6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Old friends and business associates Tony and Felix are getting along swimmingly until an attractive woman named Irena creates a discord between the allies and disrupts their Caribbean smuggling operation. When an envious Felix betrays Tony, the two friends engage in a bitter fight for the girl, the business and their pride, but ultimately realize that their friendship is most important of all.
Starring: Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon, Herbert Lom, Bonar ColleanoDrama | 100% |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.55:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
None
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Robert Parrish's "Fire Down Below" (1957) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Umbrella Entertainment. There are no supplemental features on the release. In English, without optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.55:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Fire Down Below arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Umbrella Entertainment.
The release is sourced from an older but very, very nice organic master that was supplied by Sony Pictures. I could easily identify a few areas where minor improvements can be made, but the current master met pretty much all my expectations. For example, delineation and depth range from very good to excellent, with only a few of the darker indoor sequences revealing less than optimal shadow details. The fluidity of the visuals is impressive as well, so on a large screen the entire film has a very nice 'tight' appearance. The color scheme is convincing. Yes, some minor adjustments can be made to improve saturation and balance between the supporting nuances, but overall this film looks lovely in high-definition. Image stability is excellent. I did not notice any distracting large debris, cuts, damage marks, warped or torn frames to report in our review. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to access its content 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 subtitles are not provided for the main feature.
The lossless track is excellent. I had the volume turned up quite a bit and did not detect any signs of age-related imperfections. Dynamic intensity is quite good for a film from the 1950s, so during the mass dances and the adventures on the ship, there are plenty of good dynamic contrasts. There are no audio dropouts, pops, or distortions to reports.
All of this film's troubles come from the mismanagement of its drama, which has a lot to do with Jack Lemmon's performance. He is just not the right actor to play the veteran sailor that falls madly in love with Rita Hayworth's foreign beauty. This film should have been a lot darker and more cynical, but Lemmon pushes it in a completely different direction where the relationships between the three leads very quickly become disappointingly cliched. I still enjoyed the film quite a bit, but only because of the great footage with Hayworth and Robert Mitchum. Umbrella Entertainment's release is sourced from an older but very solid organic master that was supplied by Sony Pictures. It is Region-Free. RECOMMENDED.
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