{"id":9456,"date":"2015-03-22T14:35:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T21:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=9456"},"modified":"2015-04-29T14:44:32","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T21:44:32","slug":"review-firstmeninthemoon-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/03\/review-firstmeninthemoon-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: First Men in the Moon BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>First Men in the Moon<\/em><\/strong> is hokey for sure but it\u2019s also a fun flick with some impressive special and visual effects work that still, for the most part, hold up today and especially in high-definition where flaws can be highlighted.<\/p>\n

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First Men in the Moon<\/span>
\n(1964)<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Science Fiction
\nTwilight Time | NR \u2013 103 min. \u2013 $29.95 | March 10, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Nathan Juran
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>H.G. Wells (story), Nigel Kneale and Jan Read (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, Lionel Jeffries<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurette, Into, Trailers
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>30.9 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\n** Click Here to Purchase First Men in the Moon<\/em> on Blu-ray from Screen Archives<\/a><\/strong> **<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong>
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Special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen\u2019s First Men in the Moon<\/em><\/strong> posits a modern day U.N. lunar mission which discovers \u2014 lo and behold \u2014 that a motley little 19th-century human crew has beaten them to it. Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, and the inimitable Lionel Jeffries are the intrepid explorers, encountering everything from a giant centipede to some particularly nasty oversize insectoid creatures.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release comes with a 6-page essay booklet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a fair number of features including an Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with Ray Harryhausen and FX Artist Randall William Cook; an Introduction (4:54; HD)<\/u><\/strong> of First Men in the Moon<\/em><\/strong> by Cook; vintage featurette Tomorrow the Moon (4:33; HD)<\/u><\/strong>; and the Theatrical Trailer (3:21; HD)<\/u><\/strong> and Teaser (1:23; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 5.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Twilight Time releases First Men in the Moon<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray with a brilliant looking 1080p high-definition transfer. Presented in its original 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio, this transfer is fantastic with amazing detail levels throughout, good color balance and nary a flaw like aliasing, artifacts, dust marks, scratches and other ailments that befall some of these older films.
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AUDIO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Not to be outdone, the 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track offers excellent clarity with crisp and clear dialogue levels while the sound effects, albeit a bit flat in spots, make good use of the front and rear channels while Laurie Johnson\u2019s score gives some fine depth to this lossless track.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, First Men in the Moon<\/em><\/strong> is hokey for sure but it\u2019s also a fun flick with some impressive special and visual effects work that still, for the most part, hold up today and especially in high-definition where flaws can be highlighted. The Blu-ray released by Twilight Time is well done with fantastic video\/audio transfers and a fine set of bonus material.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>03\/22\/2015<\/p>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
\nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n