The Demon Disorder Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.5
Extras		3.5
Overall		3.0

The Demon Disorder Blu-ray Movie Review

The Demon Disorder is a decent horror film with an eerie atmosphere. Produced by Steve Boyle and Ally Muller (Beast of War), The Demon Disorder is a body horror film. A tale exploring demonic presences. Starring John Noble, Dirk Hunter, and Charles Cottier.

Graham Reilly (John Noble) is a quiet and lonely man without much in the way of ambition. Reilly has changed his lifestyle into one of retirement and solitude. Reilly lives in his personal garage and sometimes uses a workshop for his own enjoyment away from the rest of the world. Reilly returns back to this quiet workshop more and more following the passing of his beloved father.

Reilly is also out of touch with his brothers. Yet one day he again connects with one of his brothers and learns that his younger brother is believed to be possessed by a dangerous and demonic presence. Now Graham and Jake Reilly (Dirk Hunter) reunite for an unexpected family reunion in order to try and stop the demonic presence from taking over before it is too late.

The performances are solid. The cast has a decent time with the production. John Noble is an interesting actor and gets to demonstrate his acting chops in a meaningful way. The performance showcases his range as a performer – emphasizing the darker side of Noble as a performer.

Edited by Danielle Culleton, The Demon Disorder is well-paced and the vision for the filmmaking is solid. The editorial style works well for the film. There is a fast energy and the quick cut style even brings to mind MTV and the glory days of music television. Perhaps not as refined an editorial style as some horror films but for the type of genre film the editing style works well.

Featuring production designs by Amanda Grillini (The Plan, Silver Stiletto), The Demon Disorder is a decent horror feature with some compelling design elements. Grillini handles the designs with an interesting vision for the horror film. The eerie and atmospheric environments add to the film.

Featuring costume designs by Anita Sweeney (Designing Christmas with You), The Demon Disorder has impressive costuming. The costumes certainly play a key role in the production. Sweeney does great work here and the results are terrific at showcasing the characters. The costumes add to the horror genre atmosphere well, too.

Composed by Peter Spierig (Winchester, Predestination), The Demon Disorder is a decent and engaging score. The score is not one of the best highlights of the film but it does work as decent music adding some nice backdrop ambiance to the horror thriller. Though not a top-tier score it does add some tension to the filmmaking.

The cinematography by Terry King (Thicker Than Water, My Saga) is one of the best qualities of the film. The cinematography has a dark and bleak aesthetic that works well for the production. King did a solid job with the visuals and helped the horror storytelling to unfold.

Written by Steven Boyle and Toby Osborne (Pindam, The CEO's Wife Stole Her Life), The Demon Disorder is a somewhat average and lackluster screenplay. The script isn’t that memorable or engaging. This is certainly one of the weakest elements of the film. The dialogue is average and the characterizations ultimately feel paper-thin and without much added depth.

Directed by Steven Boyle, The Demon Disorder is a decent horror-thriller with some interesting visual ideas and filmmaking by Boyle. Though The Demon Disorder is not a perfect genre outing it has an interesting sense of style and is worth a watch. The Demon Disorder provides terror and suspense audiences look for in horror films.

The Demon Disorder Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Released on Blu-ray by Umbrella Entertainment, The Demon Disorder is presented in 1080p MPEG-4 AVC encoded high-definition in the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.00:1 widescreen. The high-definition presentation is impressive and provides a wonderful sense of depth and detail to the video quality. Robust color reproduction is also significantly well handled on the release. The cinematography looks impressively realized. The transfer showcases good sharpness and clarity throughout the presentation.

One great quality of physical media is how it offers a consistently pleasing video presentation. Streaming video services can sometimes fluctuate in presentation quality due to a myriad of factors – from service speeds, plan tiers, number of connected users, data caps, streaming service features, weather issues, and other outside variables. With physical media, one can simply put on a disc and get a nice quality presentation without any other issues getting in the way of a nice quality transfer of a feature-film.

The Demon Disorder Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The release includes a selection of lossless audio options: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound and English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo. The surround sound option is fantastic and adds incredible immersion to the presentation. The surrounds are actively engaged throughout the audio presentation and there is a nice sense of depth to the audio soundstage. The surrounds provide crisp clarity and detail throughout each speaker. Dialogue is clear and easy to understand. The lossless audio encoding is engaging and satisfying.

One of the great qualities of physical media is that lossless audio encoding and what it can bring to an audio presentation. Streaming video services only provide lossy (non-lossless) audio quality. For home theater enthusiasts and audiophiles alike, physical media offers a distinct advantage with lossless audio. The lossless audio encoding provides higher bit-rates, greater bit-depth, and more immersive audio quality. Lossless audio provides true theater quality audio – the same high end audio quality one is capable of hearing in a movie theater. Streaming services simply offer more audio compression by comparison.

The Demon Disorder Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

The limited-edition collectors release includes a gorgeous o-card slipcover. The slipcover features unique key artwork different from the artwork underneath the slipcover. The artwork underneath the slipcover also adds to the collectability of the release. The package also includes a nice booklet featuring a letter written by the writer-director, a letter from the producer, film imagery, creature effects, special effects makeup, practical effects meet digital effects, cinematography section, costume design section, sound design section, visual effects section, and behind-the-scenes section. As far as packaging on physical swag is concerned, Umbrella Entertainment is one of the best boutique Blu-ray labels – arguably the greatest Blu-ray label of them all. The attention to detail and care in packaging design and collectable aspects is first-rate and puts the company a step above competitors as one of the greatest in the entire industry.

Audio Commentary with Director Steve Boyle

Concept Art Slideshow (HD, 1:17) showcases concept art related to the production of The Demon Disorder.

'Making Of' The Demon Disorder (HD, 12:40) provides a making-of covering the behind-the-scenes of the feature-film.

Creaturette (HD, 13:27) explores some of the production effects.

Trailer (HD, 2:00) promoting the film.

Umbrella Entertainment has done an outstanding job in regards to the supplements. Not only is the release impressive from a packaging and collectable standpoint, the release impresses with audio commentary, making-of featurettes, and more. A well-rounded package that fans of the film will certainly appreciate.

The Demon Disorder Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

The Demon Disorder is a decent horror-thriller with some nice genre elements. The filmmaking is solid and there are some reasonably engaging horror sequences that add to the suspension and terror. A reasonably well directed feature by Steven Boyle, though the screenplay isn't as well-written as it potentially could have been. The script has average characterizations and lackluster dialogue. The directing and visual qualities of the horror film help make it worth seeing.

The Blu-ray release provides a quality high-definition transfer, lossless audio, and a selection of bonus features. The release is packed with many extras and also includes a nice o-card slipcover for the limited edition. The release also includes a booklet featuring additional information about the film – including a letter from the writer-director. The booklet has several sections and each provides an element related to the production. Umbrella continues to provide top-tier packaging and nice collectability to their fantastic physical media releases. Recommended.