Nelson Au
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I watched the Region B Eureka Masters of Cinema blu ray of The Flight of the Phoenix in its entirety. I had made an MKV file of the blu ray so I could stream it from the Plex server in my Mac Pro. It’s been a while since I last watched it. It‘s still a good movie!
I found the quality of the disc to be great. It’s not a super duper remastering, but looks honest. I think it’s likely from the same source used on the DVD as I thought the colors and other attributes looked the same. What I meant by honest is that there was no tweaking done, no digital noise reduction. So the image had grain. And it wasn’t noisy and looked natural. It was cool! I’m glad to have the blu ray, even though it’s a Region B locked disc, it’s worth the effort. I’m sure the iTunes version is great too!
And I was able to see the extras on the disc too, the trailer and a short interview with film historian Sheldon Hall was interesting.
I’m seriously considering buying the Eureka release of Enemy Mine. Unless I can find a copy of the Twilight Time release that’s out of print, that I unfortunately missed, the Region B copy will be much less costly and much more available.
Film plot Spoilers:
I always liked how Frank and Lew reacts when they learn what Dorfmann designs. And then how Frank later retakes the leadership role as it’s up to him to make sure the engine starts and the plane can really get them home. I looked up how those engines were designed to be started using an explosive charge to get the engine to crank.
Being who I am, I had to look up the planes used and I didn’t know that the Phoenix was a cobbled together plane made from real plane parts to replicate what it could be if they really did try something like they did in the film. The stunt pilot who flew the Phoenix crashed during a touch and go sequence. So the flying sequences at the end are using a different plane that resembles the Phoenix pretty closely, but if you look hard, it’s different.
I found the quality of the disc to be great. It’s not a super duper remastering, but looks honest. I think it’s likely from the same source used on the DVD as I thought the colors and other attributes looked the same. What I meant by honest is that there was no tweaking done, no digital noise reduction. So the image had grain. And it wasn’t noisy and looked natural. It was cool! I’m glad to have the blu ray, even though it’s a Region B locked disc, it’s worth the effort. I’m sure the iTunes version is great too!
And I was able to see the extras on the disc too, the trailer and a short interview with film historian Sheldon Hall was interesting.
I’m seriously considering buying the Eureka release of Enemy Mine. Unless I can find a copy of the Twilight Time release that’s out of print, that I unfortunately missed, the Region B copy will be much less costly and much more available.
Film plot Spoilers:
I always liked how Frank and Lew reacts when they learn what Dorfmann designs. And then how Frank later retakes the leadership role as it’s up to him to make sure the engine starts and the plane can really get them home. I looked up how those engines were designed to be started using an explosive charge to get the engine to crank.
Being who I am, I had to look up the planes used and I didn’t know that the Phoenix was a cobbled together plane made from real plane parts to replicate what it could be if they really did try something like they did in the film. The stunt pilot who flew the Phoenix crashed during a touch and go sequence. So the flying sequences at the end are using a different plane that resembles the Phoenix pretty closely, but if you look hard, it’s different.
