5.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
There is an old wives' tale that you should hold your breath when passing by a cemetery lest an evil spirit rejected by both heaven and hell gets inside of you when you inhale. Someone in a carload of college kids on holiday doesn't hold his/her breath when driving by a graveyard, allowing the spirit of a recently executed serial killer to get inside him/her to begin a spree of body-jumping carnage.
Starring: Katrina Bowden, Randy Wayne, Erin Marie Hogan, Steve Hanks, Joshua Michael AllenHorror | 100% |
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
None
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Hold Your Breath's alternate title is #holdyourbreath. What, exactly, does a "#hashtag" have to do with anything? Are movies now going to be named after their marketing campaigns? When will #Goseethismovie come out? What if it's officially called #Episode VII? The film makes no mention of #Twitter and the characters have their #cellphones confiscated at the beginning of the #movie, so any chance for them to tweet about all the #badstuff they endure goes right out the window (though it would have been #funny if the characters did tweet things like "OMG we're all about to die! #sucks #possession #murderdeathkill). #Whoknows, #whocares. It's #TheAsylum. #Mindlessmoviemaking is the norm, and for #kicks, the movie will heretofore be called #holdyourbreath because it's #fun and allows for more #hashtags throughout the review (and who doesn't like #hastags?). Anyway, #holdyourbreath isn't all bad, at least not for an #Asylum title. It's rather #trite and #unimaginative but the execution isn't terrible as it maneuvers through standard #TeenHorror motifs. Of course, it's all done on a #shoestringbudget and it lacks the polish associated with even #average genre films like The Ruins or Urban Legend, but it's nevertheless a #decentride into #familiarterritory.
#holdingbreath.
#holdyourbreath arrives on #Blu-ray with the typically #strong #Asylum 1080p transfer. The #digital photography does yield a slightly #flat, #glossy appearance, but the transfer nevertheless #impresses throughout. #Details are excellent. #Closeups reveal intricate skin details, even in lesser lighting conditions. Terrain and foliage are nicely defined in the film's bright #outdoor scenes, while #interiors inside the #prison reveal quality wear on surfaces, from doors to the wooden electric chair. #Colors are pleasing, particularly the bright natural greens seen #outside, but even #inside the prison, there's a nice variety of balanced, accurate shades. #Blacklevels satisfy and never go #toodark or #toonoisy, while #skintones, likewise, appear accurate. Light #banding creeps into the frame on occasion, but otherwise the transfer shows no #majorflaws. Overall, this is a #quality transfer from #TheAsylum.
#holdyourbreath features a good, high quality DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 #lossless soundtrack. #Music is invigorating, producing well-spaced notes and a balanced #surround support structure. #Clarity impresses in both the lighter notes and the heavier musical elements alike. The track further produces some quality #atmospheric sound effects, including #chirpingbirds in various exteriors and #boomingthunder later in the film, both enveloping the listener with a healthy #surround element. A few heavier #action elements, like #explosions and #gunshots, are suitably robust. #Dialogue delivery is smooth and accurate from the #centerspeaker. Overall, this is a #quality soundtrack from #TheAsylum.
#holdyourbreath contains a short #featurette and a #gagreel.
#holdyourbreath isn't an #epicfail, but it's not destined to #redefine the Teen Horror genre, either. It's a #serviceable little picture that should #entertain genre fans, despite some special effects #flaws and a fairly #generic storyline. Still, the #acting and #pacing are fair, and outside of those special effects the #productionvalues aren't ever #embarrassing. Fans could do #worse, and #TheAsylum has, many times before. #The Aslyum's #Blu-ray release of #holdyourbreath delivers high end #video, good lossless #audio, and a couple of throwaway #supplements. Give it a #rent. #out #endofreview #ontothenextone.
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