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Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Parody of adult films starring Sammy Petrillo.
Director: Doris WishmanComedy | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.38:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 1.5 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Director Doris Wishman had a dream, and after the death of her husband in 1958, she decided to pursue a career in filmmaking, focusing on sexploitation entertainment, hoping to reach an audience with lusty tales of revenge and love. 1972’s “Keyholes Are for Peeping” is part of her colorful oeuvre, with the helmer aiming to create a farce starring Sammy Petrillo, a comedian best known as a Jerry Lewis imitator, and one Lewis didn’t enjoy. Once again, Petrillo brings his strong “we have Jerry Lewis at home” energy to the endeavor, portraying a marriage counselor trying to connect with his first patients. “Keyholes Are for Peeping” is barely a movie to begin with, with Wishman finding ways to recycle or utilize old softcore footage, conjuring a comedy that’s big on broad antics and lusty visuals, with Petrillo in the middle of it all, hamming it up to the best of his ability.
The AVC encoded image (1.38:1 aspect ratio) presentation is sourced from a 2K scan of the original 35mm camera negative. Detail reaches about as far as possible, which isn't always a good thing for this movie, highlighting loving close-ups of Petrillo's sweaty face and extreme dental work. Skin surfaces are textures, and costuming is fibrous. Colors are pleasingly refreshed, with distinct brown paneling and blazing red carpeting. Period outfits are also vivid, and skintones are natural. Source has its age, with scratches and a few jumpy frames, and brief debris is present. There's some discoloration as well, and a few greenish anomalies. Grain is heavier but film-like.
The 2.0 DTS-HD mix preserves the simplicity of production audio. Dialogue exchanges offer some sense of age, but remain intelligible, handling broad accents and comedic timing. Scoring efforts aren't sharply defined, but register as intended, dealing with all sorts of musical styles.
Wishman makes a definite choice by ending "Keyholes Are for Peeping" with a "hilarious" suicide attempt, keeping up her preference for dark endings, though nothing goes too far. She's coasting here, attempting to piece together a new film out of old films, relying on the hypnotic power of nudity to help audiences forget they've already seen some of this material, and she keeps Petrillo on the move, working his Lewis-ian ways to help breathe life into a dismal comedy.
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