Blu-ray Review: Excellent Transfer For 35th Anniversary Edition of ‘Halloween’

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CHICAGO – “Halloween” is no mere horror movie. It is arguably the best of its genre, a film that continues to influence the form 35 years after its release. The excellent new transfer of the film on the latest Anchor Bay HD iteration is reason alone to pick it up, and the new active participation in the release on behalf of Jamie Lee Curtis, a star often silent regarding the films that made her a star, is just an amazing bonus.

HollywoodChicago.com Blu-ray rating: 5.0/5.0
Rating: 5.0/5.0

It’s been an unusual year for horror fans in the way that Curtis, who spent decades barely recognizing her ’70s and ’80s scream queen status, appeared to embrace it again this year. She popped up on Scream Factory’s excellent release of “The Fog,” and hilariously pointed out why she didn’t like the movie, and is a more prominent part of this release than any “Halloween” edition in history. She appears in an hour-long documentary called “The Night She Came Home,” in which she uses her fan base and history for good, and even does a commentary with Carpenter.

Of course, it’s about the movie itsellf, a film that still strikes me as a masterpiece every time I see it. With the best HD restoration to date, it’s appropriate to use this holiday season to appreciate it again. I’m confident people still will be doing so another 35 years from now.

Halloween: 35th Anniversary Edition was released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 24, 2013
Halloween: 35th Anniversary Edition was released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 24, 2013
Photo credit: Anchor Bay

Synopsis:
“Halloween”, say Entertainment Weekly, “is was, and ever shall be the alpha and omega of boogeyman flicks.” And to commemorate its 35 years as one of the greatest horror films of all time, Anchor Bay presents John Carpenter’s 1978 masterpiece in this ultimate fan edition: This 35th Anniversary Blu-ray features a newly remastered HD transfer supervised by cinematographer Dean Cundey, all-new Dolby TrueHD 7.1 audio, a revealing new audio commentary reuniting director John Carpenter and star Jamie Lee Curtis, a brand-new hour-long Curtis featurette, and much more. The immortal original is back and now more terrifying than ever. This is the night Michael Myers comes home like you’ve never seen or heard it before!

Special Features:
o New Audio Commentary With Writer/Director John Carpenter and Actor Jamie Lee Curtis
o The Night She Came Home Featurette
o On Location: 25 Years Later Featurette
o TV Version Footage
o Trailer
o TV & Radio Spots

“Halloween: 35th Anniversary Edition” was released on September 24, 2013.

HollywoodChicago.com content director Brian Tallerico

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