Prom Night [Blu-ray]

Amazing movie and Great quality they don’t make movies like this anymore

Odds are, if you're looking at this, you know the story. If not, here we go: Four tweens accidentally kill a girl in some weirdly threatening version of hide and seek. They vow to never tell anyone... but little do they know, someone saw everything. Six years pass, and it's the night of the prom. The now teens start getting calls and stuff and then the heads roll to a disco beat. I've loved this film since I saw it on the Syfy network when I was in like 2nd grade. The previous releases don't hold a candle to this one. The picture and sound quality is astounding. You know how it has that 'hazy/dream-like' filter? Well, it looks pretty good here, for once. It's got great balance. You can see everything. You'll probably see things you might not have noticed before, especially in the night scenes. There are a few parts where it gets a bit grainy, but overall, it's clear and looks crisp. The special features are to die for. You like that? Lol. But yeah. It's great to see the cast and crew, still proud of a little film they made 35 years ago. And after viewing the trailer and many TV spots, the ad campaign was pretty strong too! No wonder this is often remembered as one of the 1980s better slasher offerings. For you first timeys, I'll let you know a few things: This film kind of has a bad rep because of the disco, but it's not exactly a major thing. Also, people complain about it being 'slow'. Oh, you mean because half the cast doesn't die within the first 30 minutes? Lol. There's not oodles of gore like Friday the 13th, but the characters (in my opinion), are pretty likable. You care about them and are genuinely frightened for them. And HELLO, this movie was one of the first slasher films off the Halloween success cannon. The standards of the genre weren't quite developed yet, and that's why there's character development before gore galore and a kill every five minutes. I think the last 30 minutes of the film is classic though. So duh, pick up this release! Okay? Synapse did a great job, as usual. You won't be disappointed.

I have to be honest, PROM NIGHT not my favourite slasher film down the bottom of the list for me HALLOWEEN, FRIDAY THE 13TH & A NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST a probably among my favourite's the first time i saw this film was on DVD released by Anchor bay over 10 years ago now what i remember watching about the film was how boring the plot/storyline was it Definitely dragged on for the first 45mins of the film, i was thinking where's this film going the film goes for 93mins including credits so the kill scenes don't start until the last 45mins really the kill scenes are Very very Good for early slasher Horror, but the storyline is not. the plot is simple and ridiculous Jamie lee curtis plays the Prom Queen and her brother Alex in the film is the masked murderer going around killing the teenagers that teased and bullied Alex's other sister Robin that was accidentally killed when she was a child, in the last scene before the credits roll, Alex gets captured & stabbed at the High school Prom Dance night with Jamie lee curtis character trying to hug him pulling of his mask, Alex shout's out Robin a few times and then the credits come up very ridiculous storyline i didn't think much of this film when i first watched it i've seen better slasher film's with much better plot/storylines than Prom night it's a matter of opinion really, some fans will love it, some fans won't think much of it. PROM NIGHT was released in 1980 and Synapse fims has given this film a special edition blu-ray release with a new HD transfer 1:78:1 Widescreen incredible transfer aswell Hardly no Grain shows and a new 5.1 Master audio surround sound has been given so the picture quality and Audio does look amazing for a very low budget 80's slasher Synapse films have also produced some new special features a new 40min featurette THE HORRORS OF HAMILTON HIGH with interviews from some of the cast from the film, except Jamie lee curtis of course and Leslie nielson who passed away some years ago now Director Paul Lynch & screen writer William Gray are interviewed giving their recollections on the making of the film some of the Prom night victims from the film have been interviewed and the Actor who played the Killer Alex is also interviewed Paul Zaza is interviewed for his music score on the film a new Audio commentary by Director Paul Lynch, interesting commentary he talks about the scenes and gives his recollections of filming them back in 1980 there is also Additional scenes that were added for the TV broadcast in the 80's there's outtakes and still Gallery so whether your a big fan of this early 80's slasher film or don't mind it and just curious to watch it anyway get this new special edition blu-ray from synapse films worth the money for sure time to throw out the old Anchor bay release, Definitely time for an Upgrade i gave 5 stars for this blu-ray based on the massive extras and a beautiful transfer only 3 stars for the film itself.

A fantastic slasher film and yet another great release from the Synapse team!

Classic 1980's slasher gets the Synapse treatment and gets upgraded and restored just in time for Fall. If you've never seen this film before, or we're waiting for a good version to come out, this is the penultimate edition.

Blu Ray has brilliant picture quality and great extras. The film is classic 80s slasher. Not violent but fun and very 80s retro. Film 8/10 BR 9/10

La película es un "Slasher" en toda regla y contemporánea a "Viernes 13". A pesar de que la imagen y el sonido están muy bien, la distribuidora Synapse no subtitula ni dobla sus películas, así que solo tiene idioma inglés. Como material adicional hay unas escenas eliminadas, los trailers de cine y televisivos, y un documental retrospectivo de 40 mins. sobre a realización de la película.

Region Locked. But a great early eighties slasher excellent picture, sound & extras