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Blu-Ray looks more like a DVD than Blu-Ray, But still a good movie.

ByJoeon January 16, 2017

Although a great movie, this Blu-Ray transfer leaves a lot to be desired. It's not a bad transfer, just not anything better than good. It's hard to believe it was a transfer from original film elements, because the resolution, clarity and sharpness seem more on par with DVD quality rather than Blu-Ray. One thing that makes a good Blu-ray noticeable is how the fabric of shirts and dresses appears in close-ups and closer shots. Blu-Ray transfers allow us to see the makeup of the fabric. You can nearly see the thread count. But DVD quality won't show this. This transfer gives the impression of being a DVD quality transfer that was put on a Blu-Ray. Disappointing in that respect, but the movie itself, regardless of being an inferior transfer, is still a great movie.

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Excellent movie suffers from audio problems in its blu ray transfer

ByAnderson J. Vitouson March 30, 2015

Five stars of course for the movie itself, one of the canonical WWII movies out there. This review is primarily about the Blu Ray transfer, which yielded decent video quality, considering how old the film masters would be, but terrible audio, which is mono only, and could not be decoded by my consumer-grade Samsung 2010-era Blu Ray player. A recently acquired higher-end Oppo player does decode the mono audio track, but the signal is of limited usability except to play 'as-is' (strictly mono thru center channel of my 5.1 layout). This blu ray disc could certainly have used some audio post-processing to deliver a much better audio experience to a wider variety of players. Fair warning to others looking to add this to their collection.

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Excellent movie suffers from audio problems in its blu ray transfer

ByAnderson J. Vitouson March 30, 2015

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I love all the actors

ByLT. Johnon April 27, 2016

Format: Blu-rayVerified Purchase

I really didn't get this movie. I love all the actors, but it basically seemed like a lot of people walking around pissed off for 2 hours. The acting was a bit too rigid in places, and over the top melodrama in others. I also can't imagine talking to my platoon sergeant the way these guy spoke to Sgt Stryker. You'd be on the ground pushing them out in about 2 seconds flat.

But, it is The Duke, and it is probably a great movie. It just did not do it for me.

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