Blu-ray Review – Sugar Hill

Paul Maslansky is perhaps best known for producing the "Police Academy" franchise, helping to guide the series through numerous film and television incarnations, keeping the slapstick alive even to this day, with threats of a remake popping up on a yearly basis. He only directed one movie during a lengthy career, the 1974 blacksploitation effort, "Sugar Hill," challenging his early years producing Euro horror pictures to help create one of few black-centric zombie features. As a novelty, "Sugar Hill" is acceptable, highlighting strange happenings with silver-eyed undead soldiers under the command of a woman seeking revenge for the death of her boyfriend. As an endeavor with dramatic purpose, the effort lacks gusto, with concentration on ghoulish murders pulling attention away from pace and excitement. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com