![]() It was treated far more respectfully in 2013 with a Scream Factory Blu-ray featuring a nice scan of the feature itself and a fantastic audio commentary by Sachs who's full of stories about the shoot, casting, reshoots, narrative reshuffling, the intention to mimic the tone of comic books, and moments of "bitching" that would never fly with MGM's current commentary standards. A mainstay on home video with multiple VHS editions (from Vestron, Orion, and MGM among others), The Incredible Melting Man first hit DVD in 2011 from MGM as a halfhearted MOD release. Whatever compromises may be in the end result, it's definitely entertaining and charming with a bit of pathos coming through during the finale as well. In the process they also took out or reshot the goofier moments, which makes the ones that still remain really jump out at you. The producers took control of the film to create a more straightforward monster movie, moving the astronaut portion of the plot to the beginning and removing any mystery angle from the creature's origins. Tonally it's all over the place with moments of gloppy violence (including a crazed bit involving a severed head and a waterfall) and quirky comedy moments, the latter remnants of Sachs' original intention to make a semi-satirical monster movie. Anyone with a fondness for '70s drive-in films will find a lot to enjoy here, from the gigantic "presented by" credit to Amicus co-head Max Rosenberg to familiar faces like Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith, Jonathan Demme, and a rare significant role for Lisle Wilson, best known for throwing an ill-fated birthday party for Margot Kidder in Brian De Palma's Sisters. Simultaneously dealing with the fragile pregnancy of his wife, Judy (Sweeny), Ted deduces that West is getting stronger as his humanity fades away and must be stopped at all costs. military tries to keep it all under wraps. Ted Nelson (DeBenning), is brought in and uses a Geiger counter to track the morphing menace while the U.S. In a panic, he kills a nurse and escapes into the nearby countryside where he kills random people he encounters to harvest the human cells he needs to survive. He awakens upon his return mostly covered in bandages and, to his horror, discovers his skin is liquefying. During a space exploration of the rings of Saturn, astronaut Steve West (Rebar) is the only survivor after a sudden energy blast. As for the film itself, it's essentially a cinematic link in the "astronaut comes back with monstrous surprise" tradition between The Quatermass Xperiment and Lifeforce, with a peculiar personality of its own courtesy of some outrageous touches from director William Sachs ( Galaxina, Van Nuys Blvd.). In fact, Baker became the main focus of one of the film's trailers, a rare feat for a makeup artist and a sign of major things to come when he became the first competitive Oscar winner for makeup for 1981's An American Werewolf in London. The cheapest of the bunch and completely lacking in star power, it compensated by focusing on its title character, a memorably drippy creation from a young Rick Baker just after his work on the big studio redo of King Kong. Released in the waning years of American International Pictures, The Incredible Melting Man was part of a noble attempt to keep the drive-in monster movie tradition alive when it opened in December of 1977, closing out a run that year including Empire of the Ants, The People That Time Forgot, The Island of Dr. Vinegar Syndrome (UHD & Blu-ray) (US R0/RA 4K/HD), Scream Factory (Blu-ray) (US RA HD), MGM (DVD-R) (US R1 NTSC) / WS (1.85:1) (16:9) Each is unique and reminds us just how majestic our mighty God is.Starring Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey, Michael Alldredge, Ann Sweeny, Rainbeaux Smith The photos reveal a night deep in darkness and the moon, invisible during the day, adorns itself with the channeled light of the sun. ![]() Perhaps that's why these beautiful digital renderings of the moon are drawing so much attention on the internet. RELATED: Man's Incredible Photos Of Mysterious Figure Glowing In The Clouds Go Viral Philippians 2:15 says, "Try to shine as lights among the people of this world, as you hold firmly to the message that gives life." When I look at the moon melting into a waterfall in these photos, I'm reminded of how we too are God's light. Standing in Jesus' light, even the ugliest of scars are brilliantly beautiful imperfections made perfect. Instead, the moon when it's in the right place reflects the sun's light. RELATED: The Internet Went Crazy For This Man's Photograph Of The Blood Moon This means there's actually no such thing as moonlight. You see, the moon doesn't actually pour celestial light onto the earth. We human beings tend to be broken in our humanity and we're filled with darkness until God shines His love on us and lights up the night. ![]()
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