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- Robert Harris
Let's get minutia out of the way.
When I watch this film, I'm continuously thinking of Jean Simmons and the 1949 version. Hard to believe that the young girl who played the younger Emmeline, Susan Stranks, is now 74.
One thing, to be sure. Both films are gorgeously photographed. The earlier by the incomparable Geoffrey Unsworth, and the latter by the extraordinary Nestor Almendros.
As the film was blown up to 70mm, the DTS-HD MA track is most likely legit reproduced as 5.1
This is a typical Columbia Blu-ray, and by that, readers probably no longer need me to tell them that it's gorgeous. Although there may be occasional exceptions, which I still somehow doubt, Columbia / Sony Blu-rays hardly need to be reviewed for quality. It should be presume.
The image on this disc is magnificent, beautifully reproducing what is on the negative. Grain structure, color, densities, shadow detail, are all on target.
I wish I could aver that The Blue Lagoon is a great film. It isn't. But for me, the ability to watch Mr. Almendros' work is worth the price of admission.
A gorgeous disc from Twilight Time.
Mr. Almendros, the bulk of whose work was in Europe, only shot about a dozen American productions, including Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice, the "Life Lessons" segment of New York Stories, and Billy Bathgate. Each and every one are worth seeing, just for his work alone.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
RAH
When I watch this film, I'm continuously thinking of Jean Simmons and the 1949 version. Hard to believe that the young girl who played the younger Emmeline, Susan Stranks, is now 74.
One thing, to be sure. Both films are gorgeously photographed. The earlier by the incomparable Geoffrey Unsworth, and the latter by the extraordinary Nestor Almendros.
As the film was blown up to 70mm, the DTS-HD MA track is most likely legit reproduced as 5.1
This is a typical Columbia Blu-ray, and by that, readers probably no longer need me to tell them that it's gorgeous. Although there may be occasional exceptions, which I still somehow doubt, Columbia / Sony Blu-rays hardly need to be reviewed for quality. It should be presume.
The image on this disc is magnificent, beautifully reproducing what is on the negative. Grain structure, color, densities, shadow detail, are all on target.
I wish I could aver that The Blue Lagoon is a great film. It isn't. But for me, the ability to watch Mr. Almendros' work is worth the price of admission.
A gorgeous disc from Twilight Time.
Mr. Almendros, the bulk of whose work was in Europe, only shot about a dozen American productions, including Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice, the "Life Lessons" segment of New York Stories, and Billy Bathgate. Each and every one are worth seeing, just for his work alone.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
RAH
