7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A man who is down on his luck falls in with a criminal.
Starring: Frank Lovejoy, Kathleen Ryan, Richard Carlson, Lloyd Bridges, Katherine LockeFilm-Noir | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
1778 kbps
English SDH
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Cy Endfield's "Try and Get Me!" (1950) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Olive Films. There are no supplemental features on the disc. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
"This is where we hit the jackpot!"
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Cy Endfield's Try and Get Me! arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Olive Films.
The film has come back into the public consciousness thanks to the Film Noir Foundation's recent restoration and reconstruction which were completed with assistance from Paramount Pictures. It looks simply magnificent in high-definition. Excluding a few small density fluctuations that appear before and after select transitions depth and clarity are consistently outstanding, while fluidity is probably as good as one can expect it to be for a film of this caliber. During the darker/nighttime footage shadow definition is also very well managed. There are no traces of problematic degraining corrections. Edge-enhancement isn't an issue of concern. The blacks and whites appear unmanipulated and there is a lovely range of nuanced grays; balance is excellent as well. Overall image stability is very good. A few extremely light artifacts nearly try to sneak in, but there are no serious encoding anomalies; even when projected on a very large screen the film looks quite magnificent. Finally, large debris, damage marks, cuts, and stains have been removed as best as possible. My score is 4.75/5.00. (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 yellow English subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The audio has been remastered and as a result depth and clarity are very good. Hiss, crackle, buzz and other age-related imperfections have been carefully removed as well. Hugo Friedhofer's dramatic score easily breathes and balance is very well managed. Indeed, even during some of the most intense segments there are no sudden spikes or drops in dynamic activity. Also, there are no audio dropouts or distortions to report in our review.
Unfortunately, there are no supplemental features to be found on this release.
This quite brutal film noir from blacklisted director Cy Endfield may well be one of the biggest additions to Olive Films' catalog. A lot of people probably have not heard of it, but there is a good reason why. It was not available on DVD, and only recently it was brought back into the public consciousness thanks to the Film Noir Foundation's restoration and reconstruction, which were completed with assistance from Paramount Pictures and Martin Scorsese. It is a minor masterpiece that will surely appear on a lot of prestigious top ten lists at the end of the year. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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