7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 4.2 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Famous detective Hercule Poirot is on the Orient Express, but the train is caught in the snow. When one of the passengers is discovered murdered, Poirot immediately starts investigating.
Starring: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline BissetPeriod | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.70:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region B (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Sidney Lumet's "Murder on the Orient Express" (1974) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of StudioCanal. The supplemental features on the disc include an exclusive new video interview with producer Richard Goodwin; large archival featurette with interviews; and a collection of production stills. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Interesting... Very, very interesting, indeed.
Presented in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.70:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Sidney Sidney Lumet's Murder on the Orient Express arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of StudioCanal.
The release is sourced from a brand new remaster that is vastly superior to the master that StudioCanal used for the first release of the film in 2014. Indeed, the entire film now has an overall much better balanced appearance and as a result depth and a clarity are a lot more convincing. Grain is also much better exposed and resolved, and that light noise that was sneaking in on the previous release is nowhere to be seen here. There are major improvements in terms of color balance -- there is a batter range of proper primaries and a much more convincing spectrum of nuances. This being said, while viewing the film I felt that occasionally light black crush obstructs existing detail, but the film's overall appearance is still convincing. Image stability is excellent. Lastly, the encoding could have been optimized better. The cinematography is such that it actually helps hide some minor issues, but the entire film could have had a 'tighter' appearance. My score is 4.25/5.00. (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 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 lossless track is excellent. My guess is that it was remastered with the entire film because the audio seems to be better rounded. More importantly, however, it is great to see that optional subtitles are provided. There are a few very exotic accents in the film and I believe that folks will definitely find them helpful.
This recent release of Sidney Lumet's Murder on the Orient Express is sourced from a brand new remaster that was prepared by StudioCanal and offers some very meaningful improvements over the studio's initial release from 2014. I like how the film looks now a lot. Also included on the disc is an exclusive new video interview with producer Richard Goodwin. Consider an upgrade, folks. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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