The Man with X-Ray Eyes
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Actor: John Dierkes, John Hoyt, Jonathan Haze, Kathryn Hart, Morris AnkrumBrand: MUSIC VIDEO DIST
Cinematographer: Floyd D.Crosby
Composer: Les Baxter
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 79 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-07-08
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Cheezy Flicks Ent
DVD Reviews of The Man with X-Ray Eyes
DVD Review: Great Eyedea for a Horror Film. Douple Dip? The Rumor of the original ending.
Summary: 5 Stars
Roger Corman's "X" The Man With The X-Ray Eyes is a great sci-fi horror film made for only $300,000. The title might have you think it's an over the top B movie but the material is taken very seriously with a lot of help from Oscar winner Ray Milland as Dr. Xavier.
Dr. Xavier is a surgeon and scientist who is being funded to improve eyesight and creates a type of serum that enables X ray vision. With pressure to stop funding his experiments Dr. Xavier decides to use the eye drops on himself. This is the interesting Sci-fi angle that turns into somewhat of an adventure when Xavier accidentally kills a colleague and ends up on the run.
Becoming obsessed to see more and more Xavier continues to use the drops and uses dark glasses to cover his eyes. He makes money working at a carnival. At first the concept has it's perks, seeing through clothes and that sort of thing but soon Xavier can see through the skin, organs, and can see walking skeletons. He can see the beginnings of cites. This is where the horror concept comes in the film. It's brilliant because it knows what you can't see, the unknown is usually the most frightening to us. We do get glimpses of what the Dr. sees but at the end and on the run as he stumbles into a church sermon, his eyes completely black he says he sees beyond the blackness to the center of the universe and it isn't pleasant. We the viewers can fill in our own worst imaginable fear of what lurks in the dark or in this case the unknown because the Dr. never sees the dark anymore even when he sleeps he sees through his eyelids. Another very smart aspect is using the eye itself, it's such a sensitive part of our bodies.
Rumor of the original ending: ** SPOILER ALERT **
I read in Stephen King's Stephen King's Danse Macabre that (which may or may not be true) the final dialogue of the film was cut because it was too horrifying. According to the rumor after Milland rips out his eyes at the end he screams: I can still see!
The ending was great but if this is true it makes it greater.
If you already own a copy of the Midnite Movies version that transfer is pristine. I've been very impressed with the Midnite Movies versions and they tend to go out of print easily. I see no need to upgrade.
With the reputation Midnite Movies has I'd still if you can find it go with that. However if it does go out of print this is a must to add to your collection.
Midnite Movie version Spec Features.
Rare Proluge, Audio Commentary with Roger Corman. Original Theatrical Trailer. 1: 85 (no black bars) 16:9 Enhanced widescreen the transfer looks great.
From what I've seen there aren't any new features on the new version. If I find out that there are I will update this review.
Description of The Man with X-Ray Eyes
Dr. James Xavier (Ray Milland 1945 Best Actor Oscar? - Winner For The Lost Weekend) is a world renowned scientist experimenting with human eyesight. He devises a drug that when applied to the eyes enables the user to see beyond the normal realm of our sight. It also gives the user the power to see through objects. Xavier tests this drug on himself when his funding is cut off he takes refuge in a small carnival run by Crane (Don Rickles). As he continues to test the drug on himself Xavier begins to see not only through walls and clothes but through the very fabric of reality!System Requirements:Running Time: 79 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY UPC:?827421030146 Manufacturer No:?08-017General DVDs
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