The Unborn – Blu Ray Review

The Film:

Jon: The international poster, the one Donny famously dubbed “best poster ever” to me on the phone on day, is in fact an eye catcher. Movies make stars, but I might be inclined to say that Odette Yustman might be a star because of that poster. It’s eerie, but features her in some whitey-tighties which have caused a stir. When the scene came on early in the film, the one from the poster, you could hear a few men get excited. It’s a great poster.

Donny: That poster IS the best poster ever! I could stare at Odette Yustman’s derrière all day long. My Lord, that girl has got an awesome backside, and I have to give it to the films publicity team for realizing the production value Odette was able to bring to the film’s poster. After seeing that amazing poster I started counting the days until the flicks release. All I can really say is that it is a competently shot film, with a competent cast and a decent script. On paper this flick has the makings of a killer film, but the truth is that it’s pretty bland. Basically a babysitter is stalked by an evil Jewish demon instead of a mask wearing maniac that likes to kill on holidays. Formulaic is the word that comes to mind when I think about this movie. Not that there’s anything wrong with formulaic movies. I love the holiday slasher films, and I love a good ghost story as well, but this one didn’t bring a truly memorable villain to the table. And in my opinion that is what makes an awesome horror movie, a memorable villain.

On the bright side, the exorcism scene was pretty cool, Odette was stunning in every scene, and Gary Oldman was also pretty good as Rabbi Sendak. The film wasn’t all that bad. I’m just getting tired of people walking on all fours, and other J-horror mainstays that seem to be creeping into most horror flicks lately. It is definitely better than a lot of the other PG-13 horror that has hit the screens lately, but it just didn’t pack enough punch or originality to keep me interested for long.

Jon: Yeah I agree with Donny here. As a PG-13 horror film, it’s okay. I think with an R-rating though, Goyer could’ve been freed to explore some ideas further, possibly making a better film. To me, ghost films aren’t that scary. I’m sorry, I know most people do like them, I don’t. Now this film has a great idea about possession but not the Christianity form, rather a Jewish demon, which I really wanted to see more of.

Odette is good, as is Oldman, even though there’s nothing in the script to let him chew on. I liked the final third of the film a lot. The build up a bit slow, even with the ghostly doings, so when we get to the exorcism, the film opens up to some action and terror. I was hoping for more of this, I think the trailer promises more of this which we didn’t get.

I know we sound down on the film. I’m sure more websites are going to be way more brutal. I don’t think the film deserves it be harshly written off. Donny didn’t like the dogs, I did. There is one cool violent piece that happens to Odette and her mom which was cool. Unborn needed one more rewrite, as I think we expected more than we got.

The Blu Ray:

Audio/Video: Universal offers up a pretty decent looking high def transfer. The film is draped in blu hues, and all of that looks really good. I expected this to look good and it is. Even better is the DTS track; aggressive rear activity, heavy bass, clear dialogue, all in all a superb audio track.

Deleted Scenes: In HD, runs 7 minutes.

Conclusion: Lacking decent extras, the disc is really good looking/sounding, but the film is ho-hum ghost fare.

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