6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Being scorned by his father's girlfriend, Scotty befriends street thug Eddy and quickly transforms from being a good kid to a member of a ruthless gang of teens.
Starring: Tom Laughlin, Peter Miller (I), Richard Bakalyan, Rosemary Howard (I), James LantzDrama | 100% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
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 | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Robert Altman's "The Delinquents" (1957) arrives on Lu-ray courtesy of independent distributors Olive Films. The only bonus feature on the disc is an original theatrical trailer for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The scapegoat
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.67:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Robert Altman's The Delinquents arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Olive Films.
I do not have any specific technical information to share in our review, but I am convinced that this upcoming release is sourced from a recent remaster. Indeed, excluding a few minor fluctuations during quick transitions density remains very good throughout the entire film. Fluidity also has the type of consistency that newer and properly done remasters ensure. There are no traces of problematic degraining corrections. Rather predictably, grain is visible throughout the entire film, though I have to say that it does appear slightly overexposed. (This leads me to be believe that an interpositive might have been accessed when the remastered was prepared). Contrast levels appear slightly elevated but the overall balance is still very good. There are no stability issues to report. Finally, there are no distracting large cuts, debris, damage marks, stains, or other serious age-related imperfections. (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.
The audio is stable and free of distracting age-related imperfections. Clarity is good, but depth does fluctuate a bit. However, the film is shot as a quasi-documentary feature and a lot of the mass scenes actually have that familiar raw organic ambience. In other words, the minor fluctuations that you are likely to notice as well as the fairly modest dynamic activity are indeed inherited.
Robert Altman's directorial debut, The Delinquents, is a low-budget experimental film that is probably most effective as a time capsule. It has its moments, especially towards the end, but it is definitely not a diamond in the rough. This upcoming Blu-ray release is sourced from a solid and very healthy remaster and I think that it will be the definitive presentation of the film on the home video market. RECOMMENDED.
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