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Silent Running (Masters of Cinema) [Blu-ray] [1972]
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| Genre | Science_Fiction |
| Format | Blu-ray, Widescreen |
| Contributor | Bruce Dern, Douglas Trumbull |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 30 minutes |
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Three years after helping to achieve some of the most amazing imagery in cinema history with 2001: A Space Odyssey, special effects maestro Douglas Trumbull made an auspicious directorial debut at age 29 with the environmentally themed science fiction classic Silent Running.
In the distant future, plant life on our planet is extinct. Remaining specimens are cultivated in vast greenhouse-like domes orbiting in space. Bruce Dern (Marnie, Coming Home, The 'burbs, Monster) stars as Freeman Lowell, dedicated botanist aboard the 'Valley Forge', awaiting the call to refoliate Earth despite the scorn of his crewmates. When an order comes to instead destroy the domes and return home, Lowell takes matters into his own hands, beginning a long and lonely voyage into the unknown.
With its remarkable special effects (especially the robot drones Huey, Dewey, and Louie); glorious score (including songs performed by Joan Baez); memorable sound effects (created by Joseph Byrd from the cult band The United States of America); a screenplay co-written by Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter) and Steven Bochco (Hill Street Blues), and an impassioned central performance from Dern, Silent Running remains a uniquely contemplative and haunting adventure that continues to make hippies of young children, even today.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY ONLY:
- Exclusively restored beautiful high-definition 1080p transfer
- Full-length commentary by director Trumbull and actor Bruce Dern
- Isolated music and effects track
- Optional English SDH subtitles on the feature
- Two video pieces with Douglas Trumbull [31:00 + 5:00]
- Original theatrical trailer [3:00]
- A lavish 48-page full-colour booklet featuring rare photographs and artwork from Trumbull s personal collection, and recollections of the film s cinematographer, special designs coordinator, and composer
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 19 x 14 x 1 cm; 117.93 Grams
- Item model number : EKA70038
- Director : Douglas Trumbull
- Media Format : Blu-ray, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Release date : 14 Nov. 2011
- Actors : Bruce Dern
- Subtitles: : English
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
- Studio : Eureka Entertainment
- ASIN : B005DE1G2Y
- Country of origin : United Kingdom
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: 30,284 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)
- 1,643 in Fantasy (DVD & Blu-ray)
- 2,195 in Science Fiction (DVD & Blu-ray)
- 9,146 in Blu-ray
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Colours stand out to me as the transfer's most impressive quality. Skin tones are pleasingly normal, while the lush greens and earthy browns of the forest dome genuinely pop - as does Lowell's bright blue jacket. There's no "teal and orange" controversy going on here, that's for sure.
I did notice a small amount of edge enhancement, but it only appeared in one or two scenes and was far less obvious than some of the thick white halos seen burdening other discs. There's also some shimmering here and there, but you can probably put that down to the film's source materials. On the whole, Eureka has done a commendably cinematic job with their transfer.
Also pleasing is the faithfully presented HD mono audio. Dialogue and music is clear and precise, while sound effects are satisfyingly robust. That early scene where the domes are being detached, with everything clanging, screeching and then exploding is a real wake-up-the-neighbours moment. As impressive as a remixed HD 5.1 option can be, I'm a big fan of these more old-school audio presentations.
Eureka complement the film with a decent selection of extra features, including a comprehensive making-of documentary, interviews with Bruce Dern and Douglass Trumbull (both of whom also provide a commentary), while there's even an isolated music and effects track for your auditory pleasure. Yes, there's little new material here, but it's still good value overall. In addition, the SteelBook packaging is nice and sturdy - neatly bearing the original theatrical poster art - and houses an extensively detailed 48 page booklet.
Although this is not my first Eureka Blu-ray (I may have bought the... 'Human Centipede'... ahem), I'm ashamed to admit that this is indeed my first `Masters of Cinema' purchase. But if this impressive high-definition release of Silent Running is anything to go by, then I'm sure it won't be my last. Eureka has clearly treated Trumbull's eco-friendly sci-fi cult classic with the utmost respect, meaning this release deserves your attention.
The set comes with a stuck on outer sleave that is mainly on the back of the case but has an overhang,over the top & comes down about 1.5cms:you will have to be very careful not to tear it when you want to get to the booklet & disc as it is held in place by a couple of blobs of some sort of sticky silicone on either front corner. The booklet has the most detailed descriptions of behind the scenes efforts to make the film on the budget it was given - the converting of a redundant battle ship to become the inside of the space ship etc etc it also has many rare pictures & some that have never been seen by the general public before.
I collect soundtracks & this particular 1 is SO hard to find I have all but given up BUT thankfully they offer an isolated music & effects option although I fear you may have to sit through the entire film again just to hear it - 1 day I will have the patience! lol The extra features are very good with a 50 minute documentary done in 1972 of the Making of + 2 video pieces with Douglas Trumball as well. Altogether a definitive offering of this classic movie - trounces over the DVD presentation - grab your Blu ray copy before they sell out & become too expensive!
By Overkill1971 on 17 December 2011
The set comes with a stuck on outer sleave that is mainly on the back of the case but has an overhang,over the top & comes down about 1.5cms:you will have to be very careful not to tear it when you want to get to the booklet & disc as it is held in place by a couple of blobs of some sort of sticky silicone on either front corner. The booklet has the most detailed descriptions of behind the scenes efforts to make the film on the budget it was given - the converting of a redundant battle ship to become the inside of the space ship etc etc it also has many rare pictures & some that have never been seen by the general public before.
I collect soundtracks & this particular 1 is SO hard to find I have all but given up BUT thankfully they offer an isolated music & effects option although I fear you may have to sit through the entire film again just to hear it - 1 day I will have the patience! lol The extra features are very good with a 50 minute documentary done in 1972 of the Making of + 2 video pieces with Douglas Trumball as well. Altogether a definitive offering of this classic movie - trounces over the DVD presentation - grab your Blu ray copy before they sell out & become too expensive!
The HD restoration picture quality is impeccable, considering this film was made with a budget of only 1 Mio. $ and therefore some compromises regarding film stock were inevitable, hence the film grain shows occasionally in different strength, though some of the scenes in space could have benefitted from some digital corrections to reduce noise.
Interestingly, the original monaural sound was so crystal clear that I didn't find the absence of stereo sound disturbing.
SILENT RUNNING - put simply - is a kind of bridge between 2001 and STAR WARS, as it echoes design and style elements of Kubrick's film from 1968 but also and already uses style elements that reflect a few years later in 1977 with STAR WARS and R2-D2.
The only things I found somewhat odd were the BD menu design (theatrical poster would have been sufficient) and the educational efforts of Eureka in the booklet, suggesting to watch the film as the filmmaker intended without frame interpolation / motion enhancement.
Well, considering filmmaker Douglas Trumbull is the father of motion enhancement when he invented the showscan process with 60 frames per second (overcoming the motion blur inherent in 24 fps camera recordings), I enjoyed the film with the highest FI setting on my Optoma HD 83 DLP front projector and didn't experience any feeling of guilt (especially since that was the way, the filmmaker saw the actors perform and move when he looked through the camera lens...)




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