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Arriving literally on the heels of WB's release of the 1984 Best Picture, Amadeus, come two from Columbia / Sony -- Gandhi and Kramer vs. Kramer.
I've spent some quality time with both. Over an hour with Gandhi, and probably half that amount of time with Kramer vs. Kramer.
The visual differences as portrayed on Blu-ray between the three could not be more different. Gandhi as photographed by Billy Williams (On Golden Pond) and Ronnie Taylor (Sea of Love -- and camera operator on The Innocents and Barry Lyndon,) has the highly detailed look and feel of the finest British craftsmanship. It has a certain visceral feel, setting me to wonder what it might have looked like had it been shot on 65mm.
Kramer vs. Kramer, via Nestor Almendros (Days of Heaven) is an entirely different animal. Much more natural, smooth, modern and less classical, which to me isn't a bad thing, just different.
But unlike Amadeus, the two Columbia titles not only have all of their visual information intact, but look quite like running a newly struck film print at home.
Three Academy Award Best Pictures released virtually simultaneously.
Three great films.
Two Blu-ray keepers.
Kramer and Gandhi have arrived on Blu-ray in style, having been given wonderful treatment throughout their scanning, clean-up, compression and authoring processes, and the details show in spades!
Both are necessities for the serious home theater library.
Very Highly Recommended.
RAH
I've spent some quality time with both. Over an hour with Gandhi, and probably half that amount of time with Kramer vs. Kramer.
The visual differences as portrayed on Blu-ray between the three could not be more different. Gandhi as photographed by Billy Williams (On Golden Pond) and Ronnie Taylor (Sea of Love -- and camera operator on The Innocents and Barry Lyndon,) has the highly detailed look and feel of the finest British craftsmanship. It has a certain visceral feel, setting me to wonder what it might have looked like had it been shot on 65mm.
Kramer vs. Kramer, via Nestor Almendros (Days of Heaven) is an entirely different animal. Much more natural, smooth, modern and less classical, which to me isn't a bad thing, just different.
But unlike Amadeus, the two Columbia titles not only have all of their visual information intact, but look quite like running a newly struck film print at home.
Three Academy Award Best Pictures released virtually simultaneously.
Three great films.
Two Blu-ray keepers.
Kramer and Gandhi have arrived on Blu-ray in style, having been given wonderful treatment throughout their scanning, clean-up, compression and authoring processes, and the details show in spades!
Both are necessities for the serious home theater library.
Very Highly Recommended.
RAH