{"id":7841,"date":"2014-07-22T22:43:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T05:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=7841"},"modified":"2022-01-01T14:44:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T22:44:08","slug":"review-deadlyeyes-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2014\/07\/review-deadlyeyes-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Eyes Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"There\u2019s no real shock here, but Deadly Eyes<\/em><\/strong>, based on a novel entitled \u201cThe Rats\u201d, is a cheesy little picture but it has its fan base and honestly, even though this kind of horror isn\u2019t my thing (I have a preference for the slasher subgenre), it\u2019s at least quasi-entertaining.<\/p>\n

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Deadly Eyes<\/span>
\n(1982)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Fantasy
\nShout Factory | R \u2013 87 min. \u2013 $26.99 | July 15, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n <\/b>MOVIE INFO:<\/span>
\nDirected by: <\/strong>Robert Clouse
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>James Herbert (novel \u201cThe Rats\u201d), Lonon Smith (original screenplay); Charles Eglee (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Sam Groom, Sara Botsford, Scatman Crothers<\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:<\/span>
\nFeatures: <\/strong>Interviews, DVD Copy
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/p>\n

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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>39.5 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SUMMARY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Each year they plunder one fifth of our food, spread our deadliest diseases and destroy billions of dollars worth of homes and property.<\/p>\n

Grain contaminated with steroids produce large black rats that begin feeding on the citizens of Toronto. A college basketball coach (SAM GROOM) teams up with a local health inspector (SARA BOSFORD) to uncover the source of the mysterious giant rats. When they discover that the rats are living in the subway, they try to prevent a new subway line from opening before all hell breaks loose underground. This is man\u2019s last desperate, bloody battle to preserve the existence of the human race.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Surprisingly, the features are fairly light for a Shout Factory release with, outside coming with a DVD Copy<\/strong><\/span>, is a set of Interviews (24:05; HD)<\/strong><\/span> with Actors Lisa Langlois, Lesleh Donaldson and Joseph Kelly, Writer Charles Eglee, Art Director Ninkey Dalton and Special Effects Artists Allan Apone and Alec Gillis.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Deadly Eyes<\/em><\/strong> crawls through the subway tunnels making way to the Blu-ray presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. The picture on this presumably low-budget rodent-feature isn\u2019t anything astounding, but does look decent enough with good detail levels particularly for close-ups while anything from a distance is a bit more distorted. Darker scenes, though, are nice and stark and outside of the occasional dust marks, it\u2019s a mostly clean transfer.<\/p>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track includes fairly clean and clear dialogue levels while the action-center elements (i.e. screams as the rodents tear their victims apart) come across, considering it is a singular channel audio, with relative clarity. The music\/score also sounds decent enough but for obvious reasons this isn\u2019t a dynamic track; nothing great, just acceptable.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, there\u2019s no real shock here, but Deadly Eyes<\/em><\/strong>, based on a novel entitled \u201cThe Rats\u201d, is a cheesy little picture but it has its fan base and honestly, even though this kind of horror isn\u2019t my thing (I have a preference for the slasher subgenre), it\u2019s at least quasi-entertaining. The Blu-ray released by Shout Factory, via their Scream Factory line, isn\u2019t bad offering good audio and video transfers but it is a tad disappointing in the features department.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>07\/22\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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