7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who come in contact with it.
Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston, Cliff De Young, Fred WardErotic | 100% |
Teen | 49% |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Romance | 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 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
David Greenwalt's "Secret Admirer" (1985) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary with David Greenwalt, cowriter Jim Kouf and associate producer Lynn Kouf, and ciritc Daniel Kremer, as well as vintage promotional materials for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles fo the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Secret Admirer arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
When Secret Admirer made its high-definition debut with this release from Olive Films in 2016, its visuals looked a bit dated. This release is sourced from an exclusive new 2K master that was struck from an interpositive.
I like how Secret Admirer looks now a lot. There are only two areas where meaningful improvements can be made. First, density levels can be better. In several darker areas, backgrounds can appear a bit loose and the grain begins to look a tad powdery. On a larger screen, you will most likely notice this loosening of the visuals. Some encoding optimizations could have helped, but masters that are struck from interpositives tend to retain this limitation. Second, some darker areas could reveal superior darker nuances by avoiding crushing, but this master handles darker areas very nicely. The rest I like a lot. For example, color balance is outstanding. All primaries look very nicely saturated and just perfectly balanced. A few supporting nuances, mostly darker ones, could be a tad better, but only because in darker areas there are some source limitations. Image stability is very good. I noticed a few nicks, but there are no distracting large cuts, debris, warped or torn frames to report. (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 Engish SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The 2.0 track is a frustrating one. While the quality of the audio is very good, the 2.0 track is dual mono, not stereo. It is strange because there must have been a proper 2.0 stereo track to include on this release since Olive Films' release had one. I did not encounter any hiss, distortions, pops, or dropouts.
You can't fake great chemistry, and when it happens before a film camera, the end product is always a very good film. In Secret Admirer, the great chemistry between the young and older actors quickly becomes far more attractive than the romantic adventures of their characters, so despite having some silly moments, it is a lovely film. It is a terrific '80s time capsule, too. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from a wonderful new 2K master and features a very nice exclusive audio commentary with director David Greenwalt, cowriter Jim Kouf and associate producer Lynn Kouf, and ciritc Daniel Kremer. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. (If you decide to pick up Secret Admirer for your collection, also consider Class, another very good '80s film. Several people that conceived and made the former were involved with the latter as well).
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