7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 4.2 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A group of people are trapped in a large West Berlin movie theater infected by ravenous demons whom proceed to kill and possess the humans one by one, thereby multiplying their numbers.
Starring: Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny, Fiore Argento, Paola CozzoHorror | 100% |
Foreign | 37% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Italian director Lamberto Bava's "Demoni" a.k.a. "Demons" (1985) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Synapse Films. The bonus feature on this release is an original English-language trailer for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
One hell of a theater
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Lamberto Bava's Demons arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Synapse Films.
The technical presentation is excellent. In fact, I think that Demons now looks as impressive as The Image, which is one of Synapse Films' very best looking releases. Generally speaking, detail and clarity remain pleasing throughout the entire film. Shadow definition is excellent as well. As a result, plenty of the darker footage now boasts improved depth. On Arrow Video's Region-B release this was the key area where I felt there was still some room for improvement (and partially because during the encoding the black levels were not properly set). Once again there is a wide range of warm and natural colors, but this time balance is superior. Saturation is also more convincing. (Compare screencaptures #1 from the two releases). There are absolutely no traces of problematic degrainig or sharpening adjustments. Lastly, the encoding is outstanding. All in all, this is a wonderful presentation of Demons that is guaranteed to please its fans. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free PS3or SA in order to access it content).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: International English Stereo track (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0) and U.S. English Mono track (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0) track. For the record, Synapse Films have provided optional English SDH subtitles for the two tracks.
I viewed the entire film with the International 2.0 track and then did some select comparisons with the U.S. track. There are substantial differences between the two and not only in terms of audio effects/enhancements, there are actually entire music themes with some obvious alterations. I think that the International 2.0 track is a lot more effective, but you should experiment with both and see which one you prefer. For the record, there are no pops, cracks, background hiss, audio dropouts, or distortions to report in this review.
It is very easy to tell that this budget release of Lamberto Bava's Demons from Synapse Films offers a far more pleasing technical presentation of the film than Arrow Video's Region-B release, which we reviewed back in 2012. The only bonus feature on it is an original trailer, but Synapse Films also released a Limited SteelBook edition of Demons which had a number of different bonus features. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Dèmoni | synapse-films.com Exclusive | Limited Edition of 3000
1985
Dèmoni
1985
Standard Edition
1985
4K Restoration | Standard Edition
1985
Dèmoni 2... l'incubo ritorna | Standard Edition
1986
Zombi 2 / Zombie Flesh Eaters
1979
E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà | Glow in the Dark Cover | Limited Edition to 3000
1981
Paura nella città dei morti viventi | Standard Edition
1980
Collector's Edition
1981
Quella villa accanto al cimitero
1981
1981
1976
2012
Le notti del terrore
1981
Limited to 1200 Copies
1986
[•REC]⁴: Apocalypse / [•REC]⁴: Apocalipsis
2014
Limited Edition
1982
2015
2011
1985
2016
1980
1978
Lo squartatore di New York
1982