{"id":12226,"date":"2016-06-19T18:39:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T01:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=12226"},"modified":"2016-06-19T20:07:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T03:07:15","slug":"review-houndofthebaskervilles-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/06\/review-houndofthebaskervilles-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Not sure how this version compares to the others, even the 1939 one which I saw several years ago, but Hammer Films\u2019 1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles<\/em><\/strong> is still an entertaining Sherlock Holmes mystery featuring a solid performance from Peter Cushing as the great detective.<\/p>\n

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The Hound of the Baskervilles<\/span>
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\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense, Mystery, Crime
\nTwilight Time | NR \u2013 87 min. \u2013 $29.95 | June 7, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/19\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Terence Fisher
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Arthur Conan Doyle (novel); Peter Bryan (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Peter Cushing, Andre Morell, Christopher Lee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentaries, Featurettes, Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.66
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>30.4 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>The famed Sherlock Holmes (PETER CUSHING) is hired to investigate the death of Sir Charles Baskerville whose heir, nephew Sir Henry (CHRISTOPHER LEE), life is in danger perhaps due to a curse dating back several generations when Sir Hugo Baskerville was killed by a huge hound. With the help of his trusty sidekick Dr. Watson (ANDRE MORELL), Holmes intends on finding the true culprit, someone not in the supernatural realm.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>This 1959 adaptation of The Hound of Baskervilles<\/em><\/strong> is the first Sherlock Holmes movie in color and the first, and only, one from Hammer Films. This addition is one of many that have been done over the course of 75+ years and although I think my preferred version dates back to 1939 starring Basil Rathbone but Peter Cushing does the character justice and directed by Terence Fisher, the story might not have been that different, it still captures the mystery quite well. Also standing out, save for a few scenes that looked like a stage, the location shoots, it\u2019s a beautiful looking movie.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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This release comes with the usual 8-page essay booklet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentaries<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Film Historians David Del Valle and Steven Peros<\/li>\n
  2. Film Historians Paul Scrabo, Lee Pfeiffer and Hank Reineke<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Margaret Robinson Talks About The Hound of the Baskervilles<\/em> (14:52; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is an interview with hound mask maker Robinson as she recounts her work on the film.<\/p>\n

    Actor\u2019s Notebook: Christopher Lee (13:00; SD)<\/u><\/strong> is an older feature with the late Lee giving his insights into the movie.<\/p>\n

    Hound of the Baskervilles<\/u><\/em><\/strong>: Excerpts Read by Christopher Lee<\/u><\/strong> finds the actor reading from Doyle\u2019s novel.<\/p>\n

    Theatrical Trailer (2:07; HD)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    The Hound of the Baskervilles<\/em><\/strong> arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Twilight Time. Presented in its original 1.66 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer, the video was, mostly, impressive. Colors were vibrant and detail sharp throughout. That being said, I did notice many instances of specs and dust marks that popped up through the entire movie, however it\u2019s nothing overly distracting and an otherwise a clean transfer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    The disc has a DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 track which packs plenty of power especially for a film that\u2019s mostly dialogue with only one \u201caction\u201d sequence when a mine collapses in. Dialogue is crisp and clear while the music by composer James Bernard sounds good. It\u2019s not the most robust lossless track even with the channel limitations but for a 50+ year old film, it\u2019s impressive enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Overall, not sure how this version compares to the others, even the 1939 one which I saw several years ago, but Hammer Films\u2019 1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles<\/em><\/strong> is still an entertaining Sherlock Holmes mystery featuring a solid performance from Peter Cushing as the great detective. The video and audio transfers are both well done, if not flawed, and there\u2019s some adequate features.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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