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Robert Harris

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Strand Releasing has issued Robert Lee King's Psycho Beach Party, which does a nice low-budget blend of those great '60s beach epics, crossed with low-budget psycho dramas, with a bit of, well more than a bit of a gay, transgender vibe thrown in.

There's something here for everyone to love.  I actually appreciated the first minute or so, and then things started to go downhill.

Nevertheless, there's an audience for the film, and the Blu-ray looks terrific.  Lauren Ambrose, who made the film early in her career, gets top billing, and does a fun job playing a slightly off-kilter virgin amongst the not so virginal beach-partyers.

This is another one of the B pictures, that always seems to find a audience.  If its your cup of sand, you'll be pleased with the Blu presentation.

Image - 4.5

Audio - 5

Pass / Fail - Pass

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Thanks for the review, Robert!


Count me as someone that enjoys this film, but even I think removing about 20 minutes *might* help improve it.


I am glad to know that the Blu-ray is of blu-ray image and sound quality, making it a worthy of upgrade for me.
 

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Mark Walker said:
Thanks for the review, Robert!


Count me as someone that enjoys this film, but even I think removing about 20 minutes *might* help improve it.


I am glad to know that the Blu-ray is of blu-ray image and sound quality, making it a worthy of upgrade for me.
Like Mark, I enjoy the film without loving it. Perhaps that's because I saw a live stage production in all its campy glory first, and I'm not sure anything could top that experience.
 

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