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<\/a>I was pleasantly surprised with Lights Out<\/em><\/strong>, guess James Wan even as a producer as the Midas touch. Now, it\u2019s not exactly an innovation in the horror genre or anything but serves as a perfectly effective but enjoyable experience with some well done performances.<\/p>\n

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Lights Out<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror
\nWarner Bros. | PG13 \u2013 81 min. \u2013 $29.98 | October 25, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/21\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>David F. Sandberg
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>David F. Sandberg (short story); Eric Heisserer (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke, Maria Bello<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Deleted Scenes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Descriptive Audio (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Growing up, Rebecca Lloyd (TERESA PALMER) never knew what lay behind the terror lurking in the dark. When she left home, she thought she\u2019d also left her fears behind. Now her little step-brother, Martin (GABRIEL BATEMAN), is experiencing the same unexplained and terrifying events that once tested her sanity. A supernatural entity with a connection to their mother\u2019s (MARIA BELLO) past is haunting them, and as Rebecca gets closer to discovering the truth, her life and the lives of those around her are in danger… once the lights go out.<\/p>\n

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Review: <\/strong>Going in, there were some red flags that caught my eye. For one, the running time is an incredibly short 81-minutes (meaning 75-minutes sans credits) and the premise was pretty basic. However, to my surprise, Lights Out<\/em><\/strong> is one heck of a supernatural horror flick, best of all, an effective and efficient one. Because of the short duration, the story is quick with the minimal amount of background on the entity, her past and association with the mother.<\/p>\n

Horror movies also don\u2019t ask a whole from the cast but Teresa Palmer (Point Break<\/em> remake) and even child actor Gabriel Bateman (Annabelle<\/em>), come off pretty well even when the dialogue isn\u2019t the best written. Serving in the coveted smaller roles, Billy Burke has cameo early on as the father to Gabriel while Maria Bello has a few creepy scenes as Teresa and Gabriel\u2019s mother, Sophie.<\/p>\n

Lights Out<\/em><\/strong>, produced by the current master of horror James Wan (Insidious<\/em>, The Conjuring 1 & 2<\/em>), was helmed by David F. Sandberg (making his feature-length debut), based off of his short story, and the screenplay adapted by Eric Heisserer (The Thing<\/em> prequel, Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> remake).<\/p>\n

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In the end, Lights Out<\/em><\/strong> was an effective horror-thriller that doesn\u2019t have any extraneous scenes and instead focuses on the horror elements, albeit there are a few clich\u00e9d jump scares punctuated by a loud soundtrack. While this might not rank very high compared with other modern horror, namely those directed by James Wan, it\u2019s still makes for a great Saturday night flick.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Unfortunately all that is included is a set of Deleted Scenes (13:58; HD)<\/u><\/strong> and a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy. Shame they couldn\u2019t include the original short film this was based off of…<\/p>\n

Preview<\/strong> \u2013 The Accountant<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Warner Home Video flips the switch on Lights Out<\/em><\/strong> presented with a 1080p high-definition transfer and show in its original 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio. Another surprise, beyond the movie, was this transfer which showcases sharp and well defined detail while colors, in spite of many scenes taking place in the dark, are generally bright while black levels were stark never revealing any signs of aliasing or artifacts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The lossless audio isn\u2019t to be outdone, however. The disc includes a robust DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which is strong with good depth and especially effective when it comes to the oft generic horror score by Benjamin Wallfisch (A Cure for Wellness<\/em> and did some work on Batman v Superman<\/em>). Dialogue levels were generally crisp and clean primarily coming from the center channel while the front and rears were relegated for the creepy ambient noises.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, I was pleasantly surprised with Lights Out<\/em><\/strong>, guess James Wan even as a producer as the Midas touch. Now, it\u2019s not exactly an innovation in the horror genre or anything but serves as a perfectly effective but enjoyable experience with some well done performances particularly on the parts of Teresa Palmer and Maria Bello. The Blu-ray release is, sadly, rather weak; the video and audio transfers are both excellent but with only some deleted scenes, the features were on the limited side.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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