All Souls Day
Picture: B-
Sound: B- Extras: C Feature: C-
Just when you though all the bad films that followed a few
good ones about holidays and death had been done, Jeremy Kasten’s All Souls
Day (2005) arrives and it is one of the worst yet. Over the decades, various vacationers come
to the wrong town and supernatural zombie murders and mutilations follow. This time, they are digital.
David Keith and Danny Trejo are supporting characters that
are among the darker and dirtier here, meant to anchor everything into some
realism that never takes. The make-up
effects are lame and acting and dialogue a disaster. For those who love schlock and think that entire genre is capable
of, even this is one those “viewers” are likely to find tired. Skip this one!
The anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image has softness,
but is saved by its color. The Dolby
Digital 5.1 mix is not spectacular, but better than the 2.0 Stereo mix and both
have surrounds. Extras include deleted
and extended scenes that made no difference, an audio commentary by the
director and producer explaining their motives, three featurettes, DVD-ROM
screenplay, storyboards and trailers for this and four other Anchor Bay DVDs.
- Nicholas Sheffo
