The Creeps in 3D For Your TV!

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Summary: Best 3-D DVD Yet
Review: "Field-sequential" or "alternating-image" 3-D isn't a new idea on video. The biggest push for it was in the mid-80s by JVC for their VHD format. That format didn't make it in the US, but many of the 3-D movies they transferred have been endlessly copied to make bootleg tapes and DVDs.

Since then, other movies have been released in that format, but they're all either shot on video with a NuView camcorder adaptor, "converted" from 2-D movies, or a few CGI IMAX 3-D movies. None of the many films photographed in 3-D over the last fifty years or so are available in good, legit 3-D DVDs.

Until now, that is. This disc marks a major stride forward for the format. Here we have a nice, clean, well-registered transfer of a 3-D film presented in 3-D.

How good is the 3-D and the transfer? Pretty darn good. The transfer is slightly narrower than the movie was intended to be. I'm told this is because there were some problems with the film that made it necessary to crop it down a bit. Overall, it came out OK, but there are several scenes that have action too near the edge of the screen. Even on a non-overscanning display, it's a bit too tight.

As usual in 3-D movies, there are some scenes that just don't work. That's not the fault of this disc, but it makes some scenes tough to watch. Unfortunately, the worst shot is the very first. It's pretty much unwatchable. The good news is it only lasts as long as the opening credits and things pick up considerably from there.

Speaking of watching, what do you need to watch this? To watch it on a TV, you'll need shutter glasses (not included, but widely available) and an interlaced display. That means you can't use a plasma or LCD display and you'll need to disable progressive display on your DVD player. If you can't do that, there are options for viewing on computers with certain combinations of hardware and software.

So the 3-D's good, how's the disc? Other than the nice presentation of the film, the disc is plain-jane, lacking not only special features, but subtitles and closed-captions as well. The usual 3-D setup test pattern is available, and the menus are in 3-D as well, which is nice to make sure your system is up and running right. The disc has chapters in appropriate places.

Sounds good, but how's the movie? Well, this review is for this disc and the 3-D presentation here- you can find plenty of reviews of the flat version here on Amazon and elsewhere. I'm not recommending the disc for the movie itself, though if you can handle the goofy tone the filmmakers obviously intended, it's well made and fluffy enough that it's tough to be too hard on it. And Dracula really is fantastic. I've seen a lot of movies that were a lot worse, both in 3-D and flat.

Bottom line: for 3-D enthusiasts and collectors (and fans of this movie, I guess), this disc is a must have. This is, hands down, the best way to watch this movie on video. 3D For Your TV could have a hit on their hands, and almost certainly will if they can find some better (or at least better known) movies for their future projects.

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Summary: Best 3D on DVD on the market
Review: Anyone interested in 3D movies will be blown away by this one. The 3D image in it is so superior to any I've ever seen, including IMAX!! The story is silly, but interesting, only it is the 3D graphics that will keep you watching this over and over. There is enough "out of the screen" action to make you giggle, and the in depth image is so crystal clean. I can only hope that the company that made it, 3dforyourtv.com will continue to produce more of these fun movies in such a great 3D format.

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Summary: A must buy DVD for 3-D fans! Fun 3D movie!
Review: Finally, a real 3-D feature film on DVD in field sequential format!

Throw out those old flat 2-D versions, here is an excellent stereoscopic transfer. Charles Band's third 3-D movie (PARASITE and METALSTORM were the earlier ones) is low budget fun and recommended viewing for Full Moon, 3D, and monster movie fans. You've never seen THE CREEPS if you haven't seen it 3-D, and now you can watch it in all its full color stereoscopic glory in your own living room!

Mr. Band, I'd love to see more 3-D movies from you in the future, and 3-D DVDs to follow.

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Summary: This DVD is what I waited for !
Review: I recently bought this DVD and man, am I glad having done so.
Although I'm a european resident, the NTSC disc plays fine here in PAL-country and I had a lot of fun watching this smart little self-ironic horror movie in 3D. the disc offers an intro and a dvd-menu, both in 3D and also a testing chart, to be used to properly adjust the 3d-glasses or any other means of viewing. The image is razor sharp and because the set was always well lit, the 3D effect is always at it's best. the movie is presented in a letterbox format, that's a good thing. a slightly bad one is, that the widescreen image has been blown up and part of the image at left and right sides is missing, due to vignetting caused by the stereovison system used during shooting, as I was informed. that is a little pitty, but no reason to avoid this real cool and professional 3D DVD.
"The Creeps"' story is playing with stereotypes of b-grade horror movies
and reaches one of it's many peaks when four famous monsters of classic horror movies come to live, but in small size.
one must see the tiny dracula with a mexican accent who's asking "What's that - movie?".
For those like me, who like to sit through the end credits there's a jolly, musical "secret scene" at the very ending of the movie.
After having bought and seen a lot of crap on the 3D field-sequential 3D DVD market, I would buy blindly every single further DVD that comes from this company. The price/qual
Just to make shure, I am not related in any kind to the publishers of "The Creeps", I am just very much enjoying their first product, hoping many 3D movies will follow.
When will the major studios get to know the huge market of 3D enthusiasts out there eagerly awaiting 3D releases like this one? Imagine "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" in an 3D DVD edition like "The Creeps"- Sharp, splendid looking? Wouldn't that be just great?


Rating:
Summary: A Star for Each Dimension
Review: Well, the previous review here covers all the main points that need to be made. This DVD looks better than any of the other 3-D DVD's I've seen, partly due to the fact that it's not a bootleg burned from a VHS or VHD source. On my copy the frames flipped into reverse location a couple of times, but only momentarily. Lil' Dracula was a high point to a goofy little movie. If this is the first in a series of Charles Band product, bring on Metalstorm and Parasite. And do 'em right because I've got decent DVD-R's of those two.