6.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
A mother and daughter who run a brothel for truckers fight back when the Mafia tries to take over their operation.
Starring: Claudia Jennings, Lieux Dressler, John Martino, Paul Carr, Dennis FimpleCrime | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.55:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
None
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Maybe I’m alone here, but it’s strange that 1974’s “Truck Stop Women,” which is intended to titillate and provide good old boy fun, opens with a bloodbath, watching mafia enforcers gun down a bathing target and his topless partner. It’s quite the introduction, but co-writer/director Mark L. Lester isn’t messing around with this ode to skin and sin, creating a B-movie party with plenty of bare breasts and a sizable body count. “Truck Stop Women” is a lot of things, but tonally cautious isn’t one of them.
The AVC encoded image (2.55:1 aspect ratio) presentation for "Truck Stop Women" should please fans looking for B-movie clarity, with detail preserved throughout, making it easy to spot set decoration and costuming, and facial particulars are handled well. Colors retain their appeal, delivering interesting hues with neon truck stop lighting, greenery, and period clothing. Skintones are natural. Grain is filmic, while delineation is secure. Source encounters its share of speckling and scratches, but nothing distracting.
Clarity isn't threatened, but age is apparent during the 2.0 DTS-HD MA sound mix, finding dialogue exchanges struggling at times to push through crisply. Music runs rather hot throughout, often competing with the human element of the film. Precision isn't there, but soundtrack cuts make an impression. Atmospherics are fine, detailing roaring engines and group activity.
Obviously, "Truck Stop Women" isn't high art, but it's not an exploitation triumph either, often lacking direction as scenes randomly connect instead of flow together. It's amusing at times, and Lester's commitment to sleazy events is commendable. Lowered expectations should do the trick, allowing "Truck Stop Women" to work its minor drive-in cinema magic.
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