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    Unique ID Code: 0000016631
    Added by: DVD Reviewer
    Added on: 17/4/2001 14:40
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    Bats (UK)

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    Where can you hide?
    Certificate: 15
    Running Time: 87 mins
    Retail Price: £19.99
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    Synopsis:
    Amazing digital effects plunge you into the centre of a ghastly storm in BATS - a fast-paced, action-packed ride of sight, sound and fear.

    When zoologist Dr Shelia Casper is summoned to the sleepy desert town of Gallup, Texas, she finds a community shaken by unexplained fatal attacks by bats. Teaming up with the town`s sheriff, Emmett Kimsey, Sheila has to try and discover why these usually harmless mammals have suddenly become vicious, bloodthirsty killers.

    Investigations begin to suggest that someone has tempered with nature, causing the bats to mutate into genetic monsters, swooping down to attack every living thing in their path.

    With the only safety brought by daylight, Sheila and Kimsey embark on a daring mission to stop the growing tide of bloody devastation before night falls and the bats search out more and more of their prey...

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Scene Access
    `Bats Abound` featurette
    Director`s Commentary
    Filmographies
    Isolated Music Score
    Photo Galleries
    SFX & Storyboard Comparison
    Teaser Trailer

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English
    Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English

    Subtitle Tracks:
    Hebrew
    Icelandic
    Polish
    Czech
    Hindi
    Swedish
    Finnish
    Turkish
    English
    German
    Greek
    Croatian
    Hungarian
    Dutch
    Arabic
    Danish
    Norwegian
    Bulgarian

    Directed By:
    Louis Morneau

    Written By:

    Starring:
    Carlos Jacott
    Leon
    Bob Gunton
    Dina Meyer
    Lou Diamond Phillips

    Casting By:
    Laura Schiff

    Soundtrack By:
    Graeme Revell

    Director of Photography:
    George Mooradian

    Editor:
    Glenn Garland

    Costume Designer:
    Alexis Scott

    Production Designer:
    Philip Duffin

    Producer:
    Louise Rosner
    Leif Larson
    Bradley Jenkel

    Executive Producer:
    Steven Stabler
    Dale Pollock
    John Logan
    Brent Baum

    Distributor:
    Columbia Pictures

    Your Opinions and Comments

    8 / 10
    A fun movie about killer bats. Is it possible? Sure. It`s very enjoyable. Of course, the plot is not too deep and the acting not that great, but the special effects are cool, the sound is nice and the tension is high.
    The video transfer is very good. There are no compression signs at all. The numerous dark scenes are rendered beautifully. While the CG bats look great, the mechanical ones look pretty pathetic.
    The DD 5.1 soundtrack is very good. The surrounds are extremely effective during the bats flight scenes.
    The menus are all static.
    The extras include a nice commentary, a short behind the scenes look, an isolated music score, a photo gallery and some storyboard and SFX comparisons. All in all, the extras are good.
    Bottom line - a fun horror kind of a movie which can be very enjoyable if not taken too seriously.
    posted by Zvi Josef on 17/4/2001 17:25