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The Women In
Cages Collection (Roger Corman's Cult Classics)
Women in Cages (1971) The Big
Bird Cage (1972) The Big Doll
House (1971)
Innocent Carol Jeffries (Jennifer Gan, Naked
Angels) is framed by her drug-dealing boyfriend
and ends up in a tough prison in the Philippines
jungle in Women In Cages. She must face off
against the sadistic warden, Alabama (Grier), who
takes great pleasure in alternately seducing and
torturing her prisoners. Also starring Judy Brown
and Roberta Collins. Directed by Gerry De Leon (Mad
Doctor Of Blood Island). |
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Runtime | 1:21:09, 1:35:42, 1:34:36 | 1:21:15.871, 1:35:53.414, 1:34:45.721 |
Video |
1.78:1 Aspect Ratio |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 46,735,799,291 bytesWomen in Cages: 20,477,952,000 bytes The Big Bird Cage: 24,522,221,568 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 29.98 Mbps Disc 2 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 23,664,493,621 bytes The Big Doll House: 15,544,418,304 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 18.00 Mbps |
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Audio | English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono. |
DTS-HD Master Audio English
1921-2191 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1921 kbps / 24-bit
(DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 448 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB |
Subtitles | None | None |
Features |
Release
Information: Studio: Shout! Factory Aspect Ratio: - 1.78:1
Edition
Details: • Trailers • TV Spots Disc 2 • Audio Commentary by director Jack Hill on The Big Doll House • From Manila With Love (48:56) • Interview with Judy Brown (7:11) • Trailer (2:12)• TV Spot (:56) DVD Release Date: June 21st, 2011 Transparent Keep Case Chapters: 20 for each movie |
Release
Information: Studio: Shout! Factory Aspect Ratio: - 1.78:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 46,735,799,291 bytesWomen in Cages: 20,477,952,000 bytes The Big Bird Cage: 24,522,221,568 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 29.98 Mbps Disc 2 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 23,664,493,621 bytes The Big Doll House: 15,544,418,304 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 18.00 Mbps
Edition
Details: • Audio Commentary by director Jack Hill on The Big Bird Cage • Trailers • TV Spots Blu-ray Disc 2 • Audio Commentary by director Jack Hill on The Big Doll House • From Manila With Love (48:56) • Interview with Judy Brown (7:11) • Trailer (2:12)• TV Spot (:56) Blu-ray Release Date: August 23rd, 2011 Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters: 2 3, 17, 20 |
Comments |
NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc. ADDITION: Shout! Factory - Region 'A' - Blu-ray - August 11': Firstly, like the DVD set - this consists of two discs. The first is a dual-layered Blu-ray with Women in Cages sharing it with The Big Bird Cage. The second Blu-ray is single-layered and has The Big Doll House. The screen captures will bear out how the image quality has improved by tightening up in detail - better contrast - more grain and less noise. Whether this is enough is a personal preference. I think it's cool to have these in 1080P. This is a surprisingly crisp presentation that probably outdoes any theatrical viewing of the past 30+ years although you might benefit by making your Home Theater more like a Drive-In for these gems. The Big Doll House suffers a little with a smaller file size/bitrate to get the extras sharing the second disc in HD. The visuals improvement is pretty high but will depend on how discerning you, or your system, are. This is definitely a textbook case of a filmic presentation over a softer SD 'video look' - obviously from the same strong sources.Audio gets the DTS-HD master treatment in 2.0 channel stereo in -and-about 2000 kbps. It handled the underwhelming films tracks with ease - exporting about as well as possible. Any imperfections seem authentic and charming in this triple feature. There are no subtitles offered on the Region 'A'-locked Blu-ray disc. Extras are duplicated from the DVD, including the commentaries, with most video being in HD. There is nothing additional included.
I suspect the more hardcore fans will get
the most out of this
Blu-ray
package. It's about $10 more than the DVDs at the
writing of this review but I can see a significant
number of fans getting their value out of this.
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NOTE: This set is coming to Blu-ray in August HERE and we hope we can get our hands on it to compare although I am not expecting visual miracles. The image quality, probably less of a factor, is very acceptable. Each film is quite clean, no damage, detail is surprising for the SD format. These are progressive and anamorphically transferred in the slightly bastardized 1.78 aspect ratio. The bottom line - these 'new transfers' are completely watchable - The Big Doll House is the best looking with the least noise. Fans of Corman and the genre won't be complaining about the MPEG-2 image. For 40-year old 'kitsch' films these look better than I anticipated. Audio is flat and unremarkable - a bit of sync issue (not the fault of the transfer) which adds to the flavor. Dialogue is comprehensible and that is about all you can ask. There are no subtitles on the region 1 - NTSC discs. The supplements are great. We get low key audio commentaries by director Jack Hill on both The Big Bird Cage and The Big Doll House. He discusses his recollections and there are amusing anecdotes. There are trailers and TV Spots for all 3 films. There are two featurettes - a 50-minute documentary entitled From Manila With Love which features producers Jane Schaffer and Corman and it includes input from screenwriter James Gordon White plus some of the performers like Anitra Ford, Candice Roman, Sid Haig, Judy Brown and Teda Bracci. Some fans may be keen to see vintage footage of deceased actress Roberta Collins. There is also a 7-minute interview with Judy Brown ('Collier' in 'The Big Doll House' and Sandy in 'Women in Cages') who is frank about her participation and relaxed attitude towards the projects. She is pretty cool. We'll take a look at the upcoming Blu-ray but I suspect most fans will really enjoy this DVD set and the price is almost 50% OFF at the writing of this review. Solid value. Have some fun! |
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Women in Cages
directed by Gerardo de Leon
Release date: October 21st, 1971
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The Big Bird Cage
directed by Jack Hill
Release date: July, 1972
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The Big Doll House
directed by Jack Hill
Release date: April 30th, 1971
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