8.4 | / 10 |
Users | 5.0 | |
Reviewer | 5.0 | |
Overall | 5.0 |
Story of the romance between the tempestuous Scarlett O’Hara and the dashing Rhett Butler, against the tragic backdrop of the Civil War.
Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Thomas Mitchell (I)Drama | 100% |
Romance | 86% |
Epic | 71% |
Period | 68% |
History | 57% |
War | 50% |
Melodrama | 45% |
Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English: Dolby Digital Mono
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono
German: Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese: Dolby Digital Mono
Portuguese: Dolby Digital Mono
Its the same English Dolby TruHd 5.1 as the 2009 disc, not DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Four-disc set (3 BDs, 1 DVD)
UV digital copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 5.0 |
Scarlett O’Hara may have averred that “tomorrow is another day,” but it’s pretty much the same old same old Warner has dished up with this new 75th Anniversary release of Gone With the Wind. The film has received several releases thus far on Blu-ray, but for the purposes of this review, the salient comparison is with this Gone with the Wind release. That was the 70th Anniversary edition, like this one housed in an oversized (and in that case plush red velvet) box and with a considerable amount of swag included. This new release boasts what is essentially the same two Blu-ray discs previously released—one containing the film and Rudy Behlmer’s commentary, the other stock full of supplements—as well as the flipper DVD that includes the fascinating documentary on MGM, When the Lion Roared. This set omits the CD soundtrack and replaces it with a new, rather sparsely inhabited, Blu-ray disc featuring an pretty shockingly paltry 39 minutes of “new” content (which includes copious clips from the film as well as oft-seen footage of the Atlanta premiere). Since this new set also offers some new swag, it’s probably unfair to brand this re-release as purely craven, but it’s a shall we say ambitious attempt to part consumers and their money, and probably only rabid completists or those who haven’t purchased a prior release will be interested in this newest edition.
A complete analysis of the video quality of this release can be found in the above-linked review.
It should be noted that while this disc has new silk screen art, it otherwise appears to be identical (or mostly identical) with the original release.
The opening menu and chapter stops are all the same, though I did notice some absolutely minute fluctuations in bit rates between the
two releases that I'm personally chalking up to bitstream reporting protocols on my Playstation 3.
The first ten screenshots come from the film. Screenshots 11-15 are from Old South/New South and screenshots 16-20 are from
Hollywood Goes to Atlanta, the two supplements that are new to this release.
Audio quality of this release is addressed in the original review, linked above.
As mentioned above, this new release contains all of the supplements of the original release (see the above-linked review for a complete list), minus the Max Steiner soundtrack CD. In its place comes a new Blu-ray featuring the following new supplements:
Gone With the Wind continues to be an epochal film experience 75 years after its initial release. Those who haven't already splurged on the previously released 70th Anniversary Edition, or perhaps were more frugally sensible by picking up a standalone release, may want to check out this newest edition, though my hunch is we'll soon be seeing a standalone version of this one that will be minus the swag and at least a few dollars in the pricing. Technical merits continue to be incredibly strong. The new supplements are rather disappointingly sparse, but just as surprisingly, Old South/New South is really rather intelligent about most of the subjects it discusses. For those who haven't already indulged and for rabid completists, this latest iteration of Gone With the Wind comes Highly recommended.
70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition
1939
70th Anniversary Edition
1939
Scarlett Edition
1939
70th Anniversary Edition | Academy Awards O-Sleeve
1939
75th Anniversary Diamond Luxe
1939
1939
70th Anniversary Edition | Iconic Moments
1939
Iconic Moments
1939
45th Anniversary Edition
1965
2007
1996
2003
80th Anniversary Edition
1942
30th Anniversary
1994
1963
1985
1951
2005-2006
1934
1934
Director's Definitive Cut
1992
Il gattopardo
1963
Fox Studio Classics
1960
1960
2010
1942
2008
1956