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| Theater Of Blood |
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Genre:Horror
Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, Coral Browne, Robert Coote, Jack Hawkins, Michael Hordern, Arthur Lowe, Robert Morley, Dennis Price, Milo O’Shea & Eric Sykes |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML100902 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
104 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1973 |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Douglas Hickox |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.66:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.66:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Vincent Price, the master of the horror genre, stars in Theater Of Blood as the demented actor Edward Lionheart who vows revenge on nine London critics who denied him the Best Actor Of The Year Award. Recreating the death scenes from Shakespearean plays, Lionheart murders his detesters one by one with the support of his equally demented daughter (Diana Rigg). Milo O’Shea stars as Scotland Yard’s Inspector Boot, who must brush up on his Shakespeare before time runs out. Filled with gore and bloody killings, revenge is sweet in this wonderful cult classic that is sure to please Vincent Price fans. The theatrical trailer is also included.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.66:1 picture exhibits a dated look with inconsistent color fidelity that appears plugged up in the interiors, while washed out in exteriors, Fleshtones are often brownish and blacks are deep, but undefined. Shadow detail is poor and “muddy” with extremely poor contrast. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail with noise and artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is distorted mono.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
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No |
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No |
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No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
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