‘Lightning Bug’ illuminates on blu-ray (review)

Making its debut on Blu-Ray this week from Anchor Bay Entertainment is the 2004 filmLightning Bug. The story of a young special effects wizard in a small town, Lightning Bug has been out on DVD for years, but Anchor Bay has now gone back and remastered the film to reissue it on Blu-ray. Based on the true story of writer/director Robert Hall’s own life, the make-up effects master behind almost 90 different projects according to IMDB, the real question is how does the now 8 year old film hold up to a Blu-ray transfer and is the film any good?

Lightning Bug Blu-Ray Review

Starring: Bret Harrison, Laura Prepon, Kevin Gage, Ashley Laurence and Lucas Till.

Written and directed by Robert Hall.

Green Graves (Harrison) is a frustrated teen, with a gift for creating grisly monsters, who dreams of one day escaping his miserable life in a small Alabama town for a special effects make-up job in Hollywood. His dreams may soon be in reach (more…)

January 19, 2013 | Categories: Home Entertainment, Reviews | Tags: anchor bay entertainment, Ashley Laurence, Blu-ray Disc, Bret Harrison, Kevin Gage, Laura Prepon, Lightning Bug, Lucas Till, Robert Hall | 1 Comment