4D Man [DVD] - Sci-Fi Thriller Movie | Classic 1960s Horror Film | Perfect for Movie Nights & Sci-Fi Collectors

This review is for the Keno (KL) Blu-ray release.I will leave reviews of the movie itself to others, you can read a million reviews and decide which ones you're going to go with. I mainly want to offer a few details about the KL Blu-ray.The colors pop as one would hope, since that is half of what is so fun about this movie. It's also presented in the correct widescreen aspect ratio. My one complaint about the picture is that it's more soft then I would have hoped, and sometimes struck me as unexpectedly low-res. I have no idea whether that's a result of the source material, the way the movie was originally filmed, or choices made with the transfer. Nonetheless, it is a beautiful film to look at, with creative use of color and simple but compelling special effects and makeup. Despite this one complaint, I find the picture to be very acceptable if not particularly better than other releases I've seen.Insofar as extras, while the historian's commentary spends too much time on the director's origins in Christian filmmaking, and I think spends too much time on the backgrounds of the different crew members, all of this information is nonetheless interesting, and there are plenty of fascinating details about the production itself. The director's background in Christian filmmaking is an interesting factor, but every minute that is spent talking about that could have been spent talking about the production itself. One of the nicest things about the commentary is the description of Lee Meriwether, who apparently was about the sweetest, most innocent person who ever lived. The disc also has a nice little interview with her. She's the kind of person I wish I had known in real life. I always like hearing that actors I've enjoyed on the screen are down-to-earth people in real life. Anyway, I digress...This disc has one of the best collections of behind the scene stills I've seen on any Blu-ray, especially for a comparatively minor title like this one (don't get me wrong, I love this movie, but it is really only a classic among 60s sci-fi aficionados). These stills include all kinds of shots of the small cast and crew going about their business and relaxing between scenes. There are also a few cool looks at how the special effects were achieved.I have to confess that since I've read mediocre reviews about the other commentary I haven't listened to it yet. As far as I'm concerned the Blu-ray is worth the $20 I paid for it because of the extras I've mentioned and the fact that it's presented in the right aspect ratio, unlike some other releases.