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Regular
Price $5.99
Starring:
Charlie Bravo,
Michael Craig,
Tony Cyrus,
Bruce M. Fischer,
Tito Garcia,
Directed By:
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Release Date: 1971
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Format:
Animated,
Closed-captioned,
Color,
DVD-Video,
Full Screen,
Karaoke,
NTSC,
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Customer Reviews for
A Town Called Hell
GREAT MOVIE BUT TERRIBLE TRANSFER
The acting and story are great but the transfer is just atrocious. It's pan and scan so there's the first bad news. Also this movie has been edited almost to death. In one scene two people are on the gallows. It then abruptly switches to an old woman running down the street srcreaming. I can only infer that they were hanged. This happens constantly throughout this transfer. We are left to guess at what has occured. The overall image and sound is below average.
Looking at the other releases on Amazon, it's hard to tell if there is a better quality DVD. Brentwood(ASIN: B0000CNY5C) has issued one but it's the same running time(95 min). There is another edition from Stonevision(?)(ASIN: B00004U0JG) it's listed as anamorphic. None of the reviewers mentions anything about the quality.
What did I like about this movie? Even with all the cuts the story is interesting and engrossing. Robert Shaw and Martin Landau give suprisingly good performances in roles other actors may have just mailed in. In one scene Martin Landau is eating a tortilla and compliments the cook. That small scene just seemed authentic. Robert Shaw at the end gives a speech to Stella Stevens that could have been but is not maudlin. Telly Savalas(forever underated) gives the Don Carlos character a laid-back evilness. Again it seems authentic. Then there is Stella Stevens(what a beauty). She does well with limited lines and understated role. You also get to hear Johnny Horton's "The Battle Of New Orleans"
My advice would be to get this. It's not that expensive, but after you watch it you'll wonder how great this movie could be with a descent transfer. This would seem like the perfect title for VCI or Anchor Bay to restore.Geneon [Pioneer]A Town Called Hell
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