8.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker.
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw (I), Charles Durning, Ray WalstonDrama | 100% |
Period | 64% |
Heist | 21% |
Crime | 8% |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: DTS 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: DTS 2.0 Mono
English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
Digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Universal has released a UHD SteelBook packaging variant for the classic 1973 Paul Newman/Robert Redford film 'The Sting.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the standard packaging release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.
For a full UHD video review, please click here.
For a full UHD audio review, please click here.
Universal's matte finish SteelBook for The Sting features familiar artwork on its front cover and its off-white background, depicting Johnny
Hooker and Henry Gondorff on the front, the former in a red suit, the latter in a creamy white, both happily examining handfuls of cash. Johnny is
facing
forward while Hooker is in profile looking right. Behind them is a golden circle outlined in red. The film's title in familiar red script appears above. A few
odds and ends -- some cards, a car, dice, and poker chips -- are scattered along the bottom. The rear panel features the same off-white background
and contains the same golden circle with red perimeter center. Inside of it are, again, Johnny and Henry; Johnny has his left arm draped over Henry's
shoulder while Henry is lighting his cigar with some burning cash. The bottom of the panel features the usual assortment of studio logo, legalese, and
model number. The spine is again of the same background color and features the film's title in the same script and color center. A Universal logo in
black
has been placed at the bottom.
Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The two discs, one UHD and one Blu-ray, are situated on the right in
staggered-stacked formation. The inner print is a two-panel spread that features a predominantly metallic red background. At the extreme left and right
edges are color character portraits, both in profile, depicting Johnny Hooker on the left, looking ponderously upward, and Henry Gondorff on the right,
holding some cards.
This UHD release of The Sting includes the same on-disc supplemental suite found on the 2012 Blu-ray; please click here for full coverage.
This is a quality SteelBook: no fuss, not too busy, just a reflection of the movie's essentials and making use of familiar artwork. The film is legendary, the UHD presentation is on the right side of good and well better than the Blu-ray, though certainly not elite in the UHD landscape. Nothing else in the set is new. Recommended.
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