Product Details

• Actors: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Ariana Gorini, Dante DiPaolo
• Format: Color, Letterboxed, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vci Video
• VHS Release Date: October 24, 2000
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004Z1NK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #433,160 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't let go of your old copy, this is a mixed blessing., February 5, 2006

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Jeffrey W. Haddon (Matoaca, VA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood & Black Lace (DVD)

1 star is for the DVD, 5 stars for the movie. I don't need to say anything about the film; those familiar with Bava's work know this is among his masterpieces. I'm writing this review to clear up some things about this new "Unslashed" edition. On the positive side, this version is Anamorphic widescreen and it does present noticeably more picture information on the right and left sides of the frame (the old VCI version was leterboxed a 1.66:1, where as this one is 16 x 9). Now the bad news. The color and contrast have been boosted/altered to the point that the image appears blurrier, grainier and more damaged than the previous version. Also, the interior sets (especially in the fashion house) have a putrid yellow/green hue to them not present in the old version. The soundtrack is horribly remixed, making the dialogue sound like it was recorded in a tin can and it pops quite a bit through the opening of the film. The French and Italian audio channels are reversed. None of these audio problems are present on the old version by the way. To top it off, the dvd menus are gaudy and offputting, trying to make this seem like a bloody slasher pic. In summution, the extra picture information just doesn't outweigh all of the drawbacks of this edition. My advice is to hold on to your old release until something better comes along. Thanks for reading. -JWH-

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PRIME BAVA...., October 11, 2002

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Mark Norvell (HOUSTON) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood and Black Lace (DVD)

Many have said this movie is misogynistic. I won't get into that. To be fair, I would have to say that it is disturbing to a degree, but also a stylish shocker done by a master film maker that is highly watchable if you're not squeamish. The world of haute couture is a perfect place to present a murder thriller in that it affords the limitless opportunities of playing with color, showcasing beautiful women and providing a host of possible villains...and victims. Bava does all of this in classic continental style. The victims are beautiful fashion models, the murders are violent and ,in some cases, gory. The settings of the salon and showrooms are garish with lots of red and black. The murder set pieces are scary, bizarre and done to the hilt. The storyline has some cohesence with enough sordid details to make it juicy. VCI has done the film marvelous justice on DVD and it looks beautiful. All in all, an engrossing horror film that continues to satisfy Bava and giallo fans and a collector's treat as well. Enjoy this one.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars great film, lousy dvd, August 13, 2007

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IKCWMBFD - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood & Black Lace (DVD)

Just to back up the very critical review of this dvd below, this is a major disappointment: the one star is for the quality of the dvd release, not the film, which is one of Bava's best pictures. The image here is really substandard, way below what should be expected from any serious dvd release in this day and age. Although it is anamorphic, it would be hard to call this in any way improved over the first VCI release; if anything, in sharpness and color, it might actually be worse. That a dvd release this mediocre is a rerelease is a travesty; if they want to get people to upgrade and buy again, it should be for a better product. Stay away from this one and hope for another version to come. I had heard bad things but ordered anyway since it was relatively inexpensive, hoping that Tim Lucas's involvement would mean that this was a quality dvd; unfortunately, not the case.