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Leave it to Shout Factory and their Select brand to create a gorgeous boxed set of Oliver Stone's 1991 JFK, and go the entire Criterion route with extras and discs, all encased in a high-end heavy paper case - more on that later.
There are four discs in the set, housed in three different cases.
Case 1 holds 4k and HD discs of the Director's Cut.
Case 2 holds a Blu-ray of the Theatrical Version.
Case 3 holds the extras, both new and old, and there enough to keep a fan
busy for an entire evening.
The scan is gorgeous, and the resultant image beautifully mimics a premier print. Grain seems proper, while detail holds up nicely in 4k, especially in long shots.
Color, densities, black levels et al give us an exceptionally clean and stable product.
The outer box is unlike most, as it's very sold - not your standard heavy paper affair and tightly holds the three plastic shells, which aren't going anywhere.
Everything on the reverse of the box, as well as the individual shells are perfectly legible, a problem I've encountered numerous times in the past few months, where one simply cannot read much of anything due to choice of colors. This is perfect.
As I'm a bit space deprived, I'll remove the Blu-ray from the DC case, replace it with the extras disc, and store (or gift) the others.
A wonderful package (think holiday gifts) of a terrific film. Need a review?
Go here: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-jfk-1991
For those who may not know films of the early 1990s, it stars the guy from Yellowstone, along with a terrific supporting cast that you also not recognize inclusive of:
Sally Kirkland, Edward Asner, Jack Lemmon, Vincent D'Onofrio, Gary Oldman, Sissy Spacek, Laurie Metcalf, Joe Pesci, Walther Matthau, Tommy Lee Jones, John Candy, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland, John Larroquette, and (in archival footage) Richard and Pat Nixon.
Hopefully, those who think that color films came around in the '80s will recognize a few of them.
Image – 10 (Dolby Vision)
Audio – 10 (DTS-HS MA 5.1)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 8
Worth your attention - 10
Slipcover rating - 8
Very Highly Recommended
RAH
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There are four discs in the set, housed in three different cases.
Case 1 holds 4k and HD discs of the Director's Cut.
Case 2 holds a Blu-ray of the Theatrical Version.
Case 3 holds the extras, both new and old, and there enough to keep a fan
busy for an entire evening.
The scan is gorgeous, and the resultant image beautifully mimics a premier print. Grain seems proper, while detail holds up nicely in 4k, especially in long shots.
Color, densities, black levels et al give us an exceptionally clean and stable product.
The outer box is unlike most, as it's very sold - not your standard heavy paper affair and tightly holds the three plastic shells, which aren't going anywhere.
Everything on the reverse of the box, as well as the individual shells are perfectly legible, a problem I've encountered numerous times in the past few months, where one simply cannot read much of anything due to choice of colors. This is perfect.
As I'm a bit space deprived, I'll remove the Blu-ray from the DC case, replace it with the extras disc, and store (or gift) the others.
A wonderful package (think holiday gifts) of a terrific film. Need a review?
Go here: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-jfk-1991
For those who may not know films of the early 1990s, it stars the guy from Yellowstone, along with a terrific supporting cast that you also not recognize inclusive of:
Sally Kirkland, Edward Asner, Jack Lemmon, Vincent D'Onofrio, Gary Oldman, Sissy Spacek, Laurie Metcalf, Joe Pesci, Walther Matthau, Tommy Lee Jones, John Candy, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland, John Larroquette, and (in archival footage) Richard and Pat Nixon.
Hopefully, those who think that color films came around in the '80s will recognize a few of them.
Image – 10 (Dolby Vision)
Audio – 10 (DTS-HS MA 5.1)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Makes use of and works well in 4k - 8
Worth your attention - 10
Slipcover rating - 8
Very Highly Recommended
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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