{"id":18854,"date":"2018-05-20T22:25:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T05:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=18854"},"modified":"2021-09-10T11:54:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T18:54:34","slug":"review-its-alive-trilogy-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/05\/review-its-alive-trilogy-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Alive Trilogy Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I\u2019m not a big fan of the It\u2019s Alive<\/em><\/strong> Trilogy or anything but understand its appeal amongst the horror crowd, especially in its simplicity given, at least in the first movie, you really don\u2019t see the monster baby very much.<\/p>\n

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It’s Alive Trilogy<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror
\nShout Factory | PG\/R \u2013 91 min. \/ 91 min. \/ 95 min. \u2013 $49.97 | May 15, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 05\/20\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Larry Cohen
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Larry Cohen (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>John Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan, Frederick Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd, Michael Moriarty, Karen Black<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>3 Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Trailers, TV Spots
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>It\u2019s Alive 1 & 2 – English (DTS-HD MA 1.0); It\u2019s Alive 3 – English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Shout Factory provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIES<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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It\u2019s newborn and… It\u2019s Alive<\/em><\/strong>… and murder is what it knows best! A proud couple\u2019s bundle of joy is really a newborn terror in filmmaker Larry Cohen\u2019s cautionary cult hit that tapped into environmental fears. The horror grows when multiple child monsters rampage in the first sequel It Lives Again<\/em><\/strong> as two brave parents try to stop them by becoming bait for their spree. The now global mutants are rounded up and relocated to a far-flung island in It\u2019s Alive III: Island of the Alive<\/em><\/strong>. Will a parent\u2019s greatest nightmare become the world\u2019s gravest fear? Find out… if you dare.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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All three movies are housed in their own Blu-ray case which side-slides into a cardboard outer-box. The first two movies come with reversible cover artwork.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Alive<\/em><\/strong> (1974) \u2014 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Writer\/Producer\/Director Larry Cohen<\/li>\n
  • Cohen\u2019s Alive: Looking Back at the It\u2019s Alive<\/em> Films (18:14)<\/u><\/strong> is an overview look from Larry Cohen, along with actors James Dixon, Michael Moriarty and Laurene Landon, and film historians, discussing the entire franchise.<\/li>\n
  • It\u2019s Alive<\/u><\/em><\/strong> at the Nuart: The 40th Anniversary Screening (13:27)<\/u><\/strong> finds the Cohen answering questions following a screening.<\/li>\n
  • Theatrical Trailer (3:03)<\/u><\/strong>, Radio Spots (1:49)<\/u><\/strong>, TV Spots (1:05)<\/u><\/strong> and Still Gallery (4:44)<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    It Lives Again<\/em><\/strong> aka It\u2019s Alive 2<\/em> (1978) \u2014 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Writer\/Producer\/Director Larry Cohen<\/li>\n
    • Theatrical Trailer (0:42)<\/u><\/strong> and a Still Gallery (3:40)<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      It\u2019s Alive III: Island of the Alive<\/em><\/strong> (1987) \u2014 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Writer\/Producer\/Director Larry Cohen<\/li>\n
      • Interview (10:11)<\/u><\/strong> with Special Effects Makeup Designer Steve Neill<\/li>\n
      • Trailer (0:45)<\/u><\/strong> and Still Gallery (2:50)<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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        VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5, AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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        Each of the three movies received new 2K scans from the original film elements and honestly, each of the It\u2019s Alive<\/em><\/strong> movies do look great. Detail appears relatively sharp throughout while colors pretty much look comparable to other films from the era(s). There are times where I did notice a few specs but all in all, these were relatively clean outside of the natural film grain.<\/p>\n

        The first two movies got a DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track while the third got a stereo track. None of them are particularly noteworthy, but still sounds good providing clear dialogue levels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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        OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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        Overall, I\u2019m not a big fan of the It\u2019s Alive<\/em><\/strong> Trilogy or anything but understand its appeal amongst the horror crowd, especially in its simplicity given, at least in the first movie, you really don\u2019t see the monster baby very much. This trilogy box set is a nice value for any fan though the amount of features was a tad disappointing.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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