--- product_id: 679224075 title: "Phase IV [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Set] [4K UHD]" price: "S/.217" currency: PEN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/679224075-phase-iv-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-set-4k-uhd store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # Phase IV [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Set] [4K UHD] **Price:** S/.217 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Phase IV [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Set] [4K UHD] - **How much does it cost?** S/.217 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/679224075-phase-iv-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-set-4k-uhd) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description *This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s. Following a mysterious eclipse-like solar event, scientists begin to notice strange and unexplainable behavioral changes in ants. While initially written off as an unconcerning anomaly, it soon becomes apparent that the creatures have developed advanced intelligence along with the ability to work collectively. Scientists Ernest Hubbs and James Lesko have been transferred to a futuristic lab in a remote part of the Arizona desert in which to study these phenomena. However, when the ants begin to attack and kill both wildlife and humans, Hubbs and Lesko realize that the entire human race might now be at a deadly evolutionary disadvantage to the tiny insects… The sole feature film directed by acclaimed graphic artist Saul Bass, PHASE IV is a landmark of 1970s science fiction as it blends arresting visuals, photographed by Dick Bush ( Sorcerer ) along with nature photographer Ken Middleham, with a tense and harrowing animal attack narrative. Starring Nigel Davenport ( Chariots of Fire ), Michael Murphy ( Nashville ), and Lynne Frederick ( Schizo ) and featuring a mesmerizing musical score by electronic music pioneer Brian Gascoigne, Vinegar Syndrome presents PHASE IV on 4K UHD, newly restored from its 35mm original camera negative and at last containing its legendary and never-before-on-video Preview Version, featuring exclusive, extended, and alternate sequences which have remained unseen since 1974! Bonus Features: 1. 3-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray x2 2. 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range 3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative 4. The 84-minute Theatrical Version is available on both the UHD and Blu-ray discs 5. The 89-minute Preview Version with multiple soundtrack options is included on a Blu-ray disc 6. Commentary track for the Theatrical Version with film historian Matthew Asprey Gear 7. "Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV" (48 min) - a brand new documentary by Elijah Drenner featuring interviews with Jeffrey Bass, co-star Michael Murphy, screenwriter Mayo Simon, archivist Sean Savage and design historian/Saul Bass biographer Pat Kirkham 8. "Formicidae Sinfonia: The Music and Sounds of Phase IV" (15 min) - a brand new featurette with composer Brian Gascoigne and electronic music artist David Vorhaus 9. Deleted shots and sequences (2 min) 10. Raw footage from Saul Bass' original ending montage sequence (16 min) 11. Theatrical trailer 12. Still gallery 13. Reversible sleeve artwork 14. English SDH subtitles Review: Photographic Poetry - The fragments of information surrounding this production spells sort of a tragedy, I think. I was given the impression that Saul Bass (Director) had been eager to create films of his own, was afforded very little opportunity to do so, and exhausted many of his connections to assemble and fund Phase VI, which ended up a commercial failure and was later relegated to late night TV reruns and low rating time-slots, soon after it's theatrical stagnation and fiscal no-show. Saul is quite famous for his visual acuity, creating title sequences for several dozen films, many of them impressive, and designing movie posters, mostly. In his resume are a few short films as well, one being a promotional film for Solar Energy, which can be found on Youtube, along with several interviews. He also worked with Hitchcock on Psycho and one can find some interesting controversies surrounding the production of that film, specifically regarding accreditation for certain scenes. Subsequently lost to Phase IV was a Kubrick-like montage, tailing the film and comprising the ending, which had been removed from the original film without consultation with Saul himself and which the studio felt muddled the effect of the ending or confused the audience. This was done prior to release for purely commercial reasons and as one would expect outraged the director. Unfortunately, this sequence is not included on the DVD, nor can it be found online, although fragments can be viewed in the trailer of the film. Also of note: this DVD offers little in the way of extras, presumably there aren't many regardless, but this isn't quite the selling point. For a while Phase IV has basked in obscurity, and it's a blessing to see it in such relatively high quality on the DVD format. As far as I know the aspect ratio of the original film differs from the 1.78:1 format found on the DVD, but the ratios were close enough for a beautiful transfer. The picture is adequately clear, surprising considering how little the source material was likely valued by its keepers, and the packaging is what one would expect, and is minimal, hardly an issue for me personally. Visually, as in from an artistic standpoint, the film is a mixed bag. Scenes on the farm plot are a bit mediocre but the insect sequences, the desert landscapes, the geometrically abstract, seemingly Easter Island inspired monoliths