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Blonde Death Blu-ray Review

Score: 58

from 2 reviewers

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"Blonde Death", despite budget constraints, excels in chaotic, bisexual energy and guerilla style, highlighted by a daring Disneyland sequence, and its Blu-ray offers commendable HD quality and engaging special features.

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DTS-HD MA

Video: 55

The AVC-encoded 1080p HD presentation of 'Blonde Death' preserves the original 1.33:1 aspect ratio from a 3/4 tape master, resulting in a soft and analog-fuzzed image with limited detail. While primary colors are faintly appreciable, tracking lines and artifacts mar the visual quality, yet enhance the film's edgy charm.

Audio: 60

The audio presentation of 'Blonde Death' on Blu-ray features a basic but surprisingly engaging 2.0 DTS-HD MA track, ensuring clear dialogue despite the amateur cast and incorporating The Angry Samoans' soundtrack effectively, though age-related hiss and pop may occasionally surface.

Extra: 61

The Blu-ray extras of "Blonde Death" offer a comprehensive look into the film's production and the history of EZTV. Highlights include audio commentary from film historians Elizabeth Purchell and K.J. Shepherd, interviews with actress Sara Lee Wade and director Michael J. Masucci, a historical filmmakers forum with founder John Dorr, and an insightful tour of EZTV's studio. These features provide invaluable context and anecdotes, showcasing the film's transgressive impact in queer cinema and its unconventional production challenges.

Movie: 56

Blonde Death is a chaotic and transgressive SOV feature that thrives on its campy crime narrative, energetic dialogue, and guerrilla filmmaking—shot on a $2,000 budget using early VHS gear, with scenes captured secretly within Disneyland. An homage to juvenile delinquent cinema, it echoes John Waters and stands as a testament to West Hollywood's queer underground. The Blu-ray release by Bleeding Skull and OCN Distribution offers an essential dive into this unique slice of video history.

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