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Snuff Blu-ray Review

Score: 46

from 2 reviewers

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'Snuff' is an incoherent curiosity from a bygone era, best appreciated by enthusiasts of controversial cinema, featuring an impressive video presentation and decent extras.

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DTS-HD MA

Video: 60

The Blu-ray presentation of 'Snuff' boasts a surprisingly decent AVC encoded 1080p HD transfer in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio. Despite some print damage and softness, the refreshed color timing, vibrant hues, and managed grain offer a filmic look that successfully highlights textures, maintaining a clean, balanced grindhouse quality.

Audio: 25

The DTS-HD mono 1.0 audio track for 'Snuff' delivers clear music and dialogue but lacks depth and range, sounding shrill and muted with clunky, unsynchronized dubbing. While it preserves violent screams and mild atmospherics, it remains a blunt instrument focused on intelligibility over dimension.

Extra: 61

Extras on the Blu-ray of "Snuff" provide a multifaceted exploration of its controversial legacy, featuring filmmaker Carter Stevens' humorous behind-the-scenes recount ("Shooting Snuff"), Nicolas Winding Refn's candid reflections on exploitation cinema ("Up To Snuff"), and former FBI Agent Bill Kelly's insights on snuff film myths ("Porn Buster"), supplemented by extensive galleries and trailers.

Movie: 36

"Snuff," while a historical exploitation film with legendary controversy, is an incoherent and amateurish production marked by poor dubbing, random scenes of violence and nudity, and a final "murder" scene that fails to mask its crude effects. Despite its infamous marketing success, the film itself remains a tedious and hollow viewing experience.

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