8 Heads in a Duffel Bag is a movie I remember seeing advertising for back in 1997, and no wonder with a distinct title like that. As a movie, there are some darkly fun scenes mainly for Joe Pesci who is in his element in the Mafioso role.
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
— The Limited Edition Series —
(1997)
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime
Twilight Time | R – 95 min. – $29.95 | August 15, 2017
Date Published: 08/24/2017 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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| Mafioso Tommy (JOE PESCI) is transporting eight severed heads of recently executed rival mobsters to San Diego. When his duffel bag is mixed up with that of medical student Charlie (ANDY COMEAU), Tommy tracks down Charlie’s friends Ernie (DAVID SPADE) and Steve (TODD LOUISO). After kidnapping them, he goes after Charlie, who is vacationing in Mexico with his fiancée, Laurie (KRISTY SWANSON), and her hostile parents. Before Tommy can intervene, Laurie’s mother (DYAN CANNON) finds the heads. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 0.5/5 |
| This comes with a 6-page essay booklet. The only feature is the film’s Original Theatrical Trailer (2:00; SD). |
VIDEO – 3.5/5, AUDIO – 3.5/5
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| Twilight Time releases 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag onto Blu-ray for the first time, is presented with a 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer (MPEG-4 AVC codec). The picture is rather, well, dull with a color array that is limited but presumably that’s how it was shot. Beyond that, however, detail isn’t the sharpest though close-ups aren’t bad. There are also some bouts of minor specs and dust marks, but nothing overabundant or distracting.
The movie includes both a 5.1 and 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio tracks, the former being the default option. It’s a serviceable enough lossless track with some crisp and clean dialogue levels while the odds and end sounds coming through the front channel. There was minimal audio coming from the rear speakers, just some ever-so-minor ambient noises or the score, but it was rather low key. |
AUDIO – 2.5/5 |
| Overall, 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag is a movie I remember seeing advertising for back in 1997, and no wonder with a distinct title like that. As a movie, there are some darkly fun scenes mainly for Joe Pesci who is in his element in the Mafioso role. This Blu-ray released through Twilight Time has okay video and audio transfers but is lackluster in the features department. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
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Overall, Murphy’s Law isn’t Charles Bronson at his best and is more memorable for the young Kathleen Wilhoite and her plethora of lovely insults which makes this so hilarious and the story at least is serviceable with a great and utterly scary villainous. The Blu-ray released by Twilight Time has a so-so video, passable audio and a commentary worth listening to. |
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