6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.6 |
When screams draw Sylvia to the bedroom window of her boyfriend's apartment, she's shocked to see a red-haired man attacking a woman. Unable to unlatch the window, she calls for her boyfriend, Terry Lambert, but by the time Terry joins her, the attacker has fled. Although Sylvia and Terry want to do the right thing and report the crime, Sylvia's marriage to Terry's boss--a prominent figure in the community--makes it impossible for her to admit to her whereabouts without confessing to her extramarital dalliance. Chivalrous Terry pretends to be the witness, conveying the details that Sylvia has relayed to him. Unfortunately, the flaws in his testimony make him the chief suspect in both the attack and a series of murders.
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Elizabeth McGovern, Isabelle Huppert, Paul Shenar, Carl LumblyThriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Curtis Hanson's "The Bedroom Window" (1987) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film and audio commentary by critic Peter Tonguette. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Secret lovers
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Curtis Hanson's The Bedroom Window arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The old master that was used to prepare this release, which apparently comes from StudioCanal, isn't any better than the one that Fox has in its vaults for The Entity. What this means is that there are a few areas where delineation is fine, even good, but there is plenty of surface harshness that basically gives the film a digital edge. Also, a lot of the darker footage struggles with different levels of black crush, and plenty of the grain there actually collapses into noise. So, even though there is harshness on top, underneath it there is plenty of unnatural flatness as well. Colors are stable, but in certain areas it is very easy to see that some nuances are either unconvincing or missing (see screencapture #12). Image stability is very good. Lastly, there are no distracting large debris, cuts, damage marks, or torn frames to report. My score is 3.25/5.00. (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.
Clarity and stability are very good. My one and only minor criticism pertains to the fullness of the sound during a few action sequence, where it feels like there is room to expand it a little. I can't tell with absolute certainty that a new remix will offer a dramatic improvement, but this is one area where it feels like there is room for improvement.
The Bedroom Window does not work for me. I think that a lot of the actors that made the film were simply not right for it, plus the script has all sorts of different issues. I could have liked it if it was done as a kitschy thriller, like some of the films that you will find in Paul Verhoeven and Brian De Palma's filmographies, but there is a huge part of it that wants to be taken seriously and as a result the end product looks bad and not in a cool '80s way. This new release is sourced from an older master that has some pretty obvious weaknesses, so if you like the film and wish to add it to your library consider a rental first. RENT IT.
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