In the Mouth of Madness - Collector's Edition [Blu-ray]

Such a great movie. Sam Neil in the 90s was peak cinema.

My favorite horror movie to watch on Halloween and also when I read my comic books for the Nostalgia moments!! Sam Neil is Legend!!

Fantastic movie, highly recommended for Lovecraft fans!

This is a great movie, it can be kind of weird to some viewers but it's a classic with Sam Niell. It does have some violence in it,so those with young viewers you've been warned.

In the Mouth of Madness, in my opinion, is a criminally underrated John Carpenter film and a criminally underrated horror film. I will say that this is probably my third favorite John Carpenter film. I would also put this movie on my list of favorite horror films of all time. In the Mouth of Madness's premise is very similar to a recent horror film called Cabin in The Woods, but, in my opinion done much better. For one thing I like the characters more. I will say that this is probably Sam Neil's best roll and performance since the first Jurassic Park. This movie has a great cast of characters, great premise, very stunning visuals, and a great ending. The story is as follows. An insurance investigator named John Trent (Sam Neil) is hired to find a missing author of many bestselling horror novels named Shutter Cane. Trent, accompanied by a Cane's editor named Linda Styles (Julie Carmen), is on case when they find themselves in a seemingly nonexistent town where they continue to come across things that seem to be things right out of Cane's novels. They soon realize that they might have stepped into another world which seems to be a product of Cane's stories. This film, like many of Carpenter's works has pretty much everything going for it. The film has an amazing premise. What if stories from famous horror writers like Stephen King became real? The film is clearly John Carpenter's love letter to horror legends like H.P. Lovecraft and he does a good job capturing their style. The film has an amazing atmosphere and the score is great and really adds to atmosphere the film sets up. The effects are amazing as well. They are not as good as say The Thing, but they are still above average. I will say the effects are better here than in say Cabin in The Woods, which is sad really. The cast is great. Sam Neil, who is probably one of the most underrated actors out there, gives one of his best performances ever. Seeing him trying to keep his grip on reality and in the end him finally snapping is great. Sam Neil just nails every note. The rest of the cast is fine as well. Overall, In the Mouth of Madness is a very fun ride and a great love letter to classic horror. If you are a fan of H.P. Lovecraft's work like Tales from the Crypt, a fan of John Carpenter and his other films, then this is definitely up your ally.

John Carpenter's 1995 film "In the Mouth of Madness" is in my opinon his most underrated directorial effort. Featuring a cool story of H.P. Lovecraftian inspired intrigue and mayhem, the film has grown in stature over the years after initially bombing theatrically. It also features one of actor Sam Neill's best and most entertaining performances to date. Previously released on blu-ray by New Line back in 2013, that disc was actually no slouch at the time featuring a good transfer and an encode usually topping out in the upper 20's in terms of megabits per second. It was pretty bare bones however featuring a commentary track with John Carpenter and the beyond bored sounding and uninterested cinematographer Gary B. Kibbe. Carpenter tries his best but Kibbe just sounds like he does not want to be there. The theatrical trailer was also included. Leave it to the fine folk at Scream Factory to give the film some collector's edition attention 5 years later. Their new disc features a new 4K transfer from "original film elements" which I am assuming would be the original negative if they went with a full 4K transfer and not the interpositive which is odd that SF would list it that way. Regardless this transfer is a marked improvement on the original 2013 disc. Color saturation is much better and more natural. It also features a higher bit rate staying around 35 mbps. One other thing that I noticed doing direct comparisons between the two discs is that the SF edition features more picture information on all sides of the frame, most noticeably on the bottom. The 2013 disc looks zoomed in comparison. No digital sharpening or noise reduction appears to have been done on the new disc as well. Detail is immaculate on the new transfer. Audio is presented in lossless 5.1 sounding full and well balanced. English subtitles are also included. As for the rest of the disc, here is the full list of specs: NEW 4K Scan Of The Original Film Elements NEW Audio Commentary With Director John Carpenter And Producer Sandy King Carpenter NEW Horror’s Hallowed Grounds – A Look At The Film’s Locations Today NEW The Whisperer Of The Dark – An Interview With Actress Julie Carman NEW Greg Nicotero’s Things In The Basement – A New Interview With Special Effects Artist Greg Nicotero Including Behind The Scenes Footage NEW Home Movies From Hobb’s End – Behind The Scenes Footage From Greg Nicotero Audio Commentary With Director John Carpenter And Cinematographer Gary B. Kibbe Vintage Featurette – The Making Of In The Mouth Of Madness Theatrical Trailer TV Spots While the extras are definitely more plentiful on the new disc, it still feels a bit light for it to be labeled a collector's edition. However all of the new stuff is quite informative and the new commentary track is a huge improvement on the original one which was also included. This new edition of this often underappreciated film is well worth double dipping on if you have the 2013 disc. The new transfer is immaculate and the host of new special features are most welcome too.

