Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		3.5
Audio		3.0
Extras		0.0
Overall		3.0

Remember the Night Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman November 22, 2021

With the holiday season fast approaching if some may actually already be celebrating, the hunt for seasonal films that may not have the same evergreen quality as, say, It's a Wonderful Life may lead some to this lesser remembered film from 1941. This was previously released in a limited edition from Turner Classic Movies, and this Universal catalog release doesn't really offer any substantial differences from that earlier version.

Those interested in a plot recap as well as my general thoughts on the film are invited to read my original Remember the Night Blu-ray review of the Turner Classic Movies edition. That review also provides an opportunity for screenshot comparisons, and I've tried to come close to duplicating some of the screenshots so that those interested can do side by side looks in full resolution, though to cut to the chase, I'd say both the video and audio presentations on this disc are more or less interchangeable with the ones on the prior release from Turner Classic Movies. Per my comments below, the one deficit of this release is its lack of supplements.

Remember the Night Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Remember the Night is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Universal Studios with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.35:1. This looked to my eyes to be pretty much identical to the presentation I assessed in our original Remember the Night Blu-ray review from several years ago. Some of the very same issues I mentioned in that review are once again in evidence here, including some of the long lasting scratches that afflict what would have been the first reel in particular, and some midrange shots suffering from a relative lack of detail. Contrast is excellent, and blacks are especially impressive a lot of the time. In the best lit moments, fine detail is also appealing. This does have a just slightly digital looking appearance at times, but there is a noticeable grain field.

Remember the Night Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

As with the video side of things, I didn't notice any substantial change in the audio presentation on this disc from the DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono track that was on the Turner Classic Movies release. Things are once again perfectly serviceable, though pretty shallow sounding, especially in terms of some of the scoring. There's the same minor hiss and occasional pop on this track that I mentioned in our original Remember the Night Blu-ray review.

Remember the Night Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Not only are there no supplements on this disc, there isn't even a main menu. Instead, the film simply starts at disc boot up, with the Pop Up Menu offering only the option to turn on or off the optional English subtitles. In terms of supplemental content, the previous Blu-ray release from Turner Classic Movies is the clear winner.

Remember the Night Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

It looks like the Turner Classic Movies edition of this film is going for some pretty substantial bucks these days, and so my hunch is most consumers will probably be generally well satisfied with this much more budget friendly version from Universal Pictures. This release pretty much duplicates the audio and video presentations from the earlier release, but it omits that release's supplements. That said, I doubt that many people are going to want to spring for an extra seventy or so bucks to be able to see a relatively slim supply of bonus material. Recommended.