The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night
The Spine of Night

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The Spine of Night

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This listing is for the standard edition 4k UDH/Blu-ray Combo. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Marko Manev) was limited to 1,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

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This epic fantasy tale, about the history of a land that never was, begins when an ambitious young man steals forbidden knowledge from a sacred plant. He falls to its darker temptations and in so doing, unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. As his power grows over the years, it falls to people of different ilk and culture to attempt to stop him. Among those who stand against him are a daring tomb-robber, star-crossed lovers, a maniacal necromancer, winged assassins, and an undying guardian.

directed by: Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King
starring: Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt
2021 / 94 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 5.1

Additional info:

  • 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
  • New 4K UHD encode, presented in Dolby Vision
  • Commentary with Writer / Directors Philip Gelatt & Morgan Galen King
  • Making of documentary
  • Deleted Scene
  • Short films:
    • Exordium
    • Mongrel: Prelude to The Wrath of the Ape King
    • Ratbastards
  • Trailer
  • Booklet with new writing by comic book writer Joshua Dysart
  • English SDH subtitles

                      Overall rating: 4.8448277 / 5 from 58 reviews.

                      AI Generated Review Summary

                      The Spine of Night is a highly acclaimed epic fantasy film, praised for its rich storytelling and diverse characters. The standard edition includes a 4K UHD/Blu-ray combo with new 4K UHD encode, Dolby Vision, and English SDH subtitles. The limited edition slipcover is sold out.

                      Summary topics

                      • Film Quality (20%): A significant number of customers appreciated the movie, describing it as one of the greatest animated films in the last decade.
                      • Release Format (24%): A significant amount of customers expressed appreciation for the great animated release of the movie "The Spine of Night" on the VS website.

                      Review topics: [looks, style, packaging, movie, metal, animation, release, film, presentation, transfer, artwork, exception, art, buy, story, booklet, extras, storytelling, features].

                      Review highlights

                      • "Great movie and great release." — Andrei B.
                      • "A proper release for an incredible achievement in adult animation." — David K.
                      • "An excellent release that looks great." — Stephen P.

                      Reviews

                      Heavy Metal Animation

                      "This release has a beautiful transfer coupled with appropriate metal music. The special features are plentiful, and an informative booklet is included."

                      — Rick M. (4/5)

                      Great movie!

                      "I'm very happy with this purchase! The packaging, quality, presentation, and transfer process were excellent!"

                      — Michael H. (5/5)

                      nice adult oriented fantasy animation

                      "This was fun to see again, I'd seen it once years before. It hearkens back to things like "Heavy Metal" and "Fire And Ice". While it's not quite as good as those (imo) classics, this is good, and it's nice to see animated fantasy that is aimed at adults and not too tamed down for kids."

                      — Adam C. (4/5)

                      Badass action adventure throwback animation!

                      "The artwork on this release and the film is absolutely stunning. It is such a cool, badass animated film, that uses old rotoscoping animation techniques you would see a lot of in the 80s action cartoons. Such a badass presentation for a really cool film. I had to order it when I saw the numbers tick down."

                      — Michael B. (5/5)

                      Old school fantasy for a new generation

                      "12 year-old me and present day me agree: The Spine of Night is a satisfying nerdgasm of an animated fantasy feature. Fans of Fire and Ice, Heavy Metal, Ralph Bakshi’ Wizards rejoice! It's refreshing to see old school rotoscoping in an increasingly digital age. It's a true labor of love of two genre fans and their D&D playing, cosplaying circle, seven years in the making. These scrappy independent artists even manage to attract the interest of Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswald, Joe Manganiello, and Richard E. Grant. Shudder’s UHD presentation does not disappoint. There’s depth, clarity, and the colors sing. They didn't skimp on the extras this time: 3 commentaries, a making of doc, and some short films leave the viewer with plenty to feast on. The slipcover art is sick but sold out, unfortunately. I believe there's still some standard copies left so act fast."

                      — Shawn P. (5/5)

                      Compelling Animation

                      "Enjoyed this release. A blind buy. Slipcover artwork is lovely. Transfer was nice"

                      — james s. (5/5)

                      We really do need more movies like this one!

                      "I absolutely loved this one from start to finish! While cautiously optimistic, I went in to this movie fully prepared to be underwhelmed by cookie-cutter animation and a predictable plot, but The Spine of Night actually turned out to be a beautifully put together film in every aspect. It certainly doesn't hold back in the depiction of graphic horror and violence, yet the storytelling is mature and sophisticated. We totally need more movies like this."

                      — Aaron B. (5/5)

                      The Spine of Night

                      "Excellent transfer and packaging!"

                      — Hunter R. (5/5)

                      Awesome film!

                      "Much better than the Steelbook release this had on 4k already! Picture looks outstanding, and the extras are way better!"

                      — Matt F. (5/5)

                      Great movie and transfer

                      "The transfer looks amazing and much better than the original steelbook 4k version. The packaging style is really nice and the shipping was perfect."

                      — James S. (5/5)

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