The Gate [Blu-ray]

In all seriousness, this is a great movie. Nothing in it is there for its own sake. A great horror story with something to say beyond the ostensible topic. I guess I'm saying it's really well written. And yes, there is cool imagery.

I have had the blu ray since 2017 so I dont know why im only just reviewing it here now.... The Gate is a childs horror film of the 80s, well i grew up on it anyway... Ive always appreciated its weird atmosphere and it has always stayed with me complemented by a score that stands out. The composers main theme stays within me and makes me think about my life and childhood pretty much like Jerry Goldmiths Psycho 2 main theme... Sometime you cant imagine a film without its soundtrack but the gate is a well made tidy little horror that deserves every bit of cult attention it gets.. perfect example of how horrors aint made like anymore, comparing horrora to then and now.... some 80s horrors didnt have the budgets, that was fine cause the 80s supplied the rest. Then horrors in last 20 years, all repetitive "jump scares" with no good atmophere nor score. The gate blu ray is a 10/10 and the film is an amazing trip to how boys was in the 80s...

I ordered this movie because my husband had never seen it and I was shocked! I watched this movie so many times in the '80s and early '90s. It is super campy and exactly what you would expect it to be!

How did I miss this one growing up? This is an instant classic. I'll spare you the long, drawn out review, but take my word for it, get this movie if you don't have it.I'm a huge 80's movie fan. I love the atmosphere, the tone, the story-telling. It was a golden age of cinema. This is an instant top 10 classic.This is as spooky as Evil dead, but told through a vulnerable kids scenario, like the Sandlot or Goonies or Stand By Me.***spoilers ahead***This kid, played by Stephen Dorf, realizes that a hole in his back yard is actually a gate to a demonic realm, & while his parents go away on travel & his high-school aged sister baby-sitting for the first time, things start escalating & getting weird, scary, nightmarish, then all out demonic.Really gets dark & scary, but the story takes it's time ratcheting up slowly.I highly recommend!

The Gate [Blu-ray]This is the first Vestron Video Collector's Series release I've bought. It's Lionsgate, and they must be trying to cash in on the Vestron Video copyright. As it turns out, the disc is far better than the package, and though this is annoying, it's what really matters.Packaging:At first look, it's pretty disappointing. A glossy O-Ring with rectangular hole in the back for the barcode. For some reason, that barcode wasn't good enough, because they put a barcode sticker over it which caused tearing in the cheap, glossy O-Ring when I removed it. Then, finally getting the damn thing open, I found the cheap RECYCLE blu-ray case with all of the holes cut in it. This basically says "disposable" to me, not "Collector's Series". Collectors keep their movies and discs, they don't want them exposed to dust and moisture, and they don't recycle the cases. For a Collector's Series blu-ray, why is the packaging so cheap? I replaced the disposable case with a more solid blu-ray case that I bought, which shouldn't be necessary! The cover art is original though, and a cool image it is.The Disc:Before this, I only had the Platinum Disc Corporation DVD release; this Lionsgate blu-ray is excellent in comparison. For starters, the 16:9 presentation is a definite upgrade and it looks nice, though I'm not any professional when it comes to grading HD transfers. On my 40" 720p Plasma screen, it looks good.Special Features are abundant. Many featurettes focusing on different aspects of the movie. Multiple commentaries, trailers and galleries pretty much round it out. Though no really entertaining features that everyone must see, there's a lot of information and some promotional materials included here. This is far more than I've read of the previous Lionsgate DVD.Is this worth the upgrade? For the Special Features and likely picture quality upgrade from the previous DVD, I'd say it depends on what you want. From my old Platinum DVD, it's no contest. It's a great blu-ray. I just wish they'd have done a better job packaging it. For the retail price of $40, I expect not only this level of quality in a disc or even better, but also packaging along the lines of what Arrow Video or The Criterion Collection releases. It should be a collector's item beginning to end.

The Gate -- what a flick! At no point do you get the idea that any traces of cheese aren't there just to heighten its charm. It was made for $500k Canadian, which is about $300k USD. This is a study in how great a horror movie can be if everyone working on it is stoked and the simple things that make horror good are highlighted.The effects are FANTASTIC. The acting is fun. There are moments where The Gate slows down and just has fun with itself. There's an underlying message that supports the things that really matter to us, like friendship and loyalty. None of this is done in a patronizing or smarmy way. In the last act, The Gate gets downright symbolic; pure visions of the battle between good and evil. It gets epic here and there. Our hero, portrayed admirably by a young Stephen Dorff, is a pretty righteous little dude. He must rescue his friends and banish the forces of evil in the end. This film is alive, with thematically ambitious moments and little things that make you think or laugh.The Blu-ray is great with lots of bonus features. Looks good, SOUNDS good. The shadows are dark and those 1987 neon colors pop nicely enough.Sure it's horror, but I recommend this for all ages. It's creepy, and fun.

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This is a fun 80s supernatural horror movie - with a young Stephen Dorff. Great time!