6.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Set in the future, the story follows a nurse who tries to bring her own style of relief to people condemned to die. Her identity is a mystery and she may not be quite what she seems.
Starring: Sue Lyon, Christopher Mitchum, Jean Sorel, Charly Bravo, Fernando HilbeckForeign | 100% |
Drama | 1% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.44:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: LPCM 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: LPCM Mono
BDInfo verified. Spanish is also dual mono.
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Do blue and orange go together? Well, according to the always somewhat questionable "experts" at Wikipedia, in the traditional RYB color model, the complementary color pairs are red–green, yellow–purple, and blue–orange, which might suggest that the color in this film's title was deliberately chosen as a kinda sorta pair to its equal but opposite (?) hue in the title of A Clockwork Orange. As some of the supplements on this disc get into, and as will become patently obvious to anyone who watches Murder in a Blue World, there are undeniable tethers to Stanley Kubrick's 1971 masterpiece, to the point that some wags have dubbed this film A Clockwork Tangerine, and some of its alternate titles come dangerously close to aping the Burgess- Kubrick title.
Murder in a Blue World is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Cauldron Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.44:1. The back cover of this release offers only a generic "2K restoration" for any technical information. The best thing about this transfer is arguably its often eye popping palette, which only suffers slight diminutions in moments like opticals, but which is surprisingly robust throughout the film, especially in the most brightly lit sequences. In fact the presentation may occasionally strike some as being a tad too bright, with a kind of milky haze overlaying some scenes. Still, primaries in particular pop extremely well. Detail levels fare best in the daytime scenes, as does the tightness of the grain resolution, with both aspects tending to be a good deal rougher looking in lower light situations. Minor age related wear and tear has made it through whatever restoration gauntlet was undertaken.
Murder in a Blue World features LPCM 2.0 Mono tracks in either English or Spanish. You're obviously getting dubbing one way or the other here, so sync as they say can be loose in both tracks. The English track struck me as the better overall sounding, with a somewhat fuller midrange. The Spanish track has a much brighter, more hollow, sound and perhaps because of the prevalence of highs, admittedly minor pops and crackles are more discernable in that version. Optional English subtitles are available.
Murder in a Blue World might have done just as well to jettison all the connections to A Clockwork Orange, because it has quite a bit of its own "stuff" going on anyway. The story is admittedly on the goofy side, but Lyon is kind of fun and the story actually has a few unexpected twists and turns. Technical merits are generally solid if not completely optimal and the supplements very enjoyable for anyone who may be considering making a purchase.
(Still not reliable for this title)
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