UHD Review To Sir, With Love (Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection, Vol 3) UHD Review (1 Viewer)

[Todd Erwin]

Sydney Poitier stars in the 1967 favorite To Sir, With Love, making its way to 4K UHD Blu-ray as part of Sony’s 6-film Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection, Volume 3.



To Sir, with Love (1967)



Released: 14 Jun 1967
Rated: Approved
Runtime: 105 min




Director: James Clavell
Genre: Drama



Cast: Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts
Writer(s): E.R. Braithwaite, James Clavell



Plot: Idealistic engineer-trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of London's East End.



IMDB rating: 7.6
MetaScore: 55





Disc Information



Studio: Sony
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution: 2160p HEVC w/HDR



Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1...

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[Lee Sandersen]

The movie is so so, but what is not to love about Judy Geeson?

 

[Nick*Z]

Tastes will surely differ, but to call To Sir With Love just "so-so" is like suggesting Citizen Kane's "okay" for a somewhat plotless bio on a newspaper magnet.

 

[Todd Erwin]

This is, perhaps, my favorite cover of the movie's title song:

 

[Robert Crawford]

This is, perhaps, my favorite cover of the movie's title song:

Not even close for me! It's still Lulu as I will never forget when a 12 year old Bobby Crawford watched this movie for the first time in a Manhattan movie theater with his grandfather back in 1968, after our New York Yankees baseball game got rained out.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Not even close for me! It's still Lulu as I will never forget when a 12 year old Bobby Crawford watched this movie for the first time in a Manhattan movie theater with his grandfather back in 1968, after our New York Yankees baseball game got rained out.

Lulu did the original, and I was referring to a cover version.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Lulu did the original, and I was referring to a cover version.

Frankly, I didn't even noticed the word "cover" in your post. That's what I get for responding on the forum while watching a movie.

 

[jayembee]

Not even close for me! It's still Lulu as I will never forget when a 12 year old Bobby Crawford watched this movie for the first time in a Manhattan movie theater with his grandfather back in 1968, after our New York Yankees baseball game got rained out.

To paraphrase an old TV ad..."He liked it! Bobby liked it!"

 

[jayembee]

Lulu did the original, and I was referring to a cover version.

Well, to be fair, there are people who use the term "cover" to mean "version".

 

[Jimbo.B]

When To Sir With Love was first released it came out around the same time as Up the Down Staircase. Both deal with schoolteachers in troubled high schools. I seem to recall that TSWL was basically considered a fantasy with a big star and a hit song and UTDS was considered the better movie with a not so big star but much more realistic drama. Yet, 50+ years later TSWL is the one that has endured while UTDS has been basically forgotten.

 

[Lee Sandersen]

Tastes will surely differ, but to call To Sir With Love just "so-so" is like suggesting Citizen Kane's "okay" for a somewhat plotless bio on a newspaper magnet.

Sure, but what is your opinion on Judy? A'int she awesome!!!

 

[Nick*Z]

Sure, but what is your opinion on Judy? A'int she awesome!!!

More scrumptious than awesome. Yeow!

 

[Tino]

Tremendous film
And wonderfully dated with that awesome 60’s London vibe! Love it!

 

[Noel Aguirre]

Lulu is the best! That song with that museum trip montage is genius.

 

[mark brown]

Still a great film.

 

[DarkVader]

I love this film and its theme song. I was quite surprised to learn that the theme did not hit the charts in the UK because Lulu's record label there had zero faith in it and relegated to the B-side of another song. The song was a huge hit here in the U.S. as it rose to #1 and stayed there for 5 weeks so it I was even more surprised to learn that the song did not garner a Best Original Song Oscar nomination.

Lulu sang this song a few years back on TV's "American Idol" and boy did she blow the roof off the theater. Talk about lung power!