Codec: HEVC / H.265 (55.6 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10+
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
#English: Dolby TrueHD with Dolby Atmos 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
#English: Dolby Digital Plus with Dolby Atmos 5.1
#French (Canada): Dolby Digital 5.1
#Spanish (Latino): Dolby Digital 5.1
In the plot of the sixth installment of the horror series, Alice, after her husband’s death, heads to his relatives’ country house to grieve with them. However, the quiet family gathering quickly turns into a living hell: vicious demons possess the relatives, and a nonstop “slaughterhouse” ensues.
It was an incredibly intense movie experience—during the scene with the dad in the car who started killing everyone, a couple of people just walked out of the theater and didn’t come back. I realized that the director is a huge fan of the franchise and tried to bring his own vision to the story from every angle—and these bloody transformations into D-Day creatures are further proof of that. Sebastian Vanicek (“Web of Fear”) is receiving a lot of praise, including for his unique use of sound and his willingness to go all out with the gore. The team has fully preserved all the elements of the franchise. Although it was previously reported that one particularly shocking scene had been cut.
There’s no shortage of fan service. We quickly learn that we’re following the family of a man who studied the Dedaits: we heard his voice on the audio recordings played by the characters in the previous films. It’s a small detail, but a pleasant one: the franchise’s lore is expanding and being enriched with new details. Satisfied critics note that this is a very rare instance where a sequel expands the possibilities of its own film series. It’s truly inspiring, and you start to wonder how the next director will push themselves to the limit to improve upon this result. There’s also a cameo appearance by Bruce Campbell.
Honestly, the movie isn’t funny at all (though I never laugh at horror movies anyway); it’s very dramatic and incredibly empathetic—apparently, that’s exactly what the director was aiming for: to win you over as much as possible and then immediately shock you. Just look at the opening fishing scene, which serves as a bridge to the main plot—and from there on, brace yourselves! Besides, *Hell* fully lives up to its subtitle and even seems to warn the audience: there are plenty of scenes involving fire here. So viewers who are sensitive to high temperatures and flames will be impressed by the screenwriters’ sadistic ingenuity—they made sure to put every piece of furniture to use in this bloodbath. And Jacques Brel’s song accompanies the carnage with unprecedented conciseness.