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Dead End Drive-In
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Arrow Films is a British independent film restorer specializing in world cinema, arthouse, horror and classic films. It sells Ultra HD Blu-rays, Blu-rays and DVDs.
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Product Description
THE PRICE OF ADMISSION IS THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
One of Quentin Tarantino’s favourite directors, Brian Trenchard-Smith was a key figure in the Ozploitation movement, responsible for The Man from Hong Kong, Stunt Rock, Turkey Shoot, BMX Bandits… and dystopian cult classic Dead-End Drive In!
Set in a near-future where the economy has crumbled and violent gangs play havoc in the streets, the powers-that-be have decided to lure the delinquent youth into drive-in cinemas and keep them there. No longer just a place to watch trashy movies and make out, these outdoor picture shows have become concentration camps for the unruly and unwanted.
With its day-glo colour scheme, new wave soundtrack and extraordinary stunt work, Dead-End Drive-In is in the tradition of Ozploitation milestones Mad Max and The Cars That Ate Paris only very, very eighties.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 2K restoration from original film materials
- High Definition (1080p) Presentation
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Audio commentary by director Brian Trenchard-Smith
- The Stuntmen, Trenchard Smith’s classic television documentary on Grant Page (Mad Max, Road Games) and other Australian stunt performers
- Hospitals Don’t Burn Down, Trenchard-Smith’s 1978 public information film told in pure Ozploitation fashion
- Theatrical trailer
First pressing only: fully-illustrated collector’s booklet containing writing on the films by Cullen Gallagher and Neil Mitchell
Product details
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Item model number : 760137891192
- Director : Brian Trenchard-Smith
- Media Format : Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 28 minutes
- Release date : November 4, 2019
- Actors : Ned Manning, Natalie McCurry, Peter Whitford, Wilbur Wilde, David Gibson
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : Arrow Video
- ASIN : B01H0FLEF2
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #21,232 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,102 in Horror (Movies & TV)
- Customer Reviews:
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teen movie with bits of Clockwork Orange, Mad Max, and punk.
Highly recommend.
Standard DVD is good burn, with no issues playing.
much like the original dawn of the dead, it's great eye candy,but also has a message....
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016
much like the original dawn of the dead, it's great eye candy,but also has a message....
I've held on to a veeeery heat distorted copy for what seemed like 1 billion years !
even though I could barely even joy the copy I had I still watched it and now that I was able to replace it I'm on cloud nine ! !
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Label: ARROW VIDEO
Tranfer by: ARROW Films
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Another superb release from ARROW VIDEO of an extraordinary Australian movie. Maybe somewhere between MAD MAX (1979), A BOY AND HIS DOG (1975) and ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981). Better forget that kind of comparisons at once. This movie is unique and you should give it a try. Anyway, shouldnt every movie be seen completely detached from other works? Brian Trenchard-Smith made a highly entertaining and good-looking stylish little end time / action movie. He also directed TURKEY SHOOT aka BLOODCAMP THATCHER (1982). You can watch a little piece of this cult item on the cinema-screen at the drive-in inside DEAD END DRIVE IN. The movie does not offer a big story but it was made with passion for detail, has a great cinematography, good costume-design and nice color and light compositions. The acting is fine as well. I call the production a cool one. Very straight story without frills. To put it in a nutshell: A man wants to get out! Seen it all before? Sounds boring? It isn't at all, cause the directional style is really one-of-a-kind.
No Grain Baby, No Gain / The Transfer:
The Transfer was done from a 2K scan of the original 35mm camera negative. The source is in a very good condition. There is an intact and film-like grain structure and therefore the picture offers plenty of details, texture and grip. The colors are vivid and constant throughout the whole presentation. The negative was well cleaned up and stabilized. Blacks are fine and no crush of details here. I enjoyed watching DEAD END DRIVE IN in every aspect and couldnt spot the abuse of DNR filters, edge enhancement and other digital abominations of that sort.
Cut and Run:
This is a version integrale from a complete camera negative. NO noticeable inserts from different sources have been applied. I find this so important for a fluent visual experience. The movie has passed uncut by the BBFC.
Final Thoughts:
Fans, collectors and people with big screens or projectors should spent their money without any further doubt. ARROW did a very good transfer to bring life into your home cinemas. The BD Set contains an audio commentary by the director itself and a nice booklet. Dont miss it, the booklets only go with the first pressings. Highly recommended.
How I rate / What I rate:
My ratings refer exclusively to technical aspects of BD sets. The more film-like a HD transfer looks and feels via a projection, the more high-class the source is scanned and digitally treated afterwards, the higher my ratings will be. Digital phenomenons like edge enhancement, block noise, digital appealing grain, swarming grain / noise behavoir and DNR filtering will directly result in lower ratings.
I do not rate movies at all. In the introduction part I just offer my opinion, based on taste, preferences and knowledge about film/photography in general. Movies are artificial constructions where many efforts have been taken (including complex postproduction) to accomplish a vision of whatsoever kind. No movie made for cinema ever shot has earned a 1 star rating on AMAZON or a 1 point rating on IMDB. I have studied many publications about making films, their psychological impact, and the subject violence on film. I am a hobby photographer knowing much about frame compositions, color and light effects and different styles. I am also a hobby musician and sound designer for my own private joy. I could rate a movie/ its soundrack, but why should I? Things are what they are and nothing more or less. I like to think beyond mind constructed terms of good and bad. So called "objectivity" becomes fast diluted by preferences which results in comments of personal taste. These comments are fine but they go without any base value for creating a rating-scale out of them. Technical aspects are a different kind of matter. DNR, edge enhancement, block noise and such things are obvious even on small screens and maybe we can speak more of objectivity and measurability in this area. I think we should be informed about the quality of a product.
All about Ev(m)e:
I am a collector of films for 27 Years, own about 3.000 films (would be far more, but I often sort out transfers I dont like) and watch them in a home-cinema room via bigscreen projection. I am also a hobby musician and photographer with some experience scanning camera negatives in high definitions. I am fascinated by film (from reels) since I am a kid and spent hours for hours in cinemas and visiting film festivals.