5.9 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 1.5 | |
Overall | 2.1 |
Hotel magnate Ted Wheetley is tough on his arrogant hard partying son, Carson, who believes his wealthy, womanizer father drove his mother to her death. When Ted is killed in a speed boat accident, Detective Frank Walker is assigned to investigate the case. As he digs deeper into the death, he becomes more and more suspicious of the scheming, seduction, greed, double-crossing and possibly even cold blooded murder.
Starring: Jillian Murray (I), John Schneider, Ashley Parker Angel, Marc Macaulay, Cameron DaddoErotic | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Mystery | 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 5.1
English, English SDH, French
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
BD-Live
Region free
Movie | 1.0 | |
Video | 2.0 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 1.5 |
This is like divorce court...only hotter.
It all boils down to money. Both the plot of Wild Things: Foursome and the rationale
behind its very existence are all about the Benjamins, to borrow a popular phrase. A movie of sex,
big money, more sex, greed, some more sex, deception, and, oh, why not a bit more sex, Wild
Things the fourth lumbers along like an on-the-cheap middle-of-the-night Cinemax romp but
without a more provocative flair and boasting just about the same quality production values,
acting, and plot lines. Really, why bother? There's nothing new here and this isn't 1988; there's
this really cool invention called the Internet, and anything and everything that's marketed as the
film's selling points -- sex, skin, more sex, bikinis, some more sex, gun-toting action, and, oh, why
not a bit more sex -- can be found through this miracle network in about five seconds
flat, and certainly for far less than the $29 Amazon.com currently wants for the privilege of owning
this movie. Nevertheless, studio executives, mathematicians, economists, marketing gurus, and
shoot,
maybe even someone that knows something about making movies crunched some numbers and
found a weak spot in the DTV market worth exploiting in hopes of turning enough profit for
someone to put a pool in their backyard or something. More power to 'em if it works,
but just remember: there's nothing in Wild Things: Foursome that can't be found by going
to Google and typing in a few keywords from this paragraph.
Several cast members receive word that 'Wild Thing5: You Make My Heart Sing' with Charlie Sheen is due out next spring.
Sony brings Wild Things: Foursome to Blu-ray with a 1080p transfer housed within a 1.85:1 frame. In short, this transfer is bland at best. It's colorful but lacks a crisper, more refined and natural-appearing palette. Flesh tones often capture a decidedly orange tint, and black levels are far from impressive. Detail is merely adequate; this is certainly better looking than an average standard definition presentation, but it falls well below the norm for a quality Blu-ray transfer. The picture is overloaded with noise, and it more often than not appears soft and fuzzy with but a few scenes that are noticeably sharp and stable. White speckles appear on-screen at random intervals, though they're never big enough to cause much of a distraction. That's pretty much it; there's nothing here of note, and aside from a few shots of average quality, Wild Things: Foursome looks, well, ugly, though no doubt much of the problem lies in the film's shoddy production values and on-the-cheap construction rather than some blunder in the transfer-to-Blu-ray process.
Wild Things: Foursome's DTS-HD MA 5.1 lossless soundtrack fares a bit better than its counterpart on the video side of the ledger, but this is by no means a rip-roaring reference-grade presentation. It does deliver a mostly crisp music presentation that's a bit raw and rough around the edges but is otherwise generally solid and highly listenable, often accompanied by a strong, pulsating low end. The track makes extensive use of the back channels, though some effects sound unnaturally inserted into the track or at least played at a volume that gives them a more detached and phony rather than natural and enveloping feel, particularly evident as partygoer chatter is heard in the background in one early scene. More subtle atmospherics -- a light blowing wind or the background din of an in-use mechanic's garage -- play as more balanced and pleasing to the ear. Gunshots; revving engines; racing speedboats; and other, stronger effects usually don't sound too bad, and dialogue is balanced and consistently discernible. While not a memorable listen, Wild Things: Foursome's DTS track makes for the highlight of this disc.
Wild Things: Foursome features only BD-Live functionality and 1080p trailers for Youth in Revolt, Chloe, Harry Brown, The Bounty Hunter, and Unthinkable.
Yup, Wild Things: Foursome is a bad movie. There's no way around it, for looking at the picture from every conceivable angle reveals a film that's thematically irrelevant, boring to a fault, woefully acted, lazily directed, and not even all that erotic. There are far better ways to spend 90 minutes in front of the television, whether the potential viewer is looking for something with a superior story, better action, fewer clothes, or more eroticism. The original Wild Things, while far from classic cinema, delivers pretty much all of that, but in all fairness it's hard to expect much more than backwash from a direct-to-video fourth outing of a franchise that probably should have stopped after the first movie. For those that absolutely must see Wild Things: Foursome, Sony's Blu-ray serves up a passable lossless soundtrack but a subpar picture quality and no extras. Leave this one on the shelf.
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