5.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash but are thwarted when a bandit leader they are working with double crosses them. A tough cop and her boyfriend help two of the female revolutionaries escape from prison hoping that they will lead them to the cash, which they plan on keeping for themselves.
Starring: Gloria Hendry, John Ashley, Sid Haig, Eddie Garcia (I), Vic DiazDrama | 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 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Eddie Romero's "Savage Sisters" (1974) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by critics James G. Chandler and Ash Hamilton as well as remastered vintage trailer. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Savage Sisters arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from an exclusive new 2K master that is quite good. The majority of the film's visuals have the type of appearance you would expect from an interpositive, which means that in certain areas fine nuances could be even better. In darker areas, there is a bit of black crush as well, though usually balance is very good. Clarity is consistently pleasing. Depth does fluctuate a bit but most of the unevenness you will notice is inherited. There are no traces of problematic digital adjustments. Grain is well exposed. However, it could be healthier and tighter, and if it is, density levels would have been superior, too. Color balance is very good. Some of the primaries could have been slightly better saturated but there is absolutely nothing to be unhappy with. Image stability is good. Various blemishes, some small marks, and nicks can be spotted, so digital tools could have been used to do meaningful cosmetic work. All in all, while there is room for minor improvements, this release offers a very fine organic presentation of Savage Sisters. (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.
All exchanges are clear and very easy to follow. From time to time some unevenness can be noticed, but I am quite certain that this is how the original soundtrack was finalized. (After all, Savage Sisters was not a big-budget production). Dynamic intensity is good but hardly impressive. Even during the mass shootouts from the second half of the film, there isn't any material that would impress viewers that appreciate the dynamic potency of contemporary big-budget action films. The upper register is healthy. I did not encounter any encoding anomalies to report in our review.
It is impossible not to be impressed with the deliciously unforgiving sense of humor that permeates Savage Sisters because contemporary films, including genre films, no longer tolerate it. I laughed so hard while viewing Savage Sisters that at the end of it my stomach was hurting a bit. Some of its characters, like the one Sid Haig plays, for instance, are simply brilliant, so they could and probably should have been revived elsewhere. Kino Lorber's Blu-ray release is sourced from a very nice exclusive new 2K master. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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