Review by Gary Tooze

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Description: Three plain looking sorority sisters (Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, and Michelle Bauer) decide to host a séance and invite their nerdy boyfriends to enjoy the fun. But when Omar (Dukey Flyswatter), a mystical shaman, suddenly appears in their crystal ball and tricks the girls into touching him, they're suddenly transformed into ravishing succubi, determined to suck more than just souls. Will the guys be able to stop the madness before it's too late?

Director David DeCoteau's sexy horror comedy, NIGHTMARE SISTERS, is a non-stop thrill ride of outrageous 80s trash, starring three of the biggest names in scream queen history. Vinegar Syndrome is proud to bring NIGHTMARE SISTERS to Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world, newly restored from its original 35mm camera negative!

 

 

The Film:

Excerpt from ILikeHorrorFilms located HERE

Image :    NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

Nightmare Sisters comes to Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome with surprisingly strong image quality. This is only single-layered but the visuals are bright and tight and bold colors and above-average contrast. I can only assume the print source was in great shape and there are plenty of instances of depth. It's damage free and has consistency and grain textures. This Blu-ray image is very good producing a strong 1080P image and a pleasing video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio.

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The film's audio is transferred in a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel track at 1710 kbps (24-bit). It's at about the same production level as the video - all clear but rarely crisp - and some scattered dialogue. Effects are cheesy but carry some superfluous weight. The score is by a combination of Del Casher, Haunted Garage and Michael Sonye. It's as goofy as the film an suits the onscreen antics. There are optional English subtitles. My Oppo has identified it as being a region FREE disc playable on Blu-ray machines worldwide.

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BOTTOM LINE:
Nightmare Sisters basically only holds value as a nostalgic artefact of 80's exploitation cinema. And from that standpoint it is kinda cute. The title doesn't reflect what many might hope for in the body of the film. The production qualities aren't Grindhouse-level poor, or as inventive, and there is a bona-fide storyline. I think those into this sub-genre will certainly enjoy the silliness, sexiness cheesecake (nudity of the 'fake-breast' variety) and hammy acting. The Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray (cool cover) adds value with the strong video, and extras including the commentary. If you're in the mood for this (it's pretty bad), and keep your expectations ultra-modest, you can have a hoot. 

Gary Tooze

October 27th, 2016