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This review has been updated, as it will not be bettered.
And updated again. Going with Recommended, as film is not to be missed.
Phillip Boros' 1982 Canadian production, The Grey Fox is one of those extraordinary little films that should be required viewing by anyone serious about the cinema. Atop the film is an extraordinary performance by Richard Farnsworth, as Bill Miner.
The new Blu-ray from Kino is based upon a new 4k restoration, derived from the original camera negative. It was released earlier in the year as a theatrical DCP, as well as streaming.
Because of that, and wonderful reviews, I'm puzzled by some of the anomalies that I'm seeing, and am wondering if certain shots cut into the OCN might be contemporary CRI, which may have faded at the edges.
Contrast blooms in places. There is a problem with image stability, as the image image constantly meanders around within the frame. The aforementioned sides of the frame are discolored.
In certain instances chroma seems set too high - too much color. Then there is a problem with color shifting, not from shot to shot, but from frame to frame, within shots. Especially noted in neutral tones, the colors constantly shift and change - literally frame to frame.
Still trying (with Kino's cooperation) to try to figure out what I'm seeing.
Image – 2
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail - Fail
Upgrade from previous incarnations - ??
Recommended
RAH
And updated again. Going with Recommended, as film is not to be missed.
Phillip Boros' 1982 Canadian production, The Grey Fox is one of those extraordinary little films that should be required viewing by anyone serious about the cinema. Atop the film is an extraordinary performance by Richard Farnsworth, as Bill Miner.
The new Blu-ray from Kino is based upon a new 4k restoration, derived from the original camera negative. It was released earlier in the year as a theatrical DCP, as well as streaming.
Because of that, and wonderful reviews, I'm puzzled by some of the anomalies that I'm seeing, and am wondering if certain shots cut into the OCN might be contemporary CRI, which may have faded at the edges.
Contrast blooms in places. There is a problem with image stability, as the image image constantly meanders around within the frame. The aforementioned sides of the frame are discolored.
In certain instances chroma seems set too high - too much color. Then there is a problem with color shifting, not from shot to shot, but from frame to frame, within shots. Especially noted in neutral tones, the colors constantly shift and change - literally frame to frame.
Still trying (with Kino's cooperation) to try to figure out what I'm seeing.
Image – 2
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail - Fail
Upgrade from previous incarnations - ??
Recommended
RAH
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