Plot: What’s it about?
Probably one of the more talked-about movies ever made. This movie was filmed in the town where I live (no, I’m not a stepford child).
Katherine Ross from “The Graduate” and Paula Prentiss star as housewives that live in a town where everything seems to be just a little too perfect. Ross and her husband had just recently moved to the “suburbs” from New York City.
Suspecting that something is wrong, Ross and Prentiss start searching for some reason why all the other housewives don’t do anything besides wait hand and foot on their husbands. They all have bodies like Playboy Centerfolds and are just a little “too perfect”.
One thing leads to another and they discover more than they want to know. Could it be that their husbands are replacing their wives with…(gasp) robots?!?!? You’ll have to watch and find out for sure, but this movie dares to go into new terroritory. Truly an all time classic!
Video: How does it look?
This movie was shot in almost a full frame format of 1.74:1, but the image looks fairly clean. There was some artifacting ans shimmering (from lack of 16:9 enhancement), but otherwise looks real good for a movie nearly 25 years old. By far exceeds the laserdisc and previous VHS versions.
Audio: How does it sound?
A Dolby Digital mono mix is used here. Not really that bad. As mentioned above, this movie is nearly 25 years old and sound just wasn’t “up to par” then. Mono is dull, but on this movie, it sounds just fine.
Supplements: What are the extras?
Again, just a movie only title from Anchor Bay…
