{"id":28581,"date":"2022-09-26T23:37:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T06:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28581"},"modified":"2022-09-26T23:40:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T06:40:37","slug":"review-incredible-melting-man-4k-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2022\/09\/review-incredible-melting-man-4k-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Incredible Melting Man 4K Ultra HD &#038; Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"The Incredible Melting Man 4K Ultra HD &amp; Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/vinegarsyndrome-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong><em>The Incredible Melting Man<\/em><\/strong> gets the 4K Ultra HD (and Blu-ray) treatment from Vinegar Syndrome. This release of the 1977 cult classic includes an archive commentary and new interviews, and comes out September 27th.<\/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;\">The Incredible Melting Man<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(1977)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Science Fiction<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Vinegar Syndrome | R \u2013 86 min. \u2013 $32.99 | August 30, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/26\/2022 | <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=\"The Incredible Melting Man\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2022\/incrediblemeltingman-4k.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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0B8QNGFQM\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on 4K Ultra HD from Amazon.com \" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/4kuhd-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\/3dbluray-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\/bluray-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\/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>Directed by: <\/strong>William Sachs<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>William Sachs (written by)<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Cast: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey, Michael Alldredge, Ann Sweeny<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Interviews, Gallery, Theatrical Trailer<br \/>\n<strong>Slip Cover: <\/strong>Yes (Limited Edition)<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Number of Discs: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio (4K): <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 1.0)<br \/>\n<strong>Audio (BD): <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 1.0)<br \/>\n<strong>Video (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.85<br \/>\n<strong>Video (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85<br \/>\n<strong>Dynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English<br \/>\n<strong>Codecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Region(s): <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">A, B, C<\/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;\"><strong>Vinegar Syndrome provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The opinions I share are my own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>The screen captures were taken from the included Blu-ray disc.<\/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:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/3f\/68\/11\/MEE0D6P_o.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid #2b67f3;\" title=\"The Incredible Melting Man\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/3f\/68\/11\/MEE0D6P_o.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: 18.6667px; line-height: 28px;\">PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While on the first-ever voyage to the rings of Saturn, an unexplained phenomenon takes hold of astronaut Steve West (ALEX REBAR) and his crew, burning all but Steve to a crisp. Somehow able to return to Earth, Steve awakens in a hospital bed, only to discover that his body is disintegrating. Worse, he begins to develop an instinctual urge to kill, learning that this is the only way to maintain his strength. After escaping from the hospital, Steve begins to ravage the nearby countryside; brutally murdering all who cross his path, and leaving behind a series of mangled bodies covered in his dripping flesh\u2026<\/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 4\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Limited Edition version does come with a slip cover though the copy I received did not. The inside cover is reversible with the original poster artwork being on the reverse side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Writer\/Director William Sachs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Interviews:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><u>It\u2019s a War ( 31:07)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Writer\/Director William Sachs<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Just Show Up (15:02)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Script Supervisor Sandy King<\/li>\n<li><strong>Archive Interviews<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>William Sachs and Special Effects Artist Rick Baker (19:37)<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Special Effects Artist Greg Cannon (2:56)<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Original Theatrical Trailer (1:48)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Still Gallery (0:55)<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/3c\/2b\/0e\/MEE0D6X_o.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid #2b67f3;\" title=\"The Incredible Melting Man\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/3c\/2b\/0e\/MEE0D6X_o.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>4K VIDEO \u2013 5\/5, BLU-RAY VIDEO \u2013 4\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vinegar Syndrome releases <strong><em>The Incredible Melting Man<\/em><\/strong> onto 4K Ultra HD (and Blu-ray) where it\u2019s presented in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio. As I don\u2019t have access to my Shout Factory Blu-ray I can\u2019t do a direct comparison, however looking at this 2160p high-definition transfer, taken from the 35mm original camera negative, this one looks absolutely amazing. Detail is incredibly sharp throughout with the natural film grain ever evident. The picture is also clean, free of significant scratches, dust marks or other flaws, although I did notice a couple specs while doing some screen captures.<\/p>\n<\/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 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The movie comes with a basic yet still respectable DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track. Given this was a movie done on a small (probably relatively tiny) budget, with perhaps not the best sound equipment, this lossless track sounds pretty darn good. Dialogue comes across with good clarity and the depth is decent enough.<\/p>\n<\/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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/8d\/08\/31\/MEE0D7C_o.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid #2b67f3;\" title=\"The Incredible Melting Man\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/8d\/08\/31\/MEE0D7C_o.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D6P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/90\/6b\/2a\/MEE0D6P_t.png\" alt=\"imm00.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D6Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/a1\/04\/22\/MEE0D6Q_t.png\" alt=\"imm01.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D6R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/d9\/31\/46\/MEE0D6R_t.png\" alt=\"imm02.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D6S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/46\/0f\/42\/MEE0D6S_t.png\" alt=\"imm03.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D6U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/f3\/01\/42\/MEE0D6U_t.png\" alt=\"imm04.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D6V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/35\/23\/3d\/MEE0D6V_t.png\" alt=\"imm05.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D6W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/77\/1f\/3c\/MEE0D6W_t.png\" alt=\"imm06.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D6X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/de\/ca\/75\/MEE0D6X_t.png\" alt=\"imm07.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D6Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/d1\/9d\/20\/MEE0D6Y_t.png\" alt=\"imm08.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D6Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/d0\/79\/2a\/MEE0D6Z_t.png\" alt=\"imm09.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/8e\/db\/5e\/MEE0D71_t.png\" alt=\"imm10.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/e5\/bf\/8a\/MEE0D72_t.png\" alt=\"imm11.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D73\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/3f\/8d\/d3\/MEE0D73_t.png\" alt=\"imm12.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/0b\/32\/6e\/MEE0D77_t.png\" alt=\"imm13.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D7C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/49\/7b\/13\/MEE0D7C_t.png\" alt=\"imm14.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEE0D7H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/5b\/65\/6f\/MEE0D7H_t.png\" alt=\"imm15.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Incredible Melting Man gets the 4K Ultra HD (and Blu-ray) treatment from Vinegar Syndrome. 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