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Blu Review: Curtains

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Those of you that have read any of my reviews you will know I am a rabid slasher fan.  I have a fondness for the modern slasher but my first love will always be the slashers from the golden age of slashers running from the late 70s straight through the 80s.  I have seen my fair share of 80s slashers but one that I have not seen was the 1983 Canadian slasher Curtains.  Several months ago I grabbed one of those Mill Creek or Echo Bridge horror movie packs at Wal-Mart for $5 and it just happened to have this little slasher in it.  Time prevented me from watching it but once I heard that the fine folks over at Synapse was putting out a blu release of the film I had to review it.

Before I get going I have to say that this review is strictly for the blu release from Synapse and not for the film itself.  I will actually review the film soon.

As a collector, as many of you are, there is three things I typically look for when a film is being re-released.  Those three things is the packaging/artwork, film quality, and special features.  The first of the three, packaging and artwork, is fucking great.  I hate, loath, fucking despise when a company releases a film from yesteryear and pays a modern artist to draw up new poster work.  So many companies do that now and the younger audience miss out on the amazing artwork the film had when it was originally released.  Synapse knows this pain and gave this release one of the original posters that I think is personally bad ass.  You can check that out above.

The second thing, picture quality and film transfer, looks fucking phenomenal.  This is one of my first looks at a Synapse film but with the quality of work I have seen in this film has made me a fan now and I will continue to look at their work.  The picture quality looks great but I had never seen this film before so I had no idea of what it looked like before Synapse got their hands on it so I went to my DVD shelf and pulled out the multi-film pack with Curtains in it. The comparison is like day and night.  The Synapse is a lot lighter so you can really see what is going on in each frame.  However, the multi-film pack version is so dark it is almost impossible to watch.

Finally, the film has several special features that was unavailable until now.  The release has a commentary track with Lesleh Donaldson and Lynne Griffin, interviews with Peter R. Simpson and Samantha Eggar, A restrospective called The Ultimate Nightmare, as well as, the theatrical trailer.  These special features are great but is rather small when you consider this is the first real release of the film.  Would have loved to see a bigger documentary on this forgotten slasher.

Overall, the Synapse Curtains blu is phenomenal.  The picture quality looks amazing, the artwork is crisp and clear while retaining the original artwork, and the film has some solid special features.  That makes this release essential for any slasher fan and film collector.  Go buy it because you will not be disappointed.

Blacktooth

(Staff Writer) Lover of all things horror and metal. Also likes boobs and booze.

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