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Supporting Actor
Is the blu-ray from the old transfer ?
Yes. I don’t think Universal ever includes a blu-ray with the new master.Is the blu-ray from the old transfer ?
Yes, it's the same 2012 Blu-ray.Is the blu-ray from the old transfer ?
With the exception of Psycho.Yes. I don’t think Universal ever includes a blu-ray with the new master.
With the exception of Psycho.
Hitchcock's 1948 Rope was a continuing experimentation that was used sparingly with Under Capricorn. Rope is in full 10 minutes reels, usually ending with someone walking in front of the camera to momentarily black out the image.
It's a film that has looked adequate on home video, as masters were produced from Eastman Color dupes.
Universal has restored the film for this release, returning to the original 3-strip nitrate negatives for the first time in aeons, and the results are superb.
Color, densities, black levels are all finely tuned, and grain appears natural.
For more on long takes, consider Russian Ark.
The slip is a similar image to what is inside, but is elegantly glossy with silver highlights.
Image – 5 (HDR10)
Audio – 5 (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 6
Upgrade from Blu-ray - Absolutely!
Worth your attention - 10
Slipcover rating - 3
Highly Recommended
RAH
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For me, yes in Rope. Not so much in VertigoJames Stewart is phenomenal
Agreed to disagreeFor me, yes in Rope. Not so much in Vertigo
Those two lines from VERTIGO are Stewart's finest acting moment onscreen. He thinks he was miscast in ROPE but he's perfectly believable as a Faulker-esque smart-ass. His little asides are gems. I feel that the beauty of the new 4k is vindiction for my lifelong love of the film.Agreed to disagree
I think he’s phenomenal in both
I just watched Rope in 4K both last night and tonight
I didn’t know it could look good
And he is amazing in it
It looks magnificent
But for me, vertigo, final scene
Up the staircase solving the crime
Just for the nun
” I heard Voices”
Then that scream….
The perfect ending.
” you were a very apt pupil, weren’t you? You were a very apt pupil!”
Mr. Stewart’s acting in those final moments of Vertigo, as he and Kim ascend the staircase, ended in an editorial / directorial decision to use an out of focus shot, based upon his extraordinary performance.Those two lines from VERTIGO are Stewart's finest acting moment onscreen. He thinks he was miscast in ROPE but he's perfectly believable as a Faulker-esque smart-ass. His little asides are gems. I feel that the beauty of the new 4k is vindiction for my lifelong love of the film.
Oh so well said!Those two lines from VERTIGO are Stewart's finest acting moment onscreen. He thinks he was miscast in ROPE but he's perfectly believable as a Faulker-esque smart-ass. His little asides are gems. I feel that the beauty of the new 4k is vindiction for my lifelong love of the film.
Yes, Mr. Harris. Yes, I know the moment exactly!Mr. Stewart’s acting in those final moments of Vertigo, as he and Kim ascend the staircase, ended in an editorial / directorial decision to use an out of focus shot, based upon his extraordinary performance.
Careful viewers will note that the camera in that take is focused on the wall in the background and not on the actors.
“But why did you pick on me? WHY ME!!!”Mr. Stewart’s acting in those final moments of Vertigo, as he and Kim ascend the staircase, ended in an editorial / directorial decision to use an out of focus shot, based upon his extraordinary performance.
Careful viewers will note that the camera in that take is focused on the wall in the background and not on the actors.
He thinks he was miscast in ROPE but he's perfectly believable as a Faulker-esque smart-ass. His little asides are gems.
It’s his statements and disregard for humanity. But his eyes as he’s putting the whole puzzle together.
Then he grabs David’s hat.
Comes back upstairs
he is terrified. But he knows they’ve killed David.
by the time he gets the gun
He owns the movie.
it’s sad to hear. He thinks he was miscast, he was perfection.
So well said so well.100%. He’s a bemused intellectual at a dinner party indulging a hypothetical scenario… until he isn’t.
Absolutely. That’s the genius of the performance.
His supposed disdain for people is something of a put-on, and it’s amusing for the dinner party because I think we can all sense that the character wouldn’t actually condone what his former students did, but when it’s just fun and games, he’s onboard with it - if there’s no murder and everyone is just playing around, it is a fun poise to take.
But as soon as he realizes that it’s not a joke, he’s forced to confront the reality of the situation and he doesn’t hesitate to take a side, and he doesn’t hesitate to show what’s really in his heart. And Stewart is perfect for that.
He plays the both the before the revelation and the after the revelation scenes so well that I can’t imagine anyone else doing it.