THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON - SEASON 3 (2025) Acorn Media Blu-ray Review + Screenshots

THE WALKING DEAD: 

DARYL DIXON - SEASON 3 (2025) 

2-Disc Blu-ray Set 

Label: Acorn Media International 

Region Code: A,B

Rating: Cert. 15 

Duration: 5 Hours 52 Minutes 

Audio: English DTS0HD MA 5.1 Aground with Optional English Subtitles 

Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (2:1) 

Directors: Daniel Percival, Paco Cabezas

Cast: Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Óscar Jaenada, Hugo Arbues, Candela Saitta, Stephen Merchant, Eduardo Noriega, Alexandra Masangkay 

Season three of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon features a reunited  Daryl (Norman Reedus, Blade II) and Carol (Melissa McBride, The Mist) still in Europe, initially finding themselves in London, now overrun with the undead, trapped for days in an apartment, till the seemingly last man left alive in London, the quirky Julian Chamberlain (Stephen Merchant, Logan), who offers them not only a way out, but a chance to return home via a sailboat he has hidden away. The trio head out to sea, but a storm wrecks the ship on the Costa da Morte in Spain, Carol injured they find themselves at the  community of Solaz del Mar lead by Federico (Óscar Jaenada, Rambo: Last Blood), Taken in they establish friendships, and set about repairing the boat, but find themselves caught up in the lives of the people of Solaz del Mar, who are under the protection of  El Alcázar, a community led by Guillermo Torres who is supposedly the last of the Spanish monarchy. This protection comes at a price, a ritual pig-race called "La Ofrenda", which determines which young women from Solaz will be taken to El Alcazar in exchange for their protection, a divisive ritual, and of course Daryl and Carol get caught up in it all, causing turmoil in the community, while also defending the community against a nihilistic tribal threat Los Pimitivos, who are adorned in animal skins, horns and bones, like some sort of caveman version of Mad Max. 

This season set is Spain looks gorgeous, the sun-scorched visuals add a western tinge to the proceedings, the visuals on the ocean and coastal areas are some of the best the series has had to offers, and the set-pieces are terrific as well. The seafaring opening episode adds new colors to the shows repertoire, once they arrive in Spain the historic arrectores of the Solaz community is impressive. Daryl takes a detour to a Spanish lepper colony featuring some terrific non-undead make-up, with Daryl assisting the community by recovering water stolen by a group called the Buzzards, which involves attacking a train pulled by the undead, who are following a guy on horseback playing guitar and singing, it's a terrific visual, and feels like an Old West/Mad Max mash-up. The Primitivos storming the community of Solaz is a stunner, especially when they start catapulting the flaming undead within the city walls, and I adored the 'eat the rich' episode with Daryl and badass cowgirl Paz (Alexandra Masangkay) infiltrating El Alcázar to free a couple of women who have been taken from Solaz. It's there we get a terrifically macabre undead marionette. The undead look terrific this season, one of my favorites is a waterlogged and barnacle covered variety that emerge from the coastal waters, and of course the flaming walkers that are catapulted into Solaz were pretty terrific as well. If I pick apart the season the one thing that sticks in my craw is the season finale, it felt anticlimactic, there was a bit of fizzle when I wanted more sizzle, though it does set-up a fourth season that looks to include the return of Codron (Romain Levi) from seasons one and two which should offer an interesting through line. 

There are themes of love and loyalty this season, Carol even gets a love interest, and Daryl is plagued by nightmares of his haunted past, there's plenty of drama atop the undead walker action, with gore-galore and some gripping twists and turns. It's great to see that TWD universe still has some meat left on it's bones, this third season is not just my favorite season of this series, but it's probably my favorite season of all TWD spin-offs to this point, and that was a bit startling considering I thought season two was a bit of stumble, so seeing the recovery and revitalization brought a smile to my face. A definite recommend, this season offers plenty of carnage, engaging story arcs, and some truly breathtaking locations and set-pieces. 

Special Features: 

- Panel at Comic-Con 2025 (53:01) 

- Show Me More (42:45) 

Screenshots from the Acorn Media Blu-ray: 

ELEVEN DAYS, ELEVEN NIGHTS 2 (1991) 88 Films 4K UHD Review + Blu-ray Screenshots

ELEVEN DAYS, ELEVEN NIGHTS 2 (1991) 

The Italian Collection 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray 

Label: 88 Films

Region Code: Region-Free

Rating: Unrated 

Duration: 91 Minutes 42 Seconds 

Audio: English or Italian PCM 2.0 with Optional English Subtitles 

Video: Dolby Vision HDR10 2160p UHD Widescreen (1.66:1), 1080p HD Widescreen (1.66:1) 

