Dead North

gripping, freezing-cold thriller

Well, I got it on a sale at least.

Kinda similar to other SC releases but still not a bad way to spend an hour or so.

Nice wave productions horror madness. Saturns core know how to stuff their media full of extras too making this a good value product.

I'm a W. A. V. E. fan, and have come to appreciate the SOV aesthetic. But even so, 1 hour 50 minutes is pretty long for one of these. Lots of typical padding, mundane events that seem to be filmed in real time. Sometimes this is good - I can watch Clancy McCauley put on stockings and heels in real time. The plot is complicated and takes a long time to develop, but there are good sequences in the long runtime. I really like Clancy McCauley and can always enjoy watching her. Teri Lewandowski is also very attractive in this. But it's frustrating watching something this long with ZERO female nudity. Plenty of appropriate situations for it, but the camera always moves away, subject turn their back to the camera, framing always prevents it. The lack of delivery here just makes it seem longer.

So why is this a 4 star release? The movie itself is important in the history of W. A. V. E. , and the features are very generous. I liked both of the two shorts (Hanging Judge and Crushed), both featuring Clancy McCauley again. The commentary tracks both have some interesting info in them. The booklet has some vintage newspaper reviews/articles. And there is the 2012 remake as "The Pineland Murders". In some ways better done, but no more enjoyable. It feels like watching Dead North on fast-forward. The slipcover image on this one is decent, though I don't think that cheerleader image is from anything on this disc.