6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
A teenage girl and her little brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origins causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters, Lance Henriksen, Joseph D. ReitmanHorror | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
One could think of a million tacky tag lines for Mom and Dad: World War P, Parents Gone Wild, maybe just The Crazies. However one night describe it in a bite-sized idea, though, it’s just a Zombie movie without the rotting flesh, a different spin on one of today’s most popular genres. The film, written and directed by Brian Taylor, who has some legitimate moderately-budgeted movies under his belt, struggles with a pinched budget on this one, even as it offers a mildly interesting premise. While it doesn’t start well thanks to establishing nothing but unlikable characters, the larger story at least sets something with promise in motion. But the movie is just a mess of disjointed scenes with little to show for its efforts beyond another wild-eyed performance from Nic Cage and… not much else.
Eye stab u.
Mom and Dad's 1080p transfer is fine, fine as in technically proficient but it's nothing really special in the grand scheme of things. The digitally shot film is prone to noise, common in low light, less so with more scene illumination. Detailing is fine. Faces reveal enough in the way of bumps and pores, fine hairs, blood, dirt, and other signs of violence and chaos later on -- even some cereal stuck to Brent's face late in the film -- resulting in some satisfying core texturing. Likewise, various home interior details, both before and after they've been broken, covered in blood, or whatever the case may be, reveal good baseline definition. Ditto various other environmental details, such as outdoor basics or classroom essentials. Colors enjoy healthy saturation and a neutral appearance. Yellow school buses appear vibrant and red blood is a standout when there is enough light to notice, but even in lower light conditions it enjoys enough punch and realism to compliment the movie well enough. Black levels are deep and inky during some nighttime exteriors later in the film, with the exception of a single special effects shot, where blacks look more brown. Skin tones appear fairly accurate. This is by no means a memorable image, but it's certainly adequate as a basic 1080p, digitally sourced image for a modestly budgeted film.
Mom and Dad features a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. Opening music isn't very loud and not particularly aggressive. It's a little cramped and muddled, reflective of the era timeframe the opening titles for whatever reason try to convey (another film with a strange 70s title sequence that otherwise takes place in the present day, just like Proud Mary). There's essentially no surround information, either. However, general score is more aggressive, and some intense hard Rock riffs that compliment a scene in the 9-minute mark are very edgy and loud, and such generally holds true for music throughout the film. Various sound effects are impressively dynamic and commanding of the larger stage. Piercing tones that signal a parent gone crazy are one example of more intense precision, and some aggressive effects, like fiery blowback, present with adequate low end whomp and push. Surrounds pick up some activity, too. Police sirens, a school alarm blaring in the back and side, and other bits of chaotic din offer a satisfyingly immersive sense of panic and uncertainty as the parents become killers. Dialogue is clear and commands the stage with honest positioning and flawless prioritization.
This Blu-ray release of Mom and Dad contains no supplemental content. A DVD copy of the film is included with purchase.
Mom and Dad establishes potential as a different kind of Zombie movie, one in which parents are inexplicably brainwashed and have a sudden, singular urge to murder their children. There are a few good ideas in the movie, a couple of which work, several of which come far too predictably, and some on which the movie never capitalizes. It's too bogged down in flashback exposition, isn't bloody enough, isn't bold enough, and ends with a curious, curt cut that resolves nothing. The featureless Blu-ray offers good, albeit not at all noteworthy, video. Ditto audio. Worth a look for the interesting premise, but the execution leaves much to be desired.
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