{"id":23965,"date":"2020-10-12T22:24:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T05:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23965"},"modified":"2020-12-17T16:43:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T00:43:29","slug":"review-pale-door-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/10\/review-pale-door-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pale Door Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Pale Door<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t your ordinary western for sure with… interesting horror elements thrown in. While it\u2019s not all that good, I guess I can commend the filmmakers for trying something a bit new for the genre even if some of it didn\u2019t quite work.<\/p>\n

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The Pale Door<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Western, Horror<\/span>
\nRLJ Entertainment | NR \u2013 96 min. \u2013 $28.97 | October 6, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/12\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Aaron B. Koontz
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Aaron B. Koontz & Cameron Burns and Keith Lansdale
\nCast: <\/strong>Devin Druid, Zachary Knighton, Bill Sage, Pat Healy, Natasha Bassett, Stan Shaw, Melora Walters<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes
\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 (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>37.61 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>43.64 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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RLJ Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 2\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>The Dalton gang find shelter in a seemingly uninhabited ghost town after a train robbery goes south. Seeking help for their wounded leader, they are surprised to stumble upon a welcoming brothel in the town’s square. But the beautiful women who greet them are actually a coven of witches with very sinister plans for the unsuspecting outlaws \u2013 and the battle between good and evil is just beginning.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>Outside of some classics, like Unforgiven<\/em>, The Magnificent Seven<\/em> and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly<\/em>, I\u2019m not much of fan of westerns, even western-horror like this one was. So being up front with that, The Pale Door<\/em><\/strong> might feature some passable acting, much everything else falters. The story and script needed some re-writes, particularly the dialogue, the costume design and wardrobe in general was far too noticeably clean but that\u2019s a minor quibble as the film goes into Satanism and all around horror along the lines of From Dusk Till Dawn<\/em> without the sharp dialogue.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a somewhat textured, title-embossed, slip cover<\/strong>. Included is a Filmmakers Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with Co-Writer\/Producer\/Director Aaron Koontz and Co-Writer\/Producer Cameron Burns and two featurettes: The Making of The Pale Door<\/em> (14:14)<\/u><\/strong> and Editing The Pale Door<\/em> (3:01)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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RLJ Entertainment releases The Pale Door<\/em><\/strong> which is presented with a 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. Although most of the movie takes place at night, with some scenes in bright daylight, the detail here is sharp and well defined; the natural film grain shines through. Colors are more tamped down outside of the daylight scenes while black levels are stark without appearing crushed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The movie comes with a standard but effective DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. Dialogue comes across well enough however you can tell the on-set audio quality wasn\u2019t the best as some of it sounds a bit flat. Where this lossless track excels is with the western music and score making good use of every channel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, The Pale Door<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t your ordinary western for sure with… interesting horror elements thrown in. While it\u2019s not all that good, I guess I can commend the filmmakers for trying something a bit new for the genre even if some of it didn\u2019t quite work.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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