The Film (5/5)

    A group of friends Jim, Doreen,  David, Janet, Stacy, Nick, and Mike get out of school for the summer, and immediately head to a remote house on a pond to enjoy the beginning of their summer break.  Mike (Craig Peck) is the resident horror film expert, and begins to expect something bad will happen during their vacation during a few early ominous moments. The rest of the group find him irritating and ignore him, and go about the business of having fun.  Unfortunately, Mike's predictions turn true when a ravenous reptilian (I think) creature begins to pick them off one by one, or control them with its hypnotic laser eyes.

     The one thing that I have heard about There's Nothing Out There, when it is referenced, is that Wes Craven's Scream ripped the film off. Not in having a somewhat alien creature stalking teenagers, but rather, having characters that are aware of the horror genre, its rules, and basing their survival techniques off of the films they watch.  Of course, the film itself is actually quite an excellent and fun ride. It opens with a scene in a video store that seems more about setting tone, and the film's horror-centric direction then having to do anything with the story at hand. However, it's a fun scene, and really starts the film off in a very strong manner.

    The rest of the film plays like a well-paced slasher film, with a creature, not a killer at its center.  The film directed by Rolfe Kanefsky , is a huge love-letter to the genre. The film has interesting and unique death sequences, and a story that goes all over the place, keeping things interesting at all times. The performances are, solid for the most part, though there are a few moments where things are bizarrely over the top, performance wise, but they contribute to the fun of the film as a whole.

Audio/Video (4/5)

    Vinegar Syndrome presents There's Nothing Out There with a very solid 1080p AVC encoded transfer that makes this film look better than it ever has before. The Blu-ray transfer is well-detailed, with solid colors and an organic grain structure present.

    Audio is handled by a DTS-HD MA 2.0 track in English. The track is quite solid with no obvious issues.

Extras (5/5)

    Vinegar Syndrome seriously put together an epic package for their relese of There's Nothing Out There. The Blu-ray has 4 commentary tracks to start, an interview piece with the director and his editor/Father. Further, there is a whole other feature film plus short films, and that is not all.

Overall

    There's Nothing Out There is a fun horror experience that melds the slasher formula with the creature feature, and tosses in some self-aware humor to bring the whole thing together. The Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome is nothing short of brilliant, with a well-restored film, and an extras package that will certainly please fans of the film. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.