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Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
British film icon Michael Caine narrates and stars in MY GENERATION, the vivid and inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London. Based on personal accounts and stunning archive footage, this feature-length documentary film sees Caine travel back in time to talk to The Beatles, Twiggy, David Bailey, Mary Quant, The Rolling Stones, David Hockney and other star names.
Starring: Michael Caine, David Bailey, Roger Daltrey, Joan Collins, Marianne FaithfullDocumentary | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
Digital copy
DVD copy
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
David Batty's "My Generation" (2018) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Lionsgate Films UK. The releases comes with a 36-page illustrated booklet featuring messages from Michael Caine and director David Batty, as well as four collectible cards. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
"My generation demanded a new beginning."
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, David Batty's My Generation arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Lionsgate Films UK.
As it is the case with virtually all documentaries My Generation uses plenty of original new and vintage content, which means that the quality of the visuals varies. In other words, you should not expect the type of consistent top quality that brand new studio content ensures. The bulk of the content here, however, looks wonderful, and even large portions of the vault material looks very healthy. There is some rougher standard-definition material that introduces the bigger fluctuations, but this is the nature of the surviving materials that were accessed. There are no purely transfer-specific anomalies, so as far as I am concerned My Generation has transitioned to Blu-ray very successfully. (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 5.1. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
There is plenty of music in the film but plenty of it comes from vintage sources, so some dynamic fluctuations are present. On the other hand, clarity is outstanding, and there are no balance issues to report. There are no transfer issues to report in our review.
I saw My Generation a couple of nights ago and I have to say that it turned out to be exactly the type of documentary I expected -- not an eye-opener but a nostalgia fix with some lovely recollections from Michael Caine. It was very relaxing and I thoroughly enjoyed every single minute of it. If you decide to pick it up for your library, keep in mind that Lionsgate Films has two different Blu-ray release available for purchase; this Limited Edition which comes with a very nice booklet and collectible cards, and a slightly cheaper standard release. I recommend choosing the Limited Edition. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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