Return of the Living Dead 3 (Vestron Video Collector’s Series) [Blu-Ray]

Director: Brian Yuzna

Cast: Trevor Edmond, Melinda Clarke, Kent McCord 

Release Date: November 22, 2016

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 9/10

Synopsis:

In Return of the Living Dead: Part II, the chemical Trioxin turned people into flesh-eating zombies. Now, the government is trying to control these unstoppable cannibalistic killers in Return of the Living Dead 3. When a young man uses the chemical to bring his girlfriend back to life after a motorcycle accident, she is driven to eat the only thing that will nourish her…human brains! She tries to stop her own feeding frenzy but a chain reaction has already begun, as hordes of undead are unleashed from their graves!

The fourth entry in the continually impressive Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray lineup from Lionsgate marks the long awaited debut of the fan favorite sequel ‘Return of the Living Dead 3’ on Blu-ray. The third (yet largely unrelated) entry in the franchise is also the only to forgo the comedic nature that is so prominent in the other films, while also upping the ante in the carnage department as it tells the story of one man’s desperation after losing the woman he loves, and the lengths to which he is willing to go in order to make certain that she remains with him, even if the only way to accomplish that may be to make her a brain eating member of the living dead. Directed by Brian Yuzna (Bride of Re-Animator), written by John Penney (Hellgate) and starring J. Trevor Edmond (Lord of Illusions), Melinda Clarke (TV’s Nikita), Kent McCord (TV’s Farscape), and James T. Callahan (TV’s Charles in Charge), ‘Return of the Living Dead 3’ arrives home uncut, uncensored, and on Blu-ray in glorious high definition at last courtesy of the Vestron Video Collector’s Series.

The Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray release of ‘Return of the Living Dead 3’ brings home the uncut and unrated version of the film sporting fantastic high definition video and audio presentations that are sure to thrill the fans, in addition to a number of exciting extras, many of which were created specifically for this release, including 2 Audio Commentary tracks, brand new in-depth interviews with members of the cast and crew, plus more (more detailed information regarding the bonus content can be found in the special features section of the technical specification coverage below). As a whole, it should easily make this solid Blu-ray release of the cult classic sequel a definite must own for its diehard fans and those making a point of collecting all of the new Vestron Collector’s Series Blu-ray releases.

Overall, fans of ‘Return of the Living Dead 3’ and/or the franchise as a whole, as well as genre fans that have been collecting these fantastic new Vestron BD releases will all want to make sure to grab a copy of this Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray release of ‘Return of the Living Dead 3’. It brings the fan favorite entry in the franchise home in all of its uncut glory, featuring solid high definition video and audio presentations that shouldn’t disappoint and a noteworthy collection of extras including a number of brand new interviews and more, altogether combining into a definite fan pleasing release that you’ll likely want to get your hands on.

VIDEO:

The Blu-ray release of ‘Return of the Living Dead 3’ features a full 1080p High Definition presentation of the unrated cut utilizing the film’s original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio. The video presentation provides a clean, detailed and fairly impressive high definition presentation from start to finish, suffering no notable faults throughout, yet once again following the trend of maintaining some grain, pops and other mild artifacts representative of its source. It holds up wonderfully even during the numerous darkly lit sequences and never causes anything occurring on screen to become to negatively affected, let alone rendered indiscernible. Overall, this is another solid high definition video presentation from the Vestron Video Collector’s Series lineup that is complimented by a more than adequate bitrate and should easily thrill the fans.

AUDIO:

The Blu-ray release features a lossless 2.0 Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. This lossless stereo soundtrack delivers a crisp, sharp and fairly clean audio presentation throughout that suffers no noticeable faults of any kind. It perfectly balances the dialogue, music and numerous action/gore related auditory effects between the two channels and allows each element to come through clean, never resulting in any inaudible dialogue or other conflictions at any point. Overall, this is a more than capable 2.0 channel DTS-HD MA stereo soundtrack that sounds fantastic for what it is and shouldn’t disappoint.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

The Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray release of ‘Return of the Living Dead 3’ includes a number of noteworthy extras, once again including tons of great bonus content created specifically for this release. It includes 2 Audio Commentary tracks; the first of which is an ‘Audio Commentary with Director Brian Yuzna’, and the second an ‘Audio Commentary with Star Melinda Clarke and Special Effects Supervisor Tom Rainone’. We are also treated to a collection of Featurettes that include new interviews/comments with the cast and crew reflecting on the film and more. The included Featurettes are: ‘Ashes to Ashes: A Conversation with Director Brian Yuzna and writer John Penney’ (running approximately 27 minutes in length), ‘Living Dead Girl with Melinda Clarke’ (running approximately 19 minutes), ‘Romeo is Bleeding with Trevor Edmond’ (approximately 17 minutes), ‘Trimark and Trioxin’ (14 minutes), and ‘The Resurrected Dead’ (19 minutes). ‘2 Theatrical Trailers’ (running approximately 3 minutes combined), a ‘Storyboard Gallery’ (6 minutes), and a ‘Still Gallery’ (4 minutes) for the film are also included.

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Disc Rating: 9/10

‘Return of the Living Dead 3’Arrives on Blu-ray As Part Of The Limited-Edition Vestron Video Collector’s Series November 22, 2016 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

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