7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A dramatization of the Great Train Robbery. While not a 'how to', it is very detail dependent, showing the care and planning that took place to pull it off.
Starring: Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet, James Booth (I), Frank Finlay, Barry FosterCrime | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Peter Yates' "Robbery" (1967) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include vintage trailer for the film and new audio commentary by critic Nick Pinkerton. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked'.
Team work
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.67:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Peter Yates' Robbery arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from the same 2K remaster that a few years ago British Network used when they prepared this Region-B release of the film. Our review of the first release contains detailed information about the restoration work that was done on the film.
I have not changed my opinion on the technical presentation. I viewed the film earlier tonight and I think that if a decision was made to keep the remaster as raw as possible the end production would have been flawless. The current presentation is still very good, but the film looks a tiny bit softer than I would have liked. Indeed, the grain has been toned down a bit and as a result some very fine nuances are not as nicely exposed as they should be. The good news is that the work was done very carefully and a lot of the darker footage that should have been problematic actually looks quite nice. Clarity should be better, but there is enough to like and on a larger screen there is still plenty of proper depth. Also, occasionally the visuals become thicker because some of the blacks begin to crush, but as you could see from the various darker/nighttime screencaptures that are included with our review shadow definition does not suffer dramatically. I find the color scheme convincing. There are solid and healthy primaries and decent ranges of nuances. Finally, conventional age-related imperfections have been carefully removed and now the film looks virtually spotless. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" 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 (48kHz, 16-bit). Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The lossless track was remastered during the restoration and the end result is solid. The only reason why I am not giving it a perfect score is because there are a few places where the audio becomes a tad flat, almost as if the upper register was toned down a bit, but this could very well be an inherited limitation of the original mono soundtrack. Regardless, your viewing experience will be satisfying.
Stanley Baker leads a gang of fearless thieves in Peter Yates' classic crime drama Robbery about the legendary 1963 British Royal Mail robbery. After this film, which features a remarkable chase sequence, Yates went on to direct the iconic Bullitt with Steve McQueen and Jacqueline Bisset. Kino Lorber's new release of Robbery is sourced from the same 2K remaster of the film that a few years ago British label Network Releasing introduced. I think that it is good, though it could have been spectacular. Also, this release has a very nice audio commentary by critic Nick Pinkerton. who is apparently a big fan of Robbery, so even if you have the Region-B release, I urge you to consider picking it up for your library. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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