CRITERION COLLECTION: SCANNERS – CRITERION COLLECTION: SCANNERS (1 Blu-ray)
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Welcome to the world of the Scannersa race of humans with telekinetic powers that can wreak havoc beyond your most dreaded nightmare. Writer/director David Cronenberg (The Fly, Naked Lunch) brings the terror closer than ever beforehe brings it right into your mind. Cronenberg is a modern-day horror master whose name fits in easily with the likes of King, Craven and Carpenter…and Scanners, with its spectacular and shockingly realistic special effects, is a startling masterpiece of the genre. When a rogue Scanner of unparalleled power (Michael Ironside) wages a bloody war against the normals, young empath Cameron Vale (Stephen Lack) is recruited to trackhim down. But Vale is inexperiencedand a battle with another Scanner could mean a grisly death…or worse. Can Vale vanquish his insanely violent, power-mad adversary? Only one thing is certain: Scanners delivers the chills-down-your-spine, heart-in-your-throat, you-can’t-watch-but-you-daren’t-leave goods (Time)!
Is discontinued by manufacturer : No
Language : English
Product Dimensions : 1.78 x 19.05 x 13.72 cm; 113.4 g
Media Format : Blu-ray
Run time : 1 hour and 43 minutes
Release date : 27 Mar. 2018
Studio : Criterion Collection
ASIN : B07895ZVC9
Number of discs : 1
Best Sellers Rank: 90,234 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray) 28,252 in Blu-ray
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5 reviews for CRITERION COLLECTION: SCANNERS – CRITERION COLLECTION: SCANNERS (1 Blu-ray)
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Julie CL –
Love the combination of paranoia thriller and horror elements, and this Criterion release is a great way to watch it and dive deep into its production.
Kenneth Stephen Lavine –
What can you say about this film? It looks like it was shot on an $8 budget and most of the actors could be replaced with cardboard cut-outs. It is just as terrible and just as awesome as I remember when it first came out. Plenty of hints at the true genius of David Cronenberg, and the only stand-out performance comes courtesy of the extremely underrated and underappreciated Michael Ironside.Product arrived in a timely manner with no damage.
José Rogelio Chavez Gómez –
Film referente del cine de ciencia ficción/horror corporal. Argumento inteligente, puesta en escena envolvente y efectos especiales meritorios para el alcance de la pelÃcula en aquellos años. La edición Criterion, por supuesto, está bellamente curada y aunque los extras no son nada del otro mundo, trae uno que otro material adicional interesante.
Dany-Dan –
La qualité de restauration du film est tout simplement hallucinante, comme toujours avec Criterion. Les suppléments ne sont pas nombreux, mais tous très intéressants. Probablement la meilleure version blu ray disponible dans le monde entier.
Johnny Rocker –
There’s something about Cronenberg movies that has the unlikely actors playing the supposed ‘good guys’ that to me creates a disbelief at first, empathy, and nagging suspicion long after the movies over. And Scanners star Stephen Lack is the epitome of that. Whereas following Cronenberg films had ‘big name’ stars like James Woods and Jeremy Irons, etc. That seemed to instate the characters quirkiness a little more readily (“If it’s James Woods doing it, it’s gotta get going at some point…”) But I’d say Stephen Lack can hold his head up with the ‘A List’ just as well. At first, and to this day. the talk of this movie was of the gory ‘exploding heads’. And when I first saw it, I thought it was so immature and lame. And I hate to say this about Dave’s movies, but they’re like hotel porn films on first viewing. One wants to FF to the ‘money shots’ and skip the cheesy dialog. And Cronenberg always seems to deliver some great ‘money shots’ vis a vis special effects in most of his movies. Exploding heads, lifelike TV sets, insect like typewriters that talk, etc. And at first, those are the memorable things when the movies done. But with Scanners, I wanted to go back and pay more attention as to what led to those gory effects. Even then, it’s a bit daunting with Stephen Lacks ‘friendly neighbor’ persona. But there’s this edge to him, an honest type of hidden tension. And it wasn’t until I sat down with this DVD and watched with a ‘clean slate’ of expectations and judgement that I thoroughly enjoyed it, and say it is one of Cronenbergs classics. And thanks to Criterion, it’s a valuable asset to have – for preserving, enlightening, and increased appreciation.