You don’t need a big budget to generate real atmosphere and tension.
In Pontypool, on Valentines Day, there will be no happy ending.
That said, this isnt a bad thing!
For those willing to give it a go, its definitely worth watching, and immensely haunting.
The Disc
Pontypool: The Radio Drama is possibly the most interesting photo gallery Ive ever seen!
In places, its even more effective than the film.
They discuss sequels (and theres plenty of room for one.)
Its a surreal and disturbing look at the expulsion of Eve from the Garden of Eden.
The second film isDada Dumand tells a haunting story of a girl who may be possessed or simply dreaming.
Both films choose dramatic music in place of dialogue.
Despite this, they show some really fantastic camera and effects work.
It would have been really nice to see a Making Of feature.
Sadly, photo gallery and commentary aside, theres nothing that even comes close.
The film rarely exceeds 20Mbps on Blu-ray and the sound is presented in DTS 5.1.
Both picture and sound look impressive and are clean.
The extras are in standard definition and look pretty good.
Film:
Pontypoolis out now on Blu-ray andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
4 out of 5
