7.4 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.6 |
Yodlaf Peterson is a suave Swedish arms dealer with a love for fast money. Vasco is a trigger-happy Mexican bandit with a hate for suave Swedish arms dealers. But when the two team up to kidnap a professor who holds the key to a fortune in gold, they find themselves hunted by the American army, stalked by a marijuana-crazed sadist and trapped in the middle of a revolution about to explode. Can these two enemies blast their way across Mexico together without killing each other first?
Starring: Franco Nero, Tomas Milián, Jack Palance, Fernando Rey, Iris BerbenForeign | 100% |
Western | 57% |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit) on Italian version only.
English SDH, French, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 2.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Sergio Corbucci's "Companeros" (1970 arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Blue Underground. The supplemental features on the disc include the film's Italian-language version, "Vamos a Matar, Companeros"; original trailers; video interviews with Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, and Ennio Morricone; and audio commentary featuring journalists C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke. In English or Italian, with optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles. Region-Free.
The Swede
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Sergio Corbucci's Companeros arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Blue Underground.
Please note that Blue Underground's release features two versions of the film:
1. Companeros (English-language version): 01.55.00.
2. Vamos a Matar, Companeros (Italian-language version): 01.59.18.
There are traces of light to moderate filtering throughout the entire film. Unsurprisingly, many close-ups appear very flat (see screencaptures #9 and 15). During larger panoramic shots clarity is also problematic and in many cases during zooms there is prominent smearing (see screencaptures #7 and 16). The partially good news is that colors are stable and natural -- or at least they appear to be in areas where the filtering has not seriously affected the integrity of the image. There are no traces of problematic sharpening adjustments. Lastly, overall image stability is excellent. All in all, the film does not have a stable organic appearance. Viewers with larger than 50' screens and especially those with projectors will be especially disappointed with the technical presentation. (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).
The English-language version of the film comes with English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track (Mono), while the Italian-language version of the film comes with Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track (Mono). For the record, Blue Underground have provided optional yellow English, English SDH, French, and Spanish subtitles. The French and Spanish subtitles are only available for the English-language version.
Ennio Morricone's lively score easily breathes in all the right places. The shootouts also boast good clarity and depth. The dialog is clean, stable and easy to follow. Background hiss is not an issue of concern, but there are a few areas where some careful attenuation work can be done. There are no pops, audio dropouts, or digital distortions to report in this review.
It is very unfortunate that Sergio Corbucci's Companeros does not look as good as it should. It is a wonderful, very entertaining film with terrific performances from Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, and Jack Palance, complimented by yet another masterful soundtrack courtesy of the great Ennio Morricone. I truly hope that Blue Underground will find a way to improve the quality of their releases as they are the only company in the U.S. that cares to bring these types of films to Blu-ray. The best I can do is recommend that you RENT Companeros.
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