6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Up and coming ambitious boxer Tommy Shea must choose between making dishonest money with crooked promoter Harry Cram or honestly winning a title, as advised by his manager Dave Bernstein
Starring: Audie Murphy, Barbara Rush, Jeff Morrow (I), John McIntire, Tommy RallFilm-Noir | 100% |
Sport | 3% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
BDInfo verified
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Jesse Hibbs' "World in My Corner" (1956) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary recorded by critic Eddy Von Muller and vintage trailer for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
I will crush you, boy. On and off the ring.
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, World in My Corner arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from an exclusive new 2K master that I liked a lot. Aside from slightly better density levels and a few small blemishes that pop up here and there, I thought that the visuals were wonderful. I projected the film and thought that it looked very attractive, almost perfect in some areas. Yes, in an ideal world grain exposure would be better and more consistent, but I was completely satisfied with the all-around solid organic appearance of the visual. The grayscale was lovely, too. The blacks looked strong but not boosted and there were fine ranges of grays and whites. There are no traces of problematic digital corrections. Image stability was very 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.
I viewed World in My Corner during the day and was able to turn up the volume quite a bit. A few times, I noticed some extremely light background hiss, but clarity and sharpness were very good. Stability was excellent, too. Dynamic intensity is modest, but this is to be expected from a film that was shot during the 1950s. There are no audio dropouts or distortions to report in our review.
While the cynicism of World in My Corner could be slightly overwhelming at times, it is difficult not to concede that its message makes perfect sense. If you are a nobody and want to become somebody, you will have to face the world, perhaps not as fiercely as Audie Murphy does, but on the way up you will have to be a fighter that confronts seemingly countless opponents, some with supposedly good intentions and many that openly wish to crush you. I really enjoyed World in My Corner and would happily place it amongst all-time favorites like The Set-Up, The Harder They Fall, and 99 River Street. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from a very good exclusive new 2K master and is included in Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema X, a three-disc box set. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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