{"id":11430,"date":"2016-02-21T10:27:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T18:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=11430"},"modified":"2016-02-21T11:05:42","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T19:05:42","slug":"review-bloodrage-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/02\/review-bloodrage-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Blood Rage BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/02\/review-bloodrage-bd\/#more-11430\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Blood Rage Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/2016\/bloodrage-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong><em>Blood Rage<\/em><\/strong> is by no means a great horror flick but it is kind of typical of the 1980s. The acting is mostly awful and the plot isn\u2019t exactly top notch, though I suppose as a relic of the era it might be worth some time, including checking out the <em>Nightmare at Shadow Woods<\/em> versions also included in this 3-disc set.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Blood Rage<\/span><br \/>\n(1987)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><br \/>\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"#movie\"><br \/>\nThe Movie<\/a> | <a href=\"#features\">Special Features<\/a> | <a href=\"#video\">Video Quality<\/a> | <a href=\"#audio\">Audio Quality<\/a> | <a href=\"#overall\">Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror<br \/>\nArrow Video | NR \u2013 79 min. \/ 82 min. \u2013 $39.95 | December 15, 2015<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 02\/21\/2015 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00X43VSCE\/moviemsguidet-20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 3px solid blue;\" title=\"Buy Blood Rage on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2016\/bloodrage-bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00X43VSCE\/moviemsguidet-20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid blue;\" title=\"Buy Blood Rage on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><u><\/u><strong><u>MOVIE INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>John Grissmer<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Bruce Rubin (written by)<br \/>\n<strong>Cast: <\/strong>Louise Lasser, Mark Soper, Julie Gordon, Marianne Kanter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><u><\/u><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Outtakes<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray (x2), DVD<br \/>\n<strong>Number of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>English (LPCM 2.0)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English SDH<br \/>\n<strong>Disc Size: <\/strong>29.9 GB (Disc 1), 41.3 GB (Disc 2)<br \/>\n<strong>Codec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<br \/>\n<strong>Region(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\"movie\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/hwiVivZ.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Blood Rage\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/hwiVivZ.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\">Twins Todd and Terry (MARK SOPER) seem like sweet boys \u2013 that is, until one of them takes an axe to the face of a fellow patron at the local drive-in. Todd is blamed for the bloody crime and institutionalized, whilst twin brother Terry goes free. Ten years later and, as the family gathers around the table for a Thanksgiving meal, the news comes in that Todd has escaped. But has the real killer in fact been in their midst all along?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"features\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 3-disc set is housed in a clear, thick Blu-ray case and comes with a matted <strong>slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>DISC 1:<br \/>\n<u>Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Director John Grissmer and a couple other fellows whose names I couldn\u2019t quite discern, though one was from Arrow Films.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several new interview featurettes made for this release:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><u>Double Jeopardy (11:01)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Actor Mark Soper<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Jeez, Louise (10:21)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Actress Louise Lasser<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Both Sides of the Camera (9:58)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Producer\/Actress Marianne Kanter<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Man Behind the Mayhem (12:48)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Special Make-Up Effects Creator Ed French<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Three Minutes with Ted (3:18)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Actor Ted Raimi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Return to Shadow Woods (5:36)<\/u><\/strong> takes viewers back to the original locations in Jacksonville, Florida. Really wish this one of those Hallowed Grounds features&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>VHS Opening Titles (5:01)<\/u><\/strong> is the title sequence from the home video release.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Behind-the-Scenes Gallery<\/u><\/strong> are a collection of production photos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>DISC 2:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Nightmare at Shadow Woods<\/em> is a re-edited 1987 theatrical cut that features footage not seen in the <em>Blood Rage<\/em> home video version. It\u2019s way toned down in terms of the violence, at least by comparison, but nice to see it for comparisons sake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Composite Cut (1:25:08; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a version of the film combining footage from the home video and theatrical versions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Outtakes (26:39)<\/u><\/strong> is some footage shown without sound.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/S01w1sB.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Blood Rage\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/S01w1sB.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Blood Rage<\/em><\/strong> bludgeons its way onto Blu-ray shown with a 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer using the original 35 mm film negative scanned in 2K resolution. Although hardly brilliant, the picture doesn\u2019t look half bad, dust marks and scratches are absent and although some detail is a tad soft, other parts are sharp and well defined. Colors might not be especially bright but given this was a C-movie on a shoe-string budget I have to think it\u2019s never looked better.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"audio\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\">The disc comes with a pleasantly adequate PCM 2.0 track which provides for clear dialogue levels throughout which makes up for the bulk of the film with some additional depth for the soundtrack and score. Considering the movie is a low 1980s budget horror, I was satisfied with only minor instances of hissing and other ailments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a name=\"overall\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/apI9QwV.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Blood Rage\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/apI9QwV.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, <strong><em>Blood Rage<\/em><\/strong> is by no means a great horror flick but it is kind of typical of the 1980s. The acting is mostly awful and the plot isn\u2019t exactly top notch, though I suppose as a relic of the era it might be worth some time, including checking out the <em>Nightmare at Shadow Woods<\/em> versions also included in this 3-disc set. This release from Arrow Video does at least offer quality video and audio transfers and a decent selection of bonus material.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain <strong>spoilers<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage-->These are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"imgur-album\" src=\"\/\/imgur.com\/a\/Mn1pj\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blood Rage is by no means a great horror flick but it is kind of typical of the 1980s. The acting is mostly awful and the plot isn\u2019t exactly top notch, though I suppose as a relic of the era it might be worth some time, including checking out the Nightmare at Shadow Woods versions &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/02\/review-bloodrage-bd\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Review: Blood Rage BD + Screen Caps&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,970],"tags":[3920,4353],"class_list":["post-11430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-arrow-video","tag-blood-rage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11430"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11438,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11430\/revisions\/11438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}