6.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
A happily married couple makes a bet that they can seduce a couple of naive newlyweds during a weekend get-together at their Riviera Villa.
Starring: Claire Wilbur, Calvin Culver, Lynn Lowry, Gerald Grant, Carl ParkerErotic | 100% |
Drama | 71% |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: LPCM 2.0
English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Region free
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Radley Metzger's "Score" (1974) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Arrow Video. The supplemental features on this release include the film's original theatrical trailer; video interview with actress Lynn Lowry; making of featurette; audio commentary by director Radley Metzger and film historian Michael Bowen; and more. The release also arrives with a collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Robin Bougie, as well as reversible sleeve featuring original and newly illustrated artwork by The Red Dress. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
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Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Radley Metzger's Score arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Arrow Video.
Unlike the Cult Epics release, Arrow Video's release contains Metzger's censored version of Score, which runs at approximately 84 minutes (01.24.44). The Cult Epics release contains the more explicit uncut version of the film, which runs at approximately 92 minutes (01.31.38).
The high-definition transfer appears to have been sourced from the same master Cult Epics had access to when they prepared their Blu-ray release of Score for the U.S. market. Generally speaking, depth and clarity range from decent to very good, and with a few minor exceptions contrast remains stable. The best news is that there are no traces of excessive degraining - while the transfer does have some inherited rough spots, it also has a stable organic look. Small scratches and even tiny marks are also present, but there are no sharpening corrections. Color reproduction is good. Saturation can be better but color fluttering never destabilizes the image. Lastly, there are no serious stability issues to report in this review. To sum it all up, even though there is room for improvement Score has a pleasing organic look. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your PS3 or SA regardless of your geographical location. For the record, there is no problematic PAL or 1080/50i content preceding the disc's main menu).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray disc: English LPCM 2.0. For the record, Arrow Video have provided optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature.
The lossless audio track gives the film better overall depth and during select sequences better range of dynamics. The film's original sound design, however, is rather modest and it often shows. For example, some small spikes and drops in dynamic movement during the outdoor sequences are easy to spot, while the music occasionally quickly takes over the dialog. There is no heavy background hiss, pops, or audio dropouts to report in this review.
Note: All of the supplemental features on this release are perfectly playable on North American Blu-ray machines, including the PS3.
Arrow Video's Blu-ray release of Radley Metzger's Score uses a high-definition transfer that is virtually identical to the one Cult Epics used for their Blu-ray release of the film in the U.S. and adds a lossless audio track. However, this release contains Metzger's censored version of Score, which runs at approximately 84 minutes. The Cult Epics release contains the more explicit uncut version of the film, which runs at approximately 92 minutes. Considering the fact that the two releases are Region-Free and have the same supplemental features, you should seek to obtain the uncut release. RENT IT.
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