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This is a review for the Killing Spree DVD released by Camp Motion Pictures.
DVD Features:
BLINDED BY THE BLOOD - a 60 minute behind-the-scenes documentary. This was a fairly interesting documentary. There's some informative bits about the video market in the '80s (since I grew up as a horror fan during the '80s video boom, I like hearing about stuff from this era); there's also some local news segments from 1987 concerning casting calls for the movie; and there's some humorous behind-the-scenes antics.
KILLING SPREE INVESTOR REEL - 3 minutes - This was some footage from director Tim Ritter's previous film, 'Truth or Dare?-A Critical Madness', put together with narration and sent to possible investors in order to secure financing for 'Killing Spree'.
KILLING SPREE VIDEO TEST SHOOT - 20 minutes - Footage featuring some key scenes shot on video to see how the scenes would work before wasting valuable 16mm film stock.
CAMP MOTION PICTURES TRAILER REEL - A collection of trailers for current and future releases from Camp Motion Pictures: Cannibal Campout, Woodchipper Massacre, Ghoul School, Video Violence, Beauty Queen Butcher, Splatter Beach, Zombie Bloodbath, and Killing Spree.
GET THE CATALOG - A still shot add for ordering the Alternative Cinema catalog.
COMMENTARY TRACK #1 - by writer/producer/director Tim Ritter.
COMMENTARY TRACK #2 - by Asbestos Felt, Joel Wynkoop, and R.M. Hoopes.
Killing Spree was also released on DVD in the US in 2000 (on the Tapeworm label) and again in 2003 by Sub Rosa Studios. I haven't seen these versions, so I can't compare them, but the image on this DVD looks like it was "cleaned up". It was shot on 16mm film, so this is the best it's probably going to look. There's some grain here and there, but that's natural with 16mm stock (and the fact that it's 20 years old now). Colors are not as brilliant as 35mm film would be, and this is most apparent in the scenes with prominent colored gel lighting, but this is also the nature of 16mm film and not a fault of the DVD mastering. The audio is mono and it sounds clean and clear with no distortion. Overall, a good looking disc with generous extras and it's fairly low-priced.
7/10
