6.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
A wealthy treasure hunter employs a brawling, jailbird adventurer to help him find a hidden treasure in the Sahara, but eventually a young woman, along for the ride and looking to marry the wealthy man, comes between them.
Starring: John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi, Kurt Kasznar, Sonia MoserDrama | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Henry Hathaway's "Legend of the Lost" (1957) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of German distributors Koch Media. The only bonus feature on the disc is a vintage trailer for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.33:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Legend of the Lost arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from the same older master that Swiss label Explosive Media used to produce this release in 2011. While it does reveal some weaknesses, the master is actually quite good. For example, depth ranges from pleasing to good and in many darker areas background details and nuances are quite healthy. Yes, there is some minor crushing, but it never dramatically flattens the visuals. Grain exposure is also quite good, though a newer master will unquestionably produce improvements that will impact positively density and fluidity. (Kino's release is also better encoded, so this is another bonus). The color scheme is good. Primaries and supporting nuances look healthy and nicely balanced. However, saturation can be improved, plus in darker areas there will be additional upgrades once nuances are recalibrated. Image stability is very good. A few specks and flecks remain, but there are no distracting large debris, cuts, damage marks, warped or torn frames to report. (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 (48kHz, 16-bit). Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
The audio is healthy. Depth and clarity are pleasing as well. However, if remastered the audio will sound slightly better-rounded, especially during some of the outdoor footage. I don't think that the difference will be dramatic, but it should be easy to appreciate. Nevertheless, the current lossless track is very, very good. There are no encoding anomalies to report.
A lot of very famous people contributed to Legend of the Lost, but I think that the end result is seriously underwhelming. No, it is not bad film, just quite unoriginal and instantly forgettable. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from an older but quite handsome and healthy master. I would recommend it only to completists. RENT IT.
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