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• Bryan Hadley

  March 25th, 2011 at 11:36 am

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  Manhunter on Blu-Ray, September 18, 2009

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  This review is from: The Hannibal Lecter Collection (Manhunter / Silence of the Lambs / Hannibal) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

  This release of Michael Mann’s ‘Manhunter’ is about as perfunctory as it gets. It’s packaged in a generic-looking triple pack with ‘Silence of the Lambs’ and ‘Hannibal’ and there are absolutely no special features (there aren’t even names for the chapter stops). It’s a surprise, then, that it looks and sounds as good as it does. The movie is old (1986) and it’s generally referred to as a footnote to the other two in this set. Still, I’ve seen it dozens of times over the years (on film, cable television, VHS, DVD) and this Blu-Ray picture is the sharpest I’ve ever seen it. The night time and darkly lit scenes are crisp; the lights and colors (sometimes used expressionistically) are clearer and show more detail than I’ve ever seen.

  I’m not bothered by the lack of special features; this was such as unlikely candidate for Blu-Ray release, it’s a treat just to have the movie in such nice shape.

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