However, Captain Howdy turns out to be the worst kind of monster- a sadomasochistic nightmare that lives only for the infliction of pain. Gage and Howdy play a few games of cat and mouse, with the life of Genevieve as the ultimate prize. Detail is excellent, even in the shadows and color reproduction is marvelous. The abundant flesh tones look natural and the highly saturated colors reproduce without chroma noise. Blacks are pure and contrast is smooth.
Compression artifacts are well concealed.
The Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack effectively decodes to standard surround. There is good channel separation across the front, while the surrounds provide the requisite ambience. The track relies on a lot of loud rock music, which is reproduced without any unintended distortion. The interactive menus are straightforward, providing the requisite scene selection feature, plus access to the extras. An audio commentary featuring Dee Snider is the chief supplement.