{"id":8185,"date":"2014-09-20T07:51:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T14:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=8185"},"modified":"2022-01-02T20:11:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T04:11:39","slug":"review-silentnightdeadlynight-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2014\/09\/review-silentnightdeadlynight-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent Night, Deadly Night Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Silent Night, Deadly Night<\/em><\/strong> certainly has its moments especially the creepy scene between young Billy and his grandfather telling the boy Santa Claus was going to kill him, but some decent moments and kills, although it doesn\u2019t quite stack up with other horror films from that era.<\/p>\n

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Silent Night, Deadly Night<\/span>
\n** 30th Anniversary Edition **
\n(1984)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror
\nAnchor Bay | Unrated \u2013 85 min. \u2013 $19.99 | September 16, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nDirected by: <\/strong>Charles E. Sellier Jr.
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Paul Caimi (story), Michael Hickey (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson<\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:<\/span>
\nFeatures: <\/strong>Commentary, Interview, Gallery
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>19.3 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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

Silent Night, Deadly Night<\/em><\/strong> is the heartwarming story of little Billy Chapman who was traumatized by his parents\u2019 Christmas Eve rape and murder, then brutalized by sadistic orphanage nuns, led by Mother Superior (LILYAN CHAUVIN). But when a grown-up Billy (ROBERT BRIAN WILSON) is forced to dress as jolly St. Nick, he goes on a yuletide rampage to \u2018punish the naughty.\u2019 Santa Claus is coming to town… and this time he\u2019s got an axe!<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Audio Commentary<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Writer Michael Hickey, Composer Perry Botkin, Editor\/2nd Unit Director Michael Spence and Co-Executive Producer Scott J. Schneid sit down for this new track made for this 30th Anniversary release. The commentary isn\u2019t bad and provides a wide range of topics and thankfully they seemed to be recorded together so they can bounce stories off one another.<\/p>\n

Audio Interview with Director Charles E. Sellier, Jr.<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 In this audio interview, conducted over the phone, Sellier answers a variety of questions. Not sure when this was recorded but it\u2019s relatively insightful.<\/p>\n

Poster and Still Gallery<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Santa\u2019s Stocking of Outrage<\/strong><\/span> is a compilation of quotes, both parental and critics, surrounding the controversy around the film\u2019s release including one from Mickey Rooney.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Culled together from various film elements, Silent Night, Deadly Night<\/em><\/strong> makes its debut on Blu-ray given a 1080p high-definition transfer and presented in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio. Ok, so because different sources were used to give us this unrated version, it\u2019s of course not only inconsistent but also of varying degrees of quality ranging from average to downright ugly. I\u2019m not going to knock this transfer too much, it\u2019s nice Anchor Bay was able to give us even this, but it does not make for a pretty looking transfer on the whole.<\/p>\n

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

The Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track fairs a bit better providing decent dialogue levels, though it does tend to top out at times, but especially Perry Botkin\u2019s electronic score comes through quite well. It\u2019s a basic track and considering its 30 years old, with a limited budget, it leads to a track that is also limited.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Silent Night, Deadly Night<\/em><\/strong> certainly has its moments especially the creepy scene between young Billy and his grandfather telling the boy Santa Claus was going to kill him, but some decent moments and kills, although it doesn\u2019t quite stack up with other horror films from that era. The Blu-ray released by Anchor Bay offers up so-so video and OK audio transfers and a decent, if not limited, set of bonus material.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>09\/20\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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