6.9 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Project Questor is the brainchild of the genius Dr. Vaslovik: he developed plans to build an android super-human. Although he has disappeared and half of he programming tape was erased in the attempt to decode it, his former colleagues continue the project and finally succeed in creating Questor. However, Vaslovik seems to have installed a secret program in Questor's brain: He flees and starts to search for Vaslovik. Since half of his knowledge is missing, he needs the help of Jerry Robinson, who is now suspected of having stolen the android.
Starring: Robert Foxworth, Mike Farrell, John Vernon (I), Lew Ayres, James ShigetaSci-Fi | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Richard A. Colla's "The Questor Tapes" (1974) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by critic and screenwriter Gari Gerani and vintage trailers. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The awakening
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, The Questor Tapes arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from an excellent new 2K master that was struck from an interpositive. Aside from a few tiny blemishes that I spotted and slightly less-than-optimal density levels, everything looks great. For example, from start to finish the film maintains a very strong, convincing, and enormously pleasing organic appearance. Color balance is pitch-perfect, too. Yes, in a few areas it feels like saturation should be a tad better and the dynamic range of the visuals a bit stronger, but I think that these would be improvements that will make more sense in native 4K. There are absolutely no traces of problematic digital corrections. Image stability is great. All in all, I think that the new 2K makeover of The Questor Tapes is a genuine home run. My score is 4.75/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-A "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 DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
I did not encounter any age-related anomalies to report in our review. The audio was very clear, sharp, and stable. I thought that Gil Melle's ambient soundtrack, which has a very important role, sounded terrific, too. As expected, dynamic intensity is modest, but this is an inherited limitation.
Is the future that The Questor Tapes describes already here? Yes, which is why more and more often you are hearing warnings that AI development needs to be very closely regulated. And it must be because the scenarios that emerge in The Questor Tapes are actually the safest variations of what could go terribly wrong, which is a lot. Kudos to the party at Kino Lorber that made the decision to bring The Questor Tapes to Blu-ray, and hopefully there will be many more releases like it. The Questor Tapes has been restored in 2K and looks terrific on Blu-ray, too. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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