Review:
This is the original invisible man based on H.G. Wells' novel. The film only loosely follows the book, but no one is perfect. The film was made in 1933 so needless to say it doesn't move as quickly as recent movies. Apparently people back in the day were all fucked up and they needed to take it in slowly. One thing I didn't like about the DVD is that those fucks over at universal thought it would be a good idea to put a trailer for the studio at the start of the movie. Now I know this has nothing to do with the film but I'm gonna bitch about it regardless. I don't remember buying the videocassette of this movie. Trailers are great, keep them on the disc but put them in the special features section where they belong. The day they put trailers at the start of DVDs that can't be bypassed I'm out! Time for a new platform. Ok, off the soapbox and back to the review.

The lead role played by Claude Rains is done up in style. His voice is so powerful it just fills the room. The best parts are when he goes on his mad rants. Classic stuff. Every one else is B movie acting class. But again dats expected considering the age of the film. There are some money camera shots in the film too. One great shot in a club is worth mentioning. The camera moves through the club to zoom into a gramophone and then out again. A shot even Marty would be proud of.

Now a review of this film wouldn't be complete without talking about the special effects. Again for the time it was made the effects are money! Some of the first shots of invisibility are great, others look really dated. I guess no one owned 3D Studio or Maya in 1933. There were a lot of sight gags in the film as well. A bunch of floating books and opening doors and windows. Definitely a great effort for the time.

Special Features :
The disc is done up in class with a shit load of features. The documentary is top-notch quality. No 10 minute making of here, mofo. The documentary is 35 minutes long and I wouldn't be surprised to see it on TV. It's that good.

The commentary was very informative. I did find that ruby Behlmer's voice gets a little boring. Some of the parts he just reads passage from articles of the time about the film. If you're not really into it, you'll pass out. I did. But that could have been cuz I saw the film twice in one sitting along with the documentary. Anyways if was a descent commentary, I've head a lot worse that's for sure.

The production photos basically take you through the film inn stills. The quality of the pictures is outstanding. The only shitty thing is that you can't skip through them at your own speed. They are actually linked together to form a video with no chapter breaks. This section is about 9 minutes long. It is accompanied by music from the film.

Video:
Considering the age the quality is quite good. There are occasional scratches here and there. The picture is clean and smooth not grain like most old films. This is definitely the best transfer of the film I've ever seen.

Audio:
It's only mono. Everything comes out just fine though. They didn't have Dolby Digital 5.1 back in the day, so ease up mofos.

"you're CRAZY to know who I am aren't you? Alright, I'll show you!" - The invisible man.

-Zorbs