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The Funhouse 4K Blu-ray delivers stunningly beautiful video and great audio in this exceptional Blu-ray release
The carnival is a place for fun and laughter, but not for Amy and her friends. When their childish dare to stay all night in the spooky funhouse backfires, it leaves a trail of dismembered teenagers a mile long in Tobe Hooper’s classic video nasty era slasher.
For more about The Funhouse 4K and the The Funhouse 4K Blu-ray release, see the The Funhouse 4K Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on September 22, 2022 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5.
Shout! Factory has released a UHD for the 1981 Tobe Hooper Horror film 'The Funhouse.' New specifications include 2160p/HDR video as well as a
new 1080p Blu-ray presentation sourced from the same 4K master. The studio has imply ported over the existing 5.1 and 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
lossless soundtracks from its own 2012 Blu-ray release. In addition to all of the legacy bonus features, several new
interviews have been added.
Amy Harper (Elizabeth Berridge) is no fan of her younger brother's Horror obsession, but his childlike antics are nothing compared to the terror
that
awaits her on a fateful date at the carnival. Amy, her new boyfriend Buzz (Cooper Huckabee), her friend Liz (Largo Woodruff), and Liz's boyfriend
Richie (Miles Chapin) attend the carnival despite her parent's wishes (and, in this case, better judgment) and the foreknowledge that it's been host
to untimely deaths. The gang soaks in the sights and sounds,
including an eerie run-in with a old woman promising the wrath of God and a foul-mouthed fortune teller (Sylvia Miles). The foursome chooses to
make a night
of the event by sneaking off a haunted house ride and hiding out inside until the park closes down. It seems like a great idea until they witness a
hulking man in a Frankenstein costume murder the fortune teller in cold blood. Frankenstein and his close companion Conrad (Kevin Conway)
discover that the foursome has witnessed the murder. They set out to eliminate the witnesses and effort not to reveal Frankenstein's dark secret.
Can any of the teenagers survive until dawn?
The included screenshots are sourced from the remastered 1080p Blu-ray disc included in this set.
What a fabulous image. Shout! Factory's 2160p/Dolby Vision UHD presentation brings The Funhouse to life like never before. The picture is
perfectly filmic. It holds to a handsome and naturally grain structure which captures a pure cinematic image without fault or flaw. Grain is even and
consistent in density and authenticity. There are no visibly evident signs of tinkering to reduce or dismiss grain. No this is a healthy image if ever there
was one. The result is a superbly crisp and high-yield image for detail and textural adeptness. Skin complexities cannot be beaten. Creature effects are
every bit as nasty as the original prosthetics allow. The carnival environment captures all of the wear and detail on tents and booths and even the dirt
terrain. While there are a few softer and smudgy shots and corners, such are inherent to the original photography. The elements could not be more
impressive. There are no source flaws beyond the tiniest evidence of pops and speckles. No encode issues are apparent. The movie looks practically
brand new.
There is some wonderful color output as the opening tiles turn various bright carnival colors. The cast credits finally settle on yellow, but what a bold
and brilliant yellow it is. There are some amazingly bright and bold colors around the carnival exterior, and inside various tents there are some
marvelous one-off tones to be found, like a jar housing a dead baby that is bathed in a pinkish-purple light. Less brilliant or punchy clothing colors hold
to lifelike tonal appearances. Skin tones are healthy and true. Whites are brilliant and black level depth is out of this world; blacks are vital to the film's
setting and tone and Shout's Dolby Vision grading absolutely nails them in every shot. This is a reference UHD, especially within the catalogue and
smaller budget Horror realms.
The remastered Blu-ray is terrific in its own right, holding to the same essential qualities and characteristics as the UHD for filmic preservation and
essential color output, but it cannot match the UHD's majesty and mastery of these categories.
This UHD release of The Funhouse includes no new audio tracks; the studio has simply ported over the existing 5.1 and 2.0 DTS-HD Master
Audio lossless presentations. For full coverage, please click here.
In addition to all of the legacy bonus content, Shout! Factory has included a few new interviews. All of the bonus features are included on the
bundled, remastered Blu-ray; extras which also appear on the UHD disc are notated as such below. See below for the full list of bonus content and
brief coverage of the new
material. Please click here for coverage of the legacy material. No digital copy code
is included with purchase, but Shout! Factory has included a non-embossed slipcover.
Audio Commentary: Director Tobe Hooper and Moderator/Filmmaker Tim Sullivan.
Trailers & Radio Spots (1080p upscaled, 5:57): Note that this combines two separate supplemental selections from the previous disc.
The Barker Speaks!
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Carnival Music
Audio Interview with William Finley
Audio Interview with Actor William Finley
NEW! Book Advertisement (480i, 0:29): A Funhouse-themed ad for the ($2.75!) novelization.
NEW! Carnival of Blood: Largo Woodruff on The Funhouse (1080p, 9:08): The actress discusses her early career, landing the
part in The Funhouse, Tobe Hooper's direction, working in the Horror genre, her co-stars, shooting locations, her death scene, watching the
film in the theater, and more.
NEW! Let's Spend the Night: Miles Chapin on The Funhouse (1080p, 11:16): The actor talks about his early acting career,
landing the part, plot dynamics, characters, sets, relationship with Tobe Hooper, how the shooting schedule impacted the film, Kevin Conway's work,
"monster snot," fellow cast members, his death scene, the film's legacy, and more.
NEW! Dance in the Dark Ride: Wayne Doba on The Funhouse (1080p, 15:23): The actor who plays the monster in the film
discusses his work prior to the film, Tobe Hooper's direction, prosthetics, shooting locations, shooting key scenes, working with his co-stars, and
more.
NEW! Alive, Alive, Alive: Craig Reardon on The Funhouse (1080p, 18:46): The film's Makeup artist covers his career and work
on this film in detail. He also covers working with the cast and Tobe Hooper, the film's tone, and more.
The Funhouse isn't a traditional 1980s Slasher. It combines the teenage victim angle of that style, however, and mixes it with a moody,
wonderfully atmospheric classic Monster flick. It's a winning combination that impresses through just about every second of its lean runtime. It's a
little
dated and rather tame in hindsight, but The Funhouse holds up as a movie working wonderfully on the back of a great atmosphere and a
director who understands what the movie requires to work. Shout! Factory's new UHD looks terrific. The studio has upped the ante to incentivize
purchase with new extras and a remastered Blu-ray. Recommended.
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