Psychos in Love is… an unusual little movie that isn’t very well acted, barely has a script, poor/minimal production design and just is bizarre, which is probably why it’s just enough to make it entertaining in a weird way.
Psychos in Love
(1986)
Genre(s): Horror
Vinegar Syndrome | NR – 86 min. – $32.98 | September 26, 2017
Date Published: 10/26/2017 | Author: The Movieman
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ABOUT THIS RELEASE
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| Joe (CARMINE CAPOBIANCO) runs a strip club and Kate (DEBI THIBEAULT) is an attractive young manicurist. After bonding over their mutual dislike of grapes, they discover another commonality: both of them are bloodthirsty serial killers. As they begin to balance their obsession with murder and each other, they meet Herman (FRANK STEWART), a cannibal who, upon discovering their bloodlust, attempts to lure them into killing as a means to satisfy his craving for human flesh! |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 4.0/5 |
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This release apparently comes with a slip cover (mine did not come with one) and a 12-page booklet with an essay. The cover is reversible revealing alternate artwork Audio Commentaries
Interviews
Carmine Capobianco Q&A from Cinema Wasteland 2016 (49:18; HD) has the writer and actor answering a variety of questions from a moderator. Kind of an awkward thing to watch as the two are in what is probably a tiny room. Making Psychos (13:01; SD) is an old, VHS-quality, making-of featurette with behind-the-scenes footage and on-set interviews with the cast and crew. Other features include the Original Trailer (1:44; SD); Behind the Scenes and Promotional Image Galleries; Rough Edit Outtakes & Extended Scenes (9:55; SD); Alternate Opening Credit Sequence (1:12; SD); Highlights from the Psychos in Love Stage Play (13:46; SD) that was performed in Wisconsin in 2003; 4 Short Films by Gorman Bechard (The Only Take, Pairs, Bartholemew and Objects in the Mirror are Further Than They Appear). |
VIDEO – 3.0/5 |
| The movie is presented with a 1.33 full frame aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer which was scanned and restored in 2K from the 16mm original camera negative. This is not a pretty looking picture with some fair amount of dust marks, scratches, etc and colors aren’t terribly bright. On the other hand, the film was made in 1986 in what had to have been a shoe-string budget. |
AUDIO – 3.5/5 |
| The movie includes a DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track which is serviceable though hardly anything amazing. But the bulk of the film is primarily dialogue driven with some extra boost for the many murder scenes and blood splatter. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
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Overall, Psychos in Love is… an unusual little movie that isn’t very well acted, barely has a script, poor/minimal production design and just is bizarre, which is probably why it’s just enough to make it entertaining in a weird way. The film makes its debut on Blu-ray with a new transfer, solid audio and a nice selection of bonus material. |