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Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.Leon Issac Kennedy stars as Martel Gordone who, after unwittingly getting involved with a prostitute and attempting to save her from being assaulted by a John, which turns deadly, finds himself charged with a murder he didn't commit. Locked up in the state penitentiary, Martel is forced to fend for himself among hardened criminals, until he's introduced to the underground and lucrative world of in-prison boxing.Director Jamaa Fanaka's breakout action hit, PENITENTIARY, remains one of the seminal late period 'Blaxploitation' films. Gritty, violent, and maddeningly entertaining, Vinegar Syndrome presents the Blu-ray debut of this genre film classic, newly restored in 4k from its original 35mm camera negative and filled with both all new and archival interviews with its cast and crew.Bonus Features:1. Newly scanned and restored in 4k from the 35mm original camera negative2. Archival commentary track with Jamaa Fanaka (writer / producer / director)3. Commentary track with Sergio Mims (second assistant director)4. "Too Sweet for Penitentiary" - interview with Leon Isaac Kennedy (lead actor)5. "Filming Penitentiary" - interview with Marty Ollstein (cinematographer)6. "Producing Penitentiary" - interview with Alicia Dhanifu (producer)7. Original theatrical trailer8. English SDH Subtitles
A**.
Classic 80s exploitation. Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray.
Great picture, lots of cool extras. Bonus: "Nice Guy" Ernie Hudson as real nasty piece of work.
A**.
Vinegar Syndrome bluray.
Great movie, of course. That said, VS is becoming the Criterion of exploitation and other weird and wonderful - and often "lost" - films. Great features , picture, and lovingly packaged.
T**L
Nice digital transfer
Looks a million times better than the old DVD release. Nice extras
A**N
eh
more money, better cast, better production, worse film. no more gritty exploitation in this flick. softer version of the original film with an even weaker story
L**P
Great Clarity!
DVD was as described and the clarity was unbelievable! That was the one thing I was concerned about with this being a classic movie but no issues at all.
H**N
Exploitation at heart, despite what the interviews say - and that is a good thing
Again, the interviews are pretentious, self important and a bit too much bragging... but this movie is a riot!!! Be proud of what you created, no need to try and push it as something it's not. This is not pushing the creative boundaries of film, but it IS a great exploitation title!!!
L**P
Quality Classic!
Very happy with this purchase! Clarity was to my surprise...great! Glad to add a quality classic movie to our collection—-and bonus features are a plus!
R**T
Awesome
Beautiful, loving it
E**
Beautifully mastered
...and a cracking movie to boot. Well worth your cash if you like blaxploitation boxing flicks. This is also the movie with the frankly brutal in-cell beating, a shocking bit of cinema.
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