{"id":21325,"date":"2019-05-30T22:38:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T05:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=21325"},"modified":"2019-05-30T22:39:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T05:39:26","slug":"review-five-girls-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/05\/review-five-girls-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"5ive Girls Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>5ive Girls<\/em><\/strong> might\u2019ve borrowed from other sources and isn\u2019t the most well made movie but I\u2019d be lying if I didn\u2019t say I wasn\u2019t at least mildly entertained by some of the elements, especially.<\/p>\n

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5ive Girls<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Supernatural<\/span>
\nAmmo Content | NR \u2013 96 min. \u2013 $14.99 | December 11, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 05\/30\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Warren P. Sonoda<\/span>
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Warren P. Sonoda (written by)<\/span>
\nCast: <\/strong>Ron Perlman, Jennifer Miller, Jordan Madley, Terra Vnesa, Barbara Mamabolo, Tasha May Currie, Amy Lalonde<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Stills Gallery<\/span>
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No<\/span>
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No<\/span>
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray<\/span>
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>24.02 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>32.62 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
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Ammo Content provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>What the devil has gotten into these girls? We\u2019re about to find out, as they attend St. Mark\u2019s boarding school, where discipline is strictly enforced. Students are stripped-searched, routinely punished, and there\u2019s no communication with the outside \u2013 but plenty with the dark side. Classrooms are more like covens and the extracurricular activities \u2013 well when the lights go out, you never know what is going to happen. Every girl here \u2014 Alex (JENNIFER MILLER), Mara (JORDAN MADLEY), Cecilia (TERRA VNESA), Leah (BARBARA MAMABOLO) and Connie (TASHA MAY CURRIE) \u2014 as a criminal past and a terrifying, and anything-but-predictable future. Father Drake (RON PERLMAN) and the particularly attractive and sadistic headmistress Miss Pearce (AMY LALONDE), are in charge. The girls are scared to death of them, as well they should be. Because frankly, they\u2019ve let the whole school go to hell.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: 5ive Girls<\/em><\/strong> has a familiar premise with the whole haunted private school setting and a limited cast. Not entirely sure, but shares a lot in common with the 1974 Lois Duncan novel \u201cDown a Dark Hall\u201d which did get a feature film adaptation in 2018. In any case, while Five Girls<\/em><\/strong> certainly isn\u2019t very good, I will say it was at least competently made by director Warren P. Sonoda, who also scripted.<\/p>\n

From what I can tell online, the budget was a surprising $3 million, most of which I assume went to Ron Perlman\u2019s salary and the visual effects at the end of the film. Sonoda\u2019s script has an okay plot however the dialogue wasn\u2019t always the best and acting middling, although I will say Jordan Madley turned in what felt like a genuine performance. Ron Perlman has a small role, appearing for only 10-minutes, as the school\u2019s priest and while he\u2019s not exactly memorable, does add some weight to the movie.<\/p>\n

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In the end, while 5ive Girls<\/em><\/strong>, besides the stupid usage of a number in the title (thanks 2 Fast 2 Furious<\/em>!), was a valiant effort by all involved and is probably worth renting or catching via streaming.<\/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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Not a whole lot here, but there is a new Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with Writer-Director Warren P. Sonoda & Actress Jordan Madley and a Photo Gallery<\/u><\/strong> with behind-the-scenes pictures.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Ammo Content releases 5ive Girls<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray and a 1080p high-definition transfer, presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio. The picture isn\u2019t the best looking, perhaps due the age and low budget, so it\u2019s not terribly sharp and does have a little bit of a muddy texture. And with a fair portion of the movie taking place during the night or darker settings, colors are on the muted side until the very end when things do brighten up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The disc comes with a standard DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo track where dialogue does come through well enough though depth isn\u2019t all that noteworthy. There\u2019s also a Dolby Digital 2.0 track available as an alternative.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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5ive Girls<\/em><\/strong> might\u2019ve borrowed from other sources and isn\u2019t the most well made movie but I\u2019d be lying if I didn\u2019t say I wasn\u2019t at least mildly entertained by some of the elements, especially actress Jordan Madley who easily was the best of the cast, although seeing Ron Perlman as a priest was fun. This Blu-ray release offers so-so video\/audio transfers and only a commentary and a stills gallery comprising the special features.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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5ive Girls might\u2019ve borrowed from other sources and isn\u2019t the most well made movie but I\u2019d be lying if I didn\u2019t say I wasn\u2019t at least mildly entertained by some of the elements, especially.  <\/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":[6433,6431,6432,506],"class_list":["post-21325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-ammo-content","tag-jennifer-miller","tag-jordan-madley","tag-ron-perlman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21325","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=21325"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21327,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21325\/revisions\/21327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}