6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
After a prank goes horribly wrong, a group of sorority sisters are stalked and murdered one by one.
Starring: Kate McNeil, Eileen Davidson, Janis Ward, Robin Meloy, Harley Jane KozakHorror | 100% |
Mystery | 9% |
Thriller | 3% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
"Greek life" might be better termed "Greek death" in The House on Sorority Row, a surprisingly effective slasher from 1982 which offers a bunch of, well, Mean Girls whose exploits end in death and destruction, including for them. The film begins with a bit of (perhaps too obvious) misdirection involving a woman who seems a bit old to be having a baby, and who later shows up as the house mother. Suffice it to say the sorority sisters are a rambunctious lot, which ends in apparent disaster for that very house mother, but which is then followed by a string of rather gruesome murders. Occasional toplessness and gore effects ensue in expected allotments.
The House on Sorority Row is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of the MVD Rewind Collection, an imprint of MVD Visual, with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. While I'm rating this at the same 3.5 score Brian gave to the Scorpion Releasing version, a cursory comparison of screenshots will reveal that this release is considerably brighter than the Scorpion version, and also seems to have less of a yellowish undertone that the Scorpion version seems to have had (I did not purchase that version, and so am going solely by screenshots, several of which I've tried to come close to reproducing from Brian's version). While the aspect ratio is ostensibly the same, contrast the width of the people in screenshot 1 in each review, or even the general framing of screenshot 2 between the two versions as well. Those differences aside, this version also displays all of the issues that Brian noted in his, including noticeable damage and things like warping and/or wobble. MVD chose to put all of the content from Scorpion's two disc version on one BD-50, and some may wonder if a bit more real estate for the main feature might have helped compression, especially in moments like the blue tinted opening, or some later dark material in the various nooks and crannies of the sorority house.
The House on Sorority Row features an LPCM 2.0 track that judging by Brian's description of the Scorpion version's DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track sounds very similar if not absolutely identical. There is some occasional slight age related wear and tear, and clarity is arguably generally improvable, but dialogue makes it through the gauntlet unscathed and Richard Band's surprisingly warm score is nicely full bodied. Optional English subtitles are available.
This MVD Rewind edition of The House on Sorority Row ports over all of the supplements from the previously released Scorpion edition.
This MVD Rewind release of The House on Sorority Row features a somewhat different looking video presentation than the Scorpion version, but preserves all of the supplements of that now pretty pricey two disc edition. That may make this new release attractive for those who may have missed out on the earlier one. Video and audio have occasional hurdles, but the supplementary package is excellent. Recommended.
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