7.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot has a set of murder suspects on a boat in the Nile after a rich heiress is killed. Can he find the culprit before they reach port?
Starring: Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Mia FarrowThriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.89:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
John Guillermin's "Death on the Nile" (1978) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of StudioCanal. The supplemental features on the disc include exclusive new video interviews with costume designer Anthony Powell, Angela Lansbury, and producer Richard Goodwin; archival making of featurette; and production stills. Also included with this release are five collectible cards with reproductions of original costume designs. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Monsieur Poirot
Presented in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.89:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, John Guillermin's Death on the Nile arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of StudioCanal.
The previous release was sourced from a very average master that was almost certainly created during the DVD era. Also, there was digital work done on it that basically created different types of anomalies. This recent release is sourced from a brand new remaster that gives the film a vastly superior organic appearance. Indeed, depth is much improved, clarity is consistently pleasing, and there isn't even a whiff of questionable digital corrections. Similar to the remastered Murder on the Orient Express this film now has a superior color scheme -- the primaries are better saturated while the nuances are expanded and also look healthier. My one and only minor complaint pertains to the encoding, which should have been optimized for better grain exposure. There are no alarming anomalies, but there are a couple of sequences where it is pretty obvious that the grain should appear 'tighter'. All in all, this is still a very strong upgrade in quality that makes it far easier to enjoy the film. My score is 4.25.5.00. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
I thought that the lossless track that was included on the previous release was really good. The lossless track on this release, however, was almost certainly remastered with the rest of the film because it feels like the audio is even cleaner and tighter. Dynamic intensity, however, appears to be the same. The big bonus is the inclusion of optional English SDH subtitles, as such were not included on the previous release.
I find John Guillermin's Death on the Nile to be better balanced than Sidney Lumet's Murder on the Orient Express. Both films have the appropriate exotic flavor, but Peter Ustinov's Hercule Poirot is far more convincing and as a result the supporting cast also looks better. This recent release is sourced from a brand new remaster that gives the film a very solid organic appearance. The technical presentation could have been a bit better, but this is an all-around better release than the old one from 2014. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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