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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
BD impressions: I Spit on Your Grave (remake)
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The film: I previously reviewed the 2010 remake of I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE in a fair amount of detail back in January. Rather than repeat myself here, therefore, I'll simply direct you to that review, which also considers how the remake measures up against the original 1978 film. For a quick summary, he's a copy and paste from my ongoing 2011 film log at IMDB:
Slick remake of a deeply flawed original that lacks its predecessor's bite and clarity of purpose. 5/10
Image quality: BD releases of films shot using the Red One digital camera have, to date, been a bit of a mixed bag, seemingly stemming from post houses not knowing what to do with the footage. Several releases, among them VALHALLA RISING, ANTICHRIST and HIERRO, suffer from distracting stair-stepping, while others, such as KNOWING and THE SOCIAL NETWORK, simply look soft. It feels slightly odd to be able to say that I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE is the best-looking Red One-sourced title I've seen on BD so far, but it's the truth. It has what I've come to call the Red One look: low contrast, limited dynamic range, but that's presumably the look the director, Steven Monroe, was going for. In any event it suits the film's mood, and for a change I didn't find myself wondering how much better it would have looked if it had been shot on film. Detail is very good, with extreme close-ups revealing a wealth of freckles, moles and other "imperfections" on the actors' faces. There's some nasty black crush going on, and some occasional banding, and as with a number of digital titles the blacks are elevated throughout (extremely noticeable during the on-black opening and closing titles), but those are my only major complaints. 8/10
I Spit on Your Grave (remake)
studio: Anchor Bay; country: USA; region code: A;
codec: AVC; aspect ratio: 2.39:1
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1. Christopher D. Jacobson said:
Can't say I agree with the original being flawed in any way. To me, it's film perfection, and I'm pleased the Blu-ray looks so good.
I hate now that when I talk about I Spit on Your Grave, I have to point out that I mean the '78 version, 'cos some people have thought I'm talking about the remake, not knowing it's a remake.
The Day of the Woman title sucks, by the way. ;) I know you and others think it's more appropriate and meaningful or whatever, but I'll take the grindhouse-influenced title over it any day.
I'll pass on this remake. Doesn't look like it offers anything, really. Too sleek, and doesn't appear to convey the horror of the first film to such effect.
(Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 10:37 PM)