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Shout Factory | 2013 | 108 min | Not rated | Sep 01, 2015

Army of Frankensteins (Blu-ray Movie)

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Movie rating

5.4
 / 10

Blu-ray rating

Users0.0 of 50.0
Reviewer1.5 of 51.5
Overall1.5 of 51.5

Overview

Army of Frankensteins (2013)

After a failed attempt to propose to his girlfriend, Alan Jones is beaten within an inch of his life by a street gang. Transported to the mysterious lab of Dr. Tanner Finski and his kid genius assistant Igor, Alan becomes the subject in a series of horrible experiments as part of the doctor's plan to reanimate the legendary Frankenstein monster. But all bets are off when these experiments lead to a hole being ripped in space and time, pulling an army's worth of the infamous creatures from hundreds of parallel universes and sending them all back to the 19th century – directly into the heart of a bloody battle between the North and South!

Starring: Jordan Farris, Eric Gesecus, John Ferguson, Rett Terrell, Christian Bellgardt
Director: Ryan Bellgardt

Horror100%
Sci-FiInsignificant
AdventureInsignificant

Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
    Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1

  • Audio

    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

  • Subtitles

    English

  • Discs

    25GB Blu-ray Disc
    Single disc (1 BD)

  • Packaging

    Slipcover in original pressing

  • Playback

    Region A (C untested)

Review

Rating summary

Movie1.5 of 51.5
Video4.0 of 54.0
Audio4.0 of 54.0
Extras0.5 of 50.5
Overall1.5 of 51.5

Army of Frankensteins Blu-ray Movie Review

Movie bad.

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman August 24, 2015

We may have the inimitable Phil Hartman to thank for the supposed “memory” of the Frankenstein monster proclaiming “Fire bad!”, though a cursory reacquaintance with the famous “hermit” scene in Bride of Frankenstein shows that Karloff’s iconic creature actually says “Fire no good.” A rose by any other name, as they say, for whether you call it “bad” or “no good,” Army of Frankensteins is a pretty haphazard mash up, one of those “newfangled” genre casseroles that are in fact kind of like Frankenstein’s monster himself (itself?), sewn together from seemingly disparate elements in an attempt to create an interesting hybrid.


This micro-budgeted feature involves a time travelling schlub named Alan Jones (Jordan Farris) who finds himself transported back to the Civil War era, where he finds himself ensconced in various battles that not so coincidentally also include a kind of cloned army of Frankenstein monsters. The film desperately wants to be a cheeky, post-Modern update on the monster film, but it tends to come off mostly as an admittedly decently produced student film. Army of Frankensteins is neither very scary nor very funny, two fatal flaws in an entry that markets itself as a horror comedy.


Army of Frankensteins Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  4.0 of 5

Army of Frankensteins is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Scream Factory, an imprint of Shout! Factory, with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.35:1. The image is generally very sharp and well detailed, though director Ryan Bellgardt and cinematographer Josh McKamie employ occasional bells and whistles like "POV" shots that are intentionally smeary and soft looking (see screenshot 2). In bright outdoor environments the palette looks appealingly natural, and the image is suitably crisp and detailed. Nighttime sequences don't fare quite as well, with some murky shadow detail and occasional minor but noticeable compression issues.


Army of Frankensteins Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  4.0 of 5

Army of Frankensteins features a serviceable DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which provides occasional immersion courtesy of discretely placed sound effects (most noticeable in some of the battle scenes), but which is overall rather front heavy. Prioritization is occasionally slightly less than optimal, with dialogue sometimes being overwhelmed by busy sound design choices. Fidelity is fine and dynamic range fairly wide.


Army of Frankensteins Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  0.5 of 5

  • Trailer (1080p; 2:01)


Army of Frankensteins Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  1.5 of 5

The Frankenstein monster(s), if not the devil himself, is in the details, and Army of Frankensteins simply can't overcome some pretty clunky writing and not quite ready for prime time performances. The film is often surprisingly scenic, and some of the special effects and makeup work is reasonably effective. Technical merits are generally fine for those considering a purchase.