haineshisway
Senior HTF Member
Not reading any comments about this release, which deserves them. Matt wrote a review here, but it's in the review section with no responses.
I'd never seen The Dogs of War before watching the new Twilight Time Blu-ray. I was ready to hate it because I thought it would just be another war movie from that time, but it's really terrific. I watched the longer cut - there's definitely some fat in it that isn't in the shorter version (which I also watched), but mostly I just enjoyed it all. It's excellently directed by John Irvin, Christopher Walken is really good, the score by Geoffrey Burgon is also excellent, but, for me, it's DP Jack Cardiff that makes this worth the purchase. The man was simply one of the greatest cameramen who ever lived and even at this late stage, every shot in this picture is gorgeous. The transfer has stunning color and his lighting is so beautiful even in the smallest throwaway shot. There's a bit of negative dirt here and there - didn't bother me at all really. Really glad I took a chance on this one and I recommend it highly.
I'd never seen The Dogs of War before watching the new Twilight Time Blu-ray. I was ready to hate it because I thought it would just be another war movie from that time, but it's really terrific. I watched the longer cut - there's definitely some fat in it that isn't in the shorter version (which I also watched), but mostly I just enjoyed it all. It's excellently directed by John Irvin, Christopher Walken is really good, the score by Geoffrey Burgon is also excellent, but, for me, it's DP Jack Cardiff that makes this worth the purchase. The man was simply one of the greatest cameramen who ever lived and even at this late stage, every shot in this picture is gorgeous. The transfer has stunning color and his lighting is so beautiful even in the smallest throwaway shot. There's a bit of negative dirt here and there - didn't bother me at all really. Really glad I took a chance on this one and I recommend it highly.