Blu-ray

Quest for Fire review

Anton van Beek  |  Aug 23, 2013

Ron Perlman monkeys around in this positively prehistoric cult classic

Jean-Jacques Annaud's 1982 prehistoric yarn may get a little tiresome thanks to its non-stop arm-waving and grunting (courtesy of a 'special language' created by Anthony Burgess), but this Blu-ray's appealing AVC 2.35:1 1080p encode certainly gets the best from the film's exotic scenery. Audio comes in LPCM 2.0 and DTS-HD MA 5.0 flavours, both of which sound fine – although the surround remix is a touch forced at times. A pair of fun commentaries headline the strong batch of extras that also includes a 33-minute interview with the director, a 25-minute Making of... and 48-minutes' worth of 'video galleries' (behind-the-scenes photos, storyboards, artwork and more) accompanied by yet more commentary from the director.

Quest for Fire, Second Sight, Region B BD, £20 Approx
HCC VERDICT: 3/5

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