UHD Review Thunderbolt and Lightfoot – UHD Blu-ray Review (2 Viewers)

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Today we dig into Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. By the end of the 1970’s, Michael Cimino would win an Oscar for his sophomore directorial effort The Deer Hunter (1978) and would be facing cinematic oblivion with the impending failure of his epic western Heaven’s Gate (1980), which was still in production. This rapid rise and fall would stand in stark contrast to where he was at the beginning of the decade, when he was a director of TV commercials and was getting his foot in the door of Hollywood as a screenwriter with Silent Running (1972). While working on the Dirty Harry sequel Magnum Force (1973), Cimino caught the notice of Clint Eastwood, who gave him the opportunity to make his directorial debut with Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. Previously released on DVD by MGM (United Artists originally released the movie theatrically), twice in a limited-edition Blu-ray by Twilight Time (HTF’s Matt Hough reviewed...

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[Jeffrey D]

Thanks for the review. I have seen only bits and pieces of this film. Will be ordering it.

 

[Wayne Klein]

It’s a terrific film but Inhave to wonder even with the upgrade to 4K with HDR, etc. how much of an improvement this will be over the revised Blu-ray from Kino.

 

[titch]

Great review! The image on the 4K UHD is gorgeous. Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges give career high performances here. The commentary from Nick Pinkerton is fantastically well-researched - I think it must be one of the best commentaries Kino have put out.

 

[Jeffrey D]

Great review! The image on the 4K UHD is gorgeous. Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges give career high performances here. The commentary from Nick Pinkerton is fantastically well-researched - I think it must be one of the best commentaries Kino have put out.

Thank you for the commentary info. I still enjoy listening to a good one. Clinches it for me.