The Cat and The Canary (1927) Eureka Masters of Cinema Limited Edition Blu-ray Review: OUTSTANDING!

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I review Eureka’s first ever USA Blu-ray release which is of the 1927 masterpiece THE CAT AND THE CANARY. Paul Leni came to Universal and gave us the founding film of what became Universal Horror. All of the aspects of the classic horror films are already here but enlivened by a never ending series of inspired cinematic technique, prowling camera work, expressive angles and a timeless sense of quirky humor.

The film’s story is so embedded in pop culture that its influence extends to the various remakes but essentially all haunted house and murder mysteries. The line from Canary to Scooby Doo is clearly visible. It remains a timeless delight and a perfect gateway to silent cinema for newcomers and even children as well.

Past restorations from Blackhawk films and Photoplay Productions have been the only proper versions of the film on DVD but otherwise one is confronted with the usual depressing variety of public domain options of varying to downright atrocious quality at times. The Museum of Modern Art completed their restoration in 2022 and now after two years wait, we have this disc of perfection from Eureka. This disc is stuffed with hours extras, fantastic booklet, amazing new art and perfect disc encoding…all found in a release being sold at $20 and under.

This is a disc long awaited, a rare truly perfect physical media release, one of the essential silent classics now viewable in astounding quality, beyond affordable and worth your hard earned money and an amazing calling card for Eureka entering the USA market.

This is a candidate for disc of the year and one of the finest physical media releases of all time. If you have a player you need this disc. If you call yourself a horror fan you need this disc.

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00:00 Intro Goof
06:40 Film and release discussion
48:32 Eureka 2024 Blu-ray Release and Picture Quality
49:55 Wear and damage plus public domain editions
52:51 Audio Quality, new 5.1 score
56:29 Limited Edition Packaging, Slipcover, Artwork and Booklet
01:00:57 Supplemental Features: FULLY LOADED!!!
01:07:02 Final Summary: ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL ONE OF THE FINEST PHYSICAL MEDIA RELEASES OF ALL TIME DISC OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE