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Tales from the Hood Blu-ray Review

Collector's Edition

Score: 67

from 4 reviewers

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Tales from the Hood's Collector's Edition Blu-ray offers an excellent audiovisual upgrade, preserving this socially relevant horror anthology film with nostalgic yet chilling charm.

Tales from the Hood Blu-ray Front Cover

Disc Release Date

DTS-HD MA

Video: 65

Tales from the Hood's Blu-ray presentation boasts a satisfying 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 transfer, revealing sharp details and natural skin tones, maintaining a consistent filmic quality with minimal artifacts. While some scenes exhibit mild blooming or grain inconsistencies, the color palette remains robust and blacks deep, offering an appreciable upgrade from standard definition.

Audio: 73

Tales from the Hood's Blu-ray offers a robust upgrade with two English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 tracks; both deliver rich, dynamic sound with full and detailed effects, though the primary track presents a superior, cleaner audio experience. Music, effects, and dialogue are well-balanced and engaging throughout.

Extra: 59

Tales from the Hood: Blu-ray extras feature rich and engaging content including a comprehensive audio commentary by Rusty Cundieff and an in-depth, 56-minute retrospective on the film's production and themes, supported by vintage featurettes, trailers, TV spots, and an extensive photo gallery.

Movie: 72

Tales from the Hood merges horror and social issues seamlessly, maintaining its relevancy with themes of police corruption, domestic abuse, racism, and urban violence, enhanced by solid performances and engaging narrative diversity; the Shout! Factory Blu-ray release revisits this unique piece with improved visuals and competent special effects.

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