6.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Pecos Martinez rides into Houston looking to settle an old score with gang leader Clane, who is after the money that disappeared from a recent robbery. The hunt for the loot and Pecos's quest become intertwined with the efforts of the locals to stay alive long enough for help to arrive.
Starring: Robert Woods, Pier Paolo Capponi, Lucia Modugno (I), Peter Carsten, Luigi CasellatoForeign | 100% |
Western | 23% |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Italian: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Note: This film is available on Blu-ray as part of Vengeance Trails: Four Classic Westerns.
There may be a popular category of film described by the unwashed masses with the term "Spaghetti Westerns", but some of the
supplements included in this new Arrow collection prefer the more geographically (and/or gastronomically) diverse "Euro Westerns" as a rubric. The
four films aggregated in this collection probably could easily fit into the "Spaghetti Western" mold, since there are in fact Italians by the
bucket load involved in the productions, and as is discussed in some of those aforementioned supplements, there's little doubt that the huge success
of Sergio Leone's films helped to spark the international craze for such efforts, whatever you want to call them. The films offer production dates
ranging from 1966 to 1970 and feature several iconic names associated with the genre, including Franco Nero, George Hilton and Klaus Kinski, and as
the back cover of the slipbox mentions, all four have at least a subtext involving revenge to help catapult the dramatic momentum.
My Name is Pecos is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Arrow Video with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.35:1. Arrow's insert booklet aggregates three of the four films together in their informational verbiage, as follows:
Massacre Time, Bandidos and My Name is Pecos are presented in their original aspect ratios of 2.35:1 with Italian and English mono audio. Scanning and restoration work was completed at L'Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna. The original 35mm camera negatives were scanned in 2K resolution. The mono Italian and English lanugage tracks were remastered from the optical sound negatives. The audio sunch will appear slightly loose against the picture, due to the fact that the dialogue was recorded entire in post-production, as per the production standards of the period. The films were graded at R3Store Studios, London.This is another largely great looking transfer that offers consistent detail levels and an appealing burnished palette, but which, like Massacre Time, may just slightly tilt toward brown at times. Fine detail levels are probably elevated by the frequent use of close-ups, often with faces taking up the vast majority of the corner of the frame. Patterns on costumes and even elements like wallpaper resolve precisely. There are a few downturns in overall quality here, notably a few overly shadowy moments as Pecos is checking out a "secret lair", where shadow definition is a little iffy, but on the whole, fans should be well pleased with the appearance of things. Grain is occasionally heavy but looks organic.
My Name is Pecos features LPCM Mono tracks in Italian and English. There's a noticeably hotter aspect to the Italian track, but the English track, perhaps at least due in part to somewhat subdued amplitude, can actually sound a bit brighter in the upper ranges, something that can be especially audible in both scoring and effects. Dialogue is obviously dubbed in either version, and so lip movements can sometimes be comically at odds with sounds emanating from them, but fidelity is generally fine throughout. Optional English subtitles are available.
My Name is Pecos might have arguably used someone like Franco Nero to better advantage in the title role, and offered a more dastardly villain, but the film's emphasis on Pecos' ostensible Mexican heritage gives this outing a rather distinctive edge. Technical merits are generally solid, and the supplementary package very enjoyable, for those who are considering making a purchase.
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