6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A sadistic killer cult kidnaps and sacrifices beautiful women. A young girl, just paroled from prison, moves into a strange house and appears to be the cult's next victim.
Starring: Daniela Giordano (I), Raf Vallone, John Scanlon, Angelo Infanti, Karin SchubertHorror | 100% |
Foreign | 68% |
Mystery | 23% |
Thriller | 7% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Italian: Dolby Digital Mono
BDInfo verified. Italian track is (320 kbps) dual mono.
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
It’s difficult to describe 1974’s “The Girl in Room 2A” has a giallo, especially as viewers understand the subgenre today. It’s a pulpy mystery featuring the hunt for missing people, and it’s more of a fetish film, highlighting the dungeon punishment of naked women by a man dressed in a deep red executioner outfit. It’s not a movie that’s looking to startle its audience, aiming to be more kinky than macabre. The production almost resembles a Hammer Horror event at times, which works best for the endeavor, finding success with mild sleuthing, not terrifying encounters.
Vinegar Syndrome includes a note at the start of "The Girl in Room 2A" sharing how this Blu-ray release represents an "integral version" of the feature, combining Italian and export cuts. Because of this, the 35mm original negative used as the source for the AVC encoded image (1.67:1 aspect ratio) presentation has been patched with a few brief moments pulled from a 35mm release print to complete the movie. While noticeable, it isn't distracting. Detail emerges with ideal sharpness during the viewing experience, capturing room decoration and fibrous costuming, especially fetish/cult gear. Skin particulars are exact, surveying the varying ages of the cast. Colors are striking, with red the dominant hue, found on fashion choices and evildoers, with the central image of the masked ghoul commanding attention. Skintones are natural, as is greenery. Delineation is satisfactory, doing well with shadowy encounters. Source is in strong shape, with a few extended scratches.
The 1.0 DTS-HD MA of the "integral cut" also comes with a note, pointing out that the English dub of "The Girl in Room 2A" contains brief Italian subtitles, and the Italian dub contains brief English audio. Dialogue exchanges are clear during the listening experience, offering a crisp understanding of exposition and emotional surges without fuzzy extremes. Scoring cues aren't precise, but instrumentation remains appreciable.
The strangeness of "The Girl in Room 2A" is more appealing than the actual movie, though it has some sense of pace and elements of discovery to keep it going. A storm-the-castle conclusion helps immensely, adding action to the endeavor, with the production making sure to distract viewers before they actually realize what they've just sat through.
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