![]() Seen anything quite like one weirdness on display since I reviewed One From the Heart years ago and got an almost immediate phone response from folks working for Mr. Some of the anomalies on tap are part of a relatively early use of digital cameras, which Michael Cooney gets into in his commentary. ![]() Looking presentation from MVD, though I am wondering if at least ![]() Both the back cover of this release and PowerDVD claim this is a progressive presentation, but BD Infoĭefines it as interlaced, and it certainly looked more like an interlaced presentation to me for a number of reasons. With an AVC encoded 1080 transfer in 1.78:1. Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of MVD Rewind Collection, an imprint of MVD Visual, Things are obviously structured for yet anotherįollow up, though Christopher Allport's sad passing would mean Jack would need to find a new nemesis. Still, there's something just not quite as funny about this sequel, despite Cooney'sĪttempts to make the humor more obvious (and maybe that's why, come to think of it). Looking special effects (at least when compared to the first film). Of course a number of murders ensues, and ultimately a whole slew of little Jack mini-me's is set loose, with some goofy but reasonable Suffice it to say that Jack's putative "main" form as a snowman doesn't keep him from journeying to anĮxotic tropical location where Sam and other characters from the first film have aggregated. That Sam and Jack are more linked than ever. To the fracas that supposedly led to Jack's demise in the first film, some of Sam's DNA has now been mixed into the stew (so to speak), so In this particular instance, however, due Least in part to the dunderheaded "idiot" character who is a kind of "where's Waldo" element in the first film. Of course in the meantime, Jack (voiced once again by Scott MacDonald) has managed another miraculous resurrection, due at Worse post traumatic stress disorder than he was in the first film, which leads to a recommendation of a vacation far, far away from any potentialįreezing weather. "realistic", but this is just another huge goof of a movie that has to be accepted on its own gonzo terms, for better or worse.Īdding to the patent lunacy of the first film's already preposterous setup is the fact that lawman Sam Tiler (Christopher Allport) is suffering even ![]() While this was still an ultra low budget affair, as Cooney also gets into in this commentary, heĪble to utilize more state of the art effects, which ostensibly makes some of the snowman (actually snow men) material in this film more Nasty girl in the first film may strike some as being more objectionable than funny, the mere presentational aspects of that scene (and manyīut evoke at least snickers, due to the almost non-existent budget Cooney was faced with when attempting to make that film and fashion theĮffects" (quote marks there for a definite reason). While, yes, scenes like one of a giant mutant snowman sexually assaulting an admittedly ![]() If things were being played intentionally for laughs or not. Until that time, we politely ask ourįans to exercise patience and we will put out an official announcement once we have more information.Ī bit of "meta" humor informs writer and director Michael Cooney's commentary, included on this disc as a supplemental feature, when he mentionsĮarly on that audiences attending Jack Frost weren't quite Given access to those materials, MVD will take the proper course of action to correct this unintended mistake. To "Jack Frost 2", we are waiting to hear back from our licensor regarding gaining access to the unedited HD master of the film. Update : This is a statement MVD has released: MVD is committed to releasing the best possible product. I've reached out toĪnd will post an update here as I hear details. Note: This evidently is a censored version and our Forum is reporting that a replacement disc may be forthcoming. Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman, January 2, 2022 Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman Blu-ray Review Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman Blu-ray ![]()
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