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I love this little satire of the B western era.
Westerns were probably the least expensive productions to mount in the early days of cinema.
That bygone era when westerns were being made in the East, and easterns in the west.
Going back to the silent era, these westerns were studio (and indie) fodder.
Lights kinda went out for the B western in the mid to late '40s, and I've always wondered what one directed by Christopher Guest might look like. One with Bob Balaban as the beleaguered town sheriff needing help when the bad guys arrive in town.
Since that never occurred, we can be happy with Hugh Wilson's wonderful work, both as a salute to the B western as well as the spaghetti western. If you read t1g3r5fan's review, and if you've not you should, you'll know that the film was shot in Spain the olde western sets.
The concept of the "singing cowboy" actually came after the close of the silent era for obvious reasons.
Written by Wilson, and produced by David Giler and Walter Hill, RR takes a slightly lighter tone than some of their other works.
The new 4k scan from the OCN is up to Paramount's current standards, in that unless you walk up to your screen, you'd be hard pressed to see a difference between this 2k and a 4k variant.
Color, densities, black levels are all perfectly rendered.
For those unaware of this film, it's a great time to pick up a copy. It's taken close to 40 years to finally get this film to Blu-ray. Don't miss your chance.
Image
Forensic - 10
NSD - 10
Audio – 10 (DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 stereo)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Worth your attention - Yes
Slipcover rating - 2
Looks like Film - Yup
Highly Recommended
Westerns were probably the least expensive productions to mount in the early days of cinema.
That bygone era when westerns were being made in the East, and easterns in the west.
Going back to the silent era, these westerns were studio (and indie) fodder.
Lights kinda went out for the B western in the mid to late '40s, and I've always wondered what one directed by Christopher Guest might look like. One with Bob Balaban as the beleaguered town sheriff needing help when the bad guys arrive in town.
Since that never occurred, we can be happy with Hugh Wilson's wonderful work, both as a salute to the B western as well as the spaghetti western. If you read t1g3r5fan's review, and if you've not you should, you'll know that the film was shot in Spain the olde western sets.
The concept of the "singing cowboy" actually came after the close of the silent era for obvious reasons.
Written by Wilson, and produced by David Giler and Walter Hill, RR takes a slightly lighter tone than some of their other works.
The new 4k scan from the OCN is up to Paramount's current standards, in that unless you walk up to your screen, you'd be hard pressed to see a difference between this 2k and a 4k variant.
Color, densities, black levels are all perfectly rendered.
For those unaware of this film, it's a great time to pick up a copy. It's taken close to 40 years to finally get this film to Blu-ray. Don't miss your chance.
Image
Forensic - 10
NSD - 10
Audio – 10 (DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 stereo)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Worth your attention - Yes
Slipcover rating - 2
Looks like Film - Yup
Highly Recommended