and the clever use of macro lenses, the color palette and desolate feel of the yellow poison sequences and set designs are all beautifully done and inspiring. Good things can be said for the hard-suit designs as well, which contrast nicely with the environment and alien undertones. I believe there's a lot of merit in the film just from a visual standpoint, and although clunky and somewhat campy at times, the dialogue is dry enough to suspend disbelief if one is forgiving of certain lines and shortcomings, which do tend to interject themselves, specifically regarding the sonic messages delivered by the ants a la geometrical symbolism: the interpretation there is just a tad bit far fetched and the revelations in the thinking-out-loud mind of the biologist a bit beyond belief and awkward. Also, the romantic interest involved is a bit contrived, hyper-developed, unfortunately tacked on, which is not a new thing in Hollywood trends and tends to be expected. The film still manages to be believable. This is mainly due to the excellent sound design, the music especially being stellar, the very moderate and mostly implied presence of the insects "out there" and only a few examples of direct confrontation, and the general feeling of dread maintained mostly throughout (whilst the insects are shown, direct human-insect interaction is thankfully moderate and therefore we get less a sense of disbelief, such as one gets with movies involving murderous dolls or toys). This is what low budgets tend to do sometimes, in the hands of a skilled director, budgetary restraints can actually increase the value of the film, as scenes are well planned and tasteful, rather than absurd and DIRECTLY impacting. The terror is mostly psychological. Regardless of the flaws in the script, and regardless of some banal scenes mucking up what is otherwise an inspired visual poem, I love this film. I'm very glad it was finally released and that I can relive some memories of my childhood, watching a taped version of this, or whenever it aired on TV. I've grown to appreciate the film much more since then, and would recommend it to any forgiving person interested in brooding science fiction or inspired visual design, or in the possible tragedy of Saul's stunted career as a director, which might have been exceptional. Review: This is a fantastic example of thoughtful sci fi from the 1970s - I saw this a few times as a kid on local tv. I didnt get it then, just thought it "looked cool" and had awesome microscopic ant footage. It really does put you right there alongside the ants. I get it now and love it. Im glad this dvd finally became available on desertcart, it was a bestbuy exclusive that soon became nearly impossible to find anywhere. It is an awesome movie and beautifully executed. Directed by title sequence legend Saul Bass (he did every title sequence for Hitchcock), the entire movie is an exercise in great visual composition and design. Interestingly, its small in scope, just a handful of characters in one location out west. But at times it feels vast (especially with all the ant footage) and it works and it is creepy. An unknown cosmic event has the earths scientists baffled as to how we will be effected. Will the oceans rise, will earth quakes destroy everything? One eccentric scientist discovers the effect of the phenomenon, and it nearly goes unnoticed. All the different species of ants begin uniting, killing their natural predators and constructing mysterious monoliths in the desert. Ive said too much, but if you like sci fi in the vein of 2001, the andromeda strain, and the like (made in the late 60s early 70s) then you will dig this movie. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Lynne Frederick, Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport, Saul Bass | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 606 Reviews | | Format | 4K | | Genre | Science Fiction | | Language | English | | Runtime | 1 hour and 24 minutes | ## Images ![Phase IV [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Set] [4K UHD] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Tyk91k3NL.jpg) ![Phase IV [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Set] [4K UHD] - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81LcsM5Ta2L.jpg) ![Phase IV [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Set] [4K UHD] - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81VneqQNBfL.jpg) ![Phase IV [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Set] [4K UHD] - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81geYT4nNIL.jpg) ![Phase IV [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Set] [4K UHD] - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81T3H--7KWL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Photographic Poetry *by G***A on May 19, 2011* The fragments of information surrounding this production spells sort of a tragedy, I think. I was given the impression that Saul Bass (Director) had been eager to create films of his own, was afforded very little opportunity to do so, and exhausted many of his connections to assemble and fund Phase VI, which ended up a commercial failure and was later relegated to late night TV reruns and low rating time-slots, soon after it's theatrical stagnation and fiscal no-show. Saul is quite famous for his visual acuity, creating title sequences for several dozen films, many of them impressive, and designing movie posters, mostly. In his resume are a few short films as well, one being a promotional film for Solar Energy, which can be found on Youtube, along with several interviews. He also worked with Hitchcock on Psycho and one can find some interesting controversies surrounding the production of that film, specifically regarding accreditation for certain