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Martin Bristol returns to where it all began: the home where he was kidnapped from. But he is not the boy who disappeared over 10 years ago. Tortured and abused at the hands of his psychotic captor, Graham Sutter, Martin is damaged beyond repair. Lurking in the shadows of suburbia, he stalks and kills without remorse. Special Agent William Perkins follows Martin's trail of terror, desperate to capture him before he kills again. Martin's family, mourning his disappearance for over 10 years, is informed not only that he is alive, but that he is responsible for the wave of murder sweeping through their town. Will they be able to reunite with their long lost son before it's too late, or will Perkins have to use excessive force to bring him down?
Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Lela Edgar, Kelsey Deanne, Ashley Wolfe, Kevin McKelveyHorror | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
English SDH, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
Malevolence 2: Bereavement attempted to give the backstory of one Martin Bristol (Jay Cohen), seen as a child abductee in Malevolence, serving as a prequel of sorts. Malevolence 3: Killer takes the opposite tack, time frame wise, by moving forward from the events of the first film to document Martin’s further “adventures” as a serial killer.
Malevolence 3: Killer is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Mena Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. I haven't been able to track down much if any technical data on this, and the lack of grain on the first two Malevolence films makes me hesitant to state outright that this was digitally captured, but to my eyes this certainly has the best overall detail levels of any of the three transfers of the Malevolence trilogy. The palette pops with nice saturation, especially in some brightly lit outdoor scenes, and detail levels are generally excellent. Shadow detail is slightly lacking in some of the darkest moments. Mena's emphasis on seemingly peaceful scenes of rural environments helps establish some scenic variety to things.
Unfortunately this release like its two siblings offers only lossy Dolby Digital tracks in 5.1 and 2.0. Once again there's an appealing sound design, and an effective score, with decent surround activity throughout, but audiophiles are sure to be as disappointed as I am that no lossless audio was included. Dialogue and screams (for those keeping count) are rendered cleanly and clearly throughout.
The first Malevolence didn't try to hide the fact that it was probably intentionally aping some legendary horror films, but this third outing may strike some as a kind of lazy Halloween wannabe. Still, those who liked either of the preceding Malevolence films may well enjoy this one as well, and to my eyes this is the best looking of the three Blu-ray presentations.
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