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| Reviewed by: Jason White 05 Oct 2005 Dead & Breakfast
| |  Zombie love is never going to grow old or go away. Zombies are just cinema fun, and will be that way forever probably. The latest entry is a sort of low budget affair titled Dead & Breakfast, which involves the usually setup of a small group of people trapped in a small area while an army of zombies is working to get at them. Nothing too new there but this indie film shows a big time love affair for the genre and well one can’t help but have a good time on this ride. Anchor Bay brings the film to DVD for all to enjoy.
The setup involves 6 friends out on a road trip to get to a Texas wedding. They stop at a small town bed & breakfast to catch up on some rest and relaxation for the night, but soon enough all hell breaks loose. Soon the Inn’s owner and chef are found dead, and the local sheriff can’t help but be suspicious of these strangers in town. No one has too much time to dwell on such as an army of the undead soon besieges the b&b and our group of 6 has much bigger issues to worry about. Tons of gore and blood splattered carnage ensues. Very campy in the Evil Dead sort of way, but what really helps is the cast plays it pretty straight in tune with the camp to make it a good deal of fun.
The film is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen on DVD. The transfer is strong for an indie film, for any film really, but I will say it has a bit too much of a digital look. I might would argue with the IMDB about this one being shot on film, but I am no expert so I will just go with the flow. The image is clean, the colors are bright. Contrast and brightness are great with deep blacks and reds that don’t bleed. There is some grain and some washed out moments, but a lot of that seems to go with a possible intentional 70’s exploitation film look. The main thing is the inconsistency of it all. None is terrible, but some scenes seem like an homage, others just seem dirty, while others are very bright and modern. Overall though very good looking for what it is.
Audio is Dolby Digital 5.1. Some areas of dialogue are a bit low, but beyond that, the mix is pretty lively and fun. Good surround usage and plenty of LFE. Not quite up to par with value on say a big budget production, but just fine for a film of this nature and background.
Extras include 2 audio commentaries. The first includes Director Matthew Leutwyler, Special Effects Supervisor Michael Mosher and Actors Erik Palladino and Zach Selwyn. The second commentary track features Matthew Leutwyler, and Actors Ever Carradine, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Erik Palladino and Oz Perkins. Everyone seemed to have a lot fun making this film and everyone tends to want to get a word or two in about it.
Other extras present include nearly 10 minutes of deleted/extended scenes, a blooper reel, some additional music, a poster gallery, and a trailer for this film plus a few Anchor Bay promos for other films.
Dead & Breakfast won’t be winning any awards, but it is a fun ride for horror buffs who like some good quality camp value with their limb slicing. A good mix of fun inspired by Peter Jackson and Sam Raimi. Anchor Bay has given the film a solid release with quality a/v and extras. Well worth renting and possibly a must own for a quite a few horror buffs. |
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