Unquestionably,
JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER is bad cinema at its
best- a movie so ludicrous that one feels compelled to watch it again and
again, especially at parties where guests have imbibed liberal amounts of
alcohol. While it isn’t always practical to through a party just to
drink and make fun of bad horror movies, Elite Entertainment has provided
the next best thing by teaming with Joe Bob Briggs on a DVD entitled Joe
Bob Briggs Presents JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER
($20). With his highly amusing audio commentary (that is actually quite
informative), Joe Bob Briggs brings his own party to the DVD.
While
the title of this horror potboiler is JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S
DAUGHTER, it is actually the famous scientists granddaughter that gets
to spend some quality time with the notorious outlaw. The absurd plot of JESSE
JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER finds the descendants of the
notorious scientist relocated to the "old west" where they can
experiment on the locals without the legal ramifications of killing and
resurrecting the peasantry. When his muscle bound partner is wounded in a
shootout, Jesse James shows up on the Frankenstein’s doorstep in search
of medical aid. Not unexpectedly, the granddaughter of Dr. Frankenstein
finds the wounded muscleman to be the perfect specimen for her
experiments, so you can only guess what happens next. The somewhat
embarrassed cast of JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER
features John Lupton, Narda Onyx, Estelita Rodriguez, Cal Bolder, Steven
Geray, Nestor Paiva and Jim Davis.
Elite
Entertainment has made JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER
available on DVD in a 1.78:1 wide screen presentation that has been
enhanced for 16:9 displays. The presentation is decent looking, although
the poor quality film elements should be faulted and not the transfer. I’m
not sure if the transfer is coming from bad 35mm or just average quality
16mm, either way, the image is a bit soft and not too well defined. Sure,
it’s watchable, but not a showcase for the DVD format. Colors appear
well saturated, but they tend to bleed more then some of the characters in
the film. Dark sequences tend to be very lacking in detail and sometimes
the contrast appears blown out. The film elements have their share of
rough patches, including some bad stock footage. Digital compression
artifacts are never a problem. The Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack has
limited fidelity, some noise and a bit of hiss, but the dialogue is fully
intelligible (although not completely coherent). The amusing interactive
menus provide access to the standard scene selection features, as well as
the afore mentioned audio commentary and theatrical trailer.
As
I stated above, JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER is bad
cinema at its best (or worst, depending on your taste). Elite has done a
good job with the DVD, thanks to the party atmosphere supplied by Joe Bob
Briggs. If like bad horror movies, you can’t go wrong with this DVD.
Unquestionably,
JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER is bad cinema at its
best- a movie so ludicrous that one feels compelled to watch it again and
again, especially at parties where guests have imbibed liberal amounts of
alcohol. While it isn’t always practical to through a party just to
drink and make fun of bad horror movies, Elite Entertainment has provided
the next best thing by teaming with Joe Bob Briggs on a DVD entitled Joe
Bob Briggs Presents JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER
($20). With his highly amusing audio commentary (that is actually quite
informative), Joe Bob Briggs brings his own party to the DVD.
While
the title of this horror potboiler is JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S
DAUGHTER, it is actually the famous scientists granddaughter that gets
to spend some quality time with the notorious outlaw. The absurd plot of JESSE
JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER finds the descendants of the
notorious scientist relocated to the "old west" where they can
experiment on the locals without the legal ramifications of killing and
resurrecting the peasantry. When his muscle bound partner is wounded in a
shootout, Jesse James shows up on the Frankenstein’s doorstep in search
of medical aid. Not unexpectedly, the granddaughter of Dr. Frankenstein
finds the wounded muscleman to be the perfect specimen for her
experiments, so you can only guess what happens next. The somewhat
embarrassed cast of JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER
features John Lupton, Narda Onyx, Estelita Rodriguez, Cal Bolder, Steven
Geray, Nestor Paiva and Jim Davis.
Elite
Entertainment has made JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER
available on DVD in a 1.78:1 wide screen presentation that has been
enhanced for 16:9 displays. The presentation is decent looking, although
the poor quality film elements should be faulted and not the transfer. I’m
not sure if the transfer is coming from bad 35mm or just average quality
16mm, either way, the image is a bit soft and not too well defined. Sure,
it’s watchable, but not a showcase for the DVD format. Colors appear
well saturated, but they tend to bleed more then some of the characters in
the film. Dark sequences tend to be very lacking in detail and sometimes
the contrast appears blown out. The film elements have their share of
rough patches, including some bad stock footage. Digital compression
artifacts are never a problem. The Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack has
limited fidelity, some noise and a bit of hiss, but the dialogue is fully
intelligible (although not completely coherent). The amusing interactive
menus provide access to the standard scene selection features, as well as
the afore mentioned audio commentary and theatrical trailer.
As
I stated above, JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER is bad
cinema at its best (or worst, depending on your taste). Elite has done a
good job with the DVD, thanks to the party atmosphere supplied by Joe Bob
Briggs. If like bad horror movies, you can’t go wrong with this DVD.
