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One of the quintessential Christmas films, along with It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street, Irving Berlin's 1954 VistaVision production, White Christmas, is a bit of a mixed bag on Blu-ray.
Generally, the film looks very good, although not sharp as one might expect from a VistaVision production. The audio, as offered on the disc via DTS-HD Master Audio is as good as one is going to get, and sounds very nice for a more than half century old production.
But while we have rich blacks, superb blues, and outstanding reds, it is in the flesh tones, at least during the opening reels, that the Blu-ray falters. Flesh tones take on a decidedly cyan-blue tonality, making Mr. Crosby's eye pop, but giving everyone an unpleasant pallor.
The film looks very clean, and reasonably film-like.
During one sequence there is an odd vertical hop, which is odd for a horizontal format production, but with very minor exceptions, the release holds its own.
A classic '50s musical makes it to Blu-ray, and that a very good thing. With the exception of the off-color flesh tones, no real problems here. The film is good, old-fashioned fun, with great music.
RAH
Generally, the film looks very good, although not sharp as one might expect from a VistaVision production. The audio, as offered on the disc via DTS-HD Master Audio is as good as one is going to get, and sounds very nice for a more than half century old production.
But while we have rich blacks, superb blues, and outstanding reds, it is in the flesh tones, at least during the opening reels, that the Blu-ray falters. Flesh tones take on a decidedly cyan-blue tonality, making Mr. Crosby's eye pop, but giving everyone an unpleasant pallor.
The film looks very clean, and reasonably film-like.
During one sequence there is an odd vertical hop, which is odd for a horizontal format production, but with very minor exceptions, the release holds its own.
A classic '50s musical makes it to Blu-ray, and that a very good thing. With the exception of the off-color flesh tones, no real problems here. The film is good, old-fashioned fun, with great music.
RAH