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Overall | 4.5 |
Fred, a psychotic would-be entrepreneur hopes to convince his wife Janet to invest in a shady land deal. When his wife refuses, the couple continue their violent argument while driving through the Ontario backwoods. When their car crashes, Janet is seriously injured, but Fred leaves the scene, hoping that his wife won't last the night. But she is saved by an ingenuous good samaritan.
Starring: Dan Hennessey, Hollis McLaren, David Yorston, Eric Clavering, Sean McCannThriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Drama | 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 Mono (96kHz, 24-bit)
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English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
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Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Writer/director Brian Damude only made one movie during his career, and thankfully it’s a terrific one. 1975’s “Sudden Fury” eschews Hollywood comforts for the great outdoors of Ontario, with the helmer creating an unusual cat and mouse thriller with the simplest of cinematic ingredients. This is spare work, often avoiding music and dialogue to maintain concentration on the movement of characters, but Damude doesn’t need much to create a proper nail-biter. “Sudden Fury” is engrossing, with moments of shock and sadness to present it with purpose, while Damude does everything he can with only a few locations, putting effort into characterization and editorial muscle, getting the feature up on its feet as quickly as possible before staging an unusual game of survival.
A rough and largely forgotten Canadian thriller, "Sudden Fury" is gifted a second life on Blu-ray, with Vinegar Syndrome working their restorative magic to bring the picture to HD with as much care as possible. The AVC encoded image (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation is enjoyably grainy, maintaining a filmic appearance, and some wear and tear remains, including a few damaged frames and pockets of speckling, along with some mild scratches. Clarity reaches as far as the original cinematography allows, supplying a satisfactory look at panicked and distressed faces, and period costuming keeps its fibrous qualities, surveying cheap suits and farm gear. Color is capable, doing very well with the outdoors, finding greenery appealing, while gas station and farmhouse decoration retains brighter hues. Skintones are natural. Delineation is secure, doing well with shadow play during the tense finale.
The 1.0 DTS-HD MA sound mix preserves the low-budget appeal of "Sudden Fury," which goes for long stretches without music and dialogue. When scoring efforts do arrive, they maintain support with decent instrumentation and position, lubricating suspense needs with driving strings. Performances are clearly defined, allowing listeners to enjoy Canadian accents and genre emphasis. Sound effects are appropriately loud. Atmospherics retain a feel for wide open nature and riverside scrambling, along with hollow, woodsy farm house movement.
Once "Sudden Fury" gets moving, it's completely compelling. Damude manages to pull strong performances from most of the cast (Hogan is a standout), and he uses locations well, with the farm house climax showcasing terrific thriller timing and smart use of buildings. He has a few tricks up his sleeve to keep eyes glued to the screen, but Damude generates a sharp atmosphere of secretive antagonism and manipulation, constructing a spare but effective genre exercise that's not slick, but there's B-movie passion to cover gaps that pop up along the way.
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