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| Lost Continent, The |
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Genre:Horror
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Eric Proter, Hildergard Knef, Suzanna Leigh, Tony Beckley, Nigel Stock, Neil McCallum, Bento Carruthers & Jimmy Hanley |
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| Supplementals |
| The theatrical trailer and two black and white TV spots are included. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Elite Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
EE5678 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
97 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1968 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Michael Carreras |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Michael Nash |
| (Story): |
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| (Music): |
Gerard Schürmann |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Arthur Lawson |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Charles Barnes |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
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| (Co-Producers): |
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| (Producers): |
Michael Carreras |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.75:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Based on the novel “Uncharted Seas” by Dennis Wheatley, The Lost Continent includes eight minutes of never-before-seen footage that was cut by the film’s original distributor due to its adult nature. A ship carrying passengers and illegal explosives drifts into a mysterious sea inhabited by killer seaweed, monstrous mollusks and barbaric survivors from previous disasters.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture looks dated throughout with fully saturated colors that are sometimes natural, and other times brownish, affecting fleshtones and blacks. Color fidelity always lacks true definition, clarity and depth. Images are generally wanting in sharpness and detail, though sometimes sharpness is acceptable. Contrast and shadow delineation are poorly rendered, lacking visual information in the darker scenes. There are irritating brightness changes and noise and artifacts are apparent. Quite a bit of the movie takes place in a fog, so one must view it in a completely blackened room. Any amount of light takes away from the film. The aspect ratio is 1.75:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished, distorted and compressed mono.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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