{"id":179028,"date":"2021-02-16T01:06:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T22:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/vinegar-syndrome-brings-devilish-deeds-to-blu-ray\/"},"modified":"2021-02-16T01:06:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T22:06:50","slug":"vinegar-syndrome-brings-devilish-deeds-to-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/vinegar-syndrome-brings-devilish-deeds-to-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"#Vinegar Syndrome Brings Devilish Deeds to Blu-ray"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b6ca8e020\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b6ca8e020\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/vinegar-syndrome-brings-devilish-deeds-to-blu-ray\/#Satans_Blood_1978\" >Satan\u2019s Blood (1978)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/vinegar-syndrome-brings-devilish-deeds-to-blu-ray\/#Dark_Tower_1989\" >Dark Tower (1989)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/vinegar-syndrome-brings-devilish-deeds-to-blu-ray\/#The_House_of_Usher_1989\" >The House of Usher (1989)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/vinegar-syndrome-brings-devilish-deeds-to-blu-ray\/#Cthulhu_Mansion_1992\" >Cthulhu Mansion (1992)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Vinegar Syndrome Brings Devilish Deeds to Blu-ray<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.9-->Vinegar Syndrome remains one of the great indie home video labels, and each month they bring forgotten genre gems and old favorites back to life on Blu-ray. Their releases for January 2021 include <strong><em>Cthulhu Mansion<\/em><\/strong> (1992), <strong><em>Dark Tower<\/em><\/strong> (1989), <strong><em>The House of Usher<\/em><\/strong> (1989), and <strong><em>Satan\u2019s Blood<\/em><\/strong> (1978). Keep reading for our look at all four titles.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Satans_Blood_1978\"><\/span>Satan\u2019s Blood (1978)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Andres and Ana are a young couple hoping to take a break from the city who head out on a drive with no real destination in mind. They\u2019re stopped by a couple in a passing car who claim to know them, and soon the foursome are heading to a remote estate in the country to reconnect. On the downside, Andres and Ana are fairly certain they\u2019ve never met this couple before. But on the upside? All kinds of sexual antics and shenanigans!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-363335\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/satans-blood.jpg\" alt=\"Satans Blood\" width=\"195\" height=\"224\"\/>Writer\/director Carlos Puerto delivers an atmospheric tale of devil worship and infidelity, and while most of the film takes place at the estate it\u2019s an attractively cinematic locale meaning it\u2019s never visually dull. Of course, depending on your particular interests, the heavy dose of nudity and sex also keeps things engaging. The great Juan Piquer Simon (<em>Pieces<\/em>, 1982; <em>Slugs<\/em>, 1988) helped the production along and is at least partially responsible for some of its visuals. If there\u2019s an issue with the film for genre fans it\u2019s that a movie called <em>Satan\u2019s Blood<\/em> is expected to feature more of both. There are some mildly gruesome beats in the film\u2019s third act, but getting there is a slow burn <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of sex scenes and fairly repetitive interactions \u2014 seriously, Andres and Ana \u201ctry\u201d to leave the house multiple times only to find some inane reason to return. It all ends on an agreeably dark note and arguably its high point.<\/p>\n<p>Vinegar Syndrome\u2019s Blu-ray is newly scanned and restored in 4K, and the lush colors of estate life come through well whether they be firelit skin or guts piled up in a freezer. The disc includes the following special features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commentary with Kat Ellinger and Samm Deighan<\/li>\n<li>Satan\u2019s Blood: Recuerdos de Escalofrio [46:55] \u2013 This is a Spanish making-of documentary from 2016, and while it explores the usual topics on a film production the real highlight is Sandra Alberti sharing some very honest thoughts. She says she wouldn\u2019t have signed on to the film if she knew its intended adult rating, mentions that burning a painting of Christ was a step too far for the filmmakers, and more. It\u2019s interesting stuff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dark_Tower_1989\"><\/span>Dark Tower (1989)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A luxury high-rise office building nears completion in Barcelona, but as investors and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> celebrate the accomplishment the moment is ruined by tragedy. A window washer falls to the street below, crushing an executive, and soon more unexplained deaths follow. Could the architect\u2019s dead husband have something to do with the supernatural hijinx? Good thing an ex-American cop is on the case.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-363336\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dark-tower.jpg\" alt=\"Dark Tower\" width=\"195\" height=\"225\"\/>Genre legend Freddie Francis directs \u2014 albeit under a pseudonym \u2014 but his final feature is every bit a mixed bag. It\u2019s regrettably dull for stretches due in large part no doubt to its budget, as strange events and deaths are executed with minimal style or effects. A death in an elevator is revealed solely through a splash of blood, the falling window washer is a floppy dummy we don\u2019t see land, and it\u2019s only in the third act that a living corpse makes its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance for both better and worse. Instead, the film\u2019s worth comes in its Spanish locale and the presence of both Jenny Agutter and Michael Moriarty. The <em>Law &amp; Order<\/em> vet is always a delight in genre fare as his delivery and performances are dry wonders, and while he\u2019s not quite enough to save the movie he\u2019s still an entertaining diversion with a character who\u2019s part psychic, part dogged cop, and part indifferent to it all.