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A girl inherits a house by a lake when a relative is murdered. Her friends show up and start getting killed by some crazies.
Starring: Annabelle Davies, Holly Adams, Tessa Hughes-Freeland, Rick Hall (III), Kembra PfahlerHorror | Uncertain |
Erotic | Uncertain |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080i (upconverted)
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
BDInfo verified
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | ![]() | 3.0 |
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Audio | ![]() | 3.5 |
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Co-writer/director Charles Pinion attempts to conjure a special sinister mood with 1993’s “Red Spirit Lake.” It’s an offering of underground cinema that’s captured on video, with Pinion striving to create a disturbing viewing experience involving elements of evil in a rural setting. It’s not exactly a fresh take on the same old hellraising, but the helmer hopes to darken the endeavor with grisly acts of violence and focus on torture, sold with surreal touches and defined moments of shock value.
A shot-on-video release from Saturn's Core, the AVC encoded image (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation for "Red Spirit Lake" manages to retain most of its low-res appeal. Listed as a "brand new restoration of the original master tapes," clarity is as good as it gets with this type of moviemaking, offering a very mild degree of detail as makeup additions and displays of skin are provided. Colors also register acceptably, exploring the woodsy interiors of the home, the snowbound whiteness of the exteriors, and various costuming choices. Red blood offers some punch. Delineation goes about as far as it can. Source is in decent condition, with periodic points of damage.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA mix preserves dialogue exchanges, with unintelligibility never an issue during the listening experience. Technical limitations are noted, but conversations and yelling matches are comfortable. Score and soundtrack offerings aren't crisp, but remain acceptable, with passable instrumentation.
Pinion has some bold visual ideas, which keep "Red Spirit Lake" somewhat interesting, despite a story that never catches fire and low-budget production inconsistencies that break the feature's mood. Pinion is aiming to craft something provocative and grim, bringing his vision of visceral horror to the world of SOV offerings, which has some trouble communicating his sadistic ideas.
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