{"id":16988,"date":"2017-11-24T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=16988"},"modified":"2021-08-20T22:10:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T05:10:21","slug":"review-night-school-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/11\/review-night-school-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Night School Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Night School<\/em><\/strong> is a flawed but fun enough 1981 film that\u2019s part slasher part giallo that isn\u2019t filled with many surprises yet it\u2019s still entertaining if only for some decently suspense-filled scenes and a, ahem, fine performance from Rachel Ward.<\/p>\n

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Night School<\/span>
\n(1981)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Mystery
\nWarner Archive | R \u2013 89 min. \u2013 $21.99 | October 24, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 11\/24\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Kenneth Hughes
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Ruth Avergon (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Leonard Mann, Rachel Ward, Drew Snyder, Joseph Sicari<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>22.8 GB
\nCodecs: <\/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 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Note: <\/strong>This review contains major spoilers<\/strong>, so readers\u2019 beware!<\/p>\n

Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>A ritualistic killer is on the loose in Boston and apparently targeting the women attending the night school at Wendell College. Investigating is Lieutenant Austin (LEONARD MANN) alongside his partner, Sergeant Taj (JOSEPH SICARI).<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: Night School<\/em><\/strong> is a mixture of Italian giallo type filmmaking and early 1980s slasher. On the former, it works pretty well with some truly suspense-filled moments and the latter, sure there is some blood but it\u2019s rather tame compared to the likes of Friday the 13th<\/em> and any of the slews of slasher genres from that era. One issue I had is I predicted a couple aspects about the killer early on. For one thing, based on how the killer was dressed (motorcycle gear and dark helmet), it was a she and by the time we\u2019re introduced to a variety of characters, mostly red herrings, I correctly called who it was and the reason behind the killings.<\/p>\n

So once you get that out of the way, there\u2019s not really a whole lot of mystery but by the same token, this was still somewhat entertaining just for the fun of the story and getting a good laugh at some shoddy scriptwriting and some bad performances, albeit Rachel Ward in her feature film debut wasn\u2019t half bad.<\/p>\n

In the end, Night School<\/em><\/strong> doesn\u2019t quite stand out amongst the others from the 1980s, but is probably worthy of a rental or viewing on Netflix\/Hulu\/Amazon (whichever platform it\u2019s available on), just don\u2019t go in expecting some hidden cultish slasher classic or anything.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The only feature is the Trailer (2:26; SD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.25\/5, AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5
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Night School<\/em><\/strong> cuts class headed onto Blu-ray and is presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and a new 1080p high-definition transfer. For the most part this does look pretty damn good with some bright colors, natural skin tones and good detail though the noise is pretty thick which isn\u2019t a hindrance and only helps give it that 1980s feel. On the downside, I did notice a few minor dust specs but nothing distracting.<\/p>\n

The disc includes a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono track and… it actually sounds good. Dialogue levels are incredibly crisp, clear and clean and even when Brad Friedel\u2019s (of The Terminator<\/em> fame) sweet 1980s score chimes through, as well as when the bass kicks in, there is a modest depth.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, Night School<\/em><\/strong> is a flawed but fun enough 1981 film that\u2019s part slasher part giallo that isn\u2019t filled with many surprises yet it\u2019s still entertaining if only for some decently suspense-filled scenes and a, ahem, fine performance from Rachel Ward. The Blu-ray released through Warner\u2019s Archive Collection offers up great video and solid audio but, not surprisingly, lackluster in the features department.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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