Navy Seals v Demons Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		1.5
Video		4.0
Audio		3.5
Extras		0.0
Overall		1.5

Navy Seals v Demons Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman June 30, 2017

There’s a wonderful old episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show where Mary is ensconced in her apartment antiquing an old chest of drawers by whacking it repeatedly with a chain. Rhoda’s mother, played by the inimitable Nancy Walker, walks in, sees Mary engaged in this rather peculiar behavior, and says “It’s nice you have a hobby that makes you happy.” That’s a fantastic punchline which some perusers of credits may want to ascribe to one A.K. Waters, who is responsible as both co-writer and co- producer for not just this film, but for Navy Seals vs. Zombies, suggesting a “hobby” of sorts involving crafting films focused on nautical hero types fighting a pretty different type of “terrorist”.

As my colleague Martin Liebman stated in his Navy Seals vs. Zombies Blu-ray review, that film and this one pretty much sum up their entire premise in the title, and those who enjoy these weird genre mash ups may get a few passing kicks out of Warren Carr (Mikal Vega) and his former SEAL buddies taking on a Texas town which is rife with demons. There’s really not a lot to the plot, and character development is halting at best, but there’s some intermittent fun in some of the almost subliminal story elements (it’s harder than you think to find virgin blood these days). This is Grade Z “entertainment” which at least doesn’t take itself at all seriously and which delivers a few decent action sequences.

Navy Seals v Demons Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Navy Seals v Demons is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of MVD Visual with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.37:1. Technical data on the shoot is near non-existent (this is one of the few IMDb listings of a recent film I've come across which has exactly zero user reviews), but this appears to be a workmanlike digital capture that features the best detail levels in brighter lit scenes. Several sequences have been graded rather heavily, including towards red and blue, both of which tend to give a slightly waxy look to the visuals at times and which also tend to tamp down detail levels. Some quick interstitial desaturated and/or black and white moments actually offer some of the best detail levels in the entire presentation (see screenshot 2). With an absence of supplements, a lossy surround track and a rather brief running time, Navy Seals v Demons resides quite comfortably on a BD-25 without any compression issues.

Navy Seals v Demons Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Navy Seals v Demons' uncompressed LPCM 2.0 track certainly delivers some of the low end oomph that the lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 track doesn't, but on the other hand it also doesn't provide some of the surround activity that the Dolby track does, so there's a bit of a trade off and audiophiles will have to decide which suits their fancy the best. The LPCM 2.0 track features really good fidelity and some surprising force along the way, and while the 5.1 track sounds a bit anemic when toggling back and forth, there's clear surround activity that is simply not present in the stereo offering.

Navy Seals v Demons Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

There are no supplements of any kind on this disc.

Navy Seals v Demons Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

I think it's time for A.K. Waters to really up his game and offer us Navy Seals v Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, or something like that. This is pretty much exactly what the title advertises, no more, no less. Technical merits are generally very good for those considering a purchase.