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Prince Valliant [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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"Prince Valiant" blu-ray
Review date: 2010-09-01 Rating: 10 out of 10
EXCELLENT film! I would highly recommend it to everyone to see a picture the likes of which "They don't make anymore"
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Reviews
Unrealistic expectations aside, a very worthwhile and enjoyable release!
Review date: 2010-05-29 Rating: 8 out of 10
Some people just don't get it.
Are they expecting a mega dollar, frame by frame restoration of a long forgotten, very dated film like Prince Valiant? Come on. Get real.
Accept it for what it is. Obviously, this is a transfer done from a very good print, without digital noise reduction (thankfully) which in it's own right is very good. Yes, there are blemishes and noise on the source that have not been digitally removed - but who could possibly expect that for a title that has at best limited sales potential and is a quaint footnote in cinema by any consideration.
I thoroughly enjoyed it. Aside from those cheesy wigs, both the story, acting and production stand up very well.
Colour is quite good, as is detail, and the sound is essentially the original presentation reproduced faithfully. If you want a Blu-Ray that has been restored like Doctor Zhivago, well...buy Doctor Zhivago. If you expect a 55 year old movie to look like Avatar, stay away and stick with Avatar.
If you want a wonderful trip into a very long forgotten era, give this Prince Valiant a try.
Great early CinemaScope in high definition...
Review date: 2010-05-04 Rating: 6 out of 10
Before the blu-ray of this mid-century matinee classic gets any more badmouthing from the cellphone generation, let's just say that it's doubtful that anyone would undertake an expensive restoration on a new negative or interpositive of a picture like this just for a blu-ray transfer. That said, it's great to have classic wide-gauge film prints transferred to 1080 line progressive, no matter what condition they survive in, and this early Fox Cinemascope print has seen better days - not to mention the fact that some of the coverage shots were poorly matched even during initial release. Movies like this still deserve high-definition treatment, even if it's from "best available" elements, so I'm frankly quite glad to have it. This picture is a fairly quaint swashbuckler, reminiscent of the kind of grand-scale costume pieces that the Hollywood studios put out to compete with TV in the 50's. The casting is superb and the production design remarkably favors the famous Harold Foster comic strip. The only element that has really stood the test of time is Franz Waxman's stunning score, presented here in a compromised stereo (for pro-logic matrixing), instead of the original discrete 4-track magnetic masters originally used for CinemaScope films. The sound on this Blu-ray does include the original panned dialogue, which is often unfavorably centered on later prints.
This presentation is far more blemished than the nearly perfect print of Universal's THE BLACK SHIELD OF FALWORTH that EUREKA released prior, but I would request that they continue releasing what early, first-year (1953-54) CinemaScope prints they can license. Some good examples would be: THE EGYPTIAN, KING OF THE KHYBER RIFLES, BENEATH THE FIVE MILE REEF, DESIREE, GARDEN OF EVIL, RIVER OF NO RETURN, JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, etc., etc.
poorest blu-ray transfer ever...
Review date: 2010-04-29 Rating: 2 out of 10
This is really the worst blu-ray I've ever seen. The movie itself is great- a truly beautiful catch of Hal Fosre's comic- but this blu-ray merely has the quality of a dvd.
It's really sad how to see how some companies fool their clients.
Shame on Eureka!!!
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
James Mason
Sterling Hayden
Robert Wagner
Janet Leigh
Debra Paget
Creators:
James Mason (Primary Contributor)
Janet Leigh (Primary Contributor)
Lucien Ballard (Cinematographer)
Robert L. Simpson (Editor)
Robert L. Jacks (Producer)
Dudley Nichols (Writer)
Hal Foster (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
EAN: 0024543111450
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, Colour, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC,
Release date: 2004-05-11
Universal product code (UPC): 024543111450
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 16:9 - 2.55:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 100 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1954-04-05
Language: English (Original Language)