7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Mega-promoter Colin Beverly plans to sabotage the New Year's 1983 concert of small-time operator Max Wolfe. Wolfe's assistants Neil Allen and Willie Loman find romance while trying to save the drugs, violence, and rock and roll from Beverly's schemes.
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards, Miles ChapinMusic | 100% |
Comedy | 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)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Allan Arkush's "Get Crazy" (1983) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include exclusive new audio commentary by Allan Arkush, filmmaker Eli Roth and filmmaker/critic Daniel Kremer; new program with cast and crew interviews; vintage promotional content; and more. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Did anyone mention a party?
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Get Crazy arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from an exclusive new 2K master that was approved by director Allan Arkush. Before I sat down to view it, I was concerned that it may have some of the same crushing issues that have popped up on other recent 2K and 4K masters the folks at Kino Lorber have commissioned, but the overall quality of the visuals here is really good. To be perfectly clear, there is still a bit of light crush sneaking in, but the darker and daylight footage boast wide ranges of very healthy nuances. (Screencapture #13 should give you a pretty good idea what type of light crushing tries to sneak in as well as demonstrate to you why it is easily tolerable). Some small density fluctuations remain, but delineation and depth are usually very good. Occasionally, clarity can appear a bit inconsistent, but there is quite a bit of footage where the camera is operated in some rather wild conditions, so this isn't surprising. There are no traces of problematic digital adjustments. Color balance is lovely and on my system select sequences looked quite remarkable, though I have to say that in an ideal world a proper 4K restoration would have produced even more impressive results, particularly in terms of color saturation and depth. Image stability is very good. A few white spots and blemishes remain, but there are no distracting large cuts, debris, warped or torn frames to report. All in all, this is a very solid technical presentation of Get Crazy that is guaranteed to make its fans happy. (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).
Thee 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.
One the fun activities begin, which is a moment that comes very early into the film, the soundtrack welcomes all kinds of random sounds and noises. The dialog is usually very easy to follow, but you should know that there is a lot more going on around it. The music sounds good too, but again you should keep in mind that clarity and even sharpness can fluctuate because of the the noises that are produced by the large crowds. There are no audio dropouts, pops, distortions, or other similar anomalies.
Allan Arkush's Get Crazy is a legitimately unhinged film that I think paved the way for a few of Gregg Araki's early mind-benders. Also, it is very much a product of its time, which of course is the main reason why its unfiltered excess looks so uncharacteristically bold now. If you were a collector during the VHS and DVD eras, you know well that Get Crazy never received the respect it deserved. In fact, there were no legit DVD releases of it at all, so this Blu-ray release from Kino Lorber is quite the event. It is sourced from a very solid exclusive new 2K master approved by Arkush, too. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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