6.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
A sailor takes an American businessman and his girlfriend to an island where the businessman wants to build a resort. Soon a weird voodoo couple show up and warn them of bad things that are going to happen. It doesn't take long for the zombies to show up and start chowing down on human flesh. The main characters do manage to fit in quite a bit of sex though.
Starring: Laura Gemser, George Eastman, Dirce Funari, Lucia Ramirez, Mark Shannon (I)Horror | 100% |
Erotic | 40% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
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Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Joe D'Amato's "Erotic Nights of the Living Dead" (1980) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Code Red. The supplemental features on the disc include vintage video program with actor Mark Shannon; highlights from the film; promotional stills with actress Laura Gemser; and trailers. In English, not subtitled. Region-Free.
The beautiful stranger
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.67:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Joe D'Amato's Erotic Nights of the Living Dead arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Code Red.
The release is sourced from a new remaster and the film certainly looks healthy. However, the remaster retains all of the limitations -- native and age-related -- that must have been present on the vault elements that were accessed to produce it. So there are obvious density fluctuations, some scratches and marks, and even a few traces of light fading. The good news is that no attempts were made to repolish and resharpen the film, which is why it has a somewhat dated but also rather pleasing organic appearance. The color grading is good, but ideally the primaries should boast better saturation and the nuances should be a lot more convincing. All in all, there is certainly room for meaningful improvements, but this is a decent filmic presentation of Erotic Nights of the Living Dead. (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 DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are not provided for the main feature.
The audio was clearly overdubbed by the film's producer, so as it is usually the case with these types of English tracks there is unevenness and even a few minor balance issues. On the other hand, the music is very clear and for the most part nicely rounded. This being said, there are a few minor pops and hum here and there that a proper elaborate remaster would have picked up and removed.
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead is one of the weaker but still somewhat attractive genre films from Joe D'Amato's massive legacy. It was made at a time when D'Amato was already shooting straightforward adult films, so it is actually not terribly surprising that the eccentric erotic material in it is of better quality than the zombie footage. I'd recommend it only to folks who have a soft spot for this very particular type of period "anything goes" entertainment. The release is sourced from a decent new remaster and also features a very entertaining video program with the legendary Italian actor Mark Shannon. RECOMMENDED.
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