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The Film (3/5)
Night of the Lepus stars Janet Leigh (Psycho) and Stuart Whitman (The Longest Day) as a pair of scientists who get caught up in an infestation of crazed rabbits in an Arizona town. In an effort to resolve it they try to use a hormone injection, however, in order to protect her favorite rabbit the pair’s daughter swaps one wild rabbit with another and all of a sudden rabbit mayhem strikes the town, unleashing murderous giant rabbit mayhem upon the community.
Night of the Lepus is basically the perfect Saturday afternoon horror show, which is great, because I ended up watching it on a Saturday afternoon. But what I mean is this is the type of movie that I recall being show by local horror hosts on a Saturday afternoon on local TV when I was younger. It's not exactly the best film, it's slow to start, and the effects are mostly in-camera, but they for the most part work and help give off an atmosphere of cheesy fun to the whole thing. The cast is a solid mix of old TV and western actors and faded Hollywood stars, but they give solid performances that helps elevate the bizarre nature of the material.
Audio/Video (4/5)
Scream Factory does solid work with their Blu-ray of Night of the Lepus. The film is presented with a solid 1:85:1 1080p AVC encoded transfer. Detail is mostly excellent, grain looks natural, and colors are well reproduced. There is some occasional softness, but that is due to the nature of the production itself and not the transfer.
Audio is handled by a DTS-HD mono track in English. Sound is clear and audible throughout the presentation.
Extras (3/5)
We get 2 commentary tracks one by author Lee Gambin and another by pop culture historian Russell Dyball there is also TV Spots, trailers, and a still gallery.
Overall
Not a secret masterpiece of horror cinema, but a fun way to waste an afternoon, Night of the Lepus is an interesting entry into the animals attack genre. The Blu-ray from Scream looks and sound quite nice, and comes with a solid extras slate. RECOMMENDED.
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