Return to House on Haunted Hill Blu-ray

Return to House on Haunted Hill

 (2007)

Horror | Thriller



Sarah Wolfe was the only living survivor from the massacre at the Vannacutt Mansion, but no one believed her claims that ghosts were responsible for the gruesome murders that took place there.  Now her recent and questionable suicide leaves her sister, Ariel, no choice but to devote herself to finding out who - or what - was responsible for her death.  Ariel discovers that Sarah sent her the diary of the sadistic Dr. Vannacutt just before she died, offering clues to the diabolical evil that resides within the house. But the diary also makes Ariel a target in a deadly treasure hunt that leads a group of unwitting victims back to the Vannacutt Mansion, reawakening the terror imprisoned within the house on the hill.

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Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Amanda Righetti, Cerina Vincent, Erik Palladino
Director: Victor Garcia

Return to House on Haunted Hill Blu-ray, Video Quality

 


Return to House on Haunted Hill invites viewers in for some 1080p, 2.40:1-framed goodness. The print exhibits a few white and black speckles and some slight grain, but it's generally clear. There is nothing spectacular about this transfer, but it doesn't disappoint, either. It's rather flat and boring, with very little natural or bright light, but the mood of the film calls for somber, dark locales and the transfer reproduces these well enough. Most scenes in the movie take place in the interior of the haunted house, and there seems to be a haze over the image that goes well with the run down, cobweb-infested locale. Detail is moderate, perhaps even slightly below average, but the murkiness of the transfer doesn't translate into loads of detail, anyway. Black levels are decent and shadow detail is fine, but unexceptional. The gore is sometimes hard to make out in the darkness of the image, but those in search of large quantities of blood and assorted innards are in for a treat with this film. Flesh tones sometimes take on a shade of gray, if only because of the poor lighting conditions in the film. Return to House on Haunted Hill translates into a fairly uninspiring but ultimately passable transfer.

Return to House on Haunted Hill Blu-ray, Audio Quality

 


Return to House on Haunted Hill frightens the senses with a solid Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. This is one active and loud lossy soundtrack. The opening credit sequence is filled with rumbling bass, excellent surround sound presence, and these elements work to create a lively, somewhat frightening soundstage replete with thunder, tense music, and some gory sounds and images to complete the experience. Later, a bustling office comes alive with chatter and the ringing of phones permeating the soundstage to place listeners in the midst of the busy working environment. For a direct to video, nonsensical movie, Return to House on Haunted Hill does sport quite the aggressive mix. Various gunshots heard in the film ring out clearly, screams and various sounds of horror -- bodies ripped apart, brains pulled out of skulls, and the like -- shine through, and the track never relents in assaulting the senses, even if the action, dialogue, and direction, are all second-rate. The track never fails to immerse listeners in the action, whether the scene showcases a rainstorm, a barrage of ringing cell phones in chapter 12, or a series of falling chairs and a refrigerator in chapter 15. Dialogue is robust and precise throughout. Return to House on Haunted Hill is no slouch, audibly, despite the lack of a lossless or uncompressed option.

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