Deadly Blessing 4K 1981 Ultra HD 2160p

After her husband dies under mysterious circumstances, the widow becomes increasingly paranoid about a neighboring religious community that may have diabolical plans for her.

User Review

A very powerful film by Wes Craven. The beginning is boring, but after the first 20 minutes, it suddenly becomes gripping. Unlike the director’s first two films, the screenplay for "Deadly Blessing" was written by three people. That’s probably why it feels like the beginning was directed by one person, the middle by another, and the ending by a third. Interestingly, a young Sharon Stone appears in one of the roles, as does Michael Berryman from Craven’s previous film. I thought Berryman was an Incubus, so it was really satisfying to see him get killed. Pretty original, in my opinion. The film is very well shot—the bathroom scene with the main character would later be reimagined in *A Nightmare on Elm Street*. Many other scenes are also masterfully staged—Stone’s dream sequence, the murder in the car, and so on.

I liked that the film combines several genres: mystery, slasher, and trash. It’s a horror anthology: there are spiders, snakes, a killer, and an Incubus (something related to the Devil). I was surprised to learn that "Deadly Blessing" was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award. I watched it to see why—and immediately understood. Ernest Borgnine was extremely annoying and acted strangely—I’d give it a “Raspberry.” Sharon Stone, by the way, did a pretty good job, especially considering this was one of her first roles. Her character is neutral in and of itself and doesn’t play a significant role in the plot.

"The Deadly Blessing" combines a lot of elements and generally teeters on the line between a good movie and a piece of crap. Movies about religious cults are very rarely interesting, and if "The Deadly Blessing" had been entirely about a cult, it probably wouldn’t have held my interest either. Fortunately, however, the film’s screenplay is solid, and any horror fan will be satisfied—I can recommend this movie to almost everyone. The film’s central theme is the clash between an old religion and the 20th century, in which there is (as the cult members see it) absolutely no place left for it.

Info Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (95.5 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Info Audio

#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
#English: FLAC 2.0 (Commentary by director Wes Craven and host Sean Clark)
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by film historians Troy Howarth and Eugenio Ercolani)

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