6.9 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
A Texas Ranger is in hot pursuit of the infamous Gecko brothers.
Starring: D.J. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Jesse Garcia (III), Madison Davenport, Eiza GonzálezHorror | 100% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Three-disc set (3 BDs)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Even though it’s actually culled from the second
season of the series, the third year of From Dusk Till Dawn gets off to both a figurative and
a literal bang, something that immediately gives a sense that this often relentlessly energetic show is “going for the gusto” perhaps more than ever.
The opening conflagration
shows the explosive end of the Titty Twister (something already detailed in the story), but now there’s a coda of sorts, with a number of vile looking
creatures rising out of the ashes like mutant phoenixes. This particular development is another hint about the path From Dusk Till Dawn is
on, for the show now introduces a number of new characters in an already overstuffed cast, all within the confines of the adventures
(misadventures?) of the Gecko Brothers, Seth (D.J. Cotrona) and Richie (Zane Holtz). Robert Rodriguez is on record as having stated that one of the
reasons he wanted to adapt From Dusk Till Dawn as
a television series was to give himself “space” to further explore the rather fascinating Mesoamerican mythologies that underpin much of the story,
and in that regard, this third season fulfills that promise quite winningly. As I mentioned in my review of the show’s first and second seasons, the
series’ writing
team tends to emphasize some of the stylistic quirks of Rodriguez’s collaborator on the original film, Quentin Tarantino, a choice that some will
unabashedly love but which others may find overly twee and problematic. The show is often quite funny in a completely dark and twisted way,
something else that may in fact recommend it to certain people with skewed senses of humor, and it continues to offer pretty substantial amounts of
gore as the Geckos find themselves wrapped up with any number of nasty entities.
Our reviews of the previous seasons of From Dusk Till Dawn can be accessed by clicking on the following links:
From Dusk Till Dawn: Season One Blu-ray
review
From Dusk Till Dawn: Season Two Blu-ray
review
From Dusk Till Dawn: Season Three is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Entertainment One with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. The show's palette continues to be one of its most distinctive features, with lots of neon purples, greens and yellows entering the fray and popping quite nicely throughout the season. As with previous seasons, there is a lot of dimly lit or downright dark material, as can easily be seen in some of the screenshots accompanying this review, and a bit of murk tends to intrude at times. Low contrast in certain shots tends to add a kind of violet hue to some of the blacks as well. In more brightly lit sequences, fine detail is excellent and helps to make some of the more bloody elements rather gruesome. The "ashen" deaths still look great this season, but as with previous seasons, some of the CGI can be a bit soft looking at times.
From Dusk Till Dawn: Season Three's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is very much in keeping with the series' previous seasons on Blu-ray, offering some nice immersive elements in the big action sequences, as well as regular bursts of LFE at key moments. Sound effects are well placed around the soundfield and help to open up what is often kind of an intentionally claustrophobic feeling show. Dialogue is presented cleanly and clearly and is well prioritized on this problem free track.
Disc One
- 'Matanzas' with Joe Menendez (Director), Carlos Coto (Executive Producer) and Brandon Soo Hoo (Actor)
- 'Dark Side of the Sun' with Joe Menendez (Director), Carlos Coto (Executive Producer) and Brandon Soo Hoo (Actor)
I'm not quite sure why exactly, but this season of From Dusk Till Dawn actually captured my fancy a bit more than previous years. Some of the Tarantino-esque dialogue can still grate on occasion, but the series' neat blend of black comedy and gruesome horror is often quite compelling, and the whole Mesoamerican mythos the show explores makes it a really distinctive entry one way or the other. Recommended.
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