Black X-Mas – Unrated (aka Black
Christmas/HD-DVD/2006 Remake/Dimension/Genius/Weinstein)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B+ Extras: D Film: D
If you
read my regular DVD-Video review for Glen Morgan’s awful remake Bob Clark’s 1974
classic Black Christmas, labeled Black X-Mas here, you know why it is
one of the dumbest, most idiotic, lame remakes of all time. If you did not read about how bad it was, try
this link:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/5366/Black+X-Mas+–+Unrated+(aka+Black
Now, here
it is with all of its extras from Dimension/Genius/Weinstein on HD-DVD and you
can see and hear more clearly how bad this is.
The 1080p
2.35 X 1 digital High Definition image looks very good at first as it did on
standard DVD, then the editing kicks in and anything good Director Of
Photography Robert McLachlan, A.S.C., C.S.C., goes right down the drain. That makes it all the sadder since this could
have worked, but I guess the snuff cycle is not over yet. The Dolby TrueHD is also an improvement over
the standard Dolby Digital 5.1 mix from the standard DVD and Dolby Digital Plus
5.1 on this HD-DVD, but the mix lacks character throughout and is not exactly
consistent demo material with all of its amateurish shock points.
Even
though it is not out yet in any HD format, see the original film instead. Read more about the original on DVD-Video at
the following links:
Black Christmas
25th
Anniversary Edition DVD
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/1836/Black+Christmas+(25th+Anniversary
Critical
Mass Widescreen Special Edition DVD
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/4621/Black+Christmas+–+Special+Edition
- Nicholas Sheffo
