| The Video: Presented in a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, SS Camp Women's Hell doesn't look too bad. The colors are correct and the contrasts are just right. There is minimal dirt and hardly any scratches or stock element defects. While Garrone is no visionary behind the lens, this presentation gives his film a professional polish...which is more than can be said for the other cinematic elements contained therein.
The Audio: Horrendously dubbed in improper pigeon English (mouths don't match, and sometimes fail to move at all), the Dolby Digital Stereo is still perfectly serviceable. The dopey dialogue is easily understood and the limited use of music never mars the other aural facets in the film.
The Extras: The best part of this DVD, without a doubt, is the insightful interview with director Garrone. Attempting to defend his film, he pulls out the old "it's just a commercial product, not art" case, and says that these types of films are a "catharsis" for the audience. Hmmm. He then argues that reality TV is viler than any Nazi Atrocity Exploitation film and discusses the difficulty of filming SS Camp Women's Hell simultaneously with his other notorious Swastika-fest, SS Experiment Love Camp. Jovial and very animated, this is an interesting Q&A, and more than makes up for the paltry additional features (gallery, trailers) as part of the package. |
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