- Joined
- Feb 8, 1999
- Messages
- 18,272
- Real Name
- Robert Harris
It's time to celebrate when another Sam Fuller film makes it to Blu-ray, and his mid-1955, 2.55 aspect ratio House of Bamboo is a doozy.
One of the later 4-track mag stereo only releases, the film looks terrific, although you already know that if you've been reading the commentaries and reviews here at HTF.
Shot on still early 5248, the film looks great, and 2.55 is a treat.
I got to know Mr. Fuller a bit, after meeting him in Telluride back in 1981 or thereabouts. Extraordinary filmmaker, and a man's man. With a cigar virtually always burning, we generally had our chats outdoors. The trick was to always position oneself upwind.
Great cast: Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Cameron Mitchell, and the extraordinary Sessue Hayakawa, a gentleman who David Lean felt was the greatest actor with whom he's worked.
Wonderful, and accurate color, with nice blacks, and crisp white whites. A highly resolved image, with good grain, and generally pleasing shadow detail.
Thanks to Twilight Time for making this one available.
It's a must own, especially with the isolated score by Leigh Harline, who was responsible for so many of the great Fox films of the '50s.
Image - 4.75
Audio - 5
4k Up-rez - 5 - Beautiful
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
One of the later 4-track mag stereo only releases, the film looks terrific, although you already know that if you've been reading the commentaries and reviews here at HTF.
Shot on still early 5248, the film looks great, and 2.55 is a treat.
I got to know Mr. Fuller a bit, after meeting him in Telluride back in 1981 or thereabouts. Extraordinary filmmaker, and a man's man. With a cigar virtually always burning, we generally had our chats outdoors. The trick was to always position oneself upwind.
Great cast: Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Cameron Mitchell, and the extraordinary Sessue Hayakawa, a gentleman who David Lean felt was the greatest actor with whom he's worked.
Wonderful, and accurate color, with nice blacks, and crisp white whites. A highly resolved image, with good grain, and generally pleasing shadow detail.
Thanks to Twilight Time for making this one available.
It's a must own, especially with the isolated score by Leigh Harline, who was responsible for so many of the great Fox films of the '50s.
Image - 4.75
Audio - 5
4k Up-rez - 5 - Beautiful
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH