6.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Excitement runs high when the feuding film stars Marina Rudd and Lola Brewster arrive in the sleepy English village of St Mary Mead, ready to begin work on a movie about Elizabeth I and Lady Jane Grey. But the experience quickly turns sour when an innocent bystander drops dead at a party after drinking a poisoned cocktail. Everyone assumes the drink was intended for Marina, but local resident Miss Marple has her doubts and begins to investigate.
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, Edward Fox, Rock HudsonMystery | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.89:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Guy Hamilton's "The Mirror Crack'd" (1980) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include vintage promotional materials and exclusive new audio commentary by critics Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell, and Nathaniel Thomson. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
"I'm the director and if I want three dozen poker-playing kangaroos with PhDs, then you'd better damn well go out and find them."
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.89:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, The Mirror Crack'd arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from the same 2K master that StudioCanal used to produce this Region-B release in 2017. It is a very solid master and in my opinion the best one of the four the studio created for the films in the Agatha Christie Collection (the other three films are Death on the Nile, Evil Under the Sun, Murder on the Orient Express). Delineation, clarity, and depth are simply outstanding, while the fluidity of the visuals can easily trick one to believe that the film might have been redone entirely in 4K. This master also has the most impressive color grading job -- the saturation and balance of the primaries and their supporting nuances are simply terrific. As the screencaptures that are included with our review reveal, the entire film is spotless as well. There are no traces of problematic digital adjustments. The encoding is also really good. (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.
There are no technical issues to report in our review. The audio, which was fully restored, is very clear, sharp, and clean. Balance is very good as well. John Cameron's score has quite a presence throughout the film as well, at times introducing some very impressive dynamic contrasts.
I don't understand why Guy Hamilton's The Mirror Crack'd isn't universally liked because it is one seriously funny and at times very, very witty film. Some of its stars clearly had a great time working together and are on fire, and I actually think that one of Angela Lansbury's very best performances is in it. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from an excellent 2K master that StudioCanal prepared a few years ago. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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