Dick
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Notes on my reviews: I do not offer plot summaries in most cases, as these can be found on a million other sites, but rather focus instead on what people want to know: the image and sound presentation, default playback settings, subtitles, audio choices, etc. My equipment: Panasonic TC-P55UT50 Plasma monitor (3-D capable); Panasonic DMP-BDT220 3-D Blu-ray player; LG BD-360 all-region Blu-ray player; Denon AVE-E200 5.1 Surround receiver. All aspect ratios are physically measured on the Panasonic screen, which has been set to eliminate overscan.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia
REGION: All (A-B-C)
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1
C/BW: Color
SOUND: Dolby mono.
BONUS MATERIAL: Trailer and three interviews.
COMPANY: Shock
Richard Lester made this post-apocalyptic comedy five years after he directed the Beatles in A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, and five years prior to bringing us his wonderful rendition of THE THREE MUSKETEERS. This film contains elements of both, from irreverent satire to broad slapstick. It also contains one of those droll Ralph Richardson performances we came to love later on in GREYSTOKE and DRAGONSLAYER.
Kino Lorber has announced a U.S. release of this film, and I am guessing it will sport the same transfer as this disc, and that will be a good thing. It is sharp, has very film-like grain, and decent color. The sound is clearly mono, but the dialog (other than the fact that fast-talking Brits can sometimes be difficult to understand for us Westerners) is very clear.
The extras here may or may not be carried over to Kino: there is a trailer, but also a trio of lengthy interviews, with Spike
Milligan, Peter Cook and Richard Lester.
All-region encoding, and will thus play on any Blu-ray machine worldwide.
This review was made possible with the help of www.DaaVeeDee.com
Notes on my reviews: I do not offer plot summaries in most cases, as these can be found on a million other sites, but rather focus instead on what people want to know: the image and sound presentation, default playback settings, subtitles, audio choices, etc. My equipment: Panasonic TC-P55UT50 Plasma monitor (3-D capable); Panasonic DMP-BDT220 3-D Blu-ray player; LG BD-360 all-region Blu-ray player; Denon AVE-E200 5.1 Surround receiver. All aspect ratios are physically measured on the Panasonic screen, which has been set to eliminate overscan.
THE BED SITTING ROOM
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia
REGION: All (A-B-C)
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1
C/BW: Color
SOUND: Dolby mono.
BONUS MATERIAL: Trailer and three interviews.
COMPANY: Shock
Richard Lester made this post-apocalyptic comedy five years after he directed the Beatles in A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, and five years prior to bringing us his wonderful rendition of THE THREE MUSKETEERS. This film contains elements of both, from irreverent satire to broad slapstick. It also contains one of those droll Ralph Richardson performances we came to love later on in GREYSTOKE and DRAGONSLAYER.
Kino Lorber has announced a U.S. release of this film, and I am guessing it will sport the same transfer as this disc, and that will be a good thing. It is sharp, has very film-like grain, and decent color. The sound is clearly mono, but the dialog (other than the fact that fast-talking Brits can sometimes be difficult to understand for us Westerners) is very clear.
The extras here may or may not be carried over to Kino: there is a trailer, but also a trio of lengthy interviews, with Spike
Milligan, Peter Cook and Richard Lester.
All-region encoding, and will thus play on any Blu-ray machine worldwide.
This review was made possible with the help of www.DaaVeeDee.com
