6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
Dan Stevens is the sheriff of a small Texas town who checks out a disturbance which turns to murder. The killer is still in the house and he tries to kill Dan, but Dan stops him and arrests him. The killer attempts to flee, but is shot and killed and is taken to a medical institute. Three doctors, led by Dr. Philip Spires, operates on the killer and brings him back to life using a formula that the three doctors made and the killer is made indestructable. Dr. Tom Halman tries to terminate the killer, but he and his wife are killed. After the two remaining doctors are killed, the killer goes after Dr. Halman's sister Alison, and it's up to Sheriff Dan Stevens to stop him.
Starring: Chuck Norris, Ron Silver, Steven Keats, Toni Kalem, William FinleyHorror | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-2
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: Dolby Digital Mono (384 kbps)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 1.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 2.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
This Mill Creek Blu-ray release of 'Silent Rage' is available as part of a three-film bundle with 'Blind Fury' and 'White Line Fever.' There is also a standalone release with superior technical specs and a 'retro VHS' slipcover.
There are a few obvious discrepancies between this bundled release and Mill Creek's standalone issue. First, this edition, which shares a single disc with two other films, is encoded at MPEG-2 whereas the standalone employs the AVC encode. Second, the average bitrate is substantially higher with the standalone. Third, this version is framed at 1.78:1 whereas the solo release is framed at 1.85:1. Despite the differences in encode and aspect ratio, the core image is virtually unchanged between the releases. A-B comparisons show no serious alterations in detail or color. Compression worries are a little more pronounced with this version, which lacks the bitrate breathing room. The standalone is the superior version, but there are not a lot of superficial compromises with this one, either. Most of the details in the standalone version's review apply here.
The most obvious difference with this Blind Fury and the standalone Blind Fury comes in the audio encode. Both are of the two-channel variety, but this one's a lossy Dolby Digital track whereas the other features a DTS-HD Master Audio presentation. This track images dialogue well enough to the center, but the problem is that most everything else pushes to the middle, too. Its hopelessly jammed, not at all aggressive, and flat. The DTS track on the other release is much more generously spaced and offers superior detail. The cut corners do hurt this one.
Neither this nor the standalone release include any supplemental content.
As it appears in this three-pack, Silent Rage sports some minor differences in video output and a major difference in audio. No extras are included on either disc. Unless on a tight budget, pick up the standalone instead; it also ships with a retro VHS slipcover.
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