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A few words about...™ Gran Torino -- in Blu-ray

post #1 of 5
6/5/09 at 5:43am
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Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino may turn some heads as the home video audience discovers its intended color scheme (a slight cyan-blue heading toward green), but to my eye this new Blu-ray from WB totally succeeds in replicating the original look of the film.

I should make the point that in this age of digital intermediates, especially making the assumption that the original colorist oversees the down-rez to HD, this should be a lock. Unfortunately, on occasion it isn't, which means that no assumptions should be made.

Gran Torino is quality film brought to Blu-ray with perfection.

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RAH
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post #2 of 5
6/5/09 at 7:09am

Re: A few words about...™ Gran Torino -- in Blu-ray

Good to hear. I wanted to see this in theatres, but if the BD looks accurate, I'll be checking it out for sure.
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post #3 of 5
6/5/09 at 2:02pm

Re: A few words about...™ Gran Torino -- in Blu-ray

It's in my ps3 right now and will be spinning a bit later on.

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post #4 of 5
6/13/09 at 10:53pm

Re: A few words about...™ Gran Torino -- in Blu-ray

This movie was even better the second time I saw it. Clint deserved Best Actor for this. If this is his last movie role, he's going out on top.
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post #5 of 5
6/23/09 at 7:29am

Re: A few words about...™ Gran Torino -- in Blu-ray

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Originally Posted by Robert Harris
Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino may turn some heads as the home video audience discovers its intended color scheme (a slight cyan-blue heading toward green), but to my eye this new Blu-ray from WB totally succeeds in replicating the original look of the film.

I should make the point that in this age of digital intermediates, especially making the assumption that the original colorist oversees the down-rez to HD, this should be a lock. Unfortunately, on occasion it isn't, which means that no assumptions should be made.

Gran Torino is quality film brought to Blu-ray with perfection.

Recommended.

RAH

Good film, and good to know the color scheme is true to the source. I do wonder what's with all these movies moving to a greenish/yellow tint with desaturation and a harsh contrast. Seems like too many films employ this (IMO) overused style. What I didn't like here was the crushed blacks and harsh contrast. This is Michigan, not Texas or Arizona!
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