Rating summary
| Movie |  | 2.0 |
| Video |  | 4.0 |
| Audio |  | 3.0 |
| Extras |  | 1.5 |
| Overall | | 2.0 |
Malevolence 3: Killer Blu-ray Movie Review
Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman October 24, 2019
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.
This is in some ways the most “traditional” of the
Malevolence trilogy, offering a cop named Special Agent Perkins (Kevin McKelvey) on the
hunt for Martin. But there’s a kind of curious and maybe even touching subplot here involving Martin’s actual relatives, who are understandably
shocked to find out the little boy they assumed had been killed years previously may still be alive and doing some killing of his own.
Malevolence 3: Killer Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality
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.
Malevolence 3: Killer Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality
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.
Malevolence 3: Killer Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras
- Behind the Scenes (1080p; 7:54)
- Photo Gallery (1080i; 2:23)
- Scoring the Film (720p; 7:12)
- Trailers includes Malevolence 3: Killer (1080p; 1:15), along with some other Mena releases, including the other
Malevolence films.
- Director's Commentary featuring Stevan Mena can be found under the Setup Menu.
Malevolence 3: Killer Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation
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.
