Are you a dedicated fan of the early 1980s fantasy film The Beastmaster who missed out on the elaborate 4K Blu-ray disc release in late 2020 due to its limited supply?
The good news here is that the movie will have another 4K Blu-ray release in a standard edition form and it is set for a July 27, 2021 release! Advanced orders for it are being accepted now at Amazon. The release, along with the previous one, was made possible by Vinegar Syndrome.
So what exactly will you fans get in return for paying for the next 4K Blu-ray release of The Beastmaster? To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the Blu-ray.com article as well as its page for the movie. Some parts in boldface…
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM A 35MM INTERPOSITIVE
- HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM (Blu-ray copy included)
- Alternate updated visual effects version supervised by the director
- Brand new commentary track with writer/director Don Coscarelli & writer/producer Paul Pepperman, moderated by filmmaker Joe Lynch
- Archival commentary track with Don Coscarelli & Paul Pepperman
- “The Beastmaster Chronicles” – a brand new feature length making-of documentary by Elijah Drenner
- “The Saga of the Beastmaster” – an archival making-of documentary by Perry Martin
- Super 8mm home movies shot by James Dodson with audio commentary by Don Coscarelli & Paul Pepperman
- Outtakes
- Stills, Promotional, and Archival Material Gallery
- Original theatrical trailer
- Reversible cover artwork
- English SDH subtitle
- REGION-FREE
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265 (93.69 Mbps)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Subtitles
English SDH
Discs
4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Three-disc set (1 BD-100, 2 BD-50)
Packaging
Reversible cover
Booklet
Playback
4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region A
For those who want to get the most out of their 4K UHDTV sets at home, The Beastmaster 4K Blu-ray has native 4K visuals! In Blu-ray.com’s review of the elaborate edition, positive reaction was given to the visuals and it is more impressive once you learn the harsh truth that the original film negative of the movie got lost! In fact, The Beastmaster director Don Coscarelli launched an effort to recover the film negative. You can help in the effort to recover it by visiting https://www.whereisthebeastmaster.com/
For the newcomers reading this, The Beastmaster is a fantasy movie that was released way back in 1982 and it was actually not faithful adaptation of the 1959 novel The Beast Master authored by Andre Norton. The movie starred Marc Singer (read my review of V: The Original Miniseries), the late Tanya Roberts, the late Rip Torn and John Amos. The film remains very notable for its use of live, trained animals in many scenes. Having seen the movie myself decades ago, there is nothing like watching Marc Singer traveling with the panther (a tiger dyed black in reality) in the middle of nature.
It should be noted that Tanya Roberts, who died on January 4, 2021, was in the news recently due to her handwritten will. Roberts was the leading lady of the late Roger Moore in the 1985 James Bond movie A View to a Kill.
If you are a fan of The Beastmaster or if you are a 4K Blu-ray collector looking for unique moves to add to your collection, watch out for The Beastmaster 4K Blu-ray standard edition on July 27, 2021.
For other Better than Streaming articles, read about V: The Original Miniseries on Blu-ray, Transformers: The Movie 4K Blu-ray, and Mortal Kombat (2021) 4K Blu-ray.
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