The
Final Girls
(2015/Sony Blu-ray)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B+ Extras: B Film: B
Todd
Strauss-Schulson's The
Final Girls
(2015) is great tribute to '80s slasher flicks and starts with a
great retro trailer of Camp Bloodbath, a low budget '80s slasher
flick in the vein of the original Friday
The 13th.
The story picks up twenty years later when Max's mother (played by
Watchmen star Malin Ackerman - a star of Camp
Bloodbath)
gets killed in a car accident.
Three
years later, Max, recently goes to see a screening of Camp Bloodbath
with some of her friends against her will. Soon, Max and her friends
find themselves in the world of the film itself, where they must
apply their knowledge of horror tropes to survive and defeat the
masked menace.
The
film is shot very well and is pretty solid all around with tributes
to '80s classics, some great gore scenes, and all in all a fun watch
for fans of the genre. The film stars a cast of up and comers
including Taissa Farmiga, Alexander Ludwig, Nina Dobrev, Alia
Shawkat, Thomas Middleditch, Adam Devine, Tory N. Thompson, and
Angela Trimbur.
Final
Girls
is presented in 1080p high definition with a widescreen aspect ratio
of 2.39:1 and a strong, lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 track
that is stunning as per usual for Sony. Additional language tracks
are on the disc in French, Portuguese, Thai, and Spanish.
Special
Features Include...
Audio
Commentaries
Deleted,
Extended, and Alternate Scenes
Pre-Vis
Animation
Visual
Effects Progression Reel
Director's
Shooting Notes
If
you're an '80s horror fan, then you owe to yourself to check this
film out.
-
James Lockhart
https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/
