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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly brilliant,
This review is from: Payback [Blu-ray] [1999][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
We can probably agree on a few things ...
1) Re-making the peerless classic Point Blank as film noir, bad idea? Check. 2) Having it made by god watcher Mel Gibson's production company Icon, bad idea? Check. 3) Casting our Mel in Lee Marvin's role, bad idea? Check. 4) Having the film taken from the director by the studio and re-worked to make it more audience friendly, very bad idea? Check. 5) The studio adding a Blade Runner like voice over, bad idea? Check! 6) Allowing the disgraced director to re-work his original cut for this disc, (it contains the studio and director's cut's) great idea? Check. WRONG! And who'd have thought? 1) As good and probably better than original! 2) Icon has done a superb job! 3) Mel is brilliantly brutal in the role of Porter. 4) The studio re-worked structure and ending is much much better. 5) The voice over works great and is very amusing. 6) A nice gesture but his version ain't as good. What's my point? Watch the theatrical version first, then the directors cut (for the different colour grading and alternate ending). PS Wonderful blu-ray this at a bargain price.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Payback UK Blu Review,
By Sam Tyler (Cimla, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Payback [Blu-ray] [1999][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
This blu ray disc came as something of a surprise to me. It is actually a far better release than the US version.
Firstly there are 2 versions of the film here, the theatrical cut and the directors cut which has been advertised as a harder version. On watching the directors cut for the first time, I noticed that this is in fact quite a different film from the theatrical release. New scenes begin and end the film, a lot of footage has been taken out with altogether new footage replacing it and the ending and outcome of the film is significantly different. The character of "Porter" played by Mel Gibson, does seem a lot more intense in this version and comes across a lot more menacing. As well as alternate scenes, the look of the film is also a substantial variant on the theatrical release as it has lost it's previous "blue tint" effect that was throughout the original release. If directors cuts are generally not your cup of tea, or for people that prefer the original lighter theatrical cut, it is also present here and to have the 2 versions on one disc is a real treat as they should really be treated as separate films due to the substantial difference between them. The best thing about this release is having the option of both cuts on one disc unlike the US blu ray, which only includes the new directors cut. The film is presented in a 16x9 1080p transfer for both versions, which looks really very good, although due to the way this was filmed, don't go expecting to see reference quality material here. The English 5.1 true hd soundtrack is excellent and seemed a lot stronger and clearer than I thought it would have. As far as extras for this release go, Warner Home Video have not been slack. Probably just having the 2 versions of the film here could have been enough to justify a purchase which would have excused a potential lack of extras, however we are also offered, an informative directors cut commentary track, interviews with cast members including Mel Gibson and James Coburn and in addition, a feature on creating the new directors cut. Rounding things up, there is on location footage from both LA and Chicago. Overall this release provides a very neat package and for completists or fans of the film, an altogether worthy purchase. BLU REVIEW OBSCURA - find us on Facebook
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Payback [Blu-ray] [1999][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
The main reason I brought this product was to see the new directors cut of Payback which I had not seen before... the fact this was on Blu ray was very much an added bonus! The Directors cut does have a completely different feel to it and after some discussion with a friend we still cannot decide which version is the better!
The transfer of the new version is nothing short of spot on... the picture quality is amazing and the sound it top notch... If I had just one gripe with the blu ray its that the transfer of the theatrical release of the film is not nearly as good as the new directors cut If you are a fan of this film and havent yet seen the Directors Cut then I highly recommend this purchase!
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