6.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A wave of sudden, violent suicides have gripped Rome and are being blamed on sunspots. Simona, a young pathologist with an unhealthy obsession with death, has become increasingly interested in this strange phenomenon. But with the discovery of the body of a young woman, an apparent victim of a self-inflicted gunshot, Simona finds herself thrust into a terrifying mystery and conspiracy to cloak actual murders as suicides. And the nearer she comes to unraveling the truth, the closer she is to entering the sights of a deranged killer who might be a lot closer to home than she realizes.
Starring: Mimsy Farmer, Barry Primus, Ray Lovelock, Carlo Cattaneo, Angela GoodwinHorror | 100% |
Foreign | 68% |
Mystery | 21% |
Thriller | 3% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (320 kbps)
Italian: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
BDInfo & PowerDVD verified. 3rd + 4th tracks (both 320 kbps) are "lossy" tracks.
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
1975’s “Autopsy” is engineered to capture audience attention right away. The first 15 minutes of the movie offer strange visuals and gruesome events, with director Armando Crispino refusing to delay his vision for horror, commencing the endeavor with multiple suicides, vicious acts of sexual harassment/assault, and the procedural particulars of a morgue. Good luck finishing your popcorn with this initially brutal effort, which eventually settles down into a more palatable mystery, providing its most outrageous actions in the first reel.
The AVC encoded image (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation for "Autopsy" is sourced from a 2K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. Color is immediately striking, with period hues emerging with authority. Clothing is bright and inviting, and city tours retain a natural appearance. Some mild fluctuation is found in the last reel. Detail is strong with skin surfaces, with fine hairs and bodily harm crisply displayed. Exteriors retain dimension, and interiors present clear decoration, which includes graphic displays at times. Delineation is satisfactory. Grain is heavy but film-like. Mild scratches and speckling are detected.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA mix presents defined dialogue exchanges, with both English and Italian tracks provided. Dubbing is distinct and emotionality isn't too volatile, maintaining decent balance throughout the listening experience. Scoring is supportive, with satisfactory instrumentation, exploring some stranger sounds from composer Ennio Morricone.
"Autopsy" doesn't sustain its craziness throughout the overlong run time, with the story taking a few breaks along the way to deal with unnecessary character business and, well, even more aggressive men. In fact, who really needs all the suicides when there's a fright film in Simona's daily life, trying to shut down openly lustful morgue attendants (who take their sexual frustrations out on dead bodies) and loved ones, barely making it through an encounter with the opposite sex without some form of condemnation or threat occurring. It's probably not the movie Crispino intended to make, but he's certainly exact in his depiction of intimidation.
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