6.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A Texas-set story of a locksmith in a small town who never got over the love of his life.
Starring: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Chris Messina, Harmony Korine, Natalie WilemonDrama | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.38:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: LPCM 2.0
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50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Nominated for Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, David Gordon Green's "Manglehorn" (2014) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Curzon Artificial Eye. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film and video interview with Al Pacino and Holly Hunter. In English, without optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
The locksmith
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.38:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, David Gordon Green's Manglehorn arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Curzon Artificial Eye.
The film was shot with the Arri Alexa Plus camera and rather predictably looks absolutely terrific in high-definition. Indeed, detail and clarity are superb and as a result even tiny objects and details are very easy to recognize. There are some minor depth fluctuations during segments where light is either restricted or captured by the camera in an unusual way, but overall the film does have a very balanced modern appearance. Colors are lush and stable. Image stability is excellent. Finally, there are no encoding anomalies to report in our review. To sum it all up, this is a wonderful technical presentation of Manglehorn that makes it very easy to appreciate the artistic vision of director David Gordon Green. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B 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 5.1 and English LPCM 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are not provided for the main feature.
There is a substantial gap in quality between the tracks. The difference is especially obvious where the ambient soundtrack has an important role -- fluidity and dynamic balance are much better on the 5.1 track. This being said, clarity is excellent on both tracks. Also, the dialog is equally crisp, stable, and easy to follow. Only during the narration towards the end where some of the music is again effectively used separation is much more convincing on the 5.1 track. There are no audio dropouts or distortions to report in our review.
Manglehorn is yet another reminder that David Gordon Green is one of the most original voices in contemporary American cinema. His latest film is about an aging locksmith, played brilliantly by Al Pacino, in a small Texas town who has made some terrible decisions throughout his life and lost just about everything that would make it worth living. It is a very atmospheric and truly brilliantly scored film that will appear on my Top 10 list at the end of the year. Manglehorn is now available on Blu-ray from Curzon Artificial Eye in the United Kingdom, and via IFC Films/MPI Home Video in the United States (see here). VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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