Not exact matches
The Blu - ray reflects the film's high enough production values, with the sharp 2.40:1
widescreen transfer and potent 5.1 DTS - HD
master audio sound mix both satisfying completely.
Genius - level cinematographer Vittorio Storaro receives due treatment from not only Harlin (who implies that the chance to work with Storaro was one of his main reasons for agreeing to do the film), but also the folks in
mastering: The 2.36:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer * is incredibly rich from beginning to end, with shadow detail occasionally collapsing into inky pools of black on purpose, if I'm to parse Harlin's notes on the digital grading correctly.
The
mastering on this 2.35:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer appears to have paid fine attention to colour saturation, but that doesn't mean the movie's Technicolor looks any more vivid than, say, an episode of «Emergency!».
The Blu - ray boasts a sharp, vibrant, spotless 1.85:1
widescreen transfer and lively 5.1 DTS - HD
master audio.
Anchor Bay ushers «
Masters of Horror» to the format in very nice 1.77:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfers that are nonetheless a little over-sharp in the fashion of direct - to - TV ports.
Once again, a superior digital
transfer in the film's original 1.85:1
widescreen ratio,
mastered in anamorphic
widescreen.