6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
A widower with 10 children marries a widow with 8 and tries to cope with trying to ever come together as one big happy family.
Starring: Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson (I), Louise Troy, Sidney MillerComedy | 100% |
Family | 78% |
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
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Melville Shavelson's "Yours, Mine and Ours" (1968) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of independent distributors Olive Films. The only bonus feature on the disc is an original trailer for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
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Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Melville Shavelson's Yours, Mine and Ours arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Olive Films.
The release is sourced from a pre-existing master, most likely the same master that MGM used a while ago to make possible various DVD releases in different regions. The film can look a bit soft at times and there are a few quite obvious drops in terms of density (see an example in screencapture #16). A few tiny scratches and specks can be spotted as well. Fortunately, no attempts have been made to digitally repolish the film. As it is always the case, this makes a big difference because despite various inherited source limitations there are certain organic qualities that have been retained. Obviously, grain can be better exposed, shadow definition should be a lot more convincing, and ideally depth and fluidity should be far more consisting and pleasing, but the film there are no seriously distracting anomalies to report. In other words, the film simply does not look as fresh and vibrant as it would if it was sourced from a new or recent 2K/4K master. My score is 3.25/5.00. (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 English subtitles are provided for the main feature.
Depth and clarity are good, but it feels like there is some room for some rebalancing work. My guess is that if the audio track is fully remastered fluidity and overall stability will be slightly better. The good news is that there are no audio dropouts, background hiss, or other age-related distracting anomalies to report.
Melville Shavelson's film Yours, Mine and Ours tells a story that apparently isn't entirely accurate. In the film Frank Beardsley and Helen North fall madly in love and then have a beautiful life together, but according to Tom North, one of the twenty children they raised, their relationship became quite dark and intense. Well, I can think of a couple of excellent reasons why this might have happened, but watch the film and you decide whether they could have been as happy as Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda make them look. RECOMMENDED.
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