6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
The world's most notorious heiress and bachelorette is kidnapped from the Italian countryside. Will she survive the ordeal?
Starring: Jewel Shepard, Ian Sera, Karin Schubert, Anne-Marie Jensen, Helen DevonErotic | 100% |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: LPCM 2.0
None
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Francisco Lara Polop's "Christina" (1984) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of U.S. label Intervision Picture Corp. There are no supplemental features on this release. In English, without optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Kidnapped
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Francisco Lara Polop's Christina arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Intervision Picture Corp.
My guess is that at some point an interpositive was accessed to create a master that was then used to produce this release. It is also possible that the master was produced from a different element. It is difficult to tell. What is important here is that the film does have a surprisingly good organic appearance. Yes, there are some white flecks, a few scratches, and even some stains and small damage marks. There are also traces of light fading that can be spotted here and there. But there are no signs pointing to corrections that have been introduced by powerful digital tools and as a result all of the characteristics that we address in these reviews are actually in decent shape. Color saturation and density are the only two areas with some notable fluctuations, but depth actually ranges from good to very good (see screencaptures #4 and 14). So the film does reveal signs of aging, but it has retained many essential organic qualities that we like to have preserved when these types of older genre films transition to Blu-ray. My score is 3.75/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English LPCM 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are not provided for the main feature.
It is easy to tell that a lot of overdubbing was done. As a result, there are some minor dynamic fluctuations. Overall balance is also somewhat inconsistent, but it appears that many of the obvious shifts are actually part of the film's original sound design (quite a few of Jess Franco's cheaper films have them as well). Clarity and depth can be improved, but there are no annoying distortions, pops, hiss, or audio dropouts to report.
Most unfortunately, there are no supplemental features to be found on this release.
Christina is a bad film, but it has this very distinctive '80s atmosphere that I've come to appreciate a lot more in recent years. My feeling is that it will appeal mostly to people who remember these types of films from the VHS era and loved to rent them at their local video store. There was an old DVD release distributed by Ryko that had the film cropped, but this recent Blu-ray release finally has it presented in widescreen. It has not been fully restored, but I think that it looks quite good in high-definition.
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