6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
The story is about Commissioner Jordan who arrives in Marseille to combat drug trafficking activities in his own unique way.
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Pierre Vernier, Maurice Barrier, Claude BrossetForeign | 100% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Jacques Deray's "The Outsider" a.k.a. "Le Marginal" (1983) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include an exclusive new audio commentary by critic Samm Deigham and vintage trailer for the film. In French, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The outsider
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.66:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Jacques Deray's The Outsider arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
At the very end of her audio commentary Samm Deighan mentions that she is glad to see The Outsider restored and finally available on the U.S. home video market, but this is a slightly misleading statement. The film has not been restored. As it is the case with the recent release of The Professional, this new release of The Outsider is sourced from an older master that emerged from StudioCanal's vaults and was previously used for various European DVD releases of the film. Nevertheless, I like this master as well.
You should expect to see many of the same limitations that are visible on The Professional. For example, there are some minor fluctuations in terms of depth and delineation, with the most obvious ones emerging during the darker indoor footage. This is the area where the grain becomes a tad loose, even borderline noisy, and as a result delineation suffers (see screencaptures #14 and 17). Also, like most older masters this master is plagued by random light crushing, which a new and proper 2K/4K remaster will effectively eliminate (see screencapture #21). The rest, however, looks very nice. Density levels are pleasing, and if you can upscale to 4K a lot of the obvious limitations that I highlighted above will pretty much disappear. Also, there are no traces of digital tinkering, which is why the visuals retain a decent organic appearance. Some sporadic flatness and softness remains, but it is never distracting. The color grading is convincing as well. Yes, saturation can be better and more accurate, and nuances can be expanded, but everything here looks so much better than what for example the recent 'restoration of That Man from Rio conveys. Image stability is very good. Finally, there are no distracting debris, cuts, damage marks, warped or torn frames to report. (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: French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature.
I did not encounter any technical issues to report in our review. The audio is stable and clean. Balance is also good. As far as dynamic intensity is concerned, I think that the lossless track reproduces the native qualities of the original soundtrack very well. The boat chase and later the car chase I thought have the right amount of oomph; the shootouts sound sharp and clear as well. My one and only minor criticism pertains to the size of the subtitles. Perhaps they should be slightly bigger.
The Outsider is not as well-known as The Professional on this side of the Atlantic, but I think that it is unquestionably the better film. It should be a mandatory acquisition for fans of Jean-Paul Belmondo and his work. Kino Lorber's new release of The Outsider is sourced from an older but good master, and I like it quite a lot. I really hope that now that the folks at Kino Lorber have access to StudioCanal's catalog we will also see Blu-ray releases of Happy Easter and The Night Caller. The former is one of my favorite Belmondo films. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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