Time and a vocal fanbase have elevated the endeavor to cult status, celebrating its schlocky appeal and ferocious monsters, but there's really nothing to "The Deadly Spawn" beyond some ingenious special effects and a few formidable visits to the gore zone. Granted, the film was shot on a low budget, fighting momentous focus troubles, but the disc doesn't provide the basics in HD atmosphere or depth. There have been rumblings for the past few years of a pending Blu-ray release of The Kindred, finally freeing it from its trapped-on-VHS status, but as of now it remains a relatively obscure ’80s creature feature.

A grinning homage to the murky monster efforts of the 1950s, "The Deadly Spawn" has also retained the pacing and fluctuating sense of suspense from the era. But, as anyone who has ever revisited a childhood favorite knows, some “classics” can turn into complete and total shit 20 years on.The meteorite soon crashes down pretty close to their campsite, which puts an end to the festivities. Starring: Michael Jai White , John Leguizamo , Martin Sheen , Theresa Randle , Nicol Williamson , D. Ted (complete with a hand puppet of the monster) also welcomes viewers to his cult classic in a very hokey intro.

Unsurprisingly, a lot of reviewers didn’t really get the movie when it first came out, with the flick being accused of being both too disturbing and too silly by different outlets. The climax is where "The Deadly Spawn" finally awakens, pushing aside staring contests (nobody actually looks scared in this film, it's so weird) and vapid conversations to mount chase sequences, where Pete and his friends find themselves cornered by the creature, while Charles employs his gift with movie magic (a precursor to the Tommy Jarvis character in "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter") to mount a retaliatory effort, making the monster manufacturers of Hollywood proud. Bohus and editor Marc Harwood is a jovial conversation between the professionals, who reflect fondly on their "Deadly Spawn" experience, cheering on the film's shortcomings.The difference here is that the horror elements are so well executed that you’ll often forget that you were laughing only a couple of minutes ago. The only options are an ancient DVD, an upscaled blu-ray with heavy DNR, or a German upscaled blu-ray with less DNR.

The teens are obnoxious, but perhaps that’s what makes their rather creative and vicious deaths very satisfying. Visit with the Deadly Spawn" (8:39, SD) is a comical visit with one of the feature's creature designers, who shows off his work and questionable sense of humor before revealing the enormous Deadly Spawn puppet used in the picture. Fortunately, my re-examination of the gory 1983 sci-fi/horror oddity The Deadly Spawn was not one of those movies that lost its appeal.

There are horror movies about aliens, every now and then, but in recent years they have all played out like History Channel specials—only somehow less effective. Debate still rages to this day as to whether or not Alien is a science fiction movie or a horror film. In the case of LEMORA, I will hold the old Synapse DVD - which I've had 19 years now - dearly until a Blu-ray or UHD comes out.

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