Videodrome The Criterion Collection 4K UHD

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. The video and audio quality are superb. The actor's commentary is excellent. The filmmaker's commentary is okay. I'm digging all these special features. The case even looks like an old Betamax tape! Criterion Collection, keep them coming! Read more

Love the way criterion sets everything up from the 4k transfer to all of the options on screen. Art work and slipcover are very nice for what I found to be a very well done / bizarre film Read more

VIDEODROME another classic cronenberg film now on blu-ray there's 2 blu-ray versions of the film the Criterion collection region A locked & the U.K. Arrow films version region B locked i already own the Criterion blu-ray which was released a few years ago now Criterion's 1:85:1 1080p HD transfer of the film is the Unrated version supervised by David cronenberg which looks excellent, very nice sharp & clear picture quality, No Grain or Dirt in the quality the sound quality has also been boosted up to 2.0 Master audio stereo mix Criterion's special features on this blu-ray have been carried over from the very old 2 Disc Criterion dvd which are the 2 dvd commentaries 1st is with Cronenberg & Mark Irwin, the 2nd is with James woods & Deborah Harry the 2nd commentary is worth listening to well some of it is James woods talks more about the film than Debbie Harry all the featurettes from the old 2 Disc dvd have been carried over FORGING THE NEW FLESH, FEAR ON FILM, COMPLETE FOOTAGE OF THE SAMURAI DREAMS FOOTAGE FROM THE FILM EFFECTS MEN which is the audio interview with Rick baker & video effects supervisor Lennick plus the original Theatrical trailer & Promotional featurette filmed back in 1982 plus making of booklet the U.K. Arrow films blu-ray which was released last year 2015 has the exact same Unrated HD transfer as the Criterion blu-ray anyway, Arrow films Probably paid criterion some money to use their HD transfer but there is actually more extras on the Arrow films blu-ray Arrow have carried over all the Documentaries, the complete Samurai bootleg footage the promo featurette & the trailers from the Criterion blu-ray but none of the audio commentaries were carried over plus they've also added new extras themselves which is new interview with executive producer Pierre David, new interview with D.O.P Mark Irwin also have added a BBC Documentary David cronenberg & the cinema of the extreme filmed back in 1997 in 1:33:1 ratio it was filmed for BBC TV runtime is 21mins arrow have also added a new commentary track by Author Tim lucas who wrote the book Videodrome-studies in Horror 5 stars i give for both blu-ray versions they're both worth buying in my opinion the only catch is you need all regions player for the U.K. blu-ray Read more

Classic David Cronenberg bio horror movie starring J. Woods and D. Harry. SPX by Rick Baker, Oscar winner. Centers around a low budget cable tv operator in search of something new to attract audiences. He’s trying to find something “with bite “ and he finds it. Buy this! Read more

The video and audio quality for this 2010 Blu-ray was great. But for the life of me I couldn't understand the story. Read more

The TV producer Max Renn (James Woods) works for a sleazy TV network that focuses on violence, sex, and other bizarre programs. Max's job is to search and find programs that keep pushing the aggressive nature of the network and can keep the viewer numbers up. Years of exposure to violence and sex have diminished the effect that the brutality and sexuality have on Max. As a result Max continues to search for something rough and more sadistic, and through an employee of the network he finds a pirate cable show, Videodrome. The nature of the Videodrome is as Max refers to it as, "It's just murder and torture. No plot. No characters." It is the cutting edge, no pun intended, of cable TV for Max as it is rougher and more brutal than anything else that he has seen. Max tapes the show and becomes fixated with the pirated shows. This also begins to affect Max's social life as he meets Nicki (Deborah Harry) with whom he initiates a sadistic romance. Max begins to track the source down for Videodrome, which initially seems to be sent from Malaysia. However, further investigation leads Max to Pittsburgh, and he realizes that it is connected with a nightmarish cult. David Cronenberg creates a terrifying atmosphere where reality and delusions begin to blend. This shadow land draws the audience into a paranoid cinematic experience where the threat is located directly in front of them, the television. The exceptional special effects are a big part of creating the bizarre atmosphere, which are startling with the breathing video tapes, open stomachs, and a sensually moving television. Videodrome carries Cronenberg's distinctive insignia as it is unique, disturbing, and groundbreaking. As usual with Cronenberg, his films always create room for cerebral participation and reflection as there are always several messages, which can be seen in other films by Cronenberg such as Spider and Naked Lunch. When Videodrome's end credits roll over the screen the audience will have experienced a truly unique film, which will cause much room for debate and pondering. Read more

Man David Cronenburg movies are weird. He himself is ironically not by all accounts, which only makes his filmography more interesting. This body horror that many consider the spiritual prequel to eXistenZ, explores the ideas that media and violence are linked to body and self, and the impact of both on a person's mental state. Perhaps not for the squeamish, it's also not as graphic as say, "Hellraiser" or "Event Horizon". The effects and technology depicted may be a little dated, but the themes are consistent and resonant. In a world where we're getting more and more reliant on technology and everyone has a portable computing device with access to pretty much all the information humanity has collated, this feels just as relevant now as it did when released. Read more