5.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
A demon is trapped in a monastery. 400 years later a young girl arrives at the monastery to study.
Starring: Timothy Van Patten, Ian Abercrombie, Vernon Dobtcheff, Ted Rusoff, Jeremy WestHorror | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 2.5 | |
Audio | 2.5 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
Buried deep within an ancient monetary is a deadly secret. Many centuries after an unspeakable evil last killed, a young teacher, Elizabeth (Laura Schaefer), visits hoping to take some pictures and learn a few things to share with her eager class back home. Unfortunately, that unspeakable evil lurks and, after centuries in dormancy, is ready to once again shed human blood.
Catacombs was shot on film, but the results are rather bland. The image is quite flat, well detailed in places but it cannot find any organic, effortless complexity for the duration. It's a battle of a bland canvas with a mushy grain structure against rather healthy skin textures in select close-ups, but even the finer points around the old monastery cannot produce many rich, tactile textures. Colors lack significant punch; natural greens, yellow paint, or brown robes are all rather dull and, to use that word again, flat. Black levels and skin tones aren't perfect, but rather serviceable. Print wear is commonplace, fairly heavy and rarely relenting for any significant stretches of time.
Catacombs features a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 lossless soundtrack. The presentation fails to excite, even as a few elements extend beyond a center-imaged position. Ambient effects, such as chirping birds around the abbey, present with adequate width. Dialogue reverberation around the catacombs is surprisingly rich and well spaced along the front. General effects often struggle to hold clear and firm; crunchiness and a general sense of jerky, scratchy elements are not uncommon. Basic dialogue stays fairly close to the center. Clarity and prioritization are adequate.
This Blu-ray release of Catacombs contains one supplement, and audio commentary track with Director David Schmoeller.
Catacombs is a disappointing and derivative movie that, despite solid performances, fails to find an identity, build or maintain legitimate intrigue, and maintain an agreeable pacing. Shout Factory's Blu-ray, which includes an audio commentary track with the film's director, features bland video and audio. Skip this one, which is currently only available as part of a double feature with Cellar Dweller or in the Empire Pictures Collection.
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