Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		4.0
Audio		3.5
Extras		5.0
Overall		4.0

Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman January 17, 2024

If you know about Coffin Joe, no introduction is necessary, and if you don't, no introduction could probably ever suffice. That said, for those who aren't aware of this weirdly iconic Brasilian character, he (it?) sprang from the febrile imagination of one José Mojica Marins, a writer and director who in addition to those tasks in fact played Coffin Joe in several films aggregated in this gonzo new collection from Arrow Video. Rather interestingly, and perhaps saliently, one supplement in this immense set has the redoubtable Stephen Thrower refusing to call Marins "insane", despite the fact that other pundits have described Marins as meeting that clinical definition, while another supplement is devoted to Marins as a "neuro divergent" and at least possibly ADHD afflicted filmmaker. That rather wide gamut of reactions will probably be matched by the general public, though if Marins was "crazy", he was crazy like a fox, as they say, and his films, while intentionally provocative and rather frequently horrifyingly graphic in terms of bodily immolations and the like, generally have rather impressive production values. One way or the other, virtually all of Marins' films are suffused with mood, even if narrative structures can be on the wobbly side.

For review of the film in this collection, please click on the following links:

At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul Blu-ray review

This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse Blu- ray review

The Strange World of Coffin Joe Blu-ray review

Awakening of the Beast Blu-ray review

The End of Man Blu-ray review

When the Gods Fall Asleep Blu-ray review

The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures Blu-ray review

Hellish Flesh Blu-ray review

Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind Blu- ray review

Embodiment of Evil Blu-ray review

Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

On disc supplements are detailed in the above linked reviews. Additionally, this is another very handsomely packaged release from Arrow which also offers reversible sleeves with new art by Butcher Billy, a double sided fold out poster with art by Butcher Bully, and a very impressively appointed insert booklet with writing by Tim Lucas, Carlos Primati, Jerome Reuter, Amy Voorhees Searles, Kyle Anderson, and Paula Sacramento. Twelve double sided art cards round out the non disc swag.

Note: My hometown of Portland is currently under a snow and ice advisory and we have not had mail or parcel delivery for days and don't expect any within the next few days as well. A retail copy of this set is due soon to me, but in the meantime I've taken info from distributor MVD's site, and will update here if necessary after the set arrives.

Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

This is another incredibly impressive set from Arrow, even if its target demographic is probably relatively small. Technical merits are generally solid throughout, and the supplements are outstanding. Coffin Joe may not be for everyone, but for those attuned to his peculiar "philosophy", this set might be a gift from a supposedly (according to Nietzsche) nonexistent god. Recommended.