6.9 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Jonathan Moore is a shy UCLA veterinary student and the reigning champion at "Gotcha," a campus-wide paintball game. While on vacation in West Germany, he's seduced by an older woman, the sexy and mysterious Sasha who turns out to be an international spy. When he returns home to LA, there's a strange canister of film in his backpack and a team of KGB agents on his back. Suddenly he's in the middle of a real life-or-death game of "Gotcha," and every turn brings a brand new and often hilarious twist.
Starring: Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino, Jsu Garcia, Alex Rocco, David Wohl (I)Comedy | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.84:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Jeff Kanew's "Gotcha!" (1985) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include original trailer for the film as well as exclusive new audio commentaries with the director and journalist and author Bryan Reesman/ In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The Czechoslovakian girl and the American virgin
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.84:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Gotcha! arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
In darker footage there are some limitations that we typically encounter on older masters, such as less than optimal shadow definition, light black crush, and even sporadic flatness. Also, grain exposure isn't as tight and consistent as it should be, which is why from time to time delineation suffers a bit. However, even with these limitations the current master still produces some rather impressive visuals and has an overall very solid organic appearance. The most impressive results are in well-lit close-ups where density, clarity, and delineation are usually very strong. The lack of problematic sharpening adjustments helps other areas look good as well. The color grading job is very convincing, through there is some room for improvements in terms of saturation and balance (mostly during darker/indoor areas where some minor nuances are lost). Image stability is very good. Lastly, there are no distracting age-related imperfections to report. All in all, while a brand new master should introduce some meaningful improvements, I like the current master quite a lot. (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.
The audio is clear and stable. While viewing the film, I had the volume on my system turned up quite a bit and I liked the dynamic intensity as well. Is there any room for improvement? Possibly in areas where some rebalancing adjustments can be made, but I think that these would be cosmetic tweaks. So, I am going to say that as it is the lossless track reproduces the period qualities of the original soundtrack very well. I did not detect any distortions, dropouts, or other similar encoding anomalies to report.
If your mind immediately begins comparing Gotcha! to other similarly themed but 'better' contemporary films, hit the 'stop' button on your remote control and don't waste your time with it. You will be better off ending your night with one of those Jason Bourne films that Matt Damon made with Paul Greengrass. Gotcha! is for folks that wish to temporarily be transported back to the '80s and remember the silliness that made them great. The entire film is a nostalgia fix with a perfect feel-good vibe. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from an older but very nice organic master, and features two wonderful new audio commentaries with director Jeff Kanew and journalist and author Bryan Reesman. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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