The sloppy script, amateurish filming, and deadpan acting couldn't spark one iota of suspense or concern for any of the characters.
Video:
"Broceliande" is presented in anamorphic widescreen with an aspect ratio of 2.35:1. I noticed some mild grain in the well-lit scenes, and at night or in the dark caverns it became considerably worse. Some of these darker scenes also were blanketed with that familiar bluish cloudiness that shows up from time to time on a few releases.
Audio:
The audio for this release was difficult to judge, basically because what is listed on the DVD case and menu doesn't completely jive with the actual sound dispersed by my home theater system. I viewed the film using the dubbed English track in Dolby Digital Stereo, and also available are French Dolby Digital 5.1 and French DTS Stereo (all having the option for English subtitles), but to be honest I spent a little time trying them all and couldn't really hear much of a difference. It seems that the French Dolby Digital 5.1 wasn't mastered properly as the main dialogue still heavily came through on the right and left front speakers, which really should only be fed through the center speaker for true Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. In general, it just wasn't all that impressive to me.
Extras:
The first bonus is a "Deleted Prologue" that is roughly an hour long. It begins with sort of a prequel reenactment of Celtic druids performing the ritual from the film and only lasts a couple of minutes, but I can't figure out why it ended up on the cutting room floor. The filmmakers obviously put a lot of work into creating the more primitive look, and frankly, it was more interesting than the actual movie. From there it shifts into a behind-the-scenes documentary with footage showing rubber body parts, and make-up effects, then trails off into things like actors lying around playing with their scripts, close-ups of crew chewing gum, and other tedious stuff that should have been edited out of this featurette.
"The Making of Broceliande" runs approximately half an hour. It begins with the director and producer discussing how the movie got off the ground, covers selecting the right actors for each of the characters, and other various tidbits about the production.
Both featurettes are in French, with optional English subtitles, and rounding out the extras are trailers for "Broceliande" and "Malifique."
The Final Cut:
"Broceliande" is billed as a horror and thriller, but there is nothing frightening or thrilling about it. The sloppy script, amateurish filming, and deadpan acting couldn't spark one iota of suspense or concern for any of the characters. I honestly didn't care who got killed off, and by the time the monster crashed the party I was rooting for it to slaughter the entire cast and then crawl under a rock to be never seen or heard from again.
"Broceliande" is presented in anamorphic widescreen with an aspect ratio of 2.35:1. I noticed some mild grain in the well-lit scenes, and at night or in the dark caverns it became considerably worse. Some of these darker scenes also were blanketed with that familiar bluish cloudiness that shows up from time to time on a few releases.
Audio:
The audio for this release was difficult to judge, basically because what is listed on the DVD case and menu doesn't completely jive with the actual sound dispersed by my home theater system. I viewed the film using the dubbed English track in Dolby Digital Stereo, and also available are French Dolby Digital 5.1 and French DTS Stereo (all having the option for English subtitles), but to be honest I spent a little time trying them all and couldn't really hear much of a difference. It seems that the French Dolby Digital 5.1 wasn't mastered properly as the main dialogue still heavily came through on the right and left front speakers, which really should only be fed through the center speaker for true Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. In general, it just wasn't all that impressive to me.
Extras:
The first bonus is a "Deleted Prologue" that is roughly an hour long. It begins with sort of a prequel reenactment of Celtic druids performing the ritual from the film and only lasts a couple of minutes, but I can't figure out why it ended up on the cutting room floor. The filmmakers obviously put a lot of work into creating the more primitive look, and frankly, it was more interesting than the actual movie. From there it shifts into a behind-the-scenes documentary with footage showing rubber body parts, and make-up effects, then trails off into things like actors lying around playing with their scripts, close-ups of crew chewing gum, and other tedious stuff that should have been edited out of this featurette.
"The Making of Broceliande" runs approximately half an hour. It begins with the director and producer discussing how the movie got off the ground, covers selecting the right actors for each of the characters, and other various tidbits about the production.
Both featurettes are in French, with optional English subtitles, and rounding out the extras are trailers for "Broceliande" and "Malifique."
The Final Cut:
"Broceliande" is billed as a horror and thriller, but there is nothing frightening or thrilling about it. The sloppy script, amateurish filming, and deadpan acting couldn't spark one iota of suspense or concern for any of the characters. I honestly didn't care who got killed off, and by the time the monster crashed the party I was rooting for it to slaughter the entire cast and then crawl under a rock to be never seen or heard from again.
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