5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Scott and Kate are married and very much in love with each other. Scott is more than 60 years old, while Kate is at least thirty years younger. When Scott dies, his soul cannot get peace and he becomes a ghost only Kate can see and speak with. Scott wants to return to life, and him and Kate hatch a plan to let a young man drown so that Scott can take over his body. Also, Kate must handle Scott's company's business deal that involves Donald Trump as well as the mob. The film was shot in 1989 and released on home video the same year. However, the film did receive a theatrical release in 1990. It was panned by critics and "won" the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture.
Starring: Bo Derek, Anthony Quinn, Don Murray, Julie Newmar, Victoria BurgoyneCrime | 100% |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Fantasy | 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
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 1.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
John Derek's "Ghosts Can't Do It" (1989) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Shout Factory. The only bonus feature on the disc is an original trailer for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
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Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p, John Derek's Ghosts Can't Do It arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Shout Factory.
The master that was used was probably prepared sometime during the DVD era, but it is free of horrendous digital adjustments and the overwhelming majority of the film looks very good in high-definition. There are a few segments where light is restricted and depth isn't optimal, but the visuals never collapse. (Keep in mind that the tiny bits with Anthony Quinn's ghost are deliberately made to look softer. You can see an example in screencapture #14). The daylight footage and well-lit close-ups typically look quite wonderful (see screenacaptures #1 and 3). Grain is well exposed and even though it should be better resolved it never appears smeary or frozen. The primary colors are unmanipulated and there is a decent range of nuances. There are no traces of problematic sharpening adjustments. Image stability is very good. A few tiny flecks can be spotted, but there are no distracting large debris, cuts, damage marks, or torn frames. All in all, this is a rather surprisingly strong presentation of Ghosts Can't Do It. (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).
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.
There are no technical anomalies to report. If the audio is fully remastered most likely there will be some balance improvements that could positively affect the mid/high registers, but depth and clarity probably will remain the same. I thought that the dialog was exceptionally easy to follow and there was even some fairly decent dynamic movement in some of the group scenes.
I guess the highlight of this notoriously bad film is the short segment where the Donald pops up and nearly fires Bo Derek for trying to look like a legit widow. The rest is quite awful. It is good that Shout Factory included it with Bolero in this double-feature release, but my advice is not to waste your time with it. The technical presentation of the film is surprisingly good.
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