7.3 | / 10 |
Users | 5.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
An improbable friendship develops between Fergus, a soldier in the Irish Republican Army, and Jody, a British soldier lured into an IRA trap by Jude, another IRA member, and abducted. When the hostage situation ends in tragedy, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he finds Jody's lover, a hairstylist and nightclub singer named Dil. Fergus adopts a new name and finds a job as a day laborer. He also starts dating Dil, who knows nothing of Fergus' troubled history. But there are parts of Dil's life Fergus does not know, either.
Starring: Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Tony SlatteryThriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Romance | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Winner of Oscar Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Neil Jordan's "The Crying Game" (1992) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of the British Film Institute. The supplemental features on the disc include vintage trailers for the film; audio commentary by director Neil Jordan; alternate ending; and more. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Fergus and the soldier
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.39:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Neil Jordan's "The Crying Game" arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of the British Film Institute.
The release is sourced from a brand new 2K master which was struck from the original 35mm negative. It is a fantastic master that will remain the go-to source for Blu-ray releases and almost certainly DCPs for a very long time. The film now looks strikingly healthy and all-around beautifully balanced. The darker/club footage, in particular, conveys the type of organic depth that was completely missing from the the old R1 DVD release. When there is plenty of light close-ups and wider outdoor shots boast remarkable clarity and sharpness (see screencaptures #3 and 4). The color grading is also very convincing. There are solid and very healthy primaries and an excellent range of nuances. This is very important because Neil Jordan and cinematographer Ian Wilson allowed plenty of natural and unfiltered light to enter the film and some of the gentle nuances were noticeable on theatrical screenings but not on DVD releases. There are no traces of compromising degraining or sharpening adjustments. Overall image stability is excellent. Finally, there are no distracting damage marks, debris, cuts, stains, warps, or other age-related imperfections to report. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English LPCM 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they split the image frame and the black bar below it.
The lossless track has excellent depth and clarity is as good as it can possibly be. The film's original sound design, however, is unlikely to impress folks that appreciate the dynamic intensity of modern big-budget productions. Here the biggest and most effective contrasts are created by the wonderful soundtrack. The dialog is stable and clean. There are no mixing/digital errors to report.
The British Film Institute delayed its Blu-ray release of Neil Jordan's The Crying Game a couple of times and frustrated quite a few fans of the film, but I have to say that the wait was well worth it. The release is sourced from a very beautiful new 2K master struck from the original camera negative and the film looks and sounds as good as I hoped it would when it transitions to Blu-ray. I will make sure that the release appears on my Top 10 list at the end of the year. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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