- Actors: Nicole Maurey, Howard Keel, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore, Mervyn Johns
- Directors: Freddie Francis, Steve Sekely
- Writers: Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordon, John Wyndham
- Producers: Bernard Glasser, George Pitcher, Philip Yordan
- Language English
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Second Sight
- Run Time: 93 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CVFQ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,294 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Product Description
Classic early 60's British sci-fi horror freely adapted from John Wyndham's famous novel starring Howard Keel (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; Calamity Jane; Kismet; The War Wagon, Tv's - Dallas), Nicole Maurey (Diary of a Country Priest; Me and the Colonel), Janette Scott (School for Scoundrels; Siege of the Saxons) & Kieron Moore (Anna Karenina; The 300 Spartans, Arabesque).
After a dazzling meteor shower has blinded most of the world's population the earth begings to be overrun by man-eating triffids.
The original film poster tag line neatly summed up the danger the world faced....'Beware the triffids... they grow... know... walk... talk... stalk... and kill! '.
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90 of 95 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I love Day Of The Triffids. I was excited to find this on dvd but was disappointed with the quality of the product.
The sound quality is very poor. Muffled and muddy, it's very hard to hear what is being said sometimes. The quite bits are too quiet and the loud bits are far too loud. You are constantly reaching for the volume control to try to balance this out.
There is a lot of noise on the soundtrack with very many audible clicks and pops, especially when the reels change. These are LOUD! Throughout the entire film, these loud noises interupt the flow of the film and become very irritating after a while. Rather than draw you in, this positively pushes you away.
The video quality is very poor also. The entire film looks out of focus and the colours are very faded and wishy-washy. The film looks like it was shot in black and white in places the colours are so bland. The dark shadows are very gray and lack detail. There is one scene where the quality is so poor, it looks like it's raining indoors!
Add to this the lack of extras on the dvd only the trailer being added,(chapter stops and interactive menus are not extras in my opinion) this is a poor release.
This is a great shame as this is a good film, maybe one of the best British sci-fi films ever. I can only warn you NOT to buy this. If you've never seen the film, try the vhs video version instead.
If you love the film as much as I do, you'll buy this dvd anyway, but you will be disappointed as I was.
I rate the film 5 stars.
I rate the Video quality 2 stars (it's in widescreen)
I rate the Sound quality 1 star.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is not a product review, I am writing to mention that the Cheezy Flicks 2010 DVD release of The Day of the Triffids does not have sound, on the final 4 chapters of the film. Beware, and shop around until you find a better-quality release. Picture quality was not great either.
61 of 68 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I'm not going to discuss the film itself. It's a classic.
I do want to discuss this DVD though. I have almost 600 DVD's, from movies made on a shoestring to big budget. And they ALL look better than this DVD. VHS tape far outperforms what we have here. It's a disgrace this one was released. I don't know where they got the transfer from - but this does not even make a good coaster. Seriously, it's is unwatchable.
The guy who gave it three stars must not have seen this DVD. Screw the extras, I want to be able to se the film! You can't here. Forget this!
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The Day of the Triffids
I think the main problem with the video quality is that the original master has deteriorated beyond repair & they have used a video taped version probably used for a late night... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ripkin6
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I loved the subsequent British TV series made of 'the Day of the Triffids', and the more recent version, too, but there is something special about the original version on film. Read more
Published 7 months ago by S. Farley
Not What It Claims
Theres no nice way to put this,so Ill be blunt,DONT BUY THIS DVD,it may be a cult classic,but the actual quality of the disc is terrible. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ragged Tiger
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The actual story is fairly loosely based on the book; there are certain changes which make the film less dramatic. However, that said, it is still a good film. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Filmbuff
I Spit On Your Gourd!
Sailor Bill Masen(Howard Keel) is recovering in hospital from an eye operation. The bandages are due off the following morning, so Masen is going to miss the much publicized... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett
Cheesy
American sailor Bill Masen (Howard Keel) is convalescing in a London hospital; his eyes are bandaged so he cannot watch the spectacular meteor shower with everyone else. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2009 by Kona
giant broccoli
i remember seeing this series on t.v. when i was just a kid and it scared the living beejaysus outta me.i cant see what all the fuss was about now. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2006 by P. poland
I'll get you and your little dog too
One day a comet came by and a meteorite left off a triffid. So we are familiar with the little cuties. They never bothered anyone. Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2005 by bernie
Wyndham turns in his grave...
I haven't seen this on DVD, only in small screen format, so I shall limit my comments to the film itself. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2004 by Mr. P. Walker
Classic English novel becomes American Schlock Horror
In 1963, Istvan Szekely directed this version of the John Wyndham novel "The Day of the Triffids" and turned an English science fiction classic into a Schlock Horror... Read more
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