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Chronicle of the Raven DVD Review: Twins. Curses. Deception. Murder. Chronicle of the Raven has all of the makings of a bad soap opera (I’m aware of the redundancy in that statement). Part horror, part drama, this film takes place in a short period of time, chronicling Jennifer Cassi as she takes a journey to Buenos Aires to sell the estate of her recently deceased twin sister. The home is still inhabited by relatives, including her spry grandmother (Faye Dunaway). Jennifer soon becomes aware of a force within the house that is killing everyone in the family except for her grandmother, who is conveniently well. Jennifer finds herself in danger of the same fate as her sister. Unless you have an innate fear of ravens pecking you to death, Chronicle of the Raven is likely to be more disgusting and boring than scary. Every time Jennifer falls asleep she is visited by ravens which peck at her internal organs, which is the entire cause for the R rating and horror title given to the film. If only it weren’t so incredibly boring. It is the same conspiracy theory voodoo story which has been done dozens of times before, especially since the success of Rosemary’s Baby, but it isn’t done well. Nothing about the film is entertaining or light, leaving only a dark cloud of a bad plot. The performances aren’t bad but there isn’t much to mess up. Most scenes are void of dialogue, filled with mundane acts of searching through books or preparing for bed. It is almost as if tension is supposed to be built by these actions, when really it just leaves one’s finger poised on the fast-forward button. The DVD received the exact treatment that it deserved, with poor visuals, and merely decent sound, not to mention the menu screen. About the only which doesn’t fit is the fact that there is audio commentary by Gina Phillips and Faye Dunaway. It is the only special feature, but it is a big one. The only problem is that I can’t imagine that many people other than fans of the two actresses would ever bother listening to the discussion about the poor film. The full list of
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