The Fugitive [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of The Fugitive [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: The Fugitive (Blu-Ray)
Summary: 4 Stars
I have both a blu ray and HD dvd... Purchased each version
to see differences. Good movie and Blu Ray was slightly
better because of uncompressed sound
Movie Review: An abysmal transfer of an excellent movie
Summary: 3 Stars
The movie itself is a 5-star movie but I can only give this release three stars because of the simply horrid transfer afforded it. Until Amazon comes up with a different rating system that allows us to grade the technical quality of the product (transfer etc) and the product itself (the movie) I have to give it a lower score than the movie deserves.
The movie features Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble, a man falsely accused of the murder of his wife. Escaping from captivity a manhunt is launched for Kimble, led by U.S. Marshall Samuel Gerard (played in an Oscar winning performamce by Tommy Lee Jones). The ensuing action details Kimble's attempts to clear his name, all the while trying to evade his pursuers. Director Andrew Davis crafts a taught and exciting movie and delivers what is one of the best movies of the 1990s. But for all the movie does right Warner have seen fit to deliver it to Blu-ray in a transfer that is at times painful to watch with a soft and undefined image that contains large amounts of grain and is overall dull with a lack of detail. The Blu-ray fares somewhat better in the audio department however with a very active, if average by todays standards, track. Where Warner does deserve high marks is inclusion of all of the special features from the Special Edition DVD including a feature-length commentary track with Davis and Tommy Lee Jones that contains a lot of good information despite some long pauses. There os also a smattering of featurettes.
Overall a disappointing presentation of an exceptional movie. Here is hoping that Warner revisits this title soon
Movie Review: Dissapointed
Summary: 2 Stars
I rarely write reviews for products although I purchase most of my DVD/Blu rays (used)from various sellers on Amazon so hopefully readers will understand how so truly dissapointed I felt to compose this review. First, The Fugitive is amongst my top 10 movie favorites of all time (I'm 40 years old). My wife surprised me with a Blu Ray player for father's day and I've purchased 13 Blu Rays and this movie as BY FAR been the most dissapointing. I have proably watched this flick 50 times. I know the dialogue almost word for word and know how scenes will finish before they complete so I was shocked at the added dialogue and longer scenes that accompied this version. Perhaps this is a special addition, although it's not labeled that way anywhere on the packaging. Also the (so called) video upgrade is nearly nonexsistant. Of the 13 movies I now own this is the worse (barely above DVD quality) of the lot. With all of the dissapointment I ejected the movie out of my player and put it on the shelf thankful that I still held on to my old reliable DVD which I will turn to when that feeling to watch Harrison, Tommy and company do their thing again for the 51st time.Movie Review: Average video quality for Blu-ray format
Summary: 2 Stars
I've noticed various reviews here have stated that the video quality was impressive. Personally I was quite disapointed.
This was the first Blu-ray I purchased and frankly I was disappointed with the video quality. I realize the film is never going to look as sparkling and clean as more recent films, but the image quality seemed lacking.
It has a soft, washed out 'milky' look and the detail is off and on. Sometimes the close-ups on faces are impressive, but then it will cut to a city shot at night and I really noticed the lack of definition.
Of course much of this flatness comes from the fact that the photography was fairly dull in the first place (the whole film has a 'grey' look), but I still expected something more impressive on the Blu-ray format.
Also the sound is not HD or PCM. It comes with the same audio as the previous DVD.
So my advice, if you only want to collect Blu-rays with superb video & audio quality, this is NOT one of them. But, if you are simply a fan of the film and want the best quality version available, then this is still your best bet.
Movie Review: I'd give it a much higher rating, but this one's on the Blu...
Summary: 2 Stars
warner continues to issue all of their products with the Nasty, NASTY VC-1 codec because it was easy for them to do it both in Blu-ray and hd-dud. And I can see the differences in their releases and other companies who use the FAR more superior AVC. They even stick only to the antiqued douby-digital! Never have I seen a release with a DTS track in any of warners stuff, and it rubs me raw because I usual see the DTS mark at the end of the credits in most of the movies!!!