BLU-RAY REVIEW: DEAD IN TOMBSTONE
10/20/2013

OVERVIEW:  A ruthless outlaw returns from beyond the grave
to avenge his own murder in Dead in Tombstone. The latest in Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s groundbreaking DVD Originals™ series, Dead in Tombstone features a starstudded cast including Danny Trejo (Machete, “Sons of Anarchy”), Anthony Michael Hall (The Dark Knight, “Warehouse 13”), Dina Meyer (the Saw franchise, Piranha, DragonHeart)
and Oscar® nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2). Dead in Tombstone will be available on early Digital October 8, 2013 as well as on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with Digital including UltraViolet™, on DVD and On Demand on October 22, 2013, from Universal 1440 Entertainment, a production entity of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Includes unrated version.

Straddling the thin line between life and death, Dead in Tombstone is a fiery tale of greed, revenge and atonement set in a Gold Rush boomtown populated by thugs, drunks and unlikely heroes. DVD Originals™ veteran Roel Reine (The Marine 2, Death Race 2, Scorpion
King 3) directs from a script by Shane Kuhn and Brandon Cowles (Scorpion King 3).

SYNOPSIS: Danny Trejo (Machete), Anthony Michael Hall (The Dark Knight) and Oscar® nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) star in this fiery, action-packed battle for vengeance. As a ruthless gang overruns a small mining town, they murder their own leader, Guerrero Hernandez (Trejo), in a cold-blooded power grab. Sentenced to eternity in hell, Guerrero finds himself confronted by Satan himself (Rourke), offering a daring proposition: deliver the six souls of his former gang and he will escape damnation. With time running out, he sets out on a brutal rampage to avenge his own death.

BLU-RAY: The film is presented in widescreen in a 1.78:1 aspect ration preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good, a 5.1 Dolby Digital in English that provides a good complement to the picture. It also includes  English  and Spanish subtitles.

VIDEO:
Widescreen (1.78:1) 16x9

AUDIO:
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DVS - 2.0 Dolby Digital DTS (English); Digital Surround 5.1 (Spanish and French)

Subtitles - English Spanish French

SPECIAL FEATURES:

Blu-ray™ disc unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring perfect hi-def picture and hi-def sound. 

DVD offers the flexibility and convenience of playing movies in more places, both at home and away. 

Digital Copy provides consumers with a choice of formats from a variety of partners, including options to watch on iPhone®,
iPad®, Android, computers and more.

UltraViolet™ is the revolutionary way for consumers to collect their movies and TV shows in the cloud. UltraViolet™ lets
consumers instantly stream and download to tablets, smartphones, computers and TVs. Now available in both the United States
and Canada.

Horses, Guns & Explosions: Discover how some of the jaw dropping stunts were produced.

Roel Reiné: The Leader of the Gang: Learn about director Roel Reiné’s unique style and filming technique.

A Town Transformed: Discover and watch how the town of Tombstone was created.

Creating Hell: The Visual Effects: Explore the exhilarating visual effects.

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THE MAKING OF DEAD IN TOMBSTONE: Go behind the scenes of this actionpacked movie and get a glimpse into hell!

FEATURE COMMENTARY with Director Roel Reiné