7.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Django is a lone stranger who roams the West dragging a coffin filled with chaos towards a destiny ruled by vengeance.
Starring: Franco Nero, José Bódalo, Loredana Nusciak, Ángel Álvarez, Simón ArriagaForeign | 100% |
Western | 37% |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
English: LPCM 2.0
Italian: LPCM 2.0
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
4K Ultra HD
Region B (A, C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 0.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Sergio Corbucci's "Django" (1966) arrives on 4K Blu-ray courtesy of Cult Flms. The supplemental features on the release include Luca Rea's documentary "Django & Django"; recent program with Ruggero Deodato; archival program with Franco Nero; and more. In English or Italian, with optional English and English SDH subitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
This brand new 4K Blu-ray release of Django introduces the recent 4K restoration of the film that was carried out at L'Immagine Ritrovata in Italy. The 4K restoration can be viewed only on 4K Blu-ray. If you need a Blu-ray release that offers you a 1080p presentation of the 4K restoration, you will need to acquire the Cult Spaghetti Westerns three-disc set.
Please note that all screencaptures that appear with this article are taken from the 4K Blu-ray and downscaled to 1080p. Therefore, they do not accurately reflect the quality of the 4K content on the 4K Blu-ray disc.
More than a decade ago, in 2013, we reviewed this Region-B release of Django from Argent Films, which was quite disappointing. The 4K makeover that this 4K Blu-ray release presents is an enormous upgrade in quality. In fact, the discrepancy in visual quality that I observed while comparing the previous release and this release is so big that addressing particular areas is utterly pointless. Delineation, clarity, depth, stability, fluidity, and color reproduction are superior in every possible way, so even on a relatively small screen the improvements range from very big to dramatic. Also, the new 4K makeover is much, much healthier, so the visuals now have a far more attractive appearance. (As Django first appears, you will see a few tiny vertical lines and small traces of fading around the edges of the frame. A few more inherited optical limitations remain, too. All of this is fine because this segment has always looked slightly rougher).
The native 4K presentation cannot be viewed with Dolby Vision or HDR grades, but I do not think that this is a problem. On my system, color reproduction was enormously satisfying and the dynamic range of the visuals was terrific. I know that Arrow Video's 4K Blu-ray release has Dolby Vision and HDR grades on its presentation of the film, but I cannot see how the overall quality of it can be dramatically better. As it is treated by this release, the film looks outstanding.
There are two standard audio tracks on this release: English LPCM 2.0 and Italian LPCM 2.0. Optional English SDH (for the English track) and English subtitles (for the Italian track) are provided.
I viewed the entire film with the English track. This track is very healthy. This being said, it does have some inherited limitations. For example, the overdubbing creates small yet noticeable unevenness, and in some the synchronization is not always perfect. But these are limitations that have always been around. The crucial detail here is that now this track is very healthy.
I like this recent 4K Blu-ray release of Django a lot. It introduces the excellent 4K restoration of the film that was completed in 2018 and adds several very good bonus features, one of which is Luca Rea's recent documentary Django & Django. The 4K restoration can be viewed only on 4K Blu-ray. If you need a Blu-ray release that offers you a 1080p presentation of the 4K restoration, you will need to acquire the Cult Spaghetti Westerns three-disc set. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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