6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 3.3 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.4 |
3-D! It's Back! It's Bigger! It's Better! And it's... Comin' At Ya! This violent spaghettiesque western was filmed in 3-D and chronicles the adventures of a brave gunslinger who is determined to save his fiancee from her abductors, a brutal group of white slavers.
Starring: Tony Anthony, Gene Quintano, Victoria Abril, Ricardo Palacios, Rafael AlbaicínWestern | 100% |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 MVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.50:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
None
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Blu-ray 3D
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Ferdinando Baldi's "Comin' at Ya!" (1981) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of independent distributors MVD Visual. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film and gallery of highlights. In English, without optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
The stolen bride
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.55:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Ferdinando Baldi's Comin' at Ya! arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of MVD Visual.
The release includes the 2D and 3D versions of the film. It is sourced from a new 4K master and has been supervised and produced by Tony Anthony himself and Tom Stern (In God's Hands), through his company Sternco 3D.
The bulk of the film boasts rather pleasing depth, but there are various sequences with noticeable density fluctuations. Some of these fluctuations are clearly inherited, but there is also flatness that appears to have been introduced during the encoding process. To be perfectly clear, from time to time the grain moves quite awkwardly and produces some unusual effects. They are not distracting, but the film's overall appearance is rather inconsistent. On the other hand, it isn't difficult to tell that the element that was accessed during the restoration was not in optimal condition -- there are traces of fading, discoloration, and various damage marks and debris. Some adjustments have been made to rebalance the image as best as possible -- with the 3D footage in particular being carefully rebalanced and transferred -- and for the most part they are quite good, but one should keep in mind that this was not an extensive restoration job (small marks, scratches and dirt remain).
The 3D footage looks good, at times even very good, but it has to be said that it has obvious native limitations. For example, some flatness is present during the darker footage and elsewhere the color pops are modest at best. Contrast is also a bit erratic. But such is the film's original 3D design -- many of the visual effects work as intended but other times the limitations of the filming equipment become very obvious.
Ultimately, there is clearly room for some important improvements, but at present the film does have a pleasing, if slightly inconsistent, organic appearance. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. Optional English SDH subtitles are not provided for the main feature.
I viewed the film with the 2.0 track and later on did some random comparisons with the newly created 5.1 track. Clarity is quite good but some minor fluctuations exist. Depth also fluctuates a bit, though these fluctuations are not unnatural for a film of this caliber. There are no distortions and background hiss isn't an issue of concern, but some very light pops can be heard from time to time. The 5.1 track does not offer any substantial improvements. Perhaps there is only a slightly better dynamic range and marginally better separation during select sequences with music and effects.
The main attraction in this quite violent western from Italian director Ferdinando Baldi is the 3D footage, but by contemporary standards it is actually fairly modest. Nevertheless, the film is quite entertaining and the 3D effects enhance its atmosphere as intended. The Blu-ray release is sourced from a new 4K master and has been supervised and produced by Tony Anthony himself and Tom Stern. Ideally, the film should look better in high-definition, but the current technical presentation is good. RECOMMENDED.
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