{"id":28774,"date":"2023-02-08T19:41:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T03:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28774"},"modified":"2023-02-12T08:42:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T16:42:42","slug":"review-return-of-swamp-thing-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2023\/02\/review-return-of-swamp-thing-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"Th Return of Swamp Thing 4K Ultra HD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"The Return of Swamp Thing 4K Ultra HD &amp; Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/mvd-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong><em>The Return of Swamp Thing<\/em><\/strong> is pretty much a sequel-in-name-only and stars Heather Locklear, Louis Jourdan and Dick Durock as the titular character.<\/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 Return of Swamp Thing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(1989)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Action, Fantasy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">MVD Visual | PG13 \u2013 89 min. \u2013 $49.95 | February 7, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 02\/08\/2023 | <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=\"Mortal Kombat\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2023\/returnofswampthing-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\/B0BHMPMK2X\/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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0791TR1S5\/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>Directed by: <\/strong>Jim Wynorski<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson (Swamp Thing created by); Neil Cuthbert and Grant Morris (written by)<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Cast: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Louis Jourdon, Heather Locklear, Sarah Douglas, Dick Durock<\/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>Commentaries, Featurettes, Gallery, Promotional Materials<br \/>\n<strong>Slip Cover: <\/strong>Yes<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>4K Ultra HD, 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\/BD): <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0)<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, Dolby Vision<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>MVD Visual 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\/82\/a2\/05\/MEINSF4_o.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid #2b67f3;\" title=\"The Return of Swamp Thing\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/82\/a2\/05\/MEINSF4_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;\">After her mother\u2019s mysterious death, Abigail Arcane (HEATHER LOCKLEAR) travels to the Florida swamps to confront her resurrected evil stepfather Dr. Anton Arcane (LOUIS JOURDAN). In an attempt to stave off the effects of aging, Dr. Arcane, assisted by Dr. Lana Zurrell (SARAH DOUGLAS), combines genes from various swamp animals and human beings, creating an army of monsters known as Un-Men. When Abby arrives, Dr. Arcane is hell-bent on taking his own stepdaughter\u2019s life in the name of science&#8230; that is until she is rescued by Swamp Thing.<\/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;\">This release comes with a matted <strong>slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Disc 1 (4K Ultra HD):<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><u>Reflections on <em>Swamp Thing<\/em> 35 Years Later (32:07)<\/u><\/strong> is a new interview with Producer Michael E. Uslan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>RiffTrax Music Video for \u201cYour Ever-Lovin\u2019 Swamp Thing (2:39)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Disc 2 (Blu-ray):<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><u>Audio Commentaries<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Director Jim Wynorski, Composer Chuck Cirino and Editor Leslie Rosenthal (2018)<\/li>\n<li>Director Jim Wynorski (2003)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Interviews:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Director Jim Wynorski (17:40)<\/li>\n<li>Lightyear Entertainment Executive Arnie Holland (5:20)<\/li>\n<li>Composer Chuck Cirino (6:47)<\/li>\n<li>Editor Leslie Rosenthal (9:25)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also included is a <strong><u>Behind the Scenes Slideshow (2:22)<\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u>Public Service Announcements<\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u>2 TV Spots<\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u>6 Promotional TV Clips<\/u><\/strong> and <strong><u>1989 Promo Reel<\/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\/a3\/fc\/17\/MEINSGO_o.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid #2b67f3;\" title=\"The Return of Swamp Thing\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/a3\/fc\/17\/MEINSGO_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 4\u00be\/5, BLU-RAY VIDEO \u2013 4\u00bd\/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;\"><strong><em>The Return of Swamp Thing<\/em><\/strong> arises from the mist onto 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray where it\u2019s presented in the original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and given a new 4K restoration from the Original Interpositive although I\u2019m not entirely sure if the Blu-ray got this new transfer. In any case, with regards to the 4K disc, the picture looked excellent with good balance between the light and dark scenes as well as fine detail throughout. It\u2019s pretty doubtful this low budget movie never looked better.<\/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\u00bd\/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;\">Both of the discs come equipped with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. Dialogue comes across the center channel with good clarity and there is some respectable depth when it came to the few more action oriented sequences.<\/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\/76\/dd\/09\/MEINSFK_o.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid #2b67f3;\" title=\"The Return of Swamp Thing\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/76\/dd\/09\/MEINSFK_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\/MEINSF4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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