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Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
A syndicate wants to buy a whole district to rebuild it. They've bought every house except the small gym "Olympic", where Mr. Austria Joe Santo prepares for the Mr. Universum championships a month ahead. The rich sunny-boy Craig Blake is brought in by the syndicate as a dummy to buy the gym. But then he starts to like the people and falls in love with Joe's friend Marie-Tate.
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger, R.G. Armstrong, Robert EnglundDrama | Insignificant |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.84:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Bob Rafelson's "Stay Hungry" (1975) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of independent distributors Olive Films. There are no bonus features on the release. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Gotta close the deal, man
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.84:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Bob Rafelson's Stay Hungry arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Olive Films.
The release is sourced from a pretty good but slightly uneven remaster. A lot of the daylight close-ups, for instance look very nice, but elsewhere some optimizations could have been done to help density and fluidity. A new master would have certainly eliminated some of the black crush that sneaks in during the indoor footage. The good news here is that there are no traces of any sort of problematic digital tinkering. So while some very light unnecessary becomes evident, the entire film retains a pleasing organic appearance. Colors are healthy and natural, but some of the nuances can be expanded. Image stability is good. A few specks pop up, but there are no distracting large cuts, debris, stains, warped or ripped frames to report. My score is 3.75/5.00. (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 English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
While the audio may not have been recently remastered, fidelity and overall balance are very nice. Also, there are no traces of distracting age-related imperfections, such as heavy background hiss, pops, or distortions. Dynamic intensity is decent, but the film's original sound design is unlikely to make an impression on folks that appreciate the potent mixes that contemporary films have.
Most unfortunately, there are no bonus features to be found on this release.
There are a lot of other films in Bob Rafelson's filmography that get much more attention from mainstream critics, but some of his best work is actually right here in Stay Hungry. The final twenty or so minutes where R.G. Armstrong goes nuts is pure gold, as well as a prime example of the great unconventional material that disappeared from American films after the big studios effectively distanced themselves from the auteurs and focused on quantity over quality. Olive Films' new Blu-ray release of Stay Hungry is sourced from a good master, but there are no bonus features on it. Regardless, I think that this is definitely a film worth owning. RECOMMENDED.
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