6 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
One of this season's happy campers at Crystal Lake has brought along a deadly secret. Tina Shepherd can see the future and levitate objects. Her doctor knows just how dangerous telekinesis can be, but now it's too late. Tina has accidentally unchained Jason from his watery grave, and the bloodbath is underway.
Starring: Lar Park-Lincoln, Kevin Spirtas, Susan Blu, Terry Kiser, Susan Jennifer SullivanHorror | 100% |
Thriller | 34% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
BDInfo verified from disc
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Scream Factory via Shout! Factory has released the 1988 Horror franchise film 'Friday the 13th: Part VII - The New Blood' to Blu-ray with a high quality 1080p transfer and a pair of lossless soundtrack options. Several supplements are included as well, carrying over the extras from Warner Brothers' disc found in the 2013 collection and adding a few new ones. It's an excellent Blu-ray. It is currently only available in the exciting, and limited, Friday the 13th Collection which includes all 12 films featuring killer Jason Voorhees as well as two bonus discs.
Friday the 13th: Part VII - The New Blood's 1080p transfer is not quite as attractive as the previous films in the Shout! Factory collection, with the exception the visually divergent Part III, at least considering its 2-D presentation. Grain is a little less fine and refined, appearing here more dense and aggressive. Black levels are lighter, too, lacking that inky depth from pervious outings. It's still a good image, enjoying quality detail and satisfactory color output. The picture reveals all of Jason's gory details with fine clarity, including his exposed spine, tattered clothes, peeling skin, and the wear and tear on the famous hockey mask (not to mention the nastiness underneath it). Daytime scenes reveal well-rounded complexity to trees and fallen leaves, 80s clothes (denim jackets, sweaters), and fine skin details. Colors are healthy, like a blue denim jacket and red blood. The earthy fall leaves lining the ground also add a distinct tonal flavor to the film. The picture is free of serious source blemish and the encode appears to be rock-solid. Though the least of the series so far in terms of native 2-D pictures, the quality is still rather good in the aggregate.
Friday the 13th: Part VII - The New Blood includes a pair of lossless soundtrack options: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 stereo. Much like the stereo track in Part VI, Part VII's 2.0 track holds its own. It's arguably more aggressive, but it's also lacking clarity and finesse. Dialogue is a little shrilly and not always perfectly imaged to the center, either. Sound effects likewise lack the distinction, detail, and definition found in the 5.1 track. The 5.1 track offers some good hard hitting depth and solid detail during some of the climactic moments when Tina brings down the pain on Jason through various means, including collapsing a structure on top of him. It's not enough to keep him down, but enough to temporarily disable him and give the characters a reprieve. It's also a good example of the differences between the tracks, with the 2.0 presentation more boisterous but less detailed, the 5.1 track a little more refined, fuller, and presenting with superior clarity. 5.1 dialogue is clear and center focused. As with all of the other tracks, the multichannel effort comes out on top, but the 2.0 track is a perfectly viable listen.
Friday the 13th: Part VII - The New Blood includes a blend of new and returning supplements. New content is marked as such. Please click here for coverage of the carryover
content. Note that The Friday the 13th Chronicles and Secrets Galore Behind the Gore were included on the Warner Brothers disc but
appear on the bonus discs for the collection,
not on this film's disc.
Despite introducing the telekinesis dynamic, the movie is fundamentally the same as is predecessors. Jason stalks a number of teenagers and kills them in a variety of brutal ways, leading to a showdown with a final girl who is obvious from the outset. It's just familiar enough to be comfortable and just different enough to stand apart, even if it channels some of the paranormal aspects found in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. Shout!'s Blu-ray is probably the least of the first seven films, though it's still a solid release. Video is a step down from previous outings, but the audio is fine and supplements are good, even if there's little here that's new and noteworthy. Recommended.
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