6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Revisionist retelling of the familiar Wyatt Earp/Doc Holliday story in Tombstone with fascinating character development, stressing such details as Wyatt's campaign for the Sheriff's seat, the romance between Doc Holliday and Kate Elder, their addiction to gambling, the conflict with local cowboys and concluding with a blistering depiction of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Starring: Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway, Harris Yulin, Michael Witney, Denver John CollinsWestern | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 16-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Frank Perry's "Doc" (1971) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by filmmaker Alex Cox and vintage trailer. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
How far is Tombstone? Anyone know?
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Doc arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from a very good, recent 2K master. The entire film has an attractive organic appearance that is also very healthy. While some areas exhibit natural softness, delineation, clarity, and depth remain great. There are no traces of problematic digital corrections. Color balance is outstanding. It is very easy to tell that the party that graded the master was very careful to avoid crushing in darker areas, which makes quite a difference because plenty of footage takes place indoors or at night. Saturation levels are great. There are no stability issues. A few encoding optimizations could have been made to ensure an even better presentation, but there are no serious anomalies to report and the overall quality of the presentation is great. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A 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.
The dialog is clear, clean, and stable. There is a good soundtrack by Jimmy Webb, but it does not produce any memorable dynamic contrasts. There are interesting nuances that emerge during the more intimate footage. I did not encounter any hiss, crackle, pops, distortions, etc.
Even though I cannot prove it, I am convinced that Frank Perry must have decided to do Doc after viewing Federico Fellini's Satyricon. These films do some very radical things that essentially destroy classic perceptions of the famous places they visit and the history that is associated with them. However, while Perry's fabrications about Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and Tombstone can be easily dismissed, his reconstruction of the Old West and the colorful characters that roamed free there is almost certainly very accurate. Kino Lorber's Blu-ray release is sourced from a very solid recent 2K master. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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