7.9 | / 10 |
Users | 2.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
When the Clantons steal his family's cattle and kill his brother, Wyatt Earp signs on as sheriff of Tombstone and vows to bring them to justice.
Starring: Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature, Cathy Downs, Walter BrennanDrama | 100% |
Western | 31% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital Mono (192 kbps)
English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 5.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
John Ford's "My Darling Clementine" (1946) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the disc include the Prerelease Version of the film; original trailer; video essay by film scholar Tad Gallagher; new video interview with western scholar Andrew C. Isenberg; new audio commentary by film scholar and professor of cinema at San Francisco State University Joseph McBride; radio adaptation of the film; and more. The release also arrives with a leaflet featuring David Jenkins' essay "The Great Beyond". In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The new sheriff
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, John Ford's My Darling Clementine arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
The following text appears inside the leaflet provided with this Blu-ray release:
"This new digital transfer was created in 4K resolution on an Oxberry wetgate Cinescan from a 35mm nitrate composite fine-grain held by the Museum of Modern Art. The scanning, color grading, and restoration were done at Cineric in New York. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, warps, jitter, and flicker were manually removed using Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Revival, Cinnafilm's Dark Energy, and Pixel Farm's PFClean.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from the Museum of Modern Art's 35mm nitrate composite fine-grain and restored at Audio Mechanics in Burbank, California. Additional restoration was done by the Criterion Collection. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD. AudioCube's integrated workstation, and iZotope RX 3.
Transfer supervisor: Schawn Belston/Twentieth Century Fox.
Colorist: Daniel DeVincent, Cineric, New York.
Layout: Janos Pileni, Ulrike Reichhold/Cineric, New York.
Scanning: Adam Wangerin, Simon Lund/Cineric, New York.
Restoration: Seth Berkowitz, Shelley Plummer/Cineric, New York."
Please note that the screencaptures included with our review appear in the following order:
1. Screencaptures #1-19 are from the 4K restoration of the Theatrical Version.
2. Screencaptuers # 21-30 are from the Prerelease Version.
Theatrical Version: Generally speaking, depth and definition are very good. The daylight close-ups, in particular, look wonderful. Clarity isn't consistently pleasing, but during some of the nighttime footage it is obvious that existing source limitations are responsible for the minor fluctuations. Light grain is visible, but there are traces of grain management which some viewers will likely spot. The majority of them become prominent during the darker footage where occasionally the image becomes somewhat flat. Color saturation and stability are good. Lastly, there are substantial improvements in terms of image stability. Also, large debris, damage marks, cuts, stains, dirt, and scratches have been removed as best as possible. All in all, while I do believe that a slightly rawer look for select sequences could have been more appropriate, the film does have a pleasing organic appearance.
Prerelease Version: It is presented in 1080p, but it has not been treated with the same type of extensive restoration work. Unsurprisingly, quite a few scratches and debris are visible. Some light halo effects are present as well. Detail and clarity fluctuate, but this is hardly surprising considering the fact that this version was copied from a 1946 nitrate preview print. Image stability is good.
(Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
Theatrical Version: This version of the film comes with English LPCM 1.0 track and optional English SDH subtitles. Depth and clarity are very good. Cyril J. Mockridge's soundtrack also breathes quite easily. The best news, however, is that background hiss has been convincingly eliminated. (It is definitely felt on the old R1 DVD release). There are no pops, cracks, audio dropouts, or digital distortions.
Prerelease Version: This version of My Darling Clementine has a different soundtrack (it is not identical to the one used for the Theatrical Version). Despite the fact that only a Dolby Digital 1.0 track is included depth and clarity are very good and the music is surprisingly well balanced. Some extremely light hiss occasionally makes its presence felt, but it never becomes overly distracting. There are no audio dropouts or digital distortions to report in this review. Otional English SDH subtitles have not been provided.
Though not historically accurate, John Ford's My Darling Clementine remains the best film about Wyatt Earp's legacy. Criterion's upcoming Blu-ray release features two versions of the film: the Theatrical Version, which has been recently restored in 4K, and the longer Prerelease Version. As usual, Criterion have also provided an impressive selection of supplemental features, including a truly fantastic new video interview with western scholar Andrew C. Isenberg. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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