6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 3.8 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.7 |
Michael and his childhood sweetheart, Cathy, go to Greece to spend the summer on the isle of Santorini. Despite his love for Cathy, Michael finds himself attracted to Lina, a vacationing French archaeologist.
Starring: Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valerie Quennessen, Barbara Rush, Carole CookErotic | 100% |
Romance | 50% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Comedy | 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 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Music: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
While it’s easy to see a through line of sorts joining Randal Kleiser’s 1980 ménage à deux (so to speak) The Blue Lagoon, with his ménage à trois from two years later, Summer Lovers, there’s perhaps a subliminal call back to the film that first put Kleiser on the cinematic map, 1978’s Grease. The score to that musical included the ebullient tune “Summer Nights” which detailed the hot and heavy romantic activities of young folks enjoying the freedom of life in the sun. That could certainly be a précis of sorts for Summer Lovers, a film which offers astonishingly beautiful Grecian scenery, not to mention the blandishments of stars Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah and Valérie Quennessen. Ostensibly an exploration of sexual awakening, the film probably works better as a libidinous travelogue than as any kind of meaningful drama.
Summer Lovers is presented on Blu-ray with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.85:1. While just slightly soft looking quite a bit of the time, the transfer boasts really beautifully lush and appealing color, capturing that odd teal-blue color that seems to be part and parcel of the waters surrounding the various Greek islands. Detail is excellent in the many brightly lit outdoor scenes, and overall the palette looks natural and is extremely well saturated. Grain is natural looking and resolves without any issues.
Summer Lovers features a vivid sounding DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track which captures the ambient sounds of island life, as well as supporting the film's occasionally risible dialogue with excellent clarity and prioritization. The score by Basil Poledouris sounds nicely energetic, as do the many source cues.
There's not much (or at least not enough) "there" there in Summer Lovers, at least from a dramatic standpoint. That ultimately may not matter one whit, for the film's sumptuous scenery and incredibly glamorous stars enchant the eyes even when the mind (and perhaps more importantly, the heart) couldn't care less. Technical merits are generally very good to excellent, the supplemental package is appealing, and Summer Lovers comes Recommended.
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