Looker
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Albert Finney, James Coburn, Leigh Taylor-young, Susan Dey Director: Michael Crichton Brand: FINNEY,ALBERT Writer: Michael Crichton Producer: Howard Jeffrey DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: Widescreen, 2.40:1 Running Time: 93 minutes DVD Release Date: 2007-01-30 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Model: 111204 Studio: Warner Home Video Product features:
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Movie Reviews of Looker
Movie Review: Great film -- terrible transfer
Summary: 2 Stars
"Looker" is a very stylish film and was always one of my favorite Michael Crighton efforts (even better than "Westworld") and I would have rated it a solid 4 stars if it weren't for this *terrible* transfer job they did on it.
The problem is not with clarity, color or sound -- it's with the film gate. They must have used the absolute worst machine in the world, because the image constantly moves even during static scenes.
If you watch this on a small (26" or smaller) set it may not bother you, but anything larger will drive you crazy, I can assure you. Which is a terrible shame, because this little sleeper of a film (it went almost unnoticed when released) is worth seeing.
It contains one of Crighton's favorite themes -- tech misused or gone out of control -- and has the great Albert Finney giving a rare performance as an adventure hero.
My advice -- definitely don't buy this film. Rent it from Netflix and give it a watch, particularly if you don't have a nice big screen TV. Perhaps if and when this is released on high def they'll do a much better job (and then it would indeed be worth a buy).