6.5 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
In 1864, mercenary Clyde MacKay leads a squad of hard-case cutthroats on a mission for the Confederate high command: infiltrate an enemy fortress and steal a million dollars in gold from the Union Army.
Starring: Chuck Connors, Frank Wolff, Franco Citti, Leo Anchóriz, Giovanni CianfrigliaWestern | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.38:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Enzo G. Castellari's "Kill Them All and Come Back Alone" a.k.a. "Ammazzali Tutti e Torna Solo: (1968) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include a vintage trailer for the film and exclusive new audio commentary by filmmaker Alex Cox. In English or Italian, with optional English subtitles for the Italian version. Region-A "locked".
The mercenary
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.38:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Kill Them All and Come Back Alone arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from a beautiful new 4K master. In fact, aside from room for a few small encoding optimizations, I think that the technical presentation is perfect. On a larger screen the film looks very healthy and boasts terrific depth, clarity, and delineation. Even the sporadic density fluctuations that are part of the original photography emerge in a very natural and balanced manner, which is how they would appear in native resolution. (If you can upscale to 4K, do it, because the visuals look outstanding). The color grading job is equally satisfying. The primaries look rich and healthy, with proper period qualities that feel right for the stylistic identity of the film, while the supporting nuances are balanced with great care. There are no traces of problematic digital work. Overall image stability is excellent. My score is 4.75/5.00. (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 are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit) and Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit). Optional English subtitles are provided for the Italian track.
I viewed the film with the English track, which should be considered the 'original' track. (The release promotes two 'versions' of the film, English and Italian, but the English one is clearly how the film was meant to be seen). It is excellent. The sound is clear, stable, nicely rounded, and free of any age-related imperfections. The dynamic intensity is good and during a few of the bigger action sequences there even a few notable audio 'effects'.
This film delivers absolutely everything its title promises and then supersizes it to make sure that it won't be easy to forget it. It's got great characters, a ton of action, fantastic twists, and some absolutely breathtaking visuals from Spain's desert regions. I enjoyed every single minute of it, and could not be happier with the new 4K remaster that was created for it. If you enjoy spaghetti westerns, you have to have it in your collection. Because of its exotic flavor, I'd even recommend it to folks that are not big fans of the genre but have had a good time with the Indiana Jones films. It is a really solid addition to Kino Lorber's catalog. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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