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Shy girl shares a room with her sister in a strict boarding school. On her sister's advice, she has sex with her boyfriend, and the two girls get expelled from the institution. Their psychiatrist father discovers his wife having an affair with her brother-in-law, who later has sex with his niece.
Starring: Ginger Lynn, Honey Wilder, Jamie Gillis, Joey Silvera, John Leslie (I)Erotic | 100% |
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 (48kHz, 24-bit)
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Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
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Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Going about as far as they could with the Barbara Scott saga, helmer Kirdy Stevens and writer/producer Helene Terrie take a different tonal direction for 1985’s “Taboo IV: The Younger Generation.” While soap opera-esque exchanges remain, the sequel actually attempts to take this entire universe of rampant incestual activity seriously, playing it unnervingly straight as the screenplay moves from cheap titillation to abyssal psychological exploration, doubling down on perverse activities and blood relation couplings. It takes a few moments for the severity of “Taboo IV” to sink in. However, this dramatic concentration is actually fascinating to watch, with Kirdy and Terrie pushing the envelope instead of merely licking it.
The AVC encoded image (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation features exceptional detail, with close-ups especially powerful, picking up on facial nuances and make-up limitations, while more graphic encounters retain natural textures, with sharpness reaching as far as cinematography will go. Colors are vivid, leading with period costuming and interior decoration, finding bedrooms teeming with varied hues. Skintoes are spot-on. Delineation is appealing. Grain is fine and filmic. Source is in terrific shape.
The 1.0 DTS-HD MA sound mix handles the simplicity of "Taboo IV" well, prioritizing dialogues exchanges, which come through clearly enough, reaching a few crispy highs along the way. Emotional moments and sexual performance sound clear and true. Soundtrack selections deliver a heavier presence on the track, supporting as intended with agreeable instrumentation.
Terrie manages a knotted screenplay that messes around with paternity issues, twisting formula to refresh excitement, and her appetites for extremity hit an all-time high with a finale that brings matrimonial designs into the mix. While "Taboo IV" continues its examination of problematic attraction, it ups the ante when necessary and quite successfully, refreshing its commitment to lust and bedroom gymnastics.
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