<\/p>\n<p>Vinegar Syndrome brings the film to Blu-ray for the first time newly scanned and restored in 2K, but its original grain is retained. The disc includes the following special features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dark Inspirations [11:16] \u2013 Special effects artist Steve Neill recalls what got him into the effects business, his love of model rockets, and his work on <em>Dark Tower<\/em>\u2018s creepy corpse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_House_of_Usher_1989\"><\/span>The House of Usher (1989)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A young couple visiting distant relatives in rural England find their plans waylaid by a car accident and disturbing truths. It seems his family, the Ushers, have a few loose bats in the belfry alongside vague illnesses, pervy sexual desires, and a pair of ghostly children. Molly is taken in by the family despite her fiance\u2019s death, and she quickly realizes her future in-laws are absolutely fucking bonkers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-363337\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/the-house-of-usher.jpg\" alt=\"The House Of Usher\" width=\"195\" height=\"251\"\/>Edgar Allan Poe\u2019s \u201cThe Fall of the House of Usher\u201d is a short story that\u2019s been stretched into multiple features, and this late 80s adaptation succeeds in filling in some of the gaps with weirdness. Some of the details from Poe\u2019s tale remain, but the main narrative finds its own spin involving that dying bloodline, a young woman forced into a nasty relationship, and those pesky dead kids. It\u2019s all well and fine, albeit a bit generic at first, but things pick up once Oliver Reed grabs a guy\u2019s dick and feeds it to a hungry rat. That\u2019s so Reed! And that\u2019s also just one of his highlights here as his character goes from staid to maniacal with Reed ensuring that the shift comes complete with intensity, musky charisma, and a lot of energy. Add in a brief but memorable turn by Donald Pleasance \u2014 he does some violent things with the electric screwdriver attached to his hand (?) \u2014 and you have one of the more interesting adaptations of the classic tale. The gothic atmosphere comes through well in its production design too, and combined with these two British veterans the film feels like a bastard Hammer spin-off in the best possible way.<\/p>\n<p>Vinegar Syndrome brings the film to Blu-ray for the first time and does so with a sharp 2K restoration capturing the house\u2019s lush interior and the bright red blood that begins spurting in the third act. This is a VSA release \u2014 Vinegar Syndrome Archive \u2014 meaning it\u2019s both limited in number and comes housed in a slick, bottom-loading hard sleeve. The disc includes a collection of stills, the film\u2019s trailer, and the following special feature.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tell-Tale [11:14] \u2013 Director Alan Birkinshaw recalls the film\u2019s production, his interests in horror, and the joy that was Oliver Reed. He also teaches viewers the term \u201ccorpsing\u201d which refers to moments when actors burst into inexplicable laughter mid-dialogue and ruin the take.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cthulhu_Mansion_1992\"><\/span>Cthulhu Mansion (1992)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A motley crew of thugs and drug dealers screws up the one thing they\u2019re supposedly good at and quickly moves to a shaggy plan B. They kidnap a magician and his daughter and make the pair bring them home to hide out for a bit, but for all the outside threats they\u2019re worried about it\u2019s what\u2019s inside that poses the greatest danger.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-363338\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cthulhu-mansion.jpg\" alt=\"Cthulhu Mansion\" width=\"195\" height=\"224\"\/>Juan Piquer Simon is a big name in Spanish genre cinema \u2014 he\u2019s the focus of a feature-length doc included on the disc that\u2019s actually worth the price of admission here \u2014 but he\u2019s no miracle worker. The intention here is clear, and while we\u2019ve seen films with a similar setup involving crooks meeting up with evil it\u2019s a premise with promise. Simon just isn\u2019t able to do much with it, though, as budgetary limitations kneecap him at every turn. One sequence teases what could have been as a woman is pulled into a fridge by large, spindly, monster hands, but we never see anything else that imaginative. Still, there are some mildly entertaining practical effects as the gang is knocked off one by one, but it all pales beside the glorious carnage and creature work in <em>Pieces<\/em> and <em>Slugs<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Vinegar Syndrome brings the film to disc for the first time, newly scanned and restored in 2K, and both the film\u2019s atmospheric locale and occasional grue come to attractive life. The disc also includes the following special features<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Simon\u2019s Jigsaw: A <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trip<\/a> to the Universe of Juan Piquer Simon [1:41:20] \u2013 This feature-length doc from Spain delivers a detailed look into Simon\u2019s life and filmography. The subtitles are poorly placed \u2014 they\u2019re in the traditional spot but frequently land over text already identifying images and artwork on screen, but it\u2019s filled with engaging information on the man\u2019s life and work.<\/li>\n<li>The Special Effects Make-Up Magician [24:42] \u2013 Special effects artist Colin Arthur recalls the film\u2019s production, the tight budgets that became the norm for Simon, and the joys of working with the director.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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