{"id":17877,"date":"2018-03-12T20:07:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T03:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=17877"},"modified":"2018-03-12T20:07:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T03:07:57","slug":"review-beind-the-mask-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/03\/review-beind-the-mask-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon – Collector’s Edition BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon<\/em><\/strong> was a surprisingly fun take on the slasher horror genre that at times was actually quite clever, only a shame it hasn\u2019t caught on enough to warrant a sequel.<\/p>\n

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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Comedy
\nShout Factory | R \u2013 91 min. \u2013 $34.93 | March 27, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/12\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Scott Glosserman
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>David J. Stieve and Scott Glosserman (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals, Zelda Rubinstein, Scott Wilson, Robert Englund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted\/Extended Scenes, Theatrical 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 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis (from the back cover): <\/strong>You know legendary maniacs Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger. Now meet Leslie Vernon (NATHAN BAESEL), the next great psycho-slasher, is a good-natured killing machine who invites a documentary film crew, led by reporter Taylor Gentry (ANGELA GOETHALS), to follow him as he reminisces with his murder mentor (SCOTT WILSON), evades his psychiatrist\/nemesis (ROBERT ENGLUND), deconstructs Freudian symbolism, and meticulously plots his upcoming slaughter spree. But when the actual carnage begins, where do you draw the line between voyeuristic thrills, mythic evil, and good old-fashioned slasher movie mayhem?<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>I\u2019m not entirely sure how Behind the Mask<\/em><\/strong> escaped me. I actually had owned the film on DVD buying it used from Hollywood Video some years ago. But seeing it in 2018 (so 10+ years later), I had a great f***ing time and even found this, in terms of parodying classic horror tropes, equal to Scream<\/em>, which is high praise since I consider that film to be one of my favorite horror-slashers.<\/p>\n

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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon<\/em><\/strong>, along with some sharp writing by David Stieve and Scott Glosserman who do a great job poking fun at the idea of a serial killer\u2019s preparations for his latest preys, the acting from mostly unknowns were downright great. Nathan Baesel was absolutely charming, and sometimes even scary, as Leslie Vernon while Taylor had an equal amount of charisma and sexy strength by the end as the \u201cSurvivor Girl\u201d (nowadays \u201cFinal Girl\u201d is the term used). And of course the inclusion of the iconic Robert Englund, in the Doctor Loomis-like role, never hurts.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> and the interior cover is reversible revealing the original poster artwork.<\/p>\n

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