Product Details

• Actors: Leigh Mccloskey, Irene Miracle, Daria Nicolodi, Alida Valli, Veronica Lazar
• Directors: Dario Argento
• Format: Color, DTS Surround Sound, Surround Sound, Anamorphic, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish, French, English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Blue Underground
• DVD Release Date: March 29, 2011
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B004FUPK6U
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,678 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: E1 Release Date: 03/29/2011

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Picture Perfect, June 6, 2011

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Francis (Brosville, Normandie) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Inferno [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

This Blu Ray edition of INFERNO is with no doubt the best ever on the market today. Gorgeous colors and accurate ones : it exactly reminded me the movie I had the chance to see in the theaters some years ago - which was not the case with the previous DVD. The sound is astonishing as well, giving Keith Emerson's music some grandeur (the final scene).
As for the film, for those who don't know yet the eerie world of INFERNO, just don't pay attention to the narration and logic, as there is few. INFERNO is a variation on fear, You just have to let yourself sweep away by the sounds, colors & flashes of macabre + violence in a very operatic way.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wierd movie but interesting..., June 24, 2011

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This review is from: Inferno [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I recently watched this one for the very first time. I must say, it was over the top strange especially the soundtrack but not bad if you're looking for something out of the norm. Picture quality was excellent and soundtrack was really wierd but the film has great use of color and atmosphere. I didn't get a lot of it but it has some really great scenes. Based on all of that, I would give it a thumbs up because it has a lot to offer even though it moves slow at times.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful bluray edition worth the upgrade from the AB disk, May 7, 2011

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This review is from: Inferno [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I should point out that I'm a pretty big Argento fan, so my review should be taken as such. Of all of Argento's films, my two favorites alternate between Suspiria and Inferno. It seems that no matter how many times I rewatch those films, they actually get better with each new viewing, (usually the opposite happens). Each of those films have a certain unique aesthetic value and atmosphere.

With that being said, while I would recommend Suspiria to a first time Argento viewer, Inferno is actually the last of his good films which I'd recommend. While Suspiria tried to have somewhat of a plot, Inferno's plot is pretty weak and sometimes hard to follow. I think another problem people have with this film is while its a sequel to Suspiria and has a similar look and feel, its a very different film, this film can't be approached as a sequel. It also further moves away from his early films in that instead of using the normal Goblin soundtrack it uses a Keith Emerson score which has a more piano/classical music feel to it. I actually hated the film the first time I watched it, but every time I've seen it since the plot gets clearer, the visuals get better and I love the film more and more. It seems that many of the Argento's I loved on the first watch can't even come close to holding up on rewatches like this film.

As for the Bluray release, the transfer is beautiful. Of course I'm comparing this to the Anchor Bay / Blue Underground (2007) DVD release and it looks like a completely different film. If you have those older disks this is well worth the upgrade. As for the reviewer who complains that this release isn't as up to par as Tron, I've not seen Tron so I can't comment on that, but usually the italian films from this era use a cheaper film stock so the original film quality wouldn't have been as good as tron (I don't know if Inferno is this same way or if its BU's fault, the transfer looks beautiful to me).

The supplements are few but good.

The trailer seems to be a straight transfer from the SD disk, it should be watched only after the film since its full of spoilers, I do find it intersting just how much the trailer tries to make this a fast paced horror film instead of the slow atmospheric film it truly is.

There is an interview with Argento and L.Bava, this also seems to be a SD transfer from the Anchor Bay disk. Its worth watching as well, especially for the sections where it talks about M. Bava having a part in the special effects, in a way this is one of the last films the great Bava worked on before he died. His visuals/effects work very well with Argento's vision.

There are two new interviews with the brother and sister in the film (Leigh McCloskey and Irene Miracle). Both of these interviews are about 15 minutes each and I found them interesting. I do wish they would have been longer.

Overall if you're an inferno fan and have the older Anchor Bay / non SE Blue Underground disk then this is an essential upgrade, the transfer looks great and its like watching the film in a different light. If the viewer is new to Argento, while I love this film, there are probably better places to start. I'd recommend The Bird with the Crystal Plumage as an accessible starter film. Suspiria (hopefully it will get a bluray release soon) and Deep Red are also two brilliant films to begin with.

In short thanks Blue Underground for giving us another great transfer of a marvelous film! I can't wait for the releases of Deep Red and The Cat O' Nine Tails.