{"id":28044,"date":"2022-01-09T07:24:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T15:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28044"},"modified":"2022-01-09T07:24:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T15:24:14","slug":"review-toolbox-murders-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2022\/01\/review-toolbox-murders-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"The Toolbox Murders 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Toolbox Murders<\/em><\/strong> is a mediocre slasher where the mystery element goes by the wayside halfway through (not that the identity isn\u2019t hard to tell) but features a creepily fun performance by the great Cameron Mitchell.<\/p>\n

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The Toolbox Murders<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Suspense\/Thriller<\/span>
\nBlue Underground | Unrated \u2013 94 min. \u2013 $49.95 | January 18, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 01\/09\/2021 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Dennis Donnelly
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Robert Easter and Ann N. Kindberg (story) (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Cameron Mitchell, Pamelyn Ferdin, Wesley Eure, Nicolas Beauvy<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Interviews, Promotional Material, Gallery
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio (4K\/BD): <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.66
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.66
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Blue Underground provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0<\/strong>The screen captures were taken from the included Blu-ray disc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 2\u00be\/5<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>In a quiet apartment complex in Los Angeles, a deranged handyman goes on a killing spree, savagely murdering \u2018immoral\u2019 women with the tools of his trade \u2013 claw-hammers, screwdrivers, power drills and even a deadly nail gun. But these gruesome massacres are just the beginning.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>With so many great movies, both large and small, coming out of the 1970s, there were plenty others that were put on the wayside, one of them was The Toolbox Murders<\/em><\/strong>, a movie born out of the massive success of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre<\/em>, and made on a low budget of $165,000 and in good time, putting out to theaters as soon as possible. Apparently the strategy worked as it did managed to make around $500,000 at the box office.<\/p>\n

As for the movie itself; it\u2019s a tale of two halves. The first is an exploitation with a maniac going around murdering women (most of them nude) for apparently random reasons before a second half, where the killer is revealed (although his identity wasn\u2019t exactly a mystery since you see the face behind the killer\u2019s ski mask), it turns into a quasi-police procedural and part suspense-thriller.<\/p>\n

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On the whole, The Toolbox Murders<\/em><\/strong> doesn\u2019t have much going for it other than Cameron Mitchell, seemingly sober, delivering a decent monologue and playing creep pretty well. However, the actual toolbox murders aren\u2019t anything noteworthy, just another maniac chasing barely clothed or nude women around, something I don\u2019t really find all that frightening. Unnerving, perhaps, but not scary. Unless you\u2019re a big fan of 1970s exploitation horror, I don\u2019t think this is one worth the time.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This two-disc release comes housed in a wide HD keep case and a title-embossed slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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