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Region 0 - PAL

1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 5.52 mb/s
PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen - 1.33:1

Edition Details:
• Trailer Reel

DVD Release Date: April 25th, 2005
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Chapters 6

Together "Mudhoney" and "Lorna" constitute a pair of steamy moralistic southern dramas that would seem to be a perfect compliment to Kazan's "Baby Doll" or perhaps even Ford's "Tobacco Road". Both of the films, which star Russ Meyer's then muse Lorna Maitland, are set in a world of abject poverty and loose moral codes. The wrong doers suffer in the end of both outings, and make for decent enough entertainment.

Unfortunately the image on this disc, and indeed all of the films included in Arrow's Russ Meyer Collection, can only be described as a disappointment. The image is incredibly soft and carries low levels of contrast and clarity. The image also contains very distracting ghosting that occurs during almost any movement, no matter how fast it is. Finally, the image is also interlaced. Even when my computer ran interlacing correcting programs, the combing was readily apparent. When they were turned off, horizontal movements looked like they do in the seventh capture on both films.

The sound on this release was just fine, with the Dolby Digital 2.0 sounding clear and about as good as the tracks come. Unfortunately there are no subtitles on the release.

The only extra included is a trailer reel that is found on a number of the releases in this collection.

While the release is far from ideal, I'll give the disc a slight recommendation. What you see is what you get with the poor image, but the films are entertaining enough. Hopefully there'll be a better release in the future of these films.

 - The Immoral Mr. Teas