6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
The models of an agency are invited to a party by the owner of the agency, Alex. During the party, Alex is playing games on his computer and it looks like the girls have the house to themselves, but there's another guest, and an accident happens - a fatal accident. This will start a string of murders - all those that were at that party begin to fall one by one. The police intervene, investigations are made, but the killer is like an elusive shadow.
Starring: Florence Guérin, Randi Ingerman, Giovanni Tamberi, François Marthouret, Gioia ScolaForeign | 100% |
Mystery | 29% |
Thriller | 6% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Italian: Dolby Digital 2.0
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (320 kbps)
BDInfo & PowerDVD verified. 3rd track is a hidden "lossy" track.
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
To help boost box office potential for 1988’s “Too Beautiful to Die,” the feature was marketed as a sequel to 1985’s “Nothing Underneath.” While both endeavors explore the world of modeling and all the horrors it contains, “Too Beautiful to Die” isn’t a follow-up, offering its own journey into darkness of human behavior. The first film was a Brian De Palma tribute, and the second one becomes more of a Dario Argento experience, with heaping helpings of Alfred Hitchcock tributes added for flavor. It’s also more of a giallo, tracking a crisis involving the well-being of professionally pretty people and the black-gloved killer trying to do them all harm with a comically exaggerated weapon.
The AVC encoded image (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation is sourced from a 4K scan of the original 35mm negatives. "To Beautiful to Die" is an extremely stylish picture, and the viewing experience preserves cinematographic intent, offering careful delineation with shadow play and dimly lit performance sequences. Detail is softer but appealing, exploring skin surfaces and the cold steel of the murder weapons. Ornate costuming is also textured throughout. Colors are vivid, mostly explored through fashion options, which range from black and blue latex to billowy dresses that showcase bright primaries. Skintones are natural. Grain is heavy but film-like. Source is in excellent condition.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA mix isn't entirely compelling, finding dialogue exchanges dialed down while soundtrack selections and scoring cues are cranked up, creating jarring transitions between moments. Unintelligibility isn't an issue, but balance is, requiring some volume riding to maintain control over the track. A 2.0 Dolby Digital Italian language mix is a bit easier on the ears.
What's not to like about this movie? There's sex, violence, some very Duran Duran-esque music video imagery, and an unwieldy weapon. Well, there's a lot that doesn't work in "Too Beautiful to Die," including a screenplay that's not incredibly advanced for giallo entertainment, allowing those practiced in the subgenre to predict the identity of the killer long before the writing gets to any reveals. The routineness of the picture is also disappointing, with Piana keeping everything tidy to match expectations, preventing the film from getting enjoyably wild. It's an entertaining offering of style and slashings, working best with lowered expectations for surprises.
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