6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Two scientists are placed in hibernation and should be awaken after three years. But when they wake up, it turns out that it has been fifty years, and they are the only two males in a new, underground society composed exclusively of women.
Starring: Wieslaw Michnikowski, Jerzy Stuhr, Olgierd Lukaszewicz, Dorota Stalinska, Zofia PlewinskaForeign | 100% |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Polish: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
The future is female in 1984’s “Sexmission.” It’s a Polish production from writer/director Juliusz Machulski, who looks for a way to examine gender roles and power plays while trying to remain slightly cheeky with the endeavor. The helmer delivers a periodically clever understanding of relationships and genre additions, out to craft a B-movie with a brain as the material pokes at the Polish experience in the 1980s and takes on the evergreen tension between males and females, depicted here in all forms of extremity.
The AVC encoded image (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation is listed as "newly restored and color graded by Vinegar Syndrome from an existing 2K studio master." "Sexmission" enjoys softer cinematography, and visual intent seems intact during the viewing experience. Colors are passable, working with the sharp hues of future world living, delivering bright primaries on liquids and lighting displays. Costuming also carries some power, and last act greenery is distinct. Skin tones are natural. Detail is acceptable, exploring softer skin surfaces and costuming, which carries some texture. Bunker rooms are somewhat dimensional, and a few exterior shots retain depth. Delineation is satisfactory. Grain looks a little processed, but remains film-like. Source is in good shape.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA secures crisp dialogue exchanges, exploring degrees of character panic and protest. Music is limited, but offers clear support and instrumentation. Sound effects are appreciable, adding some tech noises to bunker life.
"Sexmission" isn't outrageously funny, and Machulski genuinely believes he can draw out the sitcom premise for a full two hour run time, which is much too long for something this light. However, many scenes hit as intended, challenging viewers with certain gender ideas from the era, and there's plenty of peculiarity in the feature, which runs its end credit scroll over an extreme close-up shot of a baby's penis. "Sexmission" has a few surprises, and performances are largely the reason to stick with it, with the leads offering animated takes on shock, lust, and scheming, leading to an interesting literary-esque conclusion. It's not quite a whip-crack of sophistication, but the film has ideas it communicates somewhat successfully.
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