A Few Words About A few words about...™ No Way Out -- in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

Thanks! One of my favorite thrillers from the 80's....had it pre-ordered since it was announced. Glad to hear it's a quality BD.

A thriller that truly thrilled me, the way you wish they all would, back in the day. Look forward to this.

Nice! One of my favorite Costner films. (And I still remember gaping at the screen when Matthew Barry appeared in his small role -- still recognizable years later from the fabulous "La Luna", which I'm still waiting for on Blu-ray).

Watched this tonight. A great Blu-ray of a great film. Still suspenseful after all these years. LOVE this movie!

I liked this movie a lot when I saw it at the cinema. Will add it to the collection. Also a fan of the movie it's based on--The Big Clock. Don't suppose that'll get a Blu-ray release.

PaulDA said:

I liked this movie a lot when I saw it at the cinema. Will add it to the collection. Also a fan of the movie it's based on--The Big Clock. Don't suppose that'll get a Blu-ray release.

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If you are able to play region-B locked Blu-rays, there's an excellent 3-movie Blu-ray boxset offering from Koch Media that includes:

• The Big Clock
• Ministry of Fear [available in the US via Criterion]
• The Dark Mirror [available in the US via Olive]

Some occasional and fleeting minor speckles and pulsing in a few scenes in The Big Clock, but nothing distracting. All three films look and sound great - up to Koch's usual high standards. The Dark Mirror and Ministry of Fear in particular look spectacular.

Original English-language soundtrack as well as English subtitles available for all three, in addition to the German language defaults.

The handsomely packaged boxset is currently selling for 27 Euros:

http://www.amazon.de/Film-Noir-Classics-pechschwarze-Blu-ray/dp/B00IB8S2VC

Most of Koch's Blu-rays are labelled Region B, but are in fact region-free. However, in the case of this boxset, I can confirm that all three discs are region-B locked.

Strange how so many great American Noirs and Westerns are only available on Blu in Germany!

[I'll also copy this post into the German Blu-ray thread, as I don't think it's been covered there before]

PaulDA said:

I liked this movie a lot when I saw it at the cinema. Will add it to the collection. Also a fan of the movie it's based on--The Big Clock. Don't suppose that'll get a Blu-ray release.

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I keep hoping The Big Clock (1948) will eventually see the Light Of Blu to go now with my new Blu copy of No Way Out (1987) so I can retire (and sell to Screen Archives) my DVD copy. Been a fan of this film ever since first seeing it on cable. I know the ladies love Kevin Costner (and Matthew Barry) but as a guy, my jaw dropped seeing Sean Young heat this film up.

I do wish that Ray Milland was still with us back in 1987 and could do a cameo for NWO. Then again I wish Ray Milland (and a host of other cool people) was still with us.

BTW: Just doing my first ever viewing of Dial M For Murder (1954) Blu today.

I'm old enough to remember No Way Out when it was released back in '87. However, I never actually saw the film until the DVD, back in the 200X's. And, it's definitely one of the best suspense thrillers out there.

I recently re-watched this (after many years) on the Shout Factory Blu, and was even more impressed by the movie. This is the first time I've seen the film on Blu.

Technical review:

The PQ and color on this Blu is, overall, fantastic - far superior to the DVD in most scenes - especially the interior ones. It's nice to see how crisp & clear the PQ is (for the most part), especially given this is an older film. However, there are some scenes where the PQ is obviously "rough", notably the exterior panorama scene of the Washington D.C. area (in the very beginning); the scenes when Costner is @ sea during a storm; and, the scenes when Costner & Young take the boat out on the Bay. I suspect this has something to do with the limitations of the original print?!

Storyline/Plot:

Having grown up in the Washington D.C. area back in the '80's, the cold war setting & story was very nostalgic. The film was obviously filmed on location (at least for many scenes) which really brought back memories of the locale & era.

This is an amazing neo-noir film, with all of the classic elements - i.e., a beautiful femme fatale (Sean Young); a jazzy score; strong thriller/suspense scenes; etc.