Scream Factory’s Double Feature Blu-Ray release of ‘Vampire’s Kiss’ & ’High Spirits’ doesn’t include too much in the way of bonus content. These are both very solid 2.0 Stereo DTS-HD MA soundtracks and easily the best these two movies have sounded yet. Even while other activity may be occurring simultaneously, the dialogue is always more than audible and no issues could be found on my end. Both of these lossless stereo soundtracks are more than sufficient options for these two comedic horror gems, the music, action-oriented activity and dialogue all sound crisp, clean and spot-on, better than I would have imagined. The Blu-Ray release includes a lossless 2.0 stereo DTS-HD Master Audio Soundtrack for both films. There is some definite grain, pops and other miniscule artifacts noticeable on screen, but nothing so drastic as to affect the overall viewing experience in any way and for the most part both movies look quite impressive and fans should be very pleased with these high definition video presentations which are easily the best these two 80’s classics have ever looked. The video presentation looks pretty decent on both titles and hold somewhat surprisingly high bitrates, quite a pleasant surprise considering both the age of the films and the fact that the release includes two feature films on one Blu-Ray disc. Scream Factory’s Double Feature Blu-Ray release of ‘Vampire’s Kiss’ & ’High Spirits’ features a full 1080p High Definition presentation utilizing the original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio for both films. For those of you (such as myself) that haven’t had the pleasure of this little 80’s gem, I would highly recommend checking it out and fans of the film will surely enjoy finally being able to own it on Blu-Ray. I’m a little shocked that I wasn’t previously aware of it, especially considering it was written and directed by notable filmmaker Neil Jordan (Interview with the Vampire, Byzantium) and features an impressive cast including the likes of Peter O’Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg, Peter Gallagher, Beverly D’Angelo, Jennifer Tilly, Liam Neeson and more. ‘High Spirits’ was a film that I had no previous knowledge of prior to this Double Feature Blu-Ray release arriving at my house and I found it to be quite a pleasant treat of a supernatural, romantic comedy of sorts. Fans of the film will surely be pretty excited to see it finally arrive home in High Definition on Blu-Ray for the first time and for those who haven’t seen the film before, I can’t imagine a better way to experience it for the first time it’s definitely a pretty fun little ride that’s well worth a watch if you ask me. While many are of the opinion that his over the top performance is nothing more than bad acting, for those who really pay attention (and listening to the audio commentary certainly doesn’t hurt) it becomes understandable that this really was the point, that these over the top, wild moments by Cage are intended as part of ‘the joke’ and even some moments (such as his ridiculous run) were nothing more than goofing off behind the scenes that ended up making it into the final cut. ‘Vampire’s Kiss’ is probably best known for its zany and over the top performance by Nicolas Cage. Sink your teeth into a pair of fangtastic vampire comedies, Love At First Bite and Once Bitten, on Februfor the first time on Blu-ray! Vampire’s Kiss & High Spirits (Double Feature) Hit the jump for our full review of both these Double Feature Blu-Ray releases if you haven’t already closed the browser window and headed off to pick up your own copies. The first Double Feature release includes Nicolas Cage in ‘Vampire’s Kiss’ along with Steve Guttenberg in ‘High Spirits’, while the second Double Feature release consists of George Hamilton in ‘Love at First Bite’ paired with a young Jim Carrey in ‘Once Bitten’, all four finally arriving home on Blu-Ray. Get ready for plenty of laughs along with a few thrills as Scream Factory unleashes four cult classic Horror Comedies from the 70’s & 80’s in glorious high definition in the form of two new Double Feature Blu-Ray releases.
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