{"id":8888,"date":"2015-01-28T14:16:03","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T22:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=8888"},"modified":"2015-01-28T14:16:42","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T22:16:42","slug":"review-newyearsevil-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/01\/review-newyearsevil-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: New Year’s Evil BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>New Year\u2019s Evil<\/em><\/strong> is a ho-hum horror movie with little horror and the kills pretty standard. Save for the finale, this is a bore of a film that might have a minor following but for myself, little about this was enjoyable outside of Kip Niven\u2019s creepy but fun performance. The Blu-ray released by Shout Factory has good video\/audio transfers while the bonus material is somewhat thin.<\/p>\n

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New Year’s Evil<\/span>
\n(1980)<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror
\nShout Factory | R \u2013 90 min. \u2013 $24.97 | February 24, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n <\/b>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/strong>Emmett Alston
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Emmett Alston and Leonard Neubauer (story), Leonard Neubauer (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris Wallace, Grant Cramer, Louisa Moritz, Jed Mills, Taafee O\u2019Connell<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Interviews, Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

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

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a man of God, not a man of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Diane \u201cBlaze\u201d Sullivan (ROZ KELLY), the host of a nationally televised punk-rock show on New Year\u2019s Eve, is receiving calls from a mysterious killer (KIP NIVEN) who tells her of his plans to off someone at midnight in each of America\u2019s major time zones… and she will be the last.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>Slasher flicks from the 1980s never were my thing outside of the occasional Friday the 13th<\/em> or Halloween<\/em> sequel, though even those were becoming a bore. New Year\u2019s Evil<\/em><\/strong>, released late in 1980, had an OK set-up with your usual paper-thin characters, paired with questionable performances, and a slow start-up. But unlike others, this one took its good old time trying to gather momentum but it never comes until probably the very end where I actually began to enjoy and appreciate some of the darker humor. The kills aren\u2019t anything special or memorable, although the last involving Ms. Kelly was fairly inventive.<\/p>\n

If there was one big plus is it would be with Kip Niven playing the killer. He presented some great on-screen chemistry to the point even when his character puts on a fake mustache that would not fool anyone (albeit nobody in this film blinked twice). In any case, Niven, whose career has mainly been short films and one-off appearances on a variety of B-level television shows (like \u201cWalker, Texas Ranger\u201d), is a hoot in the role and one of the few saving graces.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release comes with a reversible cover artwork, the other side containing the original poster artwork.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Writer\/Director Emmett Alston, with Bill Olson from Shout Factory moderating, offers up a low key but informative track recounting stories on the set and how he became involved with the project.<\/p>\n

Call Me Evil: The Making of New Year\u2019s Evil<\/em> (7:16; HD)<\/span><\/strong> is a decent, if not a tad short, retrospective featurette with new interviews with director of photographer Thomas Ackerman and Actors Kip Niven, Grant Cramer and Taaffe O\u2019Connell.<\/p>\n

Theatrical Trailer (1:46; HD)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Shout Factory, visa vi their Scream Factory line, releases New Year\u2019s Evil<\/em><\/strong> presented in its original 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. The picture shown is more than satisfactory with good detail levels, fine color discernment and a fairly clean transfer with the occasional vertical lines that crop up every so often; outside of that, I didn\u2019t notice major instances of dust marks or scratches.
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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track is serviceable with clear dialogue levels throughout while the more action-oriented aspects, like gunfire are a bit flatter. Ambient noises are fairly discernible and the music\/soundtrack comes through fairly well.<\/p>\n

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

Overall, New Year\u2019s Evil<\/em><\/strong> is a ho-hum horror movie with little horror and the kills pretty standard. Save for the finale, this is a bore of a film that might have a minor following but for myself, little about this was enjoyable outside of Kip Niven\u2019s creepy but fun performance. The Blu-ray released by Shout Factory has good video\/audio transfers while the bonus material is somewhat thin.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>01\/29\/2015<\/p>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
\nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n