The Bat: Special Edition [Blu-ray]

I checked it out twice at my local library and found the movie excellent!

Buy the Special Edition blu-ray copy that was released in 2022. The Film Detective released a Blu-ray copy several years ago, and when I purchased that copy it wouldn’t play on any player I tried. I had to return it for being defective. When The Film Detective released it again in 2022 as a Special Edition version (with better cover art, too), I thought I’d try it again. The Special Edition one works great, and the film is one of my favorite old dark house movies, and it’s likely the first genuine slasher film ever made since it came out before ’Peeping Tom’ and ‘Psycho’ although it flew under the radar and was not well-received back in its day. It’s still a cult classic! Camp value is still value!

Film Detective releases on Blu-ray this old dark house, crazed and masked killer on the loose type of mystery from 1959 starring Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, and Gavin Gordon, looking quite nice in HD, an upgrade over the Film Chest 2013 barebones DVD, now including an audio commentary from film scholar Jason A. Nay, a featurette about the director and screenwriter Crane Wilbur, and also nine radio dramas featuring Vincent Price, primarily from the series "Suspense" and "Escape" that are worth a listen, some considered classics like 'Fugue in C Minor' and 'Three Skeleton Key'. Film itself is no classic but does have a good cast and setting, just don't think about plot logic too much....

Somewhere between horror and whodunnit. It's also humorous. Fun, spooky, and makes you think.

This is the movie I enjoyed it’s not one of my favorites but it’s entertaining and that’s the main part of it is that it is entertaining and I do enjoy the two leads, Agnes Moorehead and Vincent Price, Vincent Price, who has been in so many horror, movies, and Agnes Moorehead, who is known for being in e Endora on bewitched, shows her talent don’t expect a lot, but try not to be disappointed either

I picked up this dvd on a whim and I am sure glad I purchased it. This is the first Ralph and Rick resent dvd (burned as ordered) but you cannot tell it. The riffs come lightning fast from this pair who have already seemed to generate great chemistry. The pace of their delivery is pretty spot on, they do occasionally talk over each other and the audio does need to be turned up a bit to hear everything. That may ruin some people's opinion of it, but it never took away from the jokes if I had to rewind a bit to catch it all. I believe this was made in 2010 so the jokes are fairly current and topical, more of the tradition of Rifftrax than say early MST3K. I would have to rate the content at a high PG or low PG-13. No vulgar language but a few references to female anatomy and suggestive comments of sexual orientation, I can't imagine anyone being offended by the good natured ribbing. The production is professional and the extras are quite extensive, you can even watch the movie with the original audio (but why would you?).After all is said and done I highly recommend this dvd for anyone who is a fan of Rifftrax, Mystery Science Theater 3000 or Cinematic Titanic.

I bought this movie because it is an old favorite and because it features Agnes Moorehead in a starring role for a change. She is fabulous as the mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder. The story concerns a robbery and a malicious murderer known for ripping the throats of his victims with steel claws. When some bank securities go missing far too many people seem all too interested in where the goods got stashed. Several speculate that this treasure trove is hidden in the house that writer Van Gorder just rented. More bodies and a desperate attempt by the killer to get the missing million...................!Fun. I do love movies featuring secret rooms. And better still, this is the first time I’ve seen this movie look so good. And oh yeah, Vincent Price is also in this movie.

So many cool twists and turns, you really don't know what's going to happen next.

Muy bien empaquetado,y se ve genial en español

Bravo et merci à Amazon.. commandé, éxpédiée et reçu dans un état parfait en 3 jours.Seul le dvd "the bat"était un peu déchiré au niveau du cellophane, mais trés peu.. Un merveilleux film, en Vf et VO, la chance! Mais je vous conseille fortement la VO pour la chaleureuse et si belle voix du grand Vincent Price. ..

I have over the years had various copies of this movie in various formats most regretfully poor copies all 4.3. This version however is clear as crystal although not true HD still very acceptable. The picture and sound quality is brilliant considering the age of the material it has also been processed in widescreen. Although in a smaller role it is worth the viewing if you are a Vincent Price fan as I very much am. [Update 17th February 2016] I have watched this movie at least four times since receiving it and I never tire of it. Sad aint I. This movie still entertains me even though I have seen it so often I can almost voice the dialogue word for word. The acting is I must admit a little over the top in places. Not only am I a great Vincent Price fan but Agnes Moorehead is growing on me more and more though it is she who is doing most of the over acting. I love this movie to bits as you have already gathered.

"The Bat" ist ein Gruselkrimi klassischen Schlags, und ein vortrefflicher noch dazu: Ein Film für verregnete Herbstabende, für eine gemütliches Sofaecke und eine Tasse Tee.Die Zutaten hat man schon oft gesehen, und trotzdem funktionieren sie: Ein großes Herrenhaus im Wald, zwei darin wohnende Damen, eine große Summe Geld, und ein maskierter Mörder mit einem Rasiermesserhandschuh, dessen Schatten sich nachts nosferatuhaft über die Wände bewegen.Mehr muss man zur Handlung kaum sagen: The Bat ist ein Filmkonzept, wie es durch zahlreiche Edgar Wallace-Produktionen totgeritten wurde, aber so frisch und originell, wie es in diesem Film von 1959 daherkommt, lässt man sich doch gerne darauf ein. Anders als zwanzig austauschbare B-Produktionen aus der selben Drehbuchschublade, hat dieser Film echte Atmosphäre: Mit dem titelgebenden Mörder, dessen Gestalt mit Schlapphut und Klauenhandschuh durchaus Freddy Krueger vorwegnimmt, ist es kaum möglich nicht eine wohlige Gänsehaut zu bekommen, wenn sein Schatten mit den langen Fingern hinter dem Fenster erscheint.Auch die Krimielemente sind hervorragend ausgearbeitet: Der Film bewegt sich schon früh in Richtung des klassischen "Whodunit" - d.h. es kommt zu einem Mord, und jeder der vier auftretenden Herren (ein Arzt, ein Polizist, ein Diener sowie naher Verwandter) kommt gleichermaßen dafür in Frage. Mit vielen widersprüchlichen Hinweisen hält das Drehbuch den Zuschauer buchstäblich bis zur letzten Minute bei der Stange: Jedesmal, wenn man als Zuschauer seinen inneren Tipp über die Identität des Mörders abgibt, wird der Verdacht plötzlich entkräftet, so dass man sich erneut auf das Ratespiel einlassen muss. Und obwohl Vincent Price mit seinem gewohnten Bühnencharisma seine Kollegen deutlich in den Schatten stellt, und früh jeden Verdacht auf sich zieht, steht ihm das vielseitige Ensemble in nichts nach.Niemals vorhersehbar, niemals billig, niemals unglaubwürdig (alles Attribute, die man so häufig auf das Krimikino der 50er Jahre anwenden kann), hat The Bat echtes Potential, ein dauerhafter Klassiker zu werden. Frohes Mitraten!

The BAT is a great old Black & White film, with Vincent Price and Agnes Morehead. This film keeps you guessing as to who the BAT is right up to the very end.The packaging and delivery of this DVD was first class.If you love Black & White Films and are a Vincent Price Fan, then the THE BAT is a must for your DVD collection.