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At Last! The Video Rental Blockbuster of 1983 arrives on DVD, newly remastered from original vault elements and packed with extras! Unbeknown to the passengers on board a cruise ship in the Caribbean, a mysterious vessel is approaching - on a collision course! Despite the attempts of the crew to avert disaster, the liner is lost with all hands down, except for seven survivors. They are saved when they clamber aboard a ghostly freighter, where they discover an even worse fate. They are now prisoners on a former wartime vessel. As this ship speeds towards an unknown destination, they realise that something is intent on destroying each one of them in a grusesome and terrifying way... It's not a ship, it's a killing machine! From an original story by Hollywood legend Jack Hill (COFFY, FOXY BROWN, SWITCHBLADE SISTERS) and starring none other than George Kennedy (COOL HAND LUKE, THE DIRTY DOZEN) and Richard Crenna (RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD) comes the long-awaited UK DVD premiere of DEATH SHIP. Unseen in the UK since 1983, this deranged horror film is now widely regarded as a must-see cult classic! DVD Features & Bonus Extras: * Newly Created Widescreen (1.85:1) Presentation Enhanced for 16x9 TVs * English 2.0 (original PCM Mono) * Optional Hard of Hearing Subtitles * Audio Commentary with Director Alvin Rakoff, moderated by English Gothic author Jonathan Rigby * "From Blood Star to Death Ship" - An All-New Featurette with Director Alvin Rakoff, Writer Jack Hill and actors George Kennedy and Nick Mancuso * Theatrical Trailer (x 3) * The *uncensored" Bloody Shower Scene - darkened down in other releases * Picture Gallery (Posters, Stills, Press Books, Video Art) * Nucleus Promo Reel (at start of disc) * Trailers for 5 other Nucleus Films releases * RSDL dual layer high bit rate encode for optimum picture quality Synopsis Unbeknown to the passengers on board a cruise ship in the Caribbean, a mysterious vessel is approaching on a collision course. Despite the attempts of the crew to avert disaster, the liner is lost with all hands down, except for seven survivors. They are saved when they clamber aboard a ghostly freighter where they discover an even worse fate. They are now prisoners on a former wartime vessel. As this ship speeds towards an unknown destination, they realise that something is intent on destroying each one of them in a gruesome and terrifying way. From an original story by Hollywood legend Jack Hill (COFFY, FOXY BROWN, SWITCHBLADE SISTERS) and starring none other than George Kennedy (COOL HAND LUKE, THE DIRTY DOZEN) and Richard Crenna (FIRST BLOOD) comes the long-awaited UK DVD premiere of DEATH SHIP. Unseen in the UK since 1983, this deranged horror film is now widely regarded as a must-see cult classic!
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Dolby Linear PCM ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Featurette, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: After a passenger liner is rammed and sunk by a derelict German freighter from World War II, the handful of survivors (which include George Kennedy and Richard Crenna) manage to board the unmanned hulk but soon discover that their perils have just begun. Apparently the freighter served as a kind of floating Nazi torture dungeon, and its corridors and bulkheads have somehow become imbued with the very forces of evil that once tormented its captive cargo. ...Death Ship (1980)
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By AJ
Format:DVD
Having picked up a second hand copy of the VHS some years back, I have been eager for the film to be released on DVD, and now it has arrived I am impressed.
Nearly two decades previous to the copycat 'Ghost Ship' (compare the cover art for the two films and you'll spot the similarities straight away!) the film still stands up as an unnerving atmospheric chiller, with weird camera angles, zoom shots of the empty ship and an atmosphere of impending doom throughout. The gore is quite tame when compared to many modern horrors, but inventive and original for the 1980's.
The plot is pretty basic.The survivors of a sunken cruise liner board the 'Death Ship' desperate for sanctuary, what they get of course, is another thing altogether, and let's just say not many make it out alive.
The dark, dirty waters surrounding the ship, and the empty, long corridors of the vessel give the film an instant 'grubby' feel, you know from the outset something is not quite right, it oozes atmosphere from the start.
The DVD itself is exceptional, not the sort of cult film you'd expect to get the full extras treatment, but it does. Deleted scenes, commentary and 45 minute documentary tell you much more than you'll ever need to know about the film, coupled with three theatrical trailers and previews for other titles.
Picture quality is a vast improvement on the VHS version. The sleeve boasts a high bit rate for exceptional picture quality, which is perhaps a slight exaggeration. Occasional print damage and grain is evident, but considering this was sourced from the only surviving 35mm film print (as the original negatives are lost) it is perfectly acceptable, and certainly better than most low-budget cult horrors that get released these days on obscure DVD labels.
