Mountaintop Motel Massacre is a pretty laughably entertaining bad movie thanks to some of the poor production values and inexperienced actors, but like I said, can be fun at times.
Mountaintop Motel Massacre
(1986)
Genre(s): Horror
Vinegar Syndrome | NR – 97 min. – $34.98 | May 24, 2019
Date Published: 07/24/2019 | Author: The Movieman
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.
PLOT SYNOPSIS |
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Evelyn (ANNA CHAPPELL) runs the Mountaintop Motel, a cluster of ramshackle cabins nestled deep in the Texas countryside. But Evelyn isn’t ‘all there;’ instead tormented by ghastly voices and visions which cause her to periodically lose her grip on reality, until one fateful day, lost in a bout of insanity, she unwittingly murders her young daughter. Although the police rule it an accident, Evelyn’s guilt soon overtakes her, plunging her deeper and deeper into a world of violent paranoia. When a group of travelers arrive to spend the night at the motel, Evelyn completely detaches from reality and, viewing her new guests as a threat, begins to terrorize and dispatch them one by one, with the help of her trusty sickle… |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 3.0/5 |
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Although my copy did not come with one, the Limited Edition release comes with a hard slip cover and inside a folded poster. Features include Under the Influence (12:30) interview with Assistant Cameraman David Akin; Mountaintop Motel Memories (20:58) interview with Production Designer Drew Edward Hunter; the Original Theatrical Trailer (1:48), Behind-the-Scenes Image Gallery (4:49) and Archival Article Gallery (1:17). |
VIDEO – 4.0/5 |
| Vinegar Syndrome releases Mountain Top Motel Massacre where it’s presented with a 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer culled from a newly scanned and restored 35mm negative elements scanned in 2K. Albeit not perfect, as a low budget movie from the early 80s, the picture doesn’t look too bad. Detail is decent enough though in some spots it is a bit on the softer side and colors not incredibly vibrant, though likely in keeping in how the film was shot and released. There were a few specs in some shots but otherwise it is a somewhat clean transfer. |
AUDIO – 3.25/5 |
| The disc comes equipped with an average DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo track which did at least provide some clear dialogue although it is limited due to the what I assume was the lackluster on-scene sound design. There were some minor hissing in some parts but other than that, it’s a serviceable lossless track. |
OVERALL – 2.75/5 |
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Mountaintop Motel Massacre is a pretty laughably entertaining bad movie thanks to some of the poor production values and inexperienced actors, but like I said, can be fun at times. This Blu-ray release from Vinegar Syndrome has good video, alright audio and an okay selection of bonus features. |
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.