{"id":9291,"date":"2015-03-31T22:43:15","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T05:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=9291"},"modified":"2015-03-31T22:46:45","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T05:46:45","slug":"review-ghoulies-doublefeature-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/03\/review-ghoulies-doublefeature-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Ghoulies\/Ghoulies II: Double Feature BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I don\u2019t think anyone is under any illusion that these Ghoulies<\/em><\/strong> movies aren\u2019t cheesy and all around C-movie 1980s crap, yet for it\u2019s cheap production and questionable acting, it\u2019s got a certain charm and both films would make for a fun Saturday night double feature with friends; watch it alone and you\u2019ll probably feel a bit silly…<\/p>\n

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Ghoulies\/Ghoulies II<\/span>
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\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 | PG13 \u2013 81 min. \/ 89 min. \u2013 $24.97 | April 21, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n <\/b>MOVIE INFO (GHOULIES<\/em>):
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/strong>Luca Bercovici
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Luca Bercovici and Jeffrey Levy (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikani, Scott Thomson, Keith Joe Dick, Michael Des Barres, Jack Nance<\/p>\n

MOVIE INFO (GHOULIES II<\/em>):
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/strong>Charles Band
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Charlie Dolan (story), Dennis Paoli (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Damon Martin, Royal Dano, Phil Fondacaro, J. Downing, Kerry Remsen<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailers
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English
\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 MOVIES<\/strong>
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Ghoulies <\/em><\/strong>(1985)
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Take a creepy old Hollywood mansion, a na\u00efve young man and a pretty girl. Add an over-the-top orgy and some slimy, winged goblins who crawl out of toilets, and you have Ghoulies<\/em><\/strong>, a horrifying and hilarious ride into the darkest regions of hell! Conjured during a party thrown by the mansion\u2019s new owner, the hairy, fanged demons waste no time wreaking havoc on the scene \u2013 and declaring the unsuspecting owner their new lord and master.<\/p>\n

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Ghoulies II<\/em><\/strong> (1987)
\n<\/strong>The demonic, toilet-dwelling goblins are back! Stowed away in \u201cSatan\u2019s Den,\u201d the traveling House of Horror operated by carnival workers Larry (DAMON MARTIN) and Uncle Ned (ROYAL DANO), the Ghoulies merrily devour the sideshow attraction\u2019s patrons…until Larry realizes his horror house is for real and tries to flee the scene!<\/p>\n

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

Both films are contained on one disc.<\/p>\n

Ghoulies <\/em><\/strong>(1985) \u2014 3.0\/5
\nAudio Commentary<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 The track with Co-Writer\/Director Luca Bercovici is pretty basic but he provides a nice account of making the film and the challenges shooting certain scenes.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom Toilet to Terror\u201d: The Making of Ghoulies<\/em> (29:49; HD)<\/span><\/strong> is a featurette with new interviews with members of the cast and crew including Executive Producer Charles Band, Composer Richard Band, Actor Michael Des Barres and Special Effects Makeup Artist John Vulich.<\/p>\n

Theatrical Trailer (1:55; HD)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Still Gallery<\/span><\/strong> contains production photos and stills from the movie.<\/p>\n

Ghoulies II<\/em><\/strong> (1987) \u2014 2.25\/5
\n\u201cMore Toilets, More Terror\u201d: The Making of Ghoulies II<\/em> (16:50; HD)<\/span><\/strong> contains new interviews with (again) Executive Producer Charles Band, Actress Kerry Remsen and Special Effects Artist Gino Crognale.<\/p>\n

Alternate Scenes (2:43; HD)<\/span><\/strong> are some scenes cut down or removed.<\/p>\n

Theatrical Trailer (1:23; HD)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

Ghoulies <\/em><\/strong>(1985) \u2014 3.0\/5
\n<\/strong>The film is presented in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. It\u2019s not the prettiest looking flick to begin with, and presumably it was done on a shoe-string budget, taking that into consideration, I highly doubt this has ever looked better. Detail levels are OK but the film has a murky look to it while colors tend to be a bit faded.<\/p>\n

Ghoulies II<\/em><\/strong> (1989) \u2014 3.5\/5
\n<\/strong>The transfer for the sequel comes across a bit better. The 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and 1080p high-definition transfer (MPEG-4 AVC \u2013 both films have this codec) offers sharp-ish detail levels and colors are somewhat brighter. This appears to be clean enough although I did notice some instances of dust marks but it\u2019s nothing over abundant or distracting.
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AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ghoulies <\/em><\/strong>(1985) \u2014 2.75\/5
\n<\/strong>The DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track is quite soft and even for a solo track isn\u2019t exactly robust. Dialogue levels aren\u2019t boisterous and at times hard to understand some of it while the music\/score, ambient noises and other elements aren\u2019t exactly dynamic.<\/p>\n

Ghoulies II<\/em><\/strong> (1989) \u2014 3.5\/5
\n<\/strong>Like its predecessor, the 1.0 DTS-HD Master Audio track comes through well enough. Dialogue is clear enough and others aspects, like the score (by Frizzbee Morse) provide a bit more depth and clarity. It\u2019s still nothing phenomenal yet effective enough.<\/p>\n

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

Overall, I don\u2019t think anyone is under any illusion that these Ghoulies<\/em><\/strong> movies aren\u2019t cheesy and all around C-movie 1980s crap, yet for it\u2019s cheap production and questionable acting, it\u2019s got a certain charm and both films would make for a fun Saturday night double feature with friends; watch it alone and you\u2019ll probably feel a bit silly…<\/p>\n

The Blu-ray released by Shout has so-so video and adequate lossless audio to go along with some new interviews and a commentary track and given the movies like these, it\u2019s nice to get anything.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>03\/31\/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