Overall, if you are a fan of the film this is a welcome release after the lack of Video/TV showings over the years, with enough extras to ensure satisfaction.
Nearly two decades previous to the copycat 'Ghost Ship' (compare the cover art for the two films and you'll spot the similarities straight away!) the film still stands up as an unnerving atmospheric chiller, with weird camera angles, zoom shots of the empty ship and an atmosphere of impending doom throughout. The gore is quite tame when compared to many modern horrors, but inventive and original for the 1980's.
The plot is pretty basic.The survivors of a sunken cruise liner board the 'Death Ship' desperate for sanctuary, what they get of course, is another thing altogether, and let's just say not many make it out alive.
The dark, dirty waters surrounding the ship, and the empty, long corridors of the vessel give the film an instant 'grubby' feel, you know from the outset something is not quite right, it oozes atmosphere from the start.
The DVD itself is exceptional, not the sort of cult film you'd expect to get the full extras treatment, but it does. Deleted scenes, commentary and 45 minute documentary tell you much more than you'll ever need to know about the film, coupled with three theatrical trailers and previews for other titles.
Picture quality is a vast improvement on the VHS version. The sleeve boasts a high bit rate for exceptional picture quality, which is perhaps a slight exaggeration. Occasional print damage and grain is evident, but considering this was sourced from the only surviving 35mm film print (as the original negatives are lost) it is perfectly acceptable, and certainly better than most low-budget cult horrors that get released these days on obscure DVD labels.
Overall, if you are a fan of the film this is a welcome release after the lack of Video/TV showings over the years, with enough extras to ensure satisfaction.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was so thrilled to have finally found this movie! I saw it once long ago in the 80's when there were still drive-in movies in the states. I looked on the U.S Amazon website and got only a spanish version of this movie... This movie is a great cult classic in line with other greats like The Fog and the original Prom Night (Jamie Lee Curtis). I knew that the recent movie Ghost Ship had to have been based on this movie. What a treat!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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this ((( Death Ship))) It's not just a ship... it's a killing machine!
(THE FILM)-
Those who survive the ghost ship are better off dead! A cruise ship heading for the Caribbean crashes by a mysterious vessel, leaving seven plucky survivors to... Read more
Those who survive the ghost ship are better off dead! A cruise ship heading for the Caribbean crashes by a mysterious vessel, leaving seven plucky survivors to... Read more
Published 11 months ago by S. F. husseiny
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good one!!
I must say that this is a good scare!! I love this film-full of atmospherics and George Kennedy makes the film even more scary as a German captain! Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. M. K. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally, this Canadian horror classic on widescreen DVD!!!
Glad to finally have found this classic from 1980 on DVD after all these years! It's not the greatest print (dirt, debris, scratches) but it beats the heck out of my old VHS tape... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Monty
3.0 out of 5 stars
General comments, DEATH SHIP
Generally not to bad,
the video quality is "rocky".
Unfortunately, the overall presentation is definately showing its age. Read more
the video quality is "rocky".
Unfortunately, the overall presentation is definately showing its age. Read more
Published on 11 Sep 2010 by John Neale
4.0 out of 5 stars
Atmospheric 80's horror film
This review is for the film only, not the listed DVD release.
I saw this many moons ago, late night on ITV. As far as I know it has never recieved another terrestrial showing. Read more
I saw this many moons ago, late night on ITV. As far as I know it has never recieved another terrestrial showing. Read more
Published on 20 May 2010 by Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Diamond in the Dung.
Like at least one other reviewer here the lurid cover art of Death Ship drew me in as young, impressionable boy standing in the local dodgy video store in the early eighties... Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2009 by Mr. SCM Bell
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Those who survive the ghost ship are better off dead!"
Ok, we've already stated the fact that I LOVE b-movies. A lot of them are cheesy, badly acted, and have horrible plots. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2009 by Puzzle box
2.0 out of 5 stars
Atmospheric b-movie cheesefest
A large, dark ship haunted by nazi ghosts, travels the seas in search of victims. The ship has a mind of it's own thus a "freak" collision means a cruise ship's passengers are the... Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2009 by godzilla78
1.0 out of 5 stars
Death Ship
This is a waste of time and money so i would'nt bother. dont know what the people who gave it 5 stars were watching! Want my 90 mins back!
Published on 25 Sep 2008 by A. Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cult Classic get's five star treatment
I first watched this as a young lad in the early 80's on it's initial VHS release. Even before the had certificates on Videos. Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2008 by I love New York
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