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Norman Taurog's 1961 Blue Hawaii is a very good-looking 4k UHD release from Paramount. I just wish it was a better film. Apparently shot under the tutelage of the Colonel, it comes off as low of budget and high school quality of acting.
No matter how good a singer Elvis was, he just wasn't a quality actor. By virtue of the bio-pic Elvis, he comes off as more a product.
From 1956 in Love Me Tender through 1969 in Change of Habit, he appeared in 31 feature films, some of them entertaining, but seemingly always with an eye on keeping budgets to a minimum.
One of the nice things about Blue Hawaii, his eighth film, with much location material shot in Hawaii, is the location work, which looks wonderful on this new 4k.
Color is superb, grain appears natural, and one would presume that Dolby Vision is adding a bit of spice to the imagery. The transfer is top drawer.
The main title sequence has been replaced with digital art, and from a normal seating distance all is well. I you look closely, you'll note that the titles aren't film-based, but I'm not sure that anyone cares. I have no idea why the original artwork could not have been copied, but it is wha it is.
Image - 4 (Dolby Vision)
Audio – 5 (DTS -HD MA 5.1)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Upgrade from Blu-ray - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 3.75
Recommended - for Elvis fans this should be a treat!
RAH
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No matter how good a singer Elvis was, he just wasn't a quality actor. By virtue of the bio-pic Elvis, he comes off as more a product.
From 1956 in Love Me Tender through 1969 in Change of Habit, he appeared in 31 feature films, some of them entertaining, but seemingly always with an eye on keeping budgets to a minimum.
One of the nice things about Blue Hawaii, his eighth film, with much location material shot in Hawaii, is the location work, which looks wonderful on this new 4k.
Color is superb, grain appears natural, and one would presume that Dolby Vision is adding a bit of spice to the imagery. The transfer is top drawer.
The main title sequence has been replaced with digital art, and from a normal seating distance all is well. I you look closely, you'll note that the titles aren't film-based, but I'm not sure that anyone cares. I have no idea why the original artwork could not have been copied, but it is wha it is.
Image - 4 (Dolby Vision)
Audio – 5 (DTS -HD MA 5.1)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Upgrade from Blu-ray - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 3.75
Recommended - for Elvis fans this should be a treat!
RAH
Thank you for supporting HTF when you preorder using the link below. As an Amazon Associate, HTF earns from qualifying purchases. If you are using an adblocker you will not see link.
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