6.9 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A police chief fired for brutality, tries to get evidence on a man suspected of killing 3 police detectives.
Starring: Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry, Marcia Henderson, Max ShowalterFilm-Noir | 100% |
Drama | 71% |
Crime | 23% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Jerry Hopper's "Naked Alibi" (1954) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include a vintage trailer for the film as well as an exclusive new audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger. In English, with otpional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The tail
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Naked Alibi arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from a very nice master. In fact, its density levels are so good that I suspect that it is a fairly recent one. It is also very healthy. There are a few tiny flecks that pop up here and there, but there is no visible damage and image stability is great. The grading job is very convincing. There are solid and stable blacks and very nice ranges of healthy grays and whites. Grain is nicely exposed, and while ideally it should be a tad tighter, it remains very consistent throughout the entire film. If you project, you will be pleased to hear that fluidity is equally pleasing. All in all, the master that was used to source the release is very solid and most definitely does the film justice. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A 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 quality of the lossless track is excellent. (And this is another reason why I believe that the master that was used to produce this release is fairly recent). Clarity, depth, and stability are outstanding. Also, the film has very dynamic music score that easily opens it up where it needs to do so. There are no audio dropouts, background hiss, distortions, or other similar common anomalies.
Sterling Hayden doing noir characters equals quality, at least as far as I am concerned. He brings the type of personality and style to them that I think are essential for film noirs to appear legit. Hayden's only formidable match is Robert Ryan, whose presence before the camera can instantly have the same transformational effect. Needless to say, I have never seen a film noir with these two great American actors that I did not like. Kino Lorber's new release of Jerry Hopper's Naked Alibi is sourced from a very solid master that will probably make a lot of folks who have been wanting to see a quality presentation of this film for so long ecstatic. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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