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- Robert Harris
I love Roman Polanski's Chinatown.
It is, without a doubt, one of the finest films ever made.
A 1974 production, shot on 5254 in Panavision, and along with The Godfather Part II, which was the final production to go through the dye transfer process, a film that made it through towards the end.
It was magnificently photographed by John Alonzo.
But although the color looks beautiful on this Blu-ray, the disc just doesn't look film-like. There's nothing horrific going on here. It just doesn't look correct. Possibly a bit too much softening or de-graining. I can't be certain.
There are shots of Mr. Nicholson that have no visible grain whatsoever, but grain can be seen, albeit lightly, in the background, and in neutral areas.
This also doesn't look like a recent transfer, as there is more image movement than one might normally see in a current image harvest.
The storyline of Chinatown from screenwriter Robert Towne is brilliant, and you'll receive no information in this thread about it.
Acting is superb,
Everything is superb. It's one of my favorite films. It just doesn't quite look like I believe it should.
Do I sound troubled? I am. I cannot tell you have much I wanted to love this Blu-ray.
That said, and let me make this point loud and clear, 99% of viewers are going to love this Blu-ray. It's colorful, clean, and well...
pretty.
From a final user perspective, it has everything going for it. Could it have been better?
Absolutely.
Image - 3.5
Audio - 4.5
Recommended.
RAH
It is, without a doubt, one of the finest films ever made.
A 1974 production, shot on 5254 in Panavision, and along with The Godfather Part II, which was the final production to go through the dye transfer process, a film that made it through towards the end.
It was magnificently photographed by John Alonzo.
But although the color looks beautiful on this Blu-ray, the disc just doesn't look film-like. There's nothing horrific going on here. It just doesn't look correct. Possibly a bit too much softening or de-graining. I can't be certain.
There are shots of Mr. Nicholson that have no visible grain whatsoever, but grain can be seen, albeit lightly, in the background, and in neutral areas.
This also doesn't look like a recent transfer, as there is more image movement than one might normally see in a current image harvest.
The storyline of Chinatown from screenwriter Robert Towne is brilliant, and you'll receive no information in this thread about it.
Acting is superb,
Everything is superb. It's one of my favorite films. It just doesn't quite look like I believe it should.
Do I sound troubled? I am. I cannot tell you have much I wanted to love this Blu-ray.
That said, and let me make this point loud and clear, 99% of viewers are going to love this Blu-ray. It's colorful, clean, and well...
pretty.
From a final user perspective, it has everything going for it. Could it have been better?
Absolutely.
Image - 3.5
Audio - 4.5
Recommended.
RAH