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  1. James Luckard

    Blu-ray Review The Emperor Waltz Blu ray Review

    Those are both Warner Archive titles. I'm sure the sole reason that The Emperor Waltz was released by KL is that it's one of the last remaining titles not to reach US BD from one of the most important directors ever. I doubt that it being in B&W or color, or the format of color, played any...
  2. James Luckard

    Blu-ray Review The Emperor Waltz Blu ray Review

    I don't know what Universal gave them, but the French BD of The Emperor Waltz from 2019 seems to be the exact same master, and doesn't have these minor audio flaws. Again, I want to stress, they really are minor, they don't ruin the movie. Most people will never even notice them. But they're...
  3. James Luckard

    Blu-ray Review The Emperor Waltz Blu ray Review

    I think he says in the Cameron Crowe book that he felt Buddy Buddy was his worst (and I'd agree) but I think he placed this a close second (and I'd agree about that too). I agree, I suspect KL gave this film priority because it's a Wilder title. Flawed films by a genius are always worth...
  4. James Luckard

    Blu-ray Review The Emperor Waltz Blu ray Review

    I'm surprised this got a 5/5 for audio. KL clearly tried to clean up the audio. The dialogue sounds clearer than my French BD, with less background noise. However, their audio work seems to have introduced some strange artifacts that are not present on my French disc. The biggest issue is...
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