5.9 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
A young man, harshly sentenced for a few minor infractions, escapes from a prison in Huntsville Texas and flees to Laredo, Texas, where he hopes to cross into Mexico for a reunion with his wife and small son.
Starring: Kirk Douglas, John Schneider, Lee Purcell (I), Lisa Dunsheath, Leah AyresThriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Drama | 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
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Jeff Kanew's "Eddie Macon's Run" (1983) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Mill Creek Entertainment. There are no supplemental features on the release. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The man from Florida
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Eddie Macon's Run arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Mill Creek Entertainment.
The release is sourced from a master that was supplied by Universal Pictures, which is the exact same master that Swiss label Explosive Media worked with to produce this European release of the film in 2018.
Unfortunately, this is an old master with some rather serious flaws. Indeed, virtually the entire film has that very familiar flat and occasionally smeary appearance that older master emerging from Universal's vaults have a reputation for. On a larger screen the delineation can be quite problematic, while depth struggles in ways that can make one's viewing experience rather frustrating. A lot of background details are lost, plus in certain areas the native nuances that should be easy to recognize are simply missing (see screencapture #14). Conventional edge enhancement pops up as well (see screecapture #13). The color scheme is decent, but balance easily can be improved, with ranges of nuances that would make a pretty substantial difference. In fact, this is one area where a proper fresh 2K/4K master will offer a serious upgrade in quality. Image stability is good. Also, there are no distracting large debris, cuts, stains, warped or torn frames to report. All in all, some darker footage can the flaws that are highlighted above somewhat well, but it is always easy to tell the master is simply not good enough to produce a convincing or at least satisfying technical presentation of the film on Blu-ray. My score is 3.25/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will must have a 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 lossless track is very strong. I mentioned in our review of the Swiss release of Eddie Macon's Run how pleasantly surprised I was because it is actually quite easy to tell that someone made sure that it is free of serious age-related imperfections. If the video presentation was half as good, this would have been a very nice release.
Unfortunately, there are no special features on this Blu-ray release.
I am not at all opposed to having the boutique labels use older masters to produce Blu-ray releases of smaller films if they have strong, or at least decent, organic qualities. Of course, the ideal scenario would be to have proper new 2K/4K masters that would ensure a beautiful Blu-ray release, but some smaller films can't get them. Eddie Macon's Run isn't a small film though, so Universal Pictures should have provided a solid master for it. The current master that Mill Creek Entertainment worked with to produce this Blu-ray release has plenty of flaws, and to be honest I don't like it at all. It is not a disaster, but it is about as frustrating as the master that the major licensed to Indicator/Powerhouse Films for the label's release of Charley Varrick -- you can instantly tell that the film can and should look much better in high-definition. So, this will likely be it for Eddie Macon's Run, which is disappointing. Maybe you can still pick up this release if you enjoy the film, but when you decide to do so it will have to be heavily discounted. In the meantime, use your money to get for your collection some of the label's recent excellent releases, like the restored Andy Sidaris films.
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