the least - actually it's fair to say that there aren't any.
Nevertheless, don't let that put you off. I picked up a brand new copy of this here at Amazon for 1 of your English pounds including free delivery - so if you can get it for the same price or thereabouts, you can overlook the issues with transfer, etc - and have yourself a hour and a bit with the legend that is Vincent Price.
*** 3/5
Now, as a huge fan of B&W horror, I was convinced that I had seen this outing - luckily for me, I was wrong. Let's make one thing clear from the start here. The Bat isn't going to blow your mind, but to be honest you probably already knew that.
The good news is that it stars Vincent Price, who as ever does a sterling job in making you wonder 'Is it him?' while at the same time stealing every scene he appears in. It's standard fayre in storytelling and direction, but as previously pointed out in one of the other reviews, it would make great viewing on a cold, winter's evening with a hot cup of cocoa and a couple of hours to spare.
The bad news is more of a technical issue that I wont bore you with - but let's just say that the transfer is not good. In fact I think I've seen better VHS playbacks. Oh, and the DVD extras are a little... sparse, to say the least - actually it's fair to say that there aren't any.
Nevertheless, don't let that put you off. I picked up a brand new copy of this here at Amazon for 1 of your English pounds including free delivery - so if you can get it for the same price or thereabouts, you can overlook the issues with transfer, etc - and have yourself a hour and a bit with the legend that is Vincent Price.
*** 3/5
Format:DVD
The powerful play of Vincent Price needs no special effects, not even a good script. He can fascinate the audience only by being himself.
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