Die! Die! My Darling! Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.0
Video		3.5
Audio		3.0
Extras		0.0
Overall		2.5

Die! Die! My Darling! Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman February 7, 2019

Mill Creek has released 'Die! Die! My Darling!,' also known as 'Fanatic,' to Blu-ray as part of a double feature with 'Maniac' and is currently the only way to own the film. The featureless disc offers solid video and audio presentations.

Bride-to-be Patricia Carroll (Stefanie Powers) was once engaged to a young man named Stephen who was tragically killed before their wedding date. She's now promised to a young man named Alan (Maurice Kaufmann). But before the two join in wedlock, Patricia decides to visit Stephen's mother, Mrs. Trefoile (Tallulah Bankhead), to help her, and herself, say goodbye to a to-be-closed chapter of her life. In Mrs. Trefoile Patricia finds a peculiar woman. She quickly learns her host is not only deeply religious but also fanatical about her beliefs. Lengthy Biblical recitations, deeply personal inquiries, and various admonishments come to define an increasingly hostile relationship that may not see Patricia leave her hostess' home the same, either physically or emotionally.

Die! Die! My Darling! Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Beyond the fairly steady, but only occasionally intrusive, speckling or scratches, Mill Creek's Blu-ray presentation of Die! Die! My Darling! is very strong. Filmic, nicely detailed, and richly colored, the presentation impresses for the duration. It maintains a modest grain structure that helps accentuate fine object details and helps render skin, clothes, and natural environments with structural stability and confidence. Image sharpness and textural complexities are stalwarts throughout the 96-minute runtime, showing off faces, clothes, and environments -- natural exterior details as well as woods and furnishings inside Mrs. Trefoile's home -- with steady and intimate clarity. Color saturation is strong, black level depth is as well, and flesh tones appear accurate. No significant encode artifacts are present. This is a quality presentation from Mill Creek.

Die! Die! My Darling! Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The included LPCM two-channel uncompressed soundtrack, the only audio option on this disc, handles the picture's modest sonic needs nicely enough. Dialogue is the primary component, and its presentation images seamlessly to the center with nary an example of hang-up between the center area and either the left or right speaker. The downside is that music doesn't always take full advantage of the stage, either, hovering around the middle with little length to the presentation. Core instrumental detail is fine, though, and various sound effects, whether lighter fare or more intense, present with adequate definition, though of course such are limited by the two-channel configuration as well as the modest sound design inherent to the film. English SDH subtitles are also available.

Die! Die! My Darling! Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

No supplemental content is included, nor are DVD or digital copies.

Die! Die! My Darling! Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Die! Die! My Darling! doesn't rewrite any genre rules, but the film is a serviceable character-based Chiller that gradually spirals out of control, ending, of course, in some bloodshed but not before properly setting the stage for conflict between its main characters. It's fairly standard stuff but a decent escape into slightly chilling cinema territory. Mill Creek's featureless Blu-ray does deliver sturdy video and capable audio. Worth a look.