The Original “Basket Case” was shot on a low-budget and in 16mm it starts off where the original left us after a quick recap (with a blow-up version of the original print) we go from 16mm to 35mm! And the two brothers Duane and Belial are very much alive. I wildly strange yet sincere tour de force of social commentary laced with Henenlotter’s wild genius for odd ball humour, witty dialogue and earnest sense of family “values” and the original movies emotional precedent of not “fitting in” comes full circle with the development of the two main characters that in end you as a an audience care about. I am glad Second Sight like with Arrow’s release of “Basket Case” kept to the roots of its original audio which is 2 channel stereo presentation which is clear, crisp with no audible problems such as distortion or hiss which is very good. I watched this on my HD TV and in comparison to the previous DVD releases this is a big improvement most notable colour detail, image quality and fantastic presentation.
There are the occasional specs of grain and dark other than that a brilliant presentation. Second Sight have again done a brilliant job with the full 35mm presentation of the movie with colours and tone being detailed, deep and rich really showing off the extensive Belial upgrade and prosthetic make-up effects.
What I like about the third entry is the horror is second to the story, there is more exposition given the larger budget, a larger selection of characters and a further improvement on special effects the humour is slapstick, gory and above all funny! Social commentary is played out through the birth of Belial’s children, the loss of his partner all done with high camp but never the less a heart felt sincerity and dignity. “Basket Case 3” is the final entry in the saga in which Belial sets out to have a family in a quiet place for his brother and friends in an idealistic country home. The Original “Basket Case” was shot on a low-budget and in 16mm it starts off where the original left us after a quick recap (with a blow-up version of the original print) we go from 16mm to 35mm! And the two brothers Duane and Belial are very much alive and know they have a family.
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