Deadly Spawn [Blu-ray] [2011] [US Import]

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Deadly Spawn [Blu-ray] [2011] [US Import]

Deadly Spawn [Blu-ray] [2011] [US Import]

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Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. A grotesque creation defined by its cavernous, teeth-filled mouth, the titular menace is memorable, giving the filmmakers something horrible to work with as they stage numerous stalking sequences, with the beast's sperm-like offspring (a direct reference to "Alien") excitedly taking down the locals, including a climatic assault on a lunch party populated with middle-aged women. It really doesn’t do the movie any justice — and only makes it look like an upscaled DVD in the long run. His vengeful spirit seeks out the help of his friend (played by Sammo Hung) and together they seek revenge on his murderers.

I know he's gone through some serious health issues and I hope he's doing better, but why isn't this title pushed forward as the next title to release, since it's been in the queue for so long? It winds up in the sewer, the precise spot being used as a dumping ground for growth hormones and waste by a local laboratory. Botched euthanasia means Shakma is unwittingly unleashed on Sorenson and the group of students he’s gathered for a live-action role-playing game.

It’s a satire that plays off of other classics, like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and favors quiet mystery. Look past the phallic fiend and here's a comatose effort that's hardly making an effort to provide characters worth cheering on, while the central otherworldly threat is a vaguely defined pest that seems entirely avoidable.

Directed by Wu Ma (one of Hong Kong cinema’s most beloved multi-hyphenates; writing, directing, producing, and acting in a career spanning over 50 years) in perhaps his best directorial effort, and also starring Sammo Hung – The Dead and the Deadly is a must-see for both horror and action fans. Change country: -Select- Albania Andorra Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Cayman Islands Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Finland France French Guiana Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Guernsey Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Malaysia Maldives Malta Martinique Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Reunion Romania Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (U.I wish there could be a foreign release, but I imagine not while the elements and 4K transfer are with Synapse. A grinning homage to the murky monster efforts of the 1950s, "The Deadly Spawn" has also retained the pacing and fluctuating sense of suspense from the era. Minor issues aside, the largest complain from me is the ample use of Digital Noise Reduction that is at play here. When a meteorite crashes in a remote forest, a hungry alien species is unleashed, bent on gobbling up anything stupid enough to stand in its way with its enormous, unholy mouth. R/HORROR, known as Dreadit by our subscribers is the premier horror entertainment community on Reddit.

As expected, a lot of these low rent movies turn out to be pure shit, but sometimes a golden nugget is excreted and without a doubt, The Deadly Spawn is one of the success stories. This is perhaps due to the excessive noise reduction applied, which softens the image and harms the inherent grain. While I've never seen "The Deadly Spawn" before, I can't imagine this Blu-ray accurately represents the feature as it was originally exhibited. The current US blu-ray is disastrous thanks to aggressive DNR (and I believe it may be an upscale too, but I can't remember. The participants are honest about the feature, but the tone is generally celebratory, sure to please fans.

It's actually shocking to find "The Deadly Spawn" so sluggish and uninspired, with McKeown struggling to pad the effort with labored characterizations, eating up precious minutes of screentime with meaningless encounters -- the panic to pork up the running time increases as the picture unfolds, with frustrating editing by Marc Harwood not above holding on blank faces for an eternity.



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