{"id":28197,"date":"2022-02-28T23:30:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T07:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28197"},"modified":"2022-02-28T23:31:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T07:31:53","slug":"review-madman-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2022\/02\/review-madman-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"Madman: Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Madman<\/em><\/strong> might not have been great and was a Friday the 13th<\/em> knock-off but I can appreciate some parts and it\u2019s not a complete waste of time, however the down moments were pretty boring, and bland characters..<\/p>\n

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Madman<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror<\/span>
\nVinegar Syndrome | NR \u2013 88 min. \u2013 $49.98 | February 11, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/01\/2022 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Joe Giannone
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Joe Giannone (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Gaylen Ross, Tony Nunziata, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, Jan Claire, Alex Murphy, Tom Candela<\/span><\/p>\n

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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentaries, Interviews, Featurettes, Promotional Materials
\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 (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Vinegar Syndrome provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0<\/strong>These screen captures came from the included Blu-ray and do not represent the 4K picture.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 2\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Many terrifying legends are shared around campfires, but very few of them are true. That\u2019s what teenage Richie (TOM CANDELA) thought about the story of Madman Marz, a hulking brute who, as the story goes, murdered his entire family decades earlier and who can be summoned from the dead by calling his name. Unfortunately for Richie and his fellow teenage summer camp counselors, the legend is very true, and Madman Marz is back, freshly sharpened axe in hand, to continue the killing spree he began many years ago…<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: Madman<\/em><\/strong> is a movie I last saw from the initial 2015 release and apparently didn\u2019t think much of given my recorded ratings on IMDb and Letterboxd. But with this newest Vinegar Syndrome 4K release, I decided to give it another shot since I barely remember anything about it. But even with this second watch this Friday the 13th<\/em> clone (rip-off) just wasn\u2019t all that entertaining.<\/p>\n

I did think some of the makeup effects and kills weren\u2019t too bad,\u00a0 however much of everything else was rather dull from one-dimensional, cardboard cutout characters making the usual dumb mistakes even the better slasher flicks are guilty of. Although the Richie character does take the cake as, after seeing the large figure of Madman Marz in the trees, says nothing to his fellow counselors and instead wanders off on his own (another trait of indie horror, our cast traipsing around the woods).<\/p>\n

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On the plus side, I can appreciate the independent nature of horror movies like these and for sure the passion from all involved so while on the whole Madman<\/em><\/strong> doesn\u2019t always work, there are elements to admire. And at the very least the titular \u201cMadman\u201d does have a horrendous back story.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This \u201cLimited Edition\u201d release from Vinegar Syndrome comes with a thick matted slip cover<\/strong> and the inside cover is reversible. All of the features are on the Blu-ray disc.<\/p>\n

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