John carpernter's lost classic IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS has finally been given the respect it deserves by U.S. company Scream factory first of all Scream factory gave the film a new 4k restoration 2:35: HD transfer which looks incredible quality 10/10 plus the sound mix is also excellent with new 5.1 master mix EXTRAS lots of new extras a new audio commentary with John carpenter & producer wife Sandy carpenter a new interview with Actress Julie carmen a new interview with special efects master Greg nicotero plus lots of behind the scenes special effects footage courtesy of Greg nicotero pus stills Photo Gallery, plus the original trailer in new HD quality plus the old extras carried over from the very old region 1 dvd which is the old dvd commentary with John carpenter & on the set behind the scenes interviews this new blu-ray reissue is the best version to get of this classic Horror film no Doubt about it 10 times better than the old dvd version but you need all regions blu-ray player for sure, Scream/shout factory is a small company from Los Angeles who's blu-ray reissues are only region A locked so 5 stars all the way but any Aussie buyer needs a all regions blu-ray player for the Disc to work.

... dans tout les sens du terme. Il y a longtemps qu'un film m'avait intéressé comme ça. En même temps il est sorti en 1994 ;) Le film tient plus de la littérature fantastique que de l'horreur, c'est d'ailleurs ce qui m'a motivé à l'acheter. Ma version est le Blu-Ray Espagnol (en la Boca Del Miedo [Import]). J'ai regardé le film en Anglais et il n'y a pas de problèmes de son ou de configuration (ce que d'autres versions ont, apparemment). Rien à redire pour l'image non plus.

Superbe film avec un sam neil au top de sa forme

Es un estupendo producto, contiene: 1 disco Blu Ray Audio original en ingles 5.1 DTS Doblaje al español 5.1 DTS Subtitulos en español Widescreen Extras Comentarios del director John Carpenter Theatrical trailer original es muy recomendable para la colección, el envío como siempre excelente, gracias.

Die Mächte des Wahnsinns ist kein klassischer Horrorfilm mit Jump Scares, sondern ein psychologisch aufgebauter Trip, der immer verrückter wird, je weiter die Handlung geht. John Carpenter verbindet Horror, Mystery und Realitätsebenen auf eine Art, die heute fast schon selten geworden ist. Man weiß nie ganz, was real ist und was Wahnsinn – genau das macht den Film so unangenehm fesselnd. Sam Neill spielt die Rolle großartig, glaubwürdig zwischen Skepsis, Kontrollverlust und totalem Wahnsinn. Der Film wirkt an manchen Stellen bewusst altmodisch, aber gerade das gibt ihm diesen kultigen 90er-Charme. Die Blu-ray hat ein gutes Bild, Ton ist sauber, nichts wirkt kaputtremastert. Für Fans von Carpenter, Lovecraft-Atmosphäre oder Filmen wie „In the Mouth of Madness“ ist das hier ein Pflichttitel.