6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A kinky gang of sex perverts passes their time having sex with each other and committing a variety of small crimes. One day they decide to take a shot at the big-time and kidnap a millionaire's daughter. Intending to hold her for a million-dollar ransom, they discover that the girl is not only gorgeous with a spectacular body, but is in addition a virgin. They also find out that she may be even kinkier than they are.
Starring: Lina Romay (II), Ajita Wilson, Carlos Aured, Hemy BasaloForeign | 100% |
Erotic | 95% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Carlos Aured's "Sex Apocalypse" (1982) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Mondo Macabro. The supplemental features on the release include new program with director and producer Ricard Reguant; new program with author Miguel Angel Plana; and new audio commentary by critics Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson. In Spanish, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Kidnappers
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.67:1, encoded with MPEG-4 and granted a 1080p transfer, Sex Apocalypse arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Mondo Macabro.
The release introduces a marvelous recent 2K restoration of Sex Apocalypse. Excluding some tiny instability/weaving noticeable during the opening credits, the overall quality of the presentation is as impressive as that of In the Folds of the Flesh, which might be the best looking release in Mondo Macabro's catalog. Delineation, clarity, and depth, for instance, range from excellent to outstanding. The density levels of the visuals are very good, too. I upscaled the film to 4K and thought that the density levels of all visuals were essentially as good as those produced by native 4K content. Color balance is fantastic. All primaries are lush and natural, while all supporting nuances are equally attractive, natural, and properly balanced. As a result, brighter daylight and darker indoor footage looks outstanding. There are no traces of digital tinkering. The surface of the visuals is very healthy. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature.
All exchanges are clear and easy to follow. However, the audio feels a bit compressed, at times even flat. I am unsure if this is an inherited limitation. If I had to guess, I would say that it is because Sex Apocalypse was done with a small budget, so more than likely its soundtrack was completed with minimal efforts. Again, there are no troubling anomalies. It is just that the audio isn't lush and nicely rounded.
After the death of General Franco, Spanish directors made a wide range of sexually explicit films, the earliest of which they attempted to craft as mainstream genre films. The few I have seen are quite interesting. However, the stronger demand for conventional adult films quickly put an end to this practice. Carlos Aured's Sex Apocalypse emerged during this transitional period and is very similar to the erotic films Jess Franco was shooting at the time. In fact, it unites Franco's muse, Lina Romay, with frequent collaborators Ajita Wilson and Hemy Basalo. It is a hybrid project whose greatest strength is that it is reflective of a unique Spanish trend that ended in the 1980s. Mondo Macabro's release introduces a gorgeous recent 2K restoration of it with a couple of very good bonus features. I particularly enjoyed the one with director and producer Ricard Reguant, who discusses in great detail the glory days and inevitable death of the Spanish rated-S film. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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