6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
A diabolic clown doll murders people that are cruel to him.
Starring: Lorena Herrera, Roberto Guinar, Holda Ramírez, Margarito Esparza, Alan FernandoHorror | 100% |
Foreign | 92% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p (upconverted)
Aspect ratio: 1.34:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 2.5 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Trends in horror are a common occurrence, and they often result in some weird takes on the source material. 1993’s “Herencia Diabolica” aims to cash-in on the “Child’s Play” craze (the film is also known as “The Mexican Chucky”), bringing the nightmare of a killer doll to life once again, only without much in the way of a budget or screenwriting. It’s a cheap endeavor from co-writer/director Alfredo Salazar, who doesn’t have the time and patience to establish a functional genre exercise. He’s more focused on filling the run time, delivering a heavily padded offering of tiny terror with “Herencia Diabolica,” which is dull and generally uninterested in craziness for almost an hour, and when the effort finally gets around to macabre happenings, there’s still a concerning lack of insanity to make the picture memorable beyond its severe creative shortcomings.
"Herencia Diabolica" opens with a note from Degausser Video explaining that the movie was originally shot on film but finished on tape, and "the original film materials are lost and presumably destroyed." It also states that "during the film-to-video telecine transfer process in the early 90s, several instances of irregular frame and field cadences were introduced which present as dropped and/or repeated frames." With such information in mind, the AVC encoded image (1.34:1 aspect ratio) presentation largely resembles many video-based releases, offering a blurry look at frame information. A general appreciation of actors and doll events is present. Interiors around the mansion and exteriors are also passably appreciable. Color is adequate, with more vivid hues on the doll, with its red and yellow costuming. Brighter views are also found with a theme park visit and red blood. Some mild damage is detected.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA mix provides a straightforward listening experience, finding some age with dialogue exchanges, which also hit technical limitations. Scoring is simple synth and adequately supports horror moods.
"Herencia Diabolica" does escalate with elements of dark magic, and there's a climatic chase to close with something of a bang. There's also the central image of the doll, which pushes the feature towards silliness that's meant to pass for scares. It's difficult to find anything in the endeavor even remotely frightening, especially when Doris has a tremendous size advantage over her tiny stalker. Unfortunately, "Herencia Diabolica" isn't a bonkers exercise in genre filmmaking or high camp. It's a loosely scripted tour of the house and character unsteadiness, with Salazar trying desperately to fill his effort with whatever he can to reach a sellable run time (this includes an admittedly interesting trip to a bizarre fairy tale theme park, and the ending simply recaps all the deaths in the picture). A killer doll. Mexico. Multiple marriages. This should really be a more exciting movie.
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