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I probably have over a hundred favorite films.
Yankee Doodle Dandy is one of those favorites that would be on the very short list on that desert island with me.
There are certain films that have resonated with me since I was a child. This is one of them. It's also one of only two black & white films, that while viewing, I can swear I can see color. The other is Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
By that I mean that they appear to me to be taken from a Technicolor green record.
One very pleasurable experience for me was my ability to thank Mr. Cagney for his work, and to get to have a short chat with him about his career, WB, and especially Yankee Doodle Dandy. Extraordinary man, extraordinary actor, and a true gentleman. People need to be thanked.
But enough preface.
How does Warner Bros. Archive Collection's new Blu-ray of Yankee Doodle Dandy look?
I'll use that word again.
Extraordinary.
An absolutely perfect gray scale, with rich blacks, white whites and every shade in between. Grain structure looks like an original 35mm print, right of the OCN.
Totally clean of detritus, scratches, bumps, etc. But never a bit of awkward digital work.
Audio is likewise perfect.
I couldn't be more thrilled.
My voting for Best Blu-rays opens this time of the year -- sometimes a bit earlier -- but I know my Best Black & White catalog title released in 2014.
Yankee Doodle Dandy.
As an aside, most people will already know that the film is told in flashback, and viewing the film earlier today, I noted something for the first time -- due to the quality of the image.
The flash-back and wrap-around fit very nicely per the running time of the film, and the clock on a certain gentleman's desk. You'll know it when you see it.
Image - 5*
Audio - 5
Very Highly Recommended.
One of the Best Blu-rays of the year.
