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Jennifer's Body (Blu-ray)
[Blu-ray]
Blu-ray B - United Kingdom - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Review written by and copyright: Samuel Scott (6th January 2014). |
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The Film
 ***This is an A/V and extras review only. For reviews on the movie from various critics, we recommend visiting HERE.*** She's evil... and not just high school evil. Sexy temptress Megan Fox is hotter than hell as Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader who takes evil to a whole new level after she's possessed by a sinister demon. Steamy action and gore galore ensue as the male student body succumbs to Jennifer's insatiable appetite for human flesh. Now it's up to her best friend (Amanda Seyfried) to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late! This edition also contains a Digital Copy of the film, now you can watch Jennifer's Body where you want, when you want!
Video
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have released the horror movie "Jennifer's Body" onto Blu-ray in the United Kingdom, in the original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The transfer is 1080p and uses an AVC MPEG-4 codec. As far as the transfer goes, it's almost reference quality. One of the biggest problems I have found with films that feature many deep blacks, is that we often get a lot of a crushing. This movie is a fine example of not having any crushing at all, with the blacks remaining solid and deep throughout. Detail is also exceptional, especially the make-up effects which look incredible. Every stray hair, every freckle, and even every thread of clothing, is easily noticeable. Shadow detail is also strong. One of the better examples of how good the colours are, would be the skintones, particularly Jennifer's whose skin gets lighter as she gets hungrier. There are one or two minor problems though. I noticed a couple of very minor aliasing on the odd background object, and sometimes shadow detail was only viewable due to boosted contrast levels. Still, this is a great transfer, and one of the best horror transfers I have seen on Blu-ray. The disc contains both the theatrical (102:21) and unrated (107:28) versions.
Audio
There are plenty of audio options here: - English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - Castellano DTS 5.1 - French DTS 5.1 - German DTS 5.1 - Italian DTS 5.1 - Russian DTS 5.1 - English Audio Descriptive DTS 5.1 For obvious reasons, I opted for the English DTS-HD Master Audio track, which, like the transfer, is almost reference quality. Unlike many horror films, which over enthusiastically use the surrounds for cheap jump scares, "Jennifer's Body" actually utilises the surrounds to help build tension, and add a real zest to proceedings. The LFE channel gets plenty of workout from the score which features several indie bands, especially when guitars get thrashed. There are some great environmental noises throughout, from the subtle swirling of wind, to the crashing of the bar as it goes up in flames. Channel separation for dialogue is good, and overall directionality is excellent. It's an atmospheric mix without any problems. Optional subtitles are available in Castellano, Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Russian and Swedish.
Extras
We start off the extras with a small selection of six deleted scenes: - Play All - "Dead Boys" (1:08) - “Jennifer Check is Gross” (3:32) - "Needy Confronts Jennifer" (1:59) - “Who’s Cindy Crawford?” (0:34) - "Needy Faces the Band" (5:32) - “Ass, Gas, or Grass” (1:09) These aren't that bad and were likely cut for pacing reasons rather than for being poor scenes. There is some interesting stuff here, with the best scene being "Needy Faces the Band" which adds a little more depth as to what Needy did after the finale. An optional audio commentary with Diablo Cody would've been a welcome addition here though. The only other extra, is your typical gag reel (4:55), with fluffed lines. Nothing new here, or anything of particular hilarity.
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