Director: Joe D'Amato

Cast: Kristine Rose, James Jackson, Laura Gemser, Ruth Collins

Eleven Days, Eleven Night 2 (1991) comes to us from softcore master Joe D'Amato (Black Emanuelle), an erotic made-for-cable TV flick wherein sexy author Sarah (Kristine Rose, Auntie Lee's Meat Pies) is struggling to write her next novel. She just been divorced after a brief marriage and has doubts about her career and personal life, until her editor Jackie (Laura Gemser, Black Emanuelle) informs her that a former lover Lionel Durrington (James Jackson), the richest man in Louisiana, has recently passed and named Sarah as executor for of his will. She travels to Louisiana where she is met by disdain from his family, among them Lionel's son sleazy son Alfred (Maurice Dupré), Alfred's alcoholic/adulteress wife Dana (Ruth Collins, Doom Asylum), Lionel's brother George (Frederick Lewis) who is in-debt up to his neck, Lionel's other son Bob (Ale Dugas, Top Model),  Alfred's daughter-in-law Joanna (Kristin Cuadraro), and her creepy husband Sonny (Fred Woodruff), an impotent man obsessed with surveilling the house with not-so-secret closed-circuit cameras. Sarah is tasked with determining which of the could-be heirs, if any, are deserving of Lionel's fortune, and she sets about doing so in her own unique fashion, seducing all of the male heirs, in the process uncovering dark family secrets. One of the more interesting characters is the impotent Sonny, who hangs out in his room watching secret closed-circuit TV video of people bathing or having sex in the house, with Sarah taking it upon herself to get to the bottom of his impotency, a condition which manifested after a former lover was sexually abused by his father. Sarah cures Sonny after taking him to a strip club where she gets up on stage herself, and some later sexual subterfuge with a wig. 

This is total cheeseball erotica, most of it is poorly acted and it has all the cheap melodrama of a daytime soap opera, but at least we get plenty of nudity and fun sexual hook-ups, which is about all you can really hope for from an early 90's made-for-cable TV erotic romp. The sex is pretty tame, the nudity is rampant, the women are beautiful, the nipples are hard, but the story is completely ridiculous, including how the reading of the will unfolds, complete with Sarah extorting the family to sign a release to allow her to reveal the family's dirty secrets in a new book, it's pretty silly. It was fun to see goddess Laura Gemser show up in a no-nudity cameo, apparently she doubled as costume designer on this one, too. The end result here is that this comes off as a well photographed soap opera of the steamy variety, just sit back and enjoy the melodrama and let your hungry eyes take in the beauty that is Kristine Rose, she's a real stunner, her curvy, voluptuous body is very easy on the eyes, so much so I didn't even mind how stilted the acting was. I should also note that I have not seen the first film, nor the other entries in the Eleven Days, Eleven Nights flicks, I just watched this on it's own, so unsure how, if at all, this connects to the others films in the series. . 

Audio/Video: Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2 (1991) makes it's worldwide 4K UHD debut from 88 Films in 2160p Ultra HD, framed in 1.66:1 widescreen with Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR10 Compatible) color-grading. This looks like it was shot on 16mm, it has that texture and course grain-structure to it, additionally it has that gauzy soft-focus look to it. The 4K offers a solid presentation, the source looks terrific, skin tones are nicely dialed in, the colors are vibrant, and black levels are quite pleasing. The accompanying Blu-ray also looks excellent, even without the Dolby Vison color-grade, colors looking slightly less plump, shadow detail not quite as refined. Audio comes by way of English or Italian PCM mono with optional English subtitles. The tracks are clean and well-balanced, no issues with hiss or distortions were detected during my viewing, the score by Piero Montanari (Ghosthouse) is pretty bland, but it sounds fine. 

88 Films offers some terrific extras, we get an Audio Commentary by Italian Cinema Experts Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti; a 40-min Filmirage: From Dawn Till Dusk - An Interview with Dubbing Director Mark Thompson Ashworth who talks about his background in acting, early love of horror, starting Eyeball magazine with Stephen Thrower, the mag named after the Lamberto Bava film which at that point they'd never seen, getting dubbing work dubbing religious cartoon and pornos, meeting Joe D'Amato in '95, and then moving to Rome and doing Italian dubbing, eventually translating synopsis and dubbing scripts. He remembers D'Amato as a good guy, the odd way in which he was paid, and D'Amato was mostly shooting porno at the time he came to work for him, but also did a slew horror flicks, some of which never manifested, and how his pornos were always well produced and polished. He tells some humorous dubbing stories, including the hardcore version of Tinto Brass's Paprika, with someone passing out from hyperventilation after a session of heavy breathing, plus we get his thoughts on Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2,  

The 21-min Seven Notes, Eleven Nights - An Interview with Composer Piero Montanari who talks about his early career, coming to work for D'Amato, and talking about his process and creating music based on D'Amato's temp tracks. The 19-min Eros in the Plastic Age - An Interview with Music Historian Pierpaolo De Sanctis offers an appreciation of Composer Piero Montanari 's body of work. We also get a 4-min Italian Opening and Closing Titles, which is basically the same as the English with Italian credits. 

The 2-disc UHD/BD arrives in an oversized black keepcase with a Reversible Wrap featuring original artwork plus a new illustration by Sean Longmore. Tucked away inside is a 8-Page Illustrated Booklet containing "Softcore Shenanigans Italian-style" by Calum Waddell.  This release also included a glossy double-walled Slipcover featuring the original Sean Longmore artwork. 

Special Features: 

- Slipcasw with art by Sean Longmore

- Booklet with Notes from Calym Waddell and Rachel Nisbet 

- Brand New 4K remaster from the Original Negatives presented in Ultra High Definition (2160p) in 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio

- Presented in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR10 Compatible)

- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray in 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio also included

- English 2.0 LPCM Stereo

- Italian 2.0 LPCM Mono with newly translated English subtitles

- Audio Commentary by Italian Cinema Experts Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti

- Filmirage: From Dawn Till Dusk - An Interview with Dubbing Director Mark Thompson Ashworth (40:05) 

- Seven Notes, Eleven Nights - An Interview with Composer Piero Montanari (21:23) 

- Eros in the Plastic Age - An Interview with Music Historian Pierpaolo De Sanctis (19:50) 

- Italian Opening and Closing titles (3:53) 

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