{"id":21855,"date":"2019-08-25T07:47:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T14:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=21855"},"modified":"2019-08-27T07:48:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T14:48:20","slug":"review-alice-sweet-alice-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/08\/review-alice-sweet-alice-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice, Sweet Alice Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Alice, Sweet Alice<\/em><\/strong> for some reason has cultivated a following over the 40 years since its release and while atmospherically it was decent, the rest wasn\u2019t all that impressive from the stringed-together plot to some laughable over-the-top performances.<\/p>\n

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Alice, Sweet Alice<\/span>
\n(1976)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Thriller, Mystery<\/span>
\nArrow Video | R \u2013 107 min. \u2013 $39.95 | August 6, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/27\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Alfred Sole
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Rosemary Ritvo, Alfred Sole (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard, Niles McMaster, Jane Lowry, Rudolph Willrich, Michael Hardstark, Brooke Shields<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentaries, Interviews, Deleted Scenes, Trailer, TV Spot, Gallery
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (PCM 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>49.35 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>28.12 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Arrow Video 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>Favorite daughter Karen (BROOKE SHIELDS) is viciously strangled and set afire in church on the day of her First Communion, and suspicion falls on her jealous and emotionally unstable sister, Alice (PAULA E. SHEPPARD). When the girls’ aunt, Annie (JANE LOWRY), is later stabbed on an apartment complex\u00a0stairway, Alice is sent away. But the attacks continue, prompting priest Father Tom (RUDOLPH WILLRICH) and Alice’s dad, Dominick (NILES MCMASTER), to go in search of the real killer.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>Alfred Sole\u2019s Alice, Sweet Alice<\/em><\/strong> (a.k.a. Communion<\/em>) is considered some sort of cult classic, an underrated gem of 1970s indie horror. Personally, and I never would consider myself an aficionado of that era in that genre (crime-dramas are my thing in that time period), this being my first viewing of Alice, Sweet Alice<\/em><\/strong> might\u2019ve been a different take on the slasher film, but I felt pretty underwhelmed and even perplexed as the story isn\u2019t entirely compelling and worse, the acting tended to be, at best, over-the-top.<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t say it was at all terrible as director Alfred Sole did provide some cool atmosphere and as a whole, it was well directed, just wish the plot was a bit more interesting and connected a lot better than it did discovering the real killer who just so happened to wear a similar, if not the exact, outfit as another character (unless I missed something). And the ultimate motives behind the killer was kind of lame. That said, the original title of Communion<\/em> at least was more appropriate.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes housed in a clear HD keep case and a nice slip cover<\/strong>. The interior cover is reversible and inside is a 24-page booklet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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