Plot: What’s it about?
John Croix (Sam McConkey) and his wife have gotten off the beaten path and wound up in a remote stretch of desert. The two drop in a run down bar to get some assistance, unaware the joint is packed with vampires. The head vampire (Paulino Hemmer) is quite smitten with John’s wife, so he plans to take her as one of his eternal brides. Of course, John has no intention of allowing that, so he battles back against the blood suckers. While he is unable to save his wife, he does manage to survive, only to be attacked by a werewolf. Then a strange man injects him with a anti-toxin that allows his to retain his human form, but also keep his lycan super powers. Now John decides to rid the world of both vampires and werewolves, so he begins to lift some weights, sharpen some blades, and other nonsense. Can one dull bald dude somehow stand up to the forces of evil and not only live to tell about it, but send the bastards back to hell?
Don’t let the title fool you, this movie isn’t about werewolves versus vampires. No, this is about a bald headed goon who serves as our tour guide on how to make a bad movie. You can tell this movie was made for whatever change the producers found in the couch cushions, but even by those standards, wow. The lead is a bad to the bone werewolf, except that he looks like a bank teller and remains in human form the entire movie. So imagine a junior high vice principal battling unattractive Twilight fans that were found on Facebook, with CGI backgrounds that Tommy Wiseau would reject for lack of realism. This movie has all the “what were they thinking” moments you could ever ask for. Death Hunter is a total train wreck of bad filmmaking and poor decision making, but in this case, that’s a good thing. So if you love to laugh, be confused, and question humanity, then by all means, give Death Hunter a spin and soak in the fail.
Video: How does it look?
Death Hunter is presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen. This is not a bad transfer, given the low rent source and the less than stellar production techniques involved. The image is nice and clear, which really helps make the abysmal special effects stand out as beyond fake. The colors look good, contrast is consistent, and few errors creep in to spoil the visuals. This is what it is, a solid presentation of a low rent movie.
Audio: How does it sound?
A Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is included, but as you can imagine, the experience isn’t remarkable. The sound design is basic, so there isn’t a lot of presence to speak of. The dialogue is clear for the most part, but some scenes are a touch hard to hear. Even so, this is the nature of the beast with a low rent production like this one. The audio might not be spectacular, but the basics are covered and here, that’s enough. This disc also includes Spanish subtitles.
Supplements: What are the extras?
This disc includes some deleted scenes (!!!) and the film’s trailer.
