Prey (1977)
Norman J Warren's sci-fi shocker is an exercise in what you can do with three actors - Barry Stokes, Glory Annen and Sally Faulkner - and barely any budget and still come up with a well made slice of pulp horror.
I've seen this countless times over the years and whilst i do like it i also acknowledge it's not Warren's best film.
Watching the Powerhouse Blu-ray last night was like a breath of fresh air. The image quality is excellent, gorgeously showing off the flowers and plants that grow in and around the girl's property. It all looked so vibrant, i loved it. Especially the gore which looked startlingly realistic.
Unfortunately the sound quality wasn't as good as i'd hoped. Speech often had that 'ssss' hiss at the end of some words and sentences, in particular women's speech. It's an issue that happens on a lot of black and white films that haven't been remastered and restored so was quite surprised to hear it here.
Prey may not be Warren's best film but for something so low budget it's pretty damn impressive.
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