Grizzly (1976) ( Claws (Killer Grizzly) ) [ Blu-Ray, Reg.A/B/C Import - France ]

I first saw this movie in the theater when my children were young, and I always remembered it as being a great "bear" story, and seeing it again these many years later, I was not disappointed. Granted, yes, it takes a while for the real bear to show up, but when she does, hold on to your seat. She is one formidable foe. The movie came out on the tail of "JAWS," probably to capitalize on the classic's success and people's fascination with Mother Nature's predators. Though not as good as "JAWS" (What movie could be?), "Grizzly" is an exciting action/adventure/thriller that makes you want to give up hiking around in national forests.

JULY 2021The classic GRIZZLY gets an upgrade far superior to the previous two releases from Scorpion. SEE MY REVIEW BELOW for the history on that business. This FOUR STAR REVIEW UPGRADE is in praise of the brand new Blu edition from Severin that rights these wrongs and gives us our money's worth at last! The film looks and sounds superb and will roar appropriately on your home theater system! Thanks, guys, we've been waiting a long time for this and you really came through! Fans of this classic slice of 70s camp-horror-madness can now rest easy, in that a great version has now been burned in HD for posterity.FEB 2018 REVIEW:BUYER BEWARE! This review is for the Feb 2018 BLU RAY release and the one star rating has nothing to do with the film itself. This movie was released by Scorpion on a previous Blu, which stated very clearly on both its packaging and on the Amazon listing that the mastering quality was poor. As a huge fan of this film, I was okay with that, seeing as how this was the only Blu available of the film. The picture quality is not particularly great, but hey, it's GRIZZLY, so why complain if they're up front with us? This second release of GRIZZLY, which just came out today, did not have the same disclaimer on the Amazon page, so I was naturally led to believe it was an upgrade. It is not. I returned it immediately today, unopened, upon seeing that this was the exact same Blu-ray release, with the exact same poor quality disclaimer on the sleeve. Whether the lack of disclaimer on the Amazon page was an oversight or not, this was my experience with the release and I felt it necessary to clarify for those who might also be led to believe this is an upgrade. Fortunately, Amazon is always ready to exchange or refund such purchases!

It gets to the action right off. Story is like Jaws(1) only in the National Forest. Pacing is about the same as Jaws. Bart-the-Bear does a good job. Jaekel is true to form. Chris George is so bored he continues tosmoke through-out the movie. Over-all a fairly good pop-corner. Most action is at the end but the movie does not have a lot of mindless sub-plot to fill -up time.

I remember watching GRIZZLY on television many years ago. I didn't watch much of it but a few scenes stuck out, such as the aerial photography of the forest and the climax. But after watching the DVD last night, I can tell you that GRIZZLY is one of the better JAWS-style, nature-run-amok films. Although the similarities to JAWS stick out like ol' Grizzly's claws, there's plenty going for it to make it stand out on its own, such as the three leading men (Christopher George, Andrew Prine, and Richard Jaeckel), the aforementioned aerial photography, Robert O. Ragland's musical score, and some very intense Grizzly attack sequences, especially the one on little Bobby! If a movie such as this invites comparisons to a bigger and more successful movie, it must have its own unique qualities to really stand out, and GRIZZLY does the job; it was the highest-grossing independent film of 1976 and is still remembered today.Big up to Shriek Show for another top-of-the-line release of something other labels would not have even given a passing thought to. On this double-disc edition, there's a commentary, a vintage featurette (culled from VHS, no doubt), a screening of the film, new interviews, a trailer, radio spots, and a poster and photo gallery. I also recommend DAY OF THE ANIMALS, another nature-run-amok film from William Girdler, the late director who really knew how to work these kind of films.

It was my privilege to see the movie, Grizzly, back in 1975, when I was stationed at Scott AFB, in Illinois, right after a viewing of the movie, Jaws. I will never understand why Grizzly was not given the same Walk-0f-Fame granted Jaws. Fellow Officers at Scott AFB, who grew up in the wilds of the North, told me the nature-run-amok atmosphere in "Grizzly" was actually true in many ways: They recounted actual Grizzly attacks on people in Canada, the State of Alaska and National Parks like Yosemite and Yellowstone. There are Rogue Bears, especially Grizzlies that reek havoc on wildlife, livestock - and people of all ages. There is a great deal of drama, but the Actors Christopher George, Andrew Prine and Richard Jaeckelgave superb performances that matched the real dangers of a maxima ursus! I rate this movie at a five star - plus! Every family member will have an appreciation for the draconian side of a Yogi Bear that is not satisfied with just stealing picnic baskets, but proceeded in indiscriminate terror to kill with mayhem leaving behind pools of blood and body parts whether animal or humans of all ages.

It was alright from the time it was created. It was an older movie and the special effects were a bit cheesy. For instance with the fake looking paw tearing the lady's head off. It was beautiful landscape in the movie, but takes a while before you get a real view of the bear. It was a good enough movie that I was able to watch the whole thing without falling asleep so if you like bear movies I would say go ahead and check it out, but don't forget it's an older fim so give it a chance.

Bought used-But in good condition-Case and DVD. I saw this movie on TV years ago but didn't know it until I started to watch it. Still a very good movie and makes a person think twice about hiking or camping in parks where there are bears.

Ottima edizione della SEVERIN per questo classico film horror/avventuroso. Il blu ray supera di gran lunga il dvd della quadrifoglio che peraltro possiedo. I colori sono più intensi e i neri più profondi, chiaramente questa edizione non contiene la lingua italiana (giusto per non trarre in inganno nessuno) la regione è A B C. Quando lo vidi al cinema una domenica pomeriggio, era il 6 gennaio 1977 ne fui terrorizzato ed al tempo stesso affascinato, quindi per me acquisto obbligato. Se anche voi siete fan del film questa è al momento la versione migliore possibile.

I love this movie . This is one of the golden classic's of the '70 . I have this seen for the first time in a theatreand it was thrlling with some gore . 8,5/10 .

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