7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Junior Potter returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found. "Mike" is the luscious head of a gang of thieves, and Roy Barton is the federal marshal hot on her trail.
Starring: Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers, Trigger, Bill Williams (I)Western | 100% |
Romance | 30% |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.34:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
None
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Reuniting with star Bob Hope after their work on “The Paleface” and “The Lemon Drop Kid,” director Frank Tashlin, a veteran of animated entertainment, goes full cartoon with 1952’s “Son of Paleface.” Technically, it’s a sequel, but Tashlin and Hope treat the production as their own rocket ride to the moon and back, going insanely broad to keep audience attention, staging a highly bizarre romp that’s truly unpredictable and utterly exhausting.
The AVC encoded image (1.34:1 aspect ratio) presentation, from what looks to be an older scan (slightly processed), provides a passable amount of detail on "Son of Paleface," including orate costuming. Sharpness isn't strong, but sets and locations retain distance, preserving background activity and decoration. Colors sustain their heightened appearance, with bright reds and blues, and western hues are equally appealing, along with greenery. Skintones are comfortable. Delineation is capable but not remarkable. Source is in fine shape, with no overt damage.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA sound mix delivers a simple listening event, but a secure one. Musical moods are easy on the ears, with agreeable instrumentation and vocals, while scoring is more aggressive but enjoyable. Dialogue exchanges are clean, handling Hope's bang-boom comic timing and occasionally hushed one-liners, while the rest of the cast is clear. Sound effects are loud, including gunfire and pratfalls, but there are no distortive extremes.
Hope works overtime to sell everything in "Son of Paleface," and he's invested in the work, which is nice, but laughs are scarce, often overwhelmed by the tonal extremity. More appealing are the musical numbers, which allow the picture to relax, but those are few and far between, as most of "Son of Paleface" is engineered to be as big as possible, transforming the western into a circus.
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