7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A serial killer uses a scythe to slash his murder victims--or maybe it's her murder victims?
Starring: Jean Seberg, Marisol, Barry Stokes, Perla Cristal, Gérard TichyHorror | 100% |
Foreign | 47% |
Mystery | 12% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.38:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono (96kHz, 24-bit)
BDInfo. Spanish track is also (96kHz, 24-bit)
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
1973’s “The Corruption of Chris Miller” is filled with illness, representing director Juan Antonio Bardem’s creative odyssey into the world of giallo, cooking up (with screenwriter Santiago Moncada) a murder mystery where everyone could conceivably commit crimes. While it’s positioned as a whodunit, “The Corruption of Chris Miller” is more satisfying as a study of moral disintegration and isolation, with Bardem pulling terrific performances out of his cast while bathing the production in style and unease, getting the project to the right level of distress.
Offering a new 4K scan of the OCN, Vinegar Syndrome strives to pull "The Corruption of Chris Miller" out of obscurity. The AVC encoded image (2.38:1 aspect ratio) presentation is outstanding, presenting a fresh look at cinematographic and design achievements, securing a level of detail that makes it easy to study facial particulars and interior decoration for Ruth's mansion, which is filled with luxury items and art. Costumes also benefit from clarity, exposing intended sheerness for seductive intentions. Locations are crisp and dimensional, adding to the expanse of the land. Hues are secure, enjoying period outfits, which offer brighter oranges and reds. Random items, like Barney's guitar case, bring out deep purples, and greenery is always ideal, giving grass and trees proper emphasis. Delineation retains frame information. Grain is retained and quite film-like. Some minor wear and tear is found, including scratches, slight warped frames, hair, and brief discoloration.
The 1.0 DTS-HD MA sound mix is presented in both English and Spanish, with the latter coming through with more clarity, hitting sharper highs. The English track is slightly muddier, but dialogue exchanges aren't smothered, keeping performances alert enough to pass. Scoring needs are met, with satisfactory instrumentation securing the feature's weirdly romantic tone and its suspense needs. Sound effects are pronounced but comfortable. Brief moments of damage are found during the listening event.
"The Corruption of Chris Miller" is supported by compellingly unsettled performances (Seberg is the standout, managing character authority that barely masks abyssal disgust), keeping the feature on edge, even when it gets sidetracked by exposition needs and a lack of sustained visual horrors. Moncada keeps working on the mental decay and threats, and Bardem gets the picture back on its feet for the finale, which returns to a vivid display of bloody violence, buttoned with a nifty ending. "The Corruption of Chris Miller" isn't unstoppable like some gialli, but Bardem generates plenty of mood here, backed by impressive technical achievements. It's slow-burn for sure, but it actually manages to reach a point of earned fury, with bookend sequences of murderous appetites providing quite the introduction and payoff to this semi-sicko exploration of dark seduction.
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