scenes. Subsequently lost to Phase IV was a Kubrick-like montage, tailing the film and comprising the ending, which had been removed from the original film without consultation with Saul himself and which the studio felt muddled the effect of the ending or confused the audience. This was done prior to release for purely commercial reasons and as one would expect outraged the director. Unfortunately, this sequence is not included on the DVD, nor can it be found online, although fragments can be viewed in the trailer of the film. Also of note: this DVD offers little in the way of extras, presumably there aren't many regardless, but this isn't quite the selling point. For a while Phase IV has basked in obscurity, and it's a blessing to see it in such relatively high quality on the DVD format. As far as I know the aspect ratio of the original film differs from the 1.78:1 format found on the DVD, but the ratios were close enough for a beautiful transfer. The picture is adequately clear, surprising considering how little the source material was likely valued by its keepers, and the packaging is what one would expect, and is minimal, hardly an issue for me personally. Visually, as in from an artistic standpoint, the film is a mixed bag. Scenes on the farm plot are a bit mediocre but the insect sequences, the desert landscapes, the geometrically abstract, seemingly Easter Island inspired monoliths and the clever use of macro lenses, the color palette and desolate feel of the yellow poison sequences and set designs are all beautifully done and inspiring. Good things can be said for the hard-suit designs as well, which contrast nicely with the environment and alien undertones. I believe there's a lot of merit in the film just from a visual standpoint, and although clunky and somewhat campy at times, the dialogue is dry enough to suspend disbelief if one is forgiving of certain lines and shortcomings, which do tend to interject themselves, specifically regarding the sonic messages delivered by the ants a la geometrical symbolism: the interpretation there is just a tad bit far fetched and the revelations in the thinking-out-loud mind of the biologist a bit beyond belief and awkward. Also, the romantic interest involved is a bit contrived, hyper-developed, unfortunately tacked on, which is not a new thing in Hollywood trends and tends to be expected. The film still manages to be believable. This is mainly due to the excellent sound design, the music especially being stellar, the very moderate and mostly implied presence of the insects "out there" and only a few examples of direct confrontation, and the general feeling of dread maintained mostly throughout (whilst the insects are shown, direct human-insect interaction is thankfully moderate and therefore we get less a sense of disbelief, such as one gets with movies involving murderous dolls or toys). This is what low budgets tend to do sometimes, in the hands of a skilled director, budgetary restraints can actually increase the value of the film, as scenes are well planned and tasteful, rather than absurd and DIRECTLY impacting. The terror is mostly psychological. Regardless of the flaws in the script, and regardless of some banal scenes mucking up what is otherwise an inspired visual poem, I love this film. I'm very glad it was finally released and that I can relive some memories of my childhood, watching a taped version of this, or whenever it aired on TV. I've grown to appreciate the film much more since then, and would recommend it to any forgiving person interested in brooding science fiction or inspired visual design, or in the possible tragedy of Saul's stunted career as a director, which might have been exceptional. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a fantastic example of thoughtful sci fi from the 1970s *by F***N on December 12, 2008* I saw this a few times as a kid on local tv. I didnt get it then, just thought it "looked cool" and had awesome microscopic ant footage. It really does put you right there alongside the ants. I get it now and love it. Im glad this dvd finally became available on amazon, it was a bestbuy exclusive that soon became nearly impossible to find anywhere. It is an awesome movie and beautifully executed. Directed by title sequence legend Saul Bass (he did every title sequence for Hitchcock), the entire movie is an exercise in great visual composition and design. Interestingly, its small in scope, just a handful of characters in one location out west. But at times it feels vast (especially with all the ant footage) and it works and it is creepy. An unknown cosmic event has the earths scientists baffled as to how we will be effected. Will the oceans rise, will earth quakes destroy everything? One eccentric scientist discovers the effect of the phenomenon, and it nearly goes unnoticed. All the different species of ants begin uniting, killing their natural predators and constructing mysterious monoliths in the desert. Ive said too much, but if you like sci fi in the vein of 2001, the andromeda strain, and the like (made in the late 60s early 70s) then you will dig this movie. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A 70s Sci-Fi Classic *by J***N on December 18, 2019* 3.5 stars. A classic example of the smart, serious sci-fi movies of the early 70s, before Star Wars began to dumb it all down. Along with this one there was THX 1138, Andromeda Strain, A Clockwork Orange, A Boy and His Dog, Silent Running, Dark Star (a comedy, but it still counts here), Soylent Green, The Man Who Fell to Earth... and lots more. They weren't all successful, but they tried. This one has a sophisticated story, some fantastic cinematography, a small and solid cast, and a great soundtrack. 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