In the Heat of the Night
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Movie Reviews of In the Heat of the Night
Movie Review: Great movie....
Summary: 5 Stars
Sidney Poitier made this movie what it was. Great mystery with a few turns that keep you guessing.Movie Review: In the Heat of the Night
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved the movie and the quality was excellent. Amazon delivered as I expected!Movie Review: One of the best ...
Summary: 5 Stars
... movies ever made. How anyone could rate this less than 5 stars is beyond me.Movie Review: In the Heat of the Night
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a classic movie with top notch stars. would absolutely recommend.
Movie Review: Classic and Classy Film...Stirring Performances
Summary: 4 Stars
This review refers to the MGM DVD Contemporary Classics edition of "In the Heat of the Night"....
"In the Heat of the Night" is a classic and esstential film, that should be a part of every film library. The gripping performances by the likes of such class actors as Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates and Lee Grant, the expert direction by Norman Jewison, the camera angles and the music(Quincy Jones) will hold you hostage every second of this compelling story.
It is the mid 1960's and a murder has occured in the small town of Sparta, Mississippi.Virgil Tibbs, a black homicide investigator(Poitier),from the North, who happens to be passing through town, gets caught up in the town's rush to judgement in finding the killer. First he is automatically assumed to be the first and only suspect by the bigoted towns people, then is coerced into staying and helping out on the case when Chief of Police Gillespie(Steiger), realizes who he is.
Each with their own form of prejudices, Tibbs and Gillespie have very differnt ideas about solving the case. They find it is important to put those feelings aside and work together though. Together they fight off the town bigots, and put the pieces of the puzzle together, meeeting adversity every step of the way. The twists and turns of the story will draw you in and keep you.
It is an excellent mystery as well as character studies, and most definatley deserved all the accolades and awards it was honored with. Among the awards it took home at Oscar time were Best Picture(1967), Best Actor(Rod Steiger) and Best Screenplay among others.
I was prepared to go 5 stars on this film, and the film on it's own deserves that at least. The picture has been beautifully transfered to DVD.It is presented in the original theatrical released widescreen (1.85:1). The colors looked fresh and the picture was clear in all scenes, including the darker night time scenes. The sound is my only little complaint and reason for going with 4 stars. Although the tech info here(as of today) say this DVD is in Dolby 2.0 surround, it is not. The sound is in MONO and this esstential film, that is an American classic, scored by Quincy Jones really deserves better treatment on this aspect of it.
The DVD has commentary by Norman Jewison, Lee Grant,Rod Steiger and Haskell Wexler(the fabulous cinematographer of the film). It also includes a booklet with some great information on the making of the film. It may be viewed in French and Spanish and has subtitiles in those languages as well.
I love this film and for the most part the DVD. Maybe MGM has a special edition in the works with a remastered soundtrack?..In the meantime I will still enjoy this one with any kind of sound!
get the popcorn ready and enjoy....Laurie
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