6.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
When a clan of drunken goons get off scot-free after senselessly killing a young trucker’s family, the trucker, Joey Rosso (Don Michael Paul), takes matters into his own hands by building the ultimate monster truck to even the score. Spitting flames, armed with a giant drill, his awesome rig is unstoppable as Joey pursues the clan leader Tiny Doyle (Ned Beatty) and his murderous offspring. He tracks down the clan, one by one, crashing cars, flattening trucks, demolishing buildings and destroying anything or anyone that gets in his way
Starring: Don Michael Paul, Lawrence Dane, Ned Beatty, Lisa Howard (I), Michael J. ReynoldsDrama | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Steven Hilliard Stern's "Rolling Vengeance" (1987) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the release include archival program with actor Lawrence Dane; archival audio commentary by critics Paul Corupe Jason Pichonsky; and vintage trailer. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Them boys
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Rolling Vengeance arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
Rolling Vengeance made its high-definition debut with this release in 2017. The new Special Edition is sourced from the same master that was used to prepared the previous release.
While a new 2K master would have produced a nice upgrade in quality, I like the current master quite a lot. A few of the daylight visuals reveal small limitations, but delineation, clarity, and depth range from good to very good. Grain exposure could be a slightly more convincing, but there are no traces of problematic digital corrections, so there are no serious anomalies to report. Darker areas, where older and weaker masters tend to reveal noisy grain, look good, too. Color balance is fine. A few primaries can be better saturated and several supporting nuances expanded, but there are major issues. Image stability is good. I noticed a few white specks, but there are no large and distracting surface imperfections. All in all, while the film can look fresher, it still looks quite nice in high-definition. My score is 3.75/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
I did not notice any serious issues to report. Clarity, depth, and stability are very good. I would describe dynamic intensity as very good, too. However, there is plenty of intense action material where some minor yet meaningful improvements could be possible. Why? It feels like the monster truck should sound even better. But I could be wrong. It may very well be that this is how the soundtrack was finalized and replicated by the lossless track. The upper register is very healthy.
What makes Rolling Vengeance a special genre film? A couple of things. It is the first proper monster truck film, and it was shot in Canada, not America. It comes from the '80s, but its attitude and style are of a contemporary western from the '70s, like White Line Fever and High-Ballin'. It produces mayhem like the one seen in Steel Arena, another special genre film from the '70s, that is no longer possible to stage and shoot. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from an old but strong master and has two very good bonus features. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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