The Squad is a well made movie coming out of Colombia but it’s not without its problems nor does it take advantage of an interesting plot. Still, it might be worth a watch so long as it’s only the cost of a rental.
The Squad
(2011)
Genre(s): Horror, Thriller
Shout Factory | NR – 100 min. – $24.97 | October 21, 2014
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MOVIE INFO: Directed by: Jaime Osorio Marquez Writer(s): Jaime Osorio Marquez (written by) Cast: Juan Pablo Barragan, Alejandro Aguilar, Mauricio Navas, Juan David RestrepoDISC INFO: Features: Featurette, Trailer Number of Discs: 1Audio: Spanish (DTS-HD MA 5.1) Video: 1080p/Widescreen 2.35 Subtitles: English SDH Disc Size: NA Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Region(s): A |
PLOT SUMMARY
All contact with a military base high in the desolate wastelands of Colombia has been lost. The authorities – believing the base to have fallen to a terrorist attack – send a nine-man squad to investigate. When they arrive, the men discover a shocking scene of carnage and only one survivor: a mute woman in chains.
Gradually the isolation, the inability to communicate with the outside world and the impossibility of escape begin to undermine the sanity of the soldiers. They start to question the identity of their enemy and the true nature of the strange, silent woman. Is she a terrorist? A victim? Or something more sinister? Something supernatural? Paranoia takes root. Prisoners of fear and the terrible secret they share, the men abandon their humanity and turn savagely on one another.
SPECIAL FEATURES – 1.75/5
Not much here save for The Making of The Squad (20:00; HD) and the Theatrical Trailer (1:47; HD).
VIDEO – 3.5/5
The Squad invades onto Blu-ray presented with a 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. It’s actually not a terrible HD transfer but has some flaws with so-so detail levels while colors are, purposely, washed out.
AUDIO – 3.75/5
The Spanish language DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is respectable showcasing the horror/thriller aspects where the score makes the most out of each channel while dialogue comes through nice and clear throughout.
OVERALL – 3.0/5
Overall, The Squad is a well made movie coming out of Colombia but it’s not without its problems nor does it take advantage of an interesting plot. Still, it might be worth a watch so long as it’s only the cost of a rental. The Blu-ray released by Shout has limited features while the video/audio transfers aren’t great but good enough.
Published: 10/20/2014