L.A. Confidential
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Movie Reviews of L.A. Confidential
Movie Review: Great Movie in HD
Summary: 5 Stars
LA Confidential is a great movie. The performances by all of the characters are superb and the movie looks beautiful in HD. Not too many special effects to warrant bluray but I own it because its still worth it.Movie Review: It's actually better!
Summary: 4 Stars
One of my favorite films and it looks great in HD. All the features of the original DVD are included. The movie itself just gets better every time I see it and I catch details I missed on previous viewings. The way this film creates the atmosphere of the 1950s is amazing and what a terrific cast. It easily could have won the Best Picture Oscar. I highly recommend it.Movie Review: L.A. Confidential a stunner on Blu-ray
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are wondering whether it's worth the 18 bucks and change for the blu-ray, in my opinion you shouldn't wonder any longer. Pick this disc up. The movie, which is near-flawless in every way, just gets better in 1080p. You can really appreciate the passion that director Curtis Hanson brought to the film when you pick up the incredible detail in every filmed location. A great surprise was Jack Vincenne's (Kevin Spacey) monogrammed "JV" on his shirts --- never noticed that before when watching in standard def. It's these little details that really envelop the viewer in the world of corrupt, violent 1950s L.A.
The special features on the BD seem to be a port over from the special edition DVD put out a few years ago, but they're still great. This is obviously Curtis Hanson's pet project, and he poured a lot of effort into the home video release.
Movie Review: ***For Blu-Ray Version*** Stunning Hi-Def conversion of towering Noir Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Seeing this on Blu-Ray is astonishing. The image quality is far beyond what I had expected, which makes this movie an even better, more intense experience. The codecs and conversion algorithms they used are better than for many movies filmed directly with hi-def cameras. There is no moire effect, no color banding, and colors out of true. It's like seeing it in the movie theatre again.
Really can't say anything more than what others have said; the ensemble cast is uniformly excellent. Kevin Spacey has his breakout performance in this movie, and James Cromwell creates a bad guy to end all bad guys. The triangle of Crowe, Pearce and Basinger is the core of the movie and all three of them bring the the goods. Another breakout performance by Crowe; this movie made him a star.
One of the most faithful book adaptations ever done in Hollywood. I wish Curtis Hanson would do one or two more of James Ellroy's books; Ellroy pretty much represents the peak of noir mystery writing, similar to Raymond Chandler in detective fiction.
Again, don't miss this hi-def version. 5 out of 5 in quality all the way around!
Movie Review: Great film
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great film.
IT SHOULD HAVE WON THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST PICTURE OF 1997 INSTEAD OF THAT NUDIE BOAT MOVIE.
Although not my personal favorite film of 1997, that honor goes to "Air Force One".
I am glad they FINALLY came out with this 2 disc special edition. SHOULD have come out in 2007 for the 10th anniversary.
It was this film I learned about Russell Crowe. Became a fan at once. And, another SHOULD, he SHOULD have been nominated an Oscar as well.
The cast are perfect in their roles.
A flaw. Did NOT need the nudity in the film.
There are good extras in this special edition. They did a good job with this.
Now, the mistakes with the DVD packages.
Although it comes with a CD this does NOT make up for these mistakes to me
1. NO chapter list
2. No printed material on the film
3. Badly designed how they input the discs inside the package