{"id":14486,"date":"2017-03-02T10:45:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T18:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=14486"},"modified":"2017-03-02T10:49:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T18:49:42","slug":"review-incarnate-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/03\/review-incarnate-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Incarnate BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Incarnate<\/em><\/strong> wasn\u2019t terrible but was entirely forgettable and only bearable thanks to Aaron Eckhart who for some reason agreed to this turkey of a supernatural-horror flick that somehow made to the big screen albeit for a short time.<\/p>\n

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Incarnate
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\n(2016)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Supernatural
\nUniversal | PG13\/Unrated \u2013 87 min. \u2013 $34.98 | March 7, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/02\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Brad Peyton
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Ronnie Christensen (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno, David Mazouz, Keir O\u2019Donnell, Emily Jackson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurette
\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)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>30.8 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C (untested)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Following my viewing of this supernatural-horror, it came to no surprise discovering Incarnate<\/em><\/strong> was filmed nearly 4 years ago and evidently sat on shelves unable to find a distributor before being unceremoniously dumped into theaters in December and was gone after only four weeks taking in a whopping $4.8 million ($6.3 million worldwide).<\/p>\n

The plot centers around Dr. Seth Ember (AARON ECKHART) who, with his two techie associates \u2014 Oliver (KEIR O\u2019DONNELL) and Riley (EMILY JACKSON) \u2014 is able to enter the mind of a possessed person who is in dream state created by the parasitic entity (i.e. demon) and, as he describes it, \u201cevict\u201d them, using the term since he\u2019s non-religious and takes exception to the idea of exorcisms. Think Cell<\/em> meets Inception<\/em> without the style and creativeness (respectively).<\/p>\n

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But Ember isn\u2019t doing this for the victim but hunting down a demon named Maggie, responsible for a car crash that killed his wife and son and left him in paralyzed in a wheelchair (though inside the mind, is able to walk). One day Ember is approached by Camilla Marquez (CATALINA SANDINO MORENO), a representative of the Vatican who has a case of an 11-year boy named Cameron (DAVID MAZOUZ) who has been possessed by Maggie. After Cameron\u2019s mother (CARICE VAN HOUTEN) reluctantly agrees for Ember to treat her son, he gets to work. However, there are a couple of rules like Ember can only be inside the mind for 8-minutes and no one is ever to touch Cameron as the demon (Maggie) can transfer from one person to another.<\/p>\n

Ember enters the boy\u2019s mind (not sure how, there’s no EKG or other equipment attached) but is obviously up against Maggie who is stronger than anything he\u2019s gone up against and she has her own tricks and he\u2019s quickly taken out. Now Ember must figure out a way to get to Cameron, whose trapped in a dream state with his idealized father (MATT NABLE), who is abusive and absent in real life, without himself getting killed or, worse yet, possessed by Maggie who, for some unknown reason, has it out for Ember…<\/p>\n

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Again, it\u2019s easy to see how a movie like Incarnate<\/em><\/strong> has been in limbo, so much that director Brad Peyton went on to helm the disaster film, San Andreas<\/em> not long after which was released last year. The only question I have, is why it even got a theatrical release rather than the VOD and direct-to-video route; I\u2019ve seen films, which likely were more expensive, with all-star casts go down that road.<\/p>\n

The one, and perhaps only, saving grace is Aaron Eckhart who at least appeared to be having fun in what he had to known was a turkey of a film. His character isn\u2019t anything new \u2014 awnry handicapped man out for vengeance \u2014 but he does give a fun performance that made the film bearable even though the plot is haphazard including a sequence where Ember goes to the warehouse\/office of his mentor (TOMAS ARANA) who was holding a former incarnate now possessed, that had escaped. There was no real reason for this other than pad an already short running time.<\/p>\n

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In the end, Incarnate<\/em><\/strong> was just a mess of a film that somehow made its way to theaters only to be there and gone in about a month. Perhaps uber fans of possession movies will get something but for myself I was never scared (which should be easy to when it comes to these supernatural-horror flicks). This is a movie destined to air on SyFy (has the quality of their films anyway).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a semi-glossy slip cover<\/strong> and inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy. The only feature included is The Making of Incarnate<\/em> (7:11; HD)<\/u><\/strong> featurette which is rather short but provides some behind-the-scenes footage and on-set interviews with the cast and crew.<\/p>\n

A quick note about the \u201cUnrated\u201d version, it\u2019s a whopping 31 seconds longer. I didn\u2019t see the theatrical version but I suspect the only differences are an additional f-bomb and a nasty broken arm with bone sticking through.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Incarnate<\/em><\/strong> arrives on Blu-ray through Universal Pictures Home Entertainment presented with a 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and an AVC-encoded 1080p high-definition transfer. The video quality isn\u2019t anything I\u2019d describe as extraordinary but still looks decent with sharp detail and stark black levels with some splashes of color as well as natural looking skin tones.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The disc includes a basic DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which I\u2019d say is acceptable providing for clear and clean dialogue levels although the depth is lacking outside a scene or two when the demon err parasitic entity attacks and we get a jump scare from the mundane\/throwaway score. As possession movies go, this is on the weaker side but satisfactory enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Overall, Incarnate<\/em><\/strong> wasn\u2019t terrible but was entirely forgettable and only bearable thanks to Aaron Eckhart who for some reason agreed to this turkey of a supernatural-horror flick that somehow made to the big screen albeit for a short time. This Blu-ray release offers fine audio\/video and a throwaway bonus feature.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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