6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 1.0 | |
Overall | 1.0 |
Horror | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.34:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
English
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 0.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 1.0 |
When the news is already full of disturbing stories of various people being held captive against their will—sometimes for decades—do we really need a horror film exploiting this same premise, especially when it’s graphically violent and some at least would probably argue patently misogynistic (albeit within an ironic story of supposed ultimate female empowerment)? The Seasoning House created considerable controversy in Britain when it was released last year, and it’s not hard to see why. The Seasoning House pretends to be a devastating exposé of the horrors visited on various women in The Balkans of the late nineties, offering a group of kidnapped women who are held captive and forced into (usually brutal) acts of prostitution. What this film really is is nothing other than standard exploitation fare, for better or (in my not so humble opinion) worse.
The Seasoning House is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Well Go USA with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.34:1. This digitally shot feature looks decently sharp, but the bulk of the film takes place in very dimly lit surroundings, giving the film a kind of murky, undefined quality. Colors are fairly muted and desaturated, but there are pops of color—usually the red of blood or the purple of bruises.
The Seasoning House's lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix is well done and consistently immersive, offering both the claustrophobic ambience of Angel's treks through the house's ventilation system as well as the more boisterous sounds of violence that fill up the film.
I'm aware that there are people who actually go for this sort of film. I'm not one of them. Even those who don't mind nonstop violence against women may find this a pretty rote, uninspired entry in the torture porn subgenre.
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