6.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed.
Starring: Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Nina van Pallandt, Bill DukeThriller | Uncertain |
Crime | Uncertain |
Drama | Uncertain |
Romance | Uncertain |
Mystery | Uncertain |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French: Dolby Digital Mono
German: Dolby Digital Mono
Italian: Dolby Digital Mono
Portuguese: Dolby Digital Mono
Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono
French, English SDH, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Paul Schrader's "American Gigolo" (1980) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Paramount Pictures-France. There are no supplemental features on this release. In English, with French, French (Benelux), English SDH, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America) Portuguese, Japanese, German, Italian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Cantonese, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Swedish, Thai, and Turkish subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
You'll like me. I can tell.
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Paul Schrader's American Gigolo arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Paramount Pictures-France.
Please note that the disc's main menu can be set in one of the following languages: English, Danish, German, Mandarin, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), French, French (Benelux), Croatian, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Serbian, Finnish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Korean.
The high-definition transfer has been struck from a dated source, most likely a master that was used for different DVD releases of the film in different territories. Unsurprisingly, it is quite inconsistent. Small parts of the film have decent depth, but elsewhere detail and clarity are rather disappointing. Some of the daylight footage, in particular, looks quite soft. Light noise can also be seen throughout the entire film. Color reproduction is also not overly impressive. Saturation, in particular, can be far more convincing. The only positive is that there are no traces of problematic lab tinkering. To be perfectly clear, no recent attempts have been made to degrain or resharpen the high-definition transfer. As a result, even though the presentation is marred by various technical limitations, the film does have a somewhat decent organic look. Still, it can and should look far better on Blu-ray. For the record, there are some minor scratches and flecks that frequently pop up. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your PS3 or SA regardless of your geographical location. For the record, there is no problematic PAL or 1080/50i content preceding the disc's main menu).
There are six standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Dolby Digital Mono,
German Dolby Digital Mono, Italian Dolby Digital Mono, Portuguese Dolby Digital Mono, and Spanish Dolby Digital Mono. For the record, Paramount pictures has provided optional French, French (Benelux), English SDH, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America) Portuguese, Japanese, German, Italian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Cantonese, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Swedish, Thai, and Turkish subtitles for the main feature.
The audio has pleasing depth and satisfying fluidity. Surround activity is extremely limited, but there is a decent range of nuanced dynamics. The dialog is stable and Giorgio Moroder's music is well balanced with it. For the record, there is no heavy background hiss, pops, audio dropouts, or distortions to report in this review.
Most unfortunately, there are no supplemental features to be found on this Blu-ray release.
Paul Schrader's American Gigolo is not universally liked, but I believe that together with Affliction it is the American director's best work. The style and atmosphere of the film are fantastic. This new French release of American Gigolo, however, is underwhelming. Had the film been remastered, it would have looked far better on Blu-ray. You should consider adding the Blu-ray to your collections only if you can find it on sale.
(Still not reliable for this title)
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