6.5 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
A young woman running a wildlife sanctuary in the Australian outback is in for trouble when she is confronted by three kangaroo hunters. Bored with killing kangaroos, they decide to kill the animals in the sanctuary, and when they see how attractive the owner is, they decide to have a little "fun" with her, too. Turns out that they may get a bit more "fun" than they bargained for.
Starring: Cassandra Delaney, Peter Ford (II), David Sandford, Garry Who, Don BarkerHorror | 100% |
Thriller | 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)
BDInfo
None
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 5.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Mario Andreacchio's "Fair Game" (1986) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Australian label Umbrella Entertainment. The supplemental features on the disc include vintage promotional materials for the film; audio commentary by director Mario Andreacchio and writer Rob George; multiple behind the scenes featurettes; short films; and more. In English, without optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
"We are going to play an interesting game with you -- and have a lot of fun doing it."
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Mario Andreacchio's Fair Game arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Umbrella Entertainment.
The release is sourced from a gorgeous new 2K remaster that makes the panoramic footage from the Outback look simply stunning on a big screen. Indeed, there are absolutely no traces of problematic digital tinkering and the entire film looks incredibly healthy. There are a few segments where some minor density fluctuations can be observed, but these are the type of native fluctuations that more often than not actually give these genre films a bit of character. What needs to be underscored is this: because no one has attempted to degrain, resharpen or repolish the film in a lab, the visuals have a very solid organic appearance. The color scheme is equally convincing. There are beautiful healthy primaries and a wide range of equally beautiful nuances. Frankly, if the many remasters of Italian genre films that we have seen in recent years looked half as good as this Aussie film, the Internet probably would have been a much happier place. Trained eyes will spot a few very tiny white specks, but there are no distracting large cuts, debris, stains, warped or torn frames to report. Wonderful remaster. My score is 4.75/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are not provided for the main feature.
I don't know precisely what type of remixing work was done for the audio, but on my system the lossless track delivered the consistent quality that I expect when I place a disc in my player. Depth, clarity, and balance were excellent. The dialog was also easy to follow, though the folks at Umbrella Entertainment probably should have included optional English SDH subtitles for viewers that may find some of the accents a bit thick.
NOTE: Please note that a good number of the bonus features are encoded in PAL and therefore cannot be played on native North American Blu-ray players.
If Fair Game was a contemporary production I would not have finished viewing it. Do you know why? Because it would have been loaded with modern CGI effects and turned out like one uncharacteristically long and exotic TV commercial. It would have been unbearably plastic-looking and dull, like all those 'new' blockbuster sequels that Hollywood currently has parked at your local theater. There are no CGI effects in Fair Game, only risky stunts, and while it does have a certain cartoonish quality, it has a big beating heart as well. This is what even the smallest genre films from the '70s and '80s had -- a heart and an authentic personality that made it easy to embrace them even when they did some silly things to impress. I really enjoyed Fair Game and was very pleased with the new 2K remaster that Umbrella Entertainment used for their Blu-ray release. A truly fantastic addition to their catalog. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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