6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Two beefed-up twins, operating on opposing sides of the law, team up to stop a nefarious crook. Peter Jade is a notoriously arrogant burglar who ends up with the key to an enormous underground cache of diamonds. David Jade is a cop who joins forces with Peter after greedy Philip Chamberlain, wanting the diamonds for himself, kills David's partner.
Starring: Peter Paul, David Paul (I), Roddy McDowall, David Carradine, Troy DonahueCrime | Insignificant |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
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 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
John Paragon's "Double Trouble" (1992) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The only bonus feature on the release is a vintage trailer for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Double Trouble arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from an older master that was supplied by MGM. However, the quality of the visuals is almost always quite good. Yes, in some of the darker areas the grain does become a tad noisy, but delineation and clarity remain very pleasing. Depth is good too, though a brand new 2K or 4K master will easily introduce meaningful improvements. There are no traces of problematic digital corrections. Colors are stable. Saturation levels can be improved and some supporting nuances strengthened, but I did not see any troubling anomalies to report. Image stability is good. Finally, I saw a few dark spots and scratches, but there are no distracting large cuts, damage marks, warped or torn frames to report. My score is 3.75/5.00. (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.
I thought that the lossless audio track was excellent. Clarity, sharpness, and depth were great on my system. There were no stability issues either. To be honest, I do not think there is any room for improvement. If in the future someone remasters Double Trouble and the audio is redone as well, I suspect that at best there will be some minor cosmetic adjustments.
So much of what Peter and David Paul do in Double Trouble looks so awkward that large sections of it seem brilliant. Consider this: these guys are so buff that when they attempt to run they routinely struggle. I found this incredibly funny. Even by 1980s and 1990s standards, both are terrible dressers too, and yet the girls are willing to flirt with them. I believe the late Walt Olsen wanted to bring Double Trouble to Blu-ray, so I am glad that the folks at Kino Lorber made his wish come true. I had a great time with this film. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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