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In the small English town of Newton, a pharmaceutical company’s experiments with a new vaccine take a disastrous turn when a laboratory accident triggers an outbreak of a deadly virus. With head scientist Dr. Adams missing, and the authorities eager to keep the incident under wraps, Captain Kirk is drafted in to try to get the situation under control. When horrifically mutilated bodies start turning up, drained of all their blood and bearing strange radiation burns, the awful truth soon becomes clear - Dr. Adams has been transformed into a blood-drinking mutant and is on the rampage! With the area under quarantine, the pressure is on Captain Kirk to track down and eliminate Dr. Adams before the authorities take drastic action.
An Italian/Spanish co-production helmed by director Tonino Ricci (Cave of the Sharks, Rush), appearing under his regular pseudonym Anthony Richmond, BAKTERION (aka Panic) is a good old-fashioned monster-on-the-loose romp starring Euro horror regular David Warbeck (The Black Cat, The Beyond) and Swedish starlet Janet Ågren (City of the Living Dead, Eaten Alive!). Featuring plentiful scenes of monster mayhem, including the creature running amok in a movie theater and terrorizing a group of choir boys in a church, the celluloid scientists at Vinegar Syndrome are thrilled to unleash BAKTERION from the laboratory in its world UHD premiere, restored in 4K from the original camera negative and accompanied by a host of new bonus features.
directed by: Tonino Ricci
starring: David Warbeck, Janet Ågren, Roberto Ricci, José Lifante, Miguel Herrera, Eugenio Benito
1982 / 94 min / 1.66:1 / Italian, English Mono
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Overall rating: 4.4418607 / 5 from 43 reviews.
Bakterionis a limited edition horror film available in a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray set. It features a restored version of the movie with new bonus features, including interviews and featurettes. Customers appreciate the quality of the release and the inclusion of additional content.
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"Classic British mutant science gone wrong classic. . . that isn't so much a great film as just a classic and for collectors of the genre. Amazing remastered where as this film has always had a terrible print. plus great artwork as usual from VS."
"Sadly a very slow plot (full of holes), with the odd snippet of gore. Lacking tension. Great transfer and extras though!"
"Bakterion immediately gave me 'Incredible Melting Man' vibes, and that's not necessarily a bad thing, but the execution falls short. The practical effects were pretty good, but I wish a little more gore was shown, which possibly could've helped with overlooking the story. As a lover of creature features, I still love having this in my collection."
"A minor italian horror with a nice cast. Nothing exceptionnal but still fun to watch."
"Interesting Italian sci-fi horror- feels like a combination of Melting Man & The Crazies? Well shot, decent directing, interesting story, good cast of genre regulars (David Warbeck!), plenty of sleaze & nudity, decent gore effects & some scares. 100% recommended for Italian horror fans!"
"Love this release of italian-spanish gold Bakterion! The slipcover looks very metal and this movie is absolute bonkers and a wild melty gooey ride."
"Great release from Vinegar Syndrome as always! Fantastic artwork and always a pleasure to go on the wild vinegar syndrome ride to goodness!"
"BAKTERION blends outbreak panic, creature chaos, and Euro‑horror grit. Vinegar Syndrome’s 4K restoration sharpens the film’s texture, boosts color and detail, and reframes this scrappy, genre‑shifting oddity as a cult gem worth rediscovering. INCLUDES: 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region Free Blu-ray 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 16mm original camera negative Commentary track with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth "The Core of the Monster" (24 min) - an interview with FX artist and actor Roberto Ricci "Latex Memories" (18 min) - an interview with make-up artist Adriano Carboni "Monster Kids: The Heritage of Tonino Ricci and Rino Carboni" (25 min) - featurette with Roberto Ricci and Adriano Carboni Alternate English titles Reversible sleeve artwork Newly translated English subtitles"
"I had never heard of this movie before VS released it but I can't pass up David Warbeck and Janet Agren in a creature feature! I wasn't expecting much actually from the reviews I'd read but I was pleasantly surprised. It was pretty dang awesome from start to finish and I didn't find it slow at all. Another excellent addition to the collection courtesy Vinegar Syndrome! Everyone compares it to the incredible melting man but I've never seen that so it was a solid movie all around for me."
"Nice to see David Warbeck in another Italian horror movie but not the best one. Too much talk through the runtime and minimal action to excite this viewer. Still a solid release though."
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