{"id":27210,"date":"2021-10-05T16:27:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T23:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=27210"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:27:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T23:27:21","slug":"review-theater-of-blood-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2021\/10\/review-theater-of-blood-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Theater of Blood Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Theater of Blood Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/kinolorber-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong><em>Theater of Blood<\/em><\/strong> is a horror-thriller released on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber (after previously being released by Twilight Time in 2016) and stars Vincent Price and Diana Rigg.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Theater of Blood<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(1973)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Comedy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Kino Lorber| R \u2013 104 min. \u2013 $24.95 | September 7, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/05\/2021 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid #808080;\" title=\"Theater of Blood\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2021\/theaterofblood-bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"amazon\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Buy the Following on Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/4kuhd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/3dbluray-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B097XGSNZZ\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/bluray-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/dvd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table id=\"review-info\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>MOVIE INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Director: <\/strong>Douglas Hickox<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Anthony Greville-Bell (screenplay)<br \/>\n<strong>Cast: <\/strong>Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, Coral Browne<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Featurette, TV &amp; Radio Spots, Theatrical Trailer<br \/>\n<strong>Slip Cover: <\/strong>Yes<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Number of Discs: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.66<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English SDH<br \/>\n<strong>Disc Size: <\/strong>38.82 GB<br \/>\n<strong>Total Bitrate: <\/strong>42.03 Mbps<br \/>\n<strong>Codecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Region(s): <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">A<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #ff0000;\"><b>Kino Lorber provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<br \/>\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob00.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Theater of Blood\" src=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob00.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After years of suffering deadly reviews, hammy Shakespearean actor Edward Lionheart (VINCENT PRICE) decides it\u2019s curtains for his critics. Bumping off his detractors with execution inspired by the Bard, Lionheart stages a beheading in the manner of Cymbeline, a stabbing by Julius Ceasar and even an untimely removal of a pound of flesh improvised from The Merchant of Venice \u2013 proving once and for all that all the world really is a stage&#8230; for murder!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This release comes with a matted <strong>slip cover<\/strong> and the inner sleeve is reversible with the film\u2019s original poster artwork.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Audio Commentaries:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Screenwriter\/Producer Alan Spencer<\/li>\n<li>Film Historians David Del Valle and Nick Redman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both give historical information on the production and although I prefer tracks with more than one participant, the first with Spencer isn\u2019t too bad as he gives a perspective as a filmmaker while the second is like a lecture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also included is <strong><u>Trailers from Hell (3:33)<\/u><\/strong> with Spencer, a few <strong><u>TV &amp; Radio Spots<\/u><\/strong> and the <strong><u>Theatrical Trailer (2:31)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob03.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Theater of Blood\" src=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob03.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is another Kino Lorber release that was previously released by Twilight Time, this from 2016. It\u2019s highly probable that this is the same exact transfer which isn\u2019t a completely bad thing, detail on this looks good, as does black levels which appear stark without seemingly crushed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>AUDIO \u2013 3\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The disc includes a fine DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track which does provide for some clean and clear dialogue throughout and some modest depth here and there. Nothing amazing here but all things considered, for a nearly 50 year old film, it\u2019s a solid lossless track.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob08.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Theater of Blood\" src=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob08.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain <strong>spoilers<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage-->These are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n<table id=\"gallery\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 500px;\" colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Theater of Blood<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob00.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob00.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob01.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob01.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob02.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob02.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob03.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob03.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob04.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob04.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob05.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob05.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob06.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob06.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob07.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob07.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 125px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d.img.vision\/moviemansguide\/tob08.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link 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