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The Boogens took forever to come out on any official DVD release. I spent years looking for it, finally settling on a bootleg release, and relied on that for another few years until someone finally had the presence of mind to give us something official.

Basically you have a DVD or a Blu option that are exactly the same.

I've been looking for this one for so long that I did not hesitate in dropping a few extra bucks to get the Blu even though I rightly suspected that it would not be as impressive as a larger budget release. It is a single disc offering.

Video:

1.78 widescreen at 1080p: The specs list 1.85, but it just doesn't look it to me. Some research proved me right. The original ratio may be 1.85, but the presentation here is 1.78. The image is trashy and dark at times – rather weak quality for a typical Blu but not too bad for an old, low-budget, campy movie. While it shows a little more trash than my old bootleg copy, it is otherwise a considerably cleaner image. It looks sharp with decent colors.

Audio:

DTS HD mono: I have to say I didn't know HD mono existed, but here it is in all it's 1.0 glory. It has good volume but is otherwise not particularly impressive. It's clear though not pristine and not the best mix (too much in the high-mid ranges) although that owes to the low-budget nature of the original movie. There is nothing at all coming out of the rear channels.

Packaging:

It comes in a standard plastic case with a cardboard sleeve.

The interface is simple but nice with a music loop and background video over an image and a plain, horizontal menu.

Extras:

-Commentary: The director, screenwriter, Rebecca Balding, and a random host give us a pretty amusing and interesting commentary. They discuss the origins of the title, creating the concept of TV campaigns, the director marrying the star, fire on the set, and issues with filming the nudity.

Other Editions:

Everything about the DVD spec listing is exactly the same as the Blu except, of course, for the HD quality.

Final Thoughts:

While it's unfortunate that we don't get more extras than we do I'm glad we at least got the commentary. I enjoyed it a good bit although if you don't care anything about sitting through such things or the collectible nature of the movie itself there's really nothing else here for your money. I don't know if it's really worth the extra cost of getting in on Blu over DVD, but personally I was so excited about getting an official release that I didn't care.