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Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Two young kids in love, one young graffiti artist and the other a foster-child, find trouble on the mean streets on the other side of the river in New York City. Officer Charles Banks finds young Danny tagging subway cars and then catches Teiresa selling drugs for another misled teen, Kirk. The officer, instead of turning both of them in, gives both teens a chance to make more of their lives together. Changing their ways turns out to be more challenging than first thought.
Starring: Ike Eisenmann, Trini Alvarado, Paul Winfield, Israel JuarbeDrama | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1, 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
While made-for-T.V. movies generally play to the broadest audience for broadcast dominance, 1982’s “Dreams Don’t Die” offers slightly edgier fare for younger viewers, exploring the troubles of a street artist in New York City as he deals with reality of his future. Director Roger Young oversees a compelling understanding of maturation and dangerous evening activities, while writer Garry Michael White secures vivid characterization, creating a gripping look at the pressures of oncoming adulthood. “Dreams Don’t Die” gets a little lost in its final act, but there’s an hour of rich dramatic events and defined personalities to savor, while the setting and subculture are respectfully tended to, adding a lived-in sense of life to the endeavor.
There's a colder, urban palette for "Dreams Don't Die," with the AVC encoded image (available in 1.33:1 or 1.85:1 aspect ratios) presentation preserving the streetwise atmosphere of the feature. Graffiti displays deliver richer primaries, along with costuming choices, and skintones are natural. City tours offer darker evening activities, but delineation is precise. Detail is excellent, surveying skin and clothing particulars, while exterior dimension is ideal, preserving city movement and allowing a chance to study signage of the era. Grain is fine and film-like. Source is in satisfactory condition.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA mix provides crisp dialogue exchanges, even as the actors battle background elements around New York City. Emotion is secured, and argumentative behavior is balanced. Scoring selections are lively, offering a defined beat with street art adventures, and more melodramatic offerings for sensitive moments. Instrumentation is clean. Atmospherics are active with street bustle and train activity.
Acts of revenge take over the climax of "Dreams Don't Die," with the production hoping to exit on a more exciting note of survival. Violence isn't necessary here, as Danny's arc of enlightenment and hope easily carries the movie, while Teresa and Captain Kirk's troubles add tension to the tale. "Dreams Don't Die" retains enough grit to escape T.V. production limitations, and the cast is wonderful, with everyone making confident choices and selling internalized emotions, contributing to the unexpected success of the effort.
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