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'The Visitor' 4K UHD Review

Physical Media Release Date: 02/17/26.

Label: Arrow Video.

Form of Release: Limited Edition 4K UHD.

The Verdict: A Must-Buy


THEY KNOW WE ARE HERE...

You may think you've seen it all, but nothing can prepare you for The Visitor, an excursion into the realms of cinematic insanity! Producer extraordinaire Ovidio G. Assonitis, creator of such delicious guilty pleasures as Beyond the Door and Tentacles, brings together an extraordinary ensemble cast in a mind-bending tale of a girl and her pet hawk.


Killer birds! Psychokinesis! Satanic conspiracies! Exploding basketball hoops! Any attempt to explain the exact plot of The Visitor is an exercise in futility, but in the maelstrom of madness and mayhem is the tale of an ancient intergalactic entity capable of bearing Earthly children endowed with great powers. Powers which some are keen to harness and some to destroy. Eight year old Katy Collins is one such child, and as her powers emerge, the battle for her soul is about to begin.


A bizarre collision of The Omen with Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Exorcist, The Visitor is a veritable cult phenomenon that combines stunning imagery and breathtaking setpieces with a jaw-dropping cast that includes John Huston (Chinatown), Mel Ferrer (War and Peace), Glen Ford (Superman), Shelley Winters (The Night of the Hunter), Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch)... and Franco Nero (Django himself) as Jesus!

Special Features:

  • Brand New audio commentary by film critics BJ & Harmony Colangelo

  • A Biblical Battle for the Cosmos, a brand new visual essay by film critic Meagan Navarro

  • A Cosmic Right to Choose, a brand new visual essay by film critic Willow Catelyn Maclay

  • Archive interview with actor Lance Henriksen

  • Archive interview with screenwriter Lou Comici

  • Archive interview with cinematographer Ennio Guarnieri

  • Theatrical trailer

  • Image gallery


Rotten Tomatoes Scores:

  • Tomatometer: 79% (as of 04/01/26)

  • Popcornmeter: 43% (as of 04/01/26)


Physical Release Specs & Other Details:

  • MPAA: Rated R

  • Runtime: 108 minutes

  • Original Release: 1979


Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265

Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)

HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1


Audio

English: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)


Subtitles

English SDH


Discs

4K Ultra HD

Blu-ray Disc

Single disc (1 BD-100)


Digital

Not Included


Packaging

Slipcover in Original Packaging

Reversible Cover


Physical Bonuses

  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Erik Buckham

  • Collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Marc Edward Heuck, Richard Kadrey, Craig Martin and Mike White


Playback

4K Blu-ray: Region free

Positives and Negatives

+ Positive Critical Reception

+ Negative Audience Reception

+ A Unique Horror SciFi

+ First Time on 4K UHD

+ x04 Physical Bonuses

+ x14 Special Features

+ x03 Audio Commentaries

- NO Digital Code Included

 
 
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