The Dentist Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.5
Video		3.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		4.0
Overall		2.5

The Dentist Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman January 19, 2023

There are a number of rather interesting online polls whose "scientific accuracy" may be questionable (at the very least), but which nonetheless provide rather telling data that when respondents are asked who is more frightening, doctors or dentists, dentists win by a landslide. As "wide" as the area covered and possible horrifying symptoms potentially "available" to any number of doctors, for some reason having someone tool around in the relatively claustrophobic confines of a mouth seems to put a lot of people decidedly more on edge, and both of The Dentist films play to that fear. Both films are unabashedly hyperbolic and feature a gonzo performance by Corbin Bernsen, who in one of the supplements included in this set talks about wanting to erase the "straight and narrow" strictures of his character on L.A. Law, which he definitely accomplishes, for better or worse. Crazy dentists (or at least quasi-dentists) have been part and parcel of any number of films ranging from Little Shop of Horrors to Marathon Man, but both of The Dentist films take things to even more extreme levels in terms of "malpractice", as the dentist in these outings is a certified psychopath whose mental and emotional breakdown lead to an accruing body count.

For reviews of the two films in this set, please click on the following links:

The Dentist Blu-ray review

The Dentist 2: Brace Yourself Blu-ray review

The Dentist Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

The Dentist Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

The Dentist Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Supplements included on each disc in this set are detailed in the above linked reviews. Additionally, a digital copy is included and packaging features a slipcover.

The Dentist Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

If you're one of the evidently small group who fears doctors more than dentists and you're wanting to tip the scales, so to speak, either/both of The Dentist films should do that trick quite handily, which is not to say that either of these productions is an undiscovered masterpiece. Technical merits are improvable (video) to fine (audio), but the supplements are very enjoyable, for anyone who may be considering making a purchase.