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Never Open The Door (2014/Maltauro Entertainment Blu-ray)



Picture: B Sound: B Extras: B Film: C-



I had high hopes for this black and white independent horror film, Vito Trabucco's Never Open The Door (2014), as it starts with a fun ode to Hitchcock and Saul Bass with an animated title sequence, but what follows is poor dialogue and acting that makes the micro-budgeted film a bit of a miss. Lifting elements from stronger films such as The Evil Dead, You're Next, and The Strangers, with a splash of The Twilight Zone, the film's look and production design don't pack enough punch to stand the test of time to be deemed a cult hit.


A group of friends go for a weekend getaway in a cabin, when they a wounded stranger intrudes on their fun and warns them 'not to open the door.' The group start to squabble, and add lib, with each one growing more and more curious of the man's warning and ponder what lurks outside the cabin. Will they find out?


The film stars Jessica Sonneborn, Deborah Venegas, Kristina Page, Matthew Aidan, Mike Wood, and George Troester.


Presented in 1080p black and white high definition Blu-ray with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and an even, lossy Dolby Digital 2.0 (192kbps), which isn't bad for a digitally shot low budget film of this nature. Some of the blacks could be pushed a bit further, but the fact that the film is in black and white definitely adds to the film.


Special Features...


Original Trailer


A Conversation with Actress Jessica Sonneborn


A Conversation with director Vito Trabucco


A Conversation with producer Christopher Maltauro


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