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Horror movie about three wicked sisters and their equally unsavory husbands who all arrive at a remote inn where they mean to attend the reading of their uncle's will. One by one, the heirs are dispatched by an unknown killer. Also known as Legacy of Horror, Legacy of Blood is a remake of director Andy Milligan's own 1968 film The Ghastly Ones.
Director: Andy Milligan (I)Horror | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.84:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 1.5 | |
Video | 2.0 | |
Audio | 2.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 1.5 |
Note: This film is available as part of
The Dungeon of Andy Milligan.
Lovers of what might be charitably termed Grade Z Cinema have had a number of outstanding releases by a variety of labels over the past few
years.
Arrow has offered fans surprisingly deluxe-ified (that's a word, I insist) editions of The Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast and Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection, among others, while Severin Films has gotten
into
exploring this decidedly
odd nook and/or cranny with releases like
Al Adamson: The Masterpiece Collection. Severin's back with more, um, "masterpieces" with this inventively packaged homage to the
late Andy Milligan, a kinda sorta auteur whose professional life had more than its fair share of hurdles, and whose personal life
unfortunately
ended up not being much better. The 14 films (with one bonus film in HD, Toga Party) aggregated in this set are exploitation outings at
their "finest" (?), which means those with more
patrician tastes are probably well advised to steer completely clear of this release. Those with grittier sensibilities will find some at times oddly
entertaining
movies and Severin's usual supply of appealing supplements.
Legacy of Blood is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.84:1. Severin's booklet included with this release has the following information on the transfer:
Legacy of Blood is presented in two versions: the 1978 theatrical release, and the TV version, Legacy of Horror. The former has been scanned in 2K from the only known 35mm release print, from the collection of the film's producer Kenneth Lane. All pre-print materials are beleived lost or destoryed. The TV version is presented from a video master, as no film elements for this cut are believed to survive.Both the incredibly thorough and exhaustive pamphlet/booklet by Stephen Thrower as well as the IMDb list this as a 35mm production (though curiously the IMDb lists release prints as "35mm blow-up"), though the somewhat fuzzy, gritty look here might strike some as more Super 16 material. Detail levels can be decent overall, but fall prey to some of Milligan's lighting, framing and focusing issues. There is occasional chunkiness in grain resolution, especially in some of the more dimly lit material. The palette is generally appealing enough, but struck my eyes as just a bit wan.
Legacy of Blood features another okay if somewhat underwhelming DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono track, where what I'm assuming are source limitations simply can't be completely overcome. There's the same slightly bright sound that can make things overly reverberant and perhaps slightly uncomfortable for some, but dialogue is rendered clearly for the most part. Optional English subtitles are available.
If The Ghastly Ones is thought of as "at first you don't succeed", then the two versions of Legacy on this disc might arguably be thought of as Milligan's "try, try again", though it will be up to individual viewers to assess whether Milligan actually did succeed. As with many of the other presentations in this set, video and audio encounter some hurdles, but fans should be enthused about the supplements Severin has assembled, for those who are considering making a purchase.
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