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    I Spit On Your Grave
    Genre:Horror

    Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Camille Keaton

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 2.5
    Sound Rating: 1
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): Elite Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): EE7748
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Retail Price): $39.98
    (Running Time In Minutes): 100
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Theatrical Release): 1978
    (LD Release Date): 8/98
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): Meir Zarchi
    (Screenplay/Written By): Meir Zarchi
    (Story): NA
    (Music): NA
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer): NA
    (Visual Effects):
    (Costume Designer):
    (Editor): Meir Zarchi
    (Supervising Sound Editors):
    (Re-Recording Mixers):
    (Executive Producers): NA
    (Co-Producers): NA
    (Producers): Joseph Zbeda & Meir Zarchi

    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Academy Standard Flat
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 1.85:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 1.82:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Mono Sound
    (Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
    (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
    (Remastered Dolby Digital): No
    (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
    (Additional Languages):

    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Banned in the United Kingdom and Germany, the cult classic I Spit On Your Grave is shown in its original, uncut form—for those who didn’t get enough brutality in the edited versions. It stars Camille Keaton as Jennifer, a young woman who travels to the country in search of some peace and quiet. What she finds is a group of men who brutally rape and beat her, then her back to her house for more. Originally titled Day Of The Woman, this woman comes back for her day of revenge in sick, bloody horrifying ways. Not for anyone with an ounce of human decency.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The LaserDisc is wanting in resolution and clarity, appearing dated. Color fidelity is generally natural, but somewhat subdued and wanting in natural depth. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail, with a soft focus often utilized. Contrast and shadow delineation are poor to mediocre throughout. Minor noise is occasionally apparent, as well as brightness changes, but artifacts are minimal. The LaserDisc is matted at 1.82:1.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The original theatrical soundtrack is undistinguished monaural, as is the LaserDisc PCM soundtracks. The sound is terribly dubbed and distorted.
    (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): No
    (Aggressive System Surround): No
    (Intense 25Hz Bass): No
    (Deep Bass Challenging): No
    (Aggressive 0.1 LFE):
    (Holosonic Soundfield): No
    (Aggressive Split Surround): No
    (Center Back Surround Imaging): No
    (Directionalized Dialogue): No
    Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality:
    Superb Music Score Recording Quality:
    		 No
    Superb Special Visual Effects Quality:
    		 No
    Superb Color Fidelity:
    		 No
    Superb Cinematography:
    		 -
    Reference LaserDisc:
    		 No
    Collector Edition:
    		 No
    DVD To LaserDisc Comparison:
    The non-anamorphic DVD and LaserDisc both exhibit similar characteristics in visual quality. The DVD appears to be sourced from a composite master due to apparent NTSC motion artifacts and inter-field jitter. By direct comparison, the DVD is slightly sharper with better detail, but both versions are wanting in resolution and clarity, appearing dated. Color fidelity is generally natural, but somewhat subdued and wanting in natural depth, though the LaserDisc is slightly more color saturated. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail, with a soft focus often utilized. Contrast and shadow delineation are poor to mediocre throughout. Minor noise is occasionally apparent, as well as brightness changes, but artifacts are minimal. The LaserDisc and DVD are both matted at 1.82:1. The original theatrical soundtrack is undistinguished monaural, as are the DVD, encoded in Dolby® Digital, and the LaserDisc PCM soundtracks. Both sound terribly dubbed and distorted, and the Dolby Digital soundtrack has a consistent hum throughout. The DVD’s Dolby Digital soundtrack is spread to the two front channels with problematic phase errors. The LaserDisc PCM soundtrack is precisely centered. Perhaps this is the best this soundtrack will ever sound, but the quality is poor nonetheless.