X-Ray / Schizoid Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		1.0
Video		3.0
Audio		3.5
Extras		1.5
Overall		2.0

X-Ray / Schizoid Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman August 15, 2013

Shout! Factory has started to release some double features on Blu-ray, with at least tangential connections uniting the features. Scream Factory, an imprint of Shout!, is jumping into the fray now with a pairing of X-Ray and Schizoid, two 1980’s horror outings that were originally released under the Cannon Films imprimatur. The two have a couple of other linking elements, including the fact that both were released under alternate titles (in the case of X-Ray, make that several alternate titles), and the use of the ever popular device of a pretty young woman being stalked by a mysterious (and murder prone) stranger. Both films also have some interesting casting choices, with X-Ray starring Playboy regular Barbi Benton and Schizoid featuring a leering performance from Werner Herzog regular Klaus Kinski. While neither film is ever going to make anyone’s Top 10 Horror lists anytime soon, they both have sporadic chills to offer, and both have attained something of a cult status after years of previous (if sometimes brief) home video releases and lots of cable broadcasts. Scream Factory has also upped the ante, if only slightly, by including a couple of newly done interviews with various participants, offered here as supplementary features.

Please see the following reviews for complete details on each of the films in this double feature:

X-Ray Blu-ray review

Schizoid Blu-ray review

X-Ray / Schizoid Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of both films is discussed in the individual film reviews accessible by the links posted above.

X-Ray / Schizoid Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality of both films is discussed in the individual film reviews accessible by the links posted above.

X-Ray / Schizoid Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Supplementary material of both films is discussed in the individual film reviews accessible by the links posted above.

X-Ray / Schizoid Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Both of these films may make you think twice should you ever need the services of a medical professional, whether that be for bodily or mental ills. Neither really has much to offer in the long run, though X-Ray at least has the saving grace of some really bizarre and apparently unintentional humor going for it. Still, both of these films have developed their own cult followings through the years, and fans may want to check out this well priced double feature, especially since each film has a decent bonus interview included.