Psycho Goreman Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		4.0
Overall		4.0

Psycho Goreman Blu-ray Movie Review

Suck it, Best Buy.

RLJ Entertainment's recent expansion of catalog title Blu-ray Steelbooks continues with Steven Kostanski's Psycho Goreman, a violent horror-comedy first released on Blu-ray back in 2021 and reviewed here. This is a pretty decent upgrade overall, offering different design elements than the earlier release, identical disc content, and a DVD copy of the film. It's a low-risk purchase for packaging collectors and a solid jumping-on point for newcomers.

Psycho Goreman Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

For an overview of the 1080p transfer, please see the 2021 Blu-ray coverage linked above.

Psycho Goreman Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

For an overview of the DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio track please see the 2021 Blu-ray coverage linked above.

Psycho Goreman Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This two-disc set ships in matte-finish Steelbook packaging that's slightly reflective and offers several different design elements than the 2021 Blu-ray. The cover art is more cast-heavy with an illustrative sheen and appealing throwback charm, whereas the back shows a more desaturated still from the film with P.G. engaged in a fierce battle. Meanwhile, the interior splash image is a more autumnal still with central tweens Mimi (Nita-Josee Hanna) and Luke (Owen Myre) walking with their new friends, and both the Blu-ray and DVD sit on overlapping hubs on the right side.

On-disc bonus features are identical to the 2021 Blu-ray and reviewed here.

Psycho Goreman Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Steven Kostanski's Psycho Goreman offers a pretty fun take on the whole "aliens found by kids" subgenre of sci-fi, deftly subverting viewer expectations with a blood-splattered venture into practical effects horror that will bewitch fans of Troma, Rob Bottin, Stan Winston, or Greg Nicotero. In short, a future cult classic. Similar to most reissues of this type, RLJ's new Steelbook offers only a cosmetic upgrade of the well-rounded 2021 Blu-ray, although it also adds a DVD copy of the film. Not surprisingly, this one's for packaging collectors and newcomers only.