4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Looking Film!!, May 24, 2007
I don't know what the previous reviewer is talking about!! The color and print of this film looks great for an early 1970's film!
(Some film buffs may know that a "new" type of film stock was developed and used in the 1970's, which was thrown out the door at the end of the decade due to the film's color starting to fade rapidly in a just a few years. So most 70's films have this "look," which Jory certainly does. This copy of Jory seems to have survived this film stock defect pretty darn well.)
No, it's not a "perfect" copy, with some occasional dirt and very occasional color issues (e.g. one scene was too red, but this could be the filmmakers fault during the original shoot). But unless you're a major studio with gazillions of dollars to "restore" a film, this looks pretty good.
I wish people would stop thinking all old films should look "perfect" to the standards of today's latest blockbuster films. No old film will ever be perfect, even the ones that HAVE been restored by a major studio (such as "Dracula" from 1931 and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," both of which have sound issues and film jump cuts in them).
The story is also pretty cool, with young Robby Benson going from a scared teenager to gunfighter.
So check it out and disregard the previous bad review!!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Read the description. It is honest, and you're getting what you're paying for., January 12, 2009
The Amazon product description clearly states that this is DVD-R, which means that it is a no-frills copy of (most probably) a VHS on DVD. Unfortunately, cheap copies are likely to be the only way this film will ever be on DVD. Let's face it, even "Ode To Billie Joe" is just now getting an official DVD release.
By the way, some marketplace sellers are listing a single disc with "Jory" and two other westerns on it - "Little Moon And Jud McGraw" and "Boothill." The quality is certainly no better, as this copy of "Jory" is also obviously from a VHS, with the occasional jitter and color that sometimes appears just slightly off.
If you want to see the movie for the first time, or didn't pick it up on its VHS release, it is well worth buying for the prices being asked. Both for the Robbie Benson fan and the fan of '70's style westerns.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
book bought on amazon, January 20, 2009
first purchase on amazon- was very happy with my experience- delievery was fast and book was as good as condition discribed - would buy again
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