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Beneath The Valley Of The Ultra-Vixens
Reviewed by: Donald Munro
Read Donald Munro's film review of Beneath The Valley Of The Ultra-VixensSeverin Films are releasing restored versions of Russ Meyer's Vixen trilogy in UHD, Blu-ray and DVD formats.
Beneath The Valley Of The Ultra-Vixens is the final film in the trilogy. Unlike Vixen and Supervixens it is mostly shot indoors. Compered with the fairly neutral backdrops, greens of the pine forest, oranges and browns of the desert, the interiors are complex and vibrant. All three films benefit from being watched in 4K UHD version but for the first two High Dynamic Range is superfluous. This is not the case for Beneath The Valley Of The Ultra-Vixens with its deeper contrasts.
The UHD version comes with an audio commentary by Meyer. As with the other commentaries by Meyer it is fairly entertaining, varied, and provides a lot of information about the film. The disc also comes with an original trailer which is more entertaining than the film itself.
The Blu-ray and DVD come with some added special features. There is an interview with Kitten Natividad who played Lavonia Shed, the female lead. She has some insight into Russ Meyer as well as a couple if interesting stories about their relationship. There is an episode of Talk It Over with Ellen Adelstein where she interviews Russ Meyer about Beneath The Valley Of The Ultra-Vixens, some bits of which are amusing. In conjunction with the talk show there is a short interview with its host, Adelstein, where she talks about her experiences doing the show.
The design work done on all three of the releases is very much in keeping with the films of Russ Meyer. It's trashy in just the right way.
Reviewed on: 28 Jan 2025