6 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Catherine Bomarzini returns to her family castle Italy after the death of her father. There she finds herself drawn into a mysterious love triangle with a handsome, sinister magician and a creature of the night whose gentle eyes and touch reveal his infinite love. Is this creature real or an illusion? Guided by the ghost of a slain ancestor, Catherine discovers the ancient curse that enshrouds Bomarzini Castle - a curse only she can dispel.
Starring: Sherilyn Fenn, Malcolm Jamieson, Charlie Spradling, Hilary Mason, Phil FondacaroHorror | 100% |
Romance | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
BDInfo
None
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Charles Band's "Meridian" (1990) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of 88 Films. The supplemental features on the disc include a vintage trailer for the film and a featurette. In English, without optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Beautiful but scary, isn't it?
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, encoded with MPEG-4 ABC and granted a 1080p transfer, Charles Band's Meridian arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of 88 Films.
The release is sourced from a pretty good remaster whose only major limitation is the presence of some noticeable black crush. The rest looks quite good. Grain exposure can be better, but there are no wild anomalies that will affect negatively your viewing experience. The same can be said about density levels -- they can be better, but the visuals do not break down. There are no traces of sharpening adjustments. Color are stable and mostly nicely saturated, and there are even some decent nuances. Image stability is very nice. All in all, this is a fine presentation of what is clearly a budget-production that most likely won't get a serious makeover any time soon. My score is 3.75/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English LPCM 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
I was very surprised to discover that the film was scored by Pino Donaggio. Thankfully, the lossless track handles the music with great ease and allows it to open up the action in all the right places. I honestly think that because of the music the film becomes a lot more effective so in a way the solid balance and dynamics are a major bonus here.
Meridian offers a very specific type of late-night entertainment, so it has to be approached with the right expectations -- or avoided for the exact same reason. I like Sherilyn Fenn and decided to give the film a try, and was pleasantly surprised to see that Brian De Palma's frequent collaborator Pino Donaggio had scored it. 88 Films' Blu-ray release is sourced from a decent master, which is the same master that Full Moon Features used for their North American release. RECOMMENDED to Fenn